MOORHEAD, Minn.-- Concordia remained 17th in the latest CSTV/AVCA NCAA Division III national poll released on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

The Cobbers have been ranked as high as 13th this season. Overall, the Cobbers have been in the top 25 of the nation in all four polls in 2005 and have been nationally ranked for the past 15 weeks of the CSTV/AVCA Division III poll. That streak is the longest in program history and ties St. Ben’s for the MIAC team with the longest stretch of being ranked nationally.

CSTV/AVCA National Rankings - October 4
Rk Team                     Pts Record
1 Washington, Mo. (24) 600 15-0
2 Juniata 576 14-1
3 Emory 549 16-1
4 La Verne 526 10-4
5 Wittenberg 494 14-3
6 New York University 470 15-2
7 UW-Whitewater 426 18-2
8 Linfield 401 13-1
9 Elmhurst 355 14-3
10 UW-Oshkosh 336 18-1
11 Ohio Northern 307 14-6
12 Mount St. Joseph 299 13-6
13 Carleton 279 11-2
14 Trinity (Texas) 265 8-8
15 St. Thomas (Minn.) 264 15-3
16 Central (Iowa) 241 11-5
17 Concordia (Minn.) 211 12-2
18 UW-Platteville 203 12-4
19 UW-Eau Claire 167 16-2
20 Austin 163 15-0
21 Eastern (Pa.) 146 20-0
22 St. Benedict 113 10-4
23 Whitworth 103 10-2
24 UW-La Crosse 94 12-4
25 Capital 73 19-2

Others receiving points: California Lutheran 49; Millikin 37; Carthage 18; SUNY Cortland 16; Tufts 6; Colorado College 5

Dropped Out: SUNY Cortland