Men's Soccer picked to win regular season title in OAC Coaches Preseason Poll
August 19, 2025
By Marissa Myers
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team was picked to finish first in the Ohio Athletic Conference in 2025 in a poll conducted by the league's 9 head coaches.
The Polar Bears received 58 points and five first-place votes in the poll.
Mount Union was picked to finish second with 56 points and one first place vote and Otterbein was selected to finish third with 55 points and two first place votes.
ONU finished the 2024 season at 14-5-3 overall and was second in the OAC with a 7-1-1 mark. The Polar Bears advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Northern begins its season Aug. 29 with a road match at Mary Washington (Va.) under seventh-year head coach Chris Matejka.
Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Ohio Northern (5) | 58 |
| 2. | Mount Union (2) | 56 |
| 3. | Otterbein (2) | 55 |
| 4. | Capital | 42 |
| 5. | Wilmington | 39 |
| 6. | Marietta | 27 |
| 7. | Baldwin Wallace | 23 |
| 8. | Muskingum | 12 |
| Heidelberg | 12 |