Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | California | California got another win last week against a decent Santa Clara squad. Conference play starts this weekend | 5 | |
2 | Creighton | CU had a couple tough games last week against Michigan State and Georgetown and came away with two draws. | 1 | |
3 | Notre Dame | The Irish have yet to lose a game. This week they will be tested yet again against Indiana and Clemson. | 2 | |
4 | Washington | UW moved to 6-0-2 with a win over SMU. This week they head to the Bay Area, which includes a huge game at Cal. | 6 | |
5 | North Carolina | The Tar Heels fell to William & Mary and then drew Wake Forest 1-1. This week they face rival Duke. | 3 | |
6 | Georgetown | After a hard fought 0-0 draw against Creighton, Georgetown will look for a Big East win against Seton Hall. | 4 | |
7 | Akron | With a couple 1-0 wins over Ohio State and West Virginia, the Zips are finally playing like a top ten team. | 8 | |
8 | Louisville | For just the second time this season Louisville is hitting the road to face Ohio State and SMU. | 11 | |
9 | Cal State Northridge | The Matadors took a road trip to Bradley and came away with a 1-0 victory. This week they head to Northern Cal. | 15 | |
10 | UMBC | The Retrievers are now a perfect 9-0-0 and they found another quality win over George Mason last week. | 19 | |
11 | UCLA | Behind a great performance by keeper Earl Edwards, UCLA shutout UC Riverside 3-0. | 10 | |
12 | Wake Forest | With a victory over VCU and a draw against UNC, Wake Forest is turning into a serious ACC contender. | 14 | |
13 | St. John's | St. John's is now 0-1-1 in conference play after a disappointing draw at DePaul. | 7 | |
14 | Maryland | The Terps drew Old Dominion early in the week, but did get their third conference win against Pittsburgh. | 12 | |
15 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis can make a big move up the rankings with quality results against Creighton and VCU. | 16 | |
16 | Connecticut | Connecticut has allowed one goal in each of their last four games and the offense cannot keep pace. | 9 | |
17 | Tulsa | Tulsa fell to ODU to start conference play. It goes to show just how difficult C-USA is going to be this year. | 13 | |
18 | Northwestern | Northwestern has reeled off seven wins in a row, the latest coming against Michigan in Ann Arbor. | NR | |
19 | Coastal Carolina | It may be a while before Coastal Carolina loses again. They have two conference wins and counting. | 20 | |
20 | Dayton | The competition has not been all that tough yet, but Dayton deserves credit for their 8-0-0 record. | NR | |
21 | Furman | The start of SoCon play was not too kind to Furman as they drew Appalachian State 1-1. | 21 | |
22 | New Mexico | The Lobos need a big win and they will get the chance this weekend agaisnt Charlotte. | 17 | |
23 | VCU | VCU is now 3-3-1 after losing at Wake Forest. The schedule does not get any easier with UVA and St. Louis up next. | 18 | |
24 | Stanford | The underappreciated Cardinal surpassed UCSB 2-1, but the big test comes this weekend against Washington. | 24 | |
25 | Butler | Butler is 7-1-1 and beat Indiana and Villanova last week. The BE is tough, but this is a good Bulldog squad. | NR |
9/30 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/30/2013