Lakeland, Fla. --- The Florida Southern men's soccer team were named the No. 1 team of the Super Region Two in the first NCAA NPI rankings, as announced on Monday morning (Oct. 12).

The Mocs lead the NCAA Super Region Two, which is comprised of the SSC, GSC, SIAC, PBC, SAC and Conference Carolinas. Overall, FSC is ranked seventh in the nation in NPI to go along with their no. nine United Soccer Coaches' poll ranking that was announced last week.

Florida Southern are the only SSC team ranked inside the top ten of the Super Region, with Embry-Riddle ranked 11th regionally and no. 28 in NPI. The Mocs and Eagles meet on Wednesday night at 7 PM at Berend Field for a major regional matchup.

The Mocs currently have a 10-1-1 record, good for the third most victories in all of DII, trailing only Cal. State - Los Angeles and Midwestern State, who are no. 1 and 2 in NPI rankings. FSC overcame two deficits on Saturday to defeat Palm Beach Atlantic, 3-2, to stay unbeaten in SSC play with four games remaining in the regular season.

Florida Southern leads the SSC and is top-ten nationally in multiple offensive categories, including assists per game (2.50), goal differential (+20), points per game (8.17), the no. 6 scoring offense in the country (2.83), total goals (34) and total points (98). Individually, Tim Baierlein is one of just two players in the SSC with double-digit goals, which is also tied for 12th in the nation. Darcy Moffat is tied for ninth in the nation with his seven total assists while both Baierlein and Moffat are in the top-25 in all of DII in total points (21 and 19).