NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Riding an 11-match unbeaten streak, the Christopher Newport men's soccer team moved up in the United Soccer Coaches Division III National Rankings, now ranked No. 16. The Captains (2-0-2) moved up from No. 22 in the preseason poll and earned the program's highest national ranking since the 2016 season. 

Under the direction of head coach Justin Chezem, the Captains have gone 16-2-7 including a 2-0-2 start to the 2021 season. Christopher Newport has picked up wins over Covenant and Methodist while earning draws with Gettysburg and Lynchburg. Lynchburg is now receiving votes in the national rankings following the 1-1 tie with the Captains. 

CNU is next scheduled to travel to face No. 15 Chicago and North Park University this weekend. The two games kick off a run of four straight matches away from home before the Captains return to Newport News for an October 2 matchup. 
 

NATIONAL - POLL 1 - SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Rank	School	Prev	W-L-T
1	Tufts University	1	2-0-0
2	Franklin & Marshall College	18	2-0-0
3	Washington & Lee University	11	1-0-1
4	University of Rochester	NR	1-0-1
5	University of Redlands	NR	1-0-0
6	St. Mary's College of Maryland	NR	3-0-0
7	Capital University	NR	3-0-0
8	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	NR	2-0-0
9	Messiah College	9	2-0-0
10	Calvin University	3	3-0-1
11	Bowdoin College	NR	1-0-0
12	Trinity University (Texas)	NR	2-0-0
13	Ohio Wesleyan University	13	1-0-1
14	New York University	NR	1-0-1
15	University Of Chicago	19	2-0-0
16	Christopher Newport University	22	2-0-2
17	SUNY Oneonta	24	1-0-1
18	Gustavus Adolphus College	25	1-2-0
19	Babson College	NR	2-1-0
20	Luther College	5	3-0-0
21	Rowan University	15	3-0-0
22	Carthage College	NR	2-0-1
23	Johns Hopkins University	17	0-0-1
24	SUNY Cortland	NR	1-1-1
25	Whitman College	NR	2-0-0

Records shown are through games of Sept. 12, 2021

Also receiving votes: University of Lynchburg, Otterbein University, Massachusetts Insititute Of Technology, Connecticut College