Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | UCLA | The Bruins swept Washington and Oregon State last week and will host Stanford and Cal this week. | 6 | |
2 | Indiana | The Hoosiers knocked off Notre Dame 1-0 and came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Michigan 3-1. | 7 | |
3 | Syracuse | The Orange appear to be slipping at a bad time. In weeks past they would have found a way to beat NC State. | 4 | |
4 | Washington | UW lost a tough game against UCLA, but at least were able to beat San Diego State heading into their week off. | 2 | |
5 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame fell 1-0 at Indiana mid-week, but followed it up win an easy win over Virginia Tech. | 5 | |
6 | Creighton | Creighton lost a tough 1-0 game against Georgetown and it will not be any easier against Marquette on Wednesday. | 1 | |
7 | New Mexico | New Mexico dropped four goals on Old Dominion. A trip to UAB should be a tougher game. | 8 | |
8 | Charlotte | Charlotte had a disappointing 0-0 draw at Marshall, but picked up a quality 1-0 win against UAB. | 9 | |
9 | Georgetown | The Hoyas grabbed a nice 1-0 win at Creighton. That is not an easy place to get three points. | 14 | |
10 | Stanford | Stanford drew Cal 1-1 and picked up a win at San Francisco later in the week. The big one this week is at UCLA. | 15 | |
11 | North Carolina | With a 2-0 win at Boston College, North Carolina has extended their winning streak to six games. | 13 | |
12 | Penn State | Penn State ended their three game skid with an overtime victory over Wisconsin. They wrap up Big Ten play at NW. | 12 | |
13 | California | Cal tied Stanford 1-1 on Monday night and now head south to take on San Diego State and UCLA. | 16 | |
14 | Providence | Providence is tied atop the Big East along with Xavier. They should be able to beat DePaul and Butler this week too. | 23 | |
15 | UC Irvine | The Anteaters lost twice last week and were outscored 5-1 by UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge. | 3 | |
16 | Xavier | Xavier has a shot at winning the Big East title, but they will have to get past Georgetown on Wednesday. | NR | |
17 | Michigan State | It was a tough week for Michigan State, losing at Oakland 2-0 and drawing Nortwesthern at home 1-1. | 11 | |
18 | Kentucky | It was rare for Kentucky to allow three goals, but they scored four at South Carolina. | NR | |
19 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis drew Dayton in their lone game of the week. They have a big one against Rhode Island on Sunday. | 20 | |
20 | Virginia | UVA fell at home to Wake Forest and need to pick up some momentum at UNC before the ACC Tournament. | 10 | |
21 | Northwestern | The Wildcats got a decent 1-1 draw at Michigan State. This week they host Penn State on Sunday afternoon. | 22 | |
22 | Louisville | Louisville needed to follow up their big win over Syracuse with another quality showing, but tied Clemson 0-0. | 17 | |
23 | Marquette | A 1-1 tie against Providence and a 1-0 loss to Xavier has Marquette reeling before their trip to Creighton. | 18 | |
24 | Clemson | With a victory over Coastal Carolina and a tie against Louisville, Clemson is back in the top 25. | NR | |
25 | Coastal Carolina | The Big South title will likely be on the line when Coastal Carolina travels to Radford on Saturday. | 19 | |
10/27 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 10/27/2014