KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The St. Olaf College men's soccer team will carry a No. 2 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's Rankings into the NCAA Tournament, as the latest poll was released on Tuesday afternoon.

St. Olaf (17-0-4), which enters the NCAA Tournament as one of two remaining unbeaten teams in the country, dipped one spot to No. 2 after adding a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoff title to its regular-season crown last week. After defeating Carleton College in the semifinals, the Oles tied then No. 22-ranked Saint John's University before winning the postseason title in a shootout.

Tufts University, the reigning national champion, leapfrogged St. Olaf atop the poll after winning the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament. The Oles have been ranked in the top three in the poll all season and have been in the top five in 15 consecutive polls dating back to last season.

St. Olaf will take on Grinnell College in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 on its home turf at Rolf Mellby Field.