| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Washington | The Huskies finished the year with a 7-1-2 record in Pac-12 play and won the conference title. | 2 |
| 2 |  | UCLA | UCLA could not quite catch up with Washington in the conference race, but the important title has yet to come. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Maryland | With three quality victories in the ACC Tournament, Maryland makes a nice little jump up the rankings. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame did score 3 goals against Virginia in the ACC semifinals, but that wasn't enough to advance. | 1 |
| 5 |  | UMBC | Not surprisingly, UMBC spent last week cruising through the America East conference tournament. | 4 |
| 6 |  | California | California lost 3 of their last 4 conference games and ended up a clear #3 behind UCLA and Washington. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas failed to advance in the Big East Tournament after tying Providence 0-0. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Virginia | Virginia worked their way to the conference tournament finals where they lost 1-0 to Maryland. | 14 |
| 9 |  | Akron | The Zips beat West Virignia 3-0 and Western Michigan 4-1 en route to another MAC tournament title. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut fell in a thrilling penalty shootout to South Florida in the inaugural American championship game. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Wake Forest | Wake Forest lost their opener in the ACC Tournament to Virginia, but they still earned a bye in the NCAAs. | 8 |
| 12 |  | Coastal Carolina | A 17-4-0 record was not enough for Coastal Carolina to earn a bye in the NCAA Tournament. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Marquette | Marquette avoided Georgetown in the conferene tournament, but wins over Butler and Providence were nice. | 18 |
| 14 |  | Penn State | Penn State actually tied Indiana in their first Big Ten tournament game, but the Lions failed to advance. | 13 |
| 15 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans had success in the Big Ten tournament until they ran into Indiana in the finals. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Charlotte | Charlotte is the big mover this week with wins over UAB, Kentucky and Tulsa on their way to a CUSA title. | 22 |
| 17 |  | UC Irvine | The Anteaters head into the NCAA Tournament with seven straight wins, including three over CSUN. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Louisville | It has been a long time since Louisville lost to Rutgers in the AAC tourney. They might be a bit rusty. | 15 |
| 19 |  | UC Santa Barbara | UCSB lost in their Big West tournament opener to Cal State Northridge, but it's still been a superb season. | 12 |
| 20 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico is backing their way into the NCAA Tournament following a 3-0 loss to Tulsa. | 16 |
| 21 |  | Providence | Providence beat Creighton, tied Georgetown and advanced on penalty kicks and then lost 3-2 to Marquette. | NR |
| 22 |  | Wisconsin | Even with the loss to Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, Wisconsin had a great year. | 19 |
| 23 |  | Navy | Navy was perfect in Patriot League play during the regular season and during the conference tournament. | NR |
| 24 |  | Cal State Northridge | The Matadors get to stay in the top 25 with a win over UCSB despite losing to UC Irvine…again. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Elon | They finished second to Wofford in the regular season, but Elon rose to the top during the SoCon tournament. | NR |
11/18 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 11/18/2013
