SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–  Drury is ranked in the NCAA-II top 25 for the first time this season as the Panthers cracked the United Soccer Coaches poll and are 21^st this week. Drury is 9-1-2 and 6-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and has outscored their opponents 25-6 in 12 games.
 
Colorado School of Mines (9-0-1) is ranked number one, while Cal Poly Pomona (8-0-1) is ranked second, and Columbus State (7-0-1) is third. Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent Maryville is ranked 13^th. Drury's only loss and only tie so far this season has been against the Saints.
 
Drury returns to action on Friday when they travel to Upper Iowa for a 5 pm game in Fayette, Iowa.
 
Complete NCAA-II poll (Oct. 8, 2024)

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1	Colorado School of Mines	1	9-0-1
2	Cal Poly Pomona	3	8-0-1
3	Columbus State University	4	7-0-1
4	Ashland University	8	7-1-1
5	University of Central Missouri	7	7-2-1
6	Concordia University Irvine	10	7-0-1
7	Gannon University	5	6-0-2
8	Lenoir-Rhyne University	9	7-0-3
9	Dallas Baptist University	11	5-0-2
10	Adelphi University	11	6-1-0
11	Rollins College	NR	6-1-1
12	Minnesota State University-Mankato	13	6-1-3
13	Maryville University of St. Louis	20	8-0-1
14	Southern New Hampshire University	13	6-0-2
15	Point Loma Nazarene University	16	7-1-1
16	Grand Valley State University	2	6-1-3
17	Shepherd University	18	6-0-3
18	University of West Florida	15	6-1-2
19	Catawba College	17	6-0-3
20	Florida Tech	19	5-2-0
21	Drury University	RV	9-1-2
22	Washburn University	22	5-2-2
23	University of Hawaii-Hilo	25	6-0-2
24	University of Tampa	6	4-1-2
25	California State University-Los Angeles	RV	5-0-3

Records shown are through games of October 6, 2024
 
Also receiving votes: Azusa Pacific University, Franklin Pierce University, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Seattle Pacific University, Simon Fraser University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Northern Michigan University, Missouri Western State University, Lander University, Colorado Mesa University
 

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