Indianapolis - The Dowling College and St. Thomas Aquinas College men’s soccer teams have earned a spot on the first NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer East Region Poll, released by the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee on October 5.
Dowling is slotted at No. 5 on the Poll with a 5-1-2 record. The Golden Lions are also ranked fifth on the NSCAA East Region Poll released earlier today.
St. Thomas Aquinas follow at No. 6 with an 8-1-1 record. The Spartans hold the same spot on the NSCAA East Region Poll.
The final regular-season poll will be published November 2 and championship selections will take place November 8. Selections will be announced at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, November 8 via a webcast selection show on NCAA.com.
East Region Poll
| School | Overall | In-Region |
| 1. Bloomfield | 8-1-0 | 8-1-0 |
| 2. Franklin Pierce | 7-1-0 | 7-1-0 |
| 3. Southern N.H. | 8-1-1 | 8-1-1 |
| 4. Merrimack | 7-2-0 | 7-2-0 |
| 5. Dowling | 5-1-2 | 5-1-2 |
| 6. St. Thomas Aquinas | 8-1-1 | 8-1-1 |
| 7. Le Moyne | 4-2-3 | 4-2-3 |
| 8. Bentley | 6-1-2 | 6-1-2 |
