San Antonio - The Trinity University Tigers men's soccer team is ranked No. 1 in the nation by the latest Division III poll from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The Tigers jumped to the top slot from a No. 7 ranking last week. The poll from d3soccer.com ranks the Tigers at No. 3.

Trinity, led by 20th-year Head Coach Paul McGinlay and Assistant Coach Kelly Altman, stands at 14-2-0 overall, and is 7-0-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. 

Currently, the Tigers are in the midst of a six-game win streak, and have scored 67 goals in 16 games (4.19 per game), yielding only 14 (.88 per game). Trinity has registered six shutouts during the campaign.

Three midfielders lead the Tigers in scoring. Senior Tommy Barros of San Antonio (Churchill) has scored 11 goals (one game-winner), and dished out three assists. First-year player Yuri Ribeiro of Salvador, Brazil, also has 11 goals (three game-winners) and three assists. Junior Zach Garcia of Dallas (Lake Highlands), has produced 10 goals (two game-winners) and five assists.  Each player has a total of 25 points.

Trinity will close out its regular-season home schedule this weekend with two SCAC games. The defending conference champion Tigers take on Sewanee:The University of the South at 8 p.m. Friday, and Oglethorpe at 1 p.m. Sunday.