Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | UCLA | UCLA ended their run of draws by sneaking past UCSB 1-0 on Saturday. CSUN is the big game this week. | 3 | |
2 | Notre Dame | The Irish went to Virginia and came away with a 1-1 draw. This week the Irish host North Carolina. | 1 | |
3 | Washington | Washington hit the road last week and came home with wins over Florida Gulf Coast and South Florida. | 5 | |
4 | New Mexico | The Lobos suffered a disappointing draw against Drexel, but got a decent 2-0 win over VCU. | 4 | |
5 | North Carolina | The Tar Heels lost their first ACC contest at Duke. A trip to Notre Dame on Friday may be another loss. | 2 | |
6 | Virginia | Following their draw against Notre Dame, the Cavaliers have another big game against Syracuse. | 6 | |
7 | Louisville | Louisville picked up another ACC win with a victory over Boston College. They will look for 3-0 against Pitt. | 7 | |
8 | Michigan State | Even if Maryland is struggling, it was a big win for the Spartans in College Park. | 8 | |
9 | UC Irvine | The Anteaters increased their record to 6-0-1 with wins over LMU and San Diego. Next up is a trip to Las Vegas. | 12 | |
10 | Creighton | Creighton lost their first game of the year, against Saint Louis. Big East play starts this weekend at Villanova. | 9 | |
11 | Penn State | The Nittany Lions had another great weekend. The team has still allowed just one goal all season. | 10 | |
12 | Georgetown | The Hoyas strung together a couple nice wins just in time to open Big East play. | 11 | |
13 | Stanford | Stanford has now won five games in a row and they hope to make it six against Gonzaga. | 13 | |
14 | California | California got a pick 4-2 win over a very, very good Delaware team. This week they take the short trip to Santa Clara. | 17 | |
15 | Indiana | After a draw against Butler, the Hoosiers picked up their first Big Ten win with a 2-1 win at Rutgers. | 21 | |
16 | Saint Louis | With a win at Creighton, Saint Louis made a big jump up the rankings. The lone game this week is against UCA. | NR | |
17 | Marquette | The Golden Eagles kick off conference play against a Providence team in need of a big win. | 19 | |
18 | American | American keeps cruising along with wins over Milwaukee and Penn. Conference play begins at Lehigh. | 22 | |
19 | George Mason | George Mason suffered their first blemish of the year with a 0-0 draw at Seton Hall. | 23 | |
20 | Charlotte | Charlotte netted nine goals against Wofford and Campbell last week. A big conference opener agaisnt UNM awaits. | NR | |
21 | Syracuse | Syracuse is on a roll, but they need to get results against teams like Virginia to stay in the ACC race. | NR | |
22 | Delaware | The Blue Hens' 6-0 start was seriously tested at Cal and Stanford. Delaware lost both. | 15 | |
23 | Coastal Carolina | Once again Coastal Carolina followed up a win with a tough loss. The brutal schedule eases up in conference play. | 14 | |
24 | Furman | Furman has had some nice results so far this season, including wins over UCSB and Coastal Carolina. | NR | |
25 | Denver | Denver suffered a loss at Utah Valley, but did follow it up with a 2-1 win over Portland. | 24 | |
9/22 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/22/2014