| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Creighton | The Bluejays suffered their first blemish of Big East play in a 1-1 draw at Xavier. | 3 |
| 2 |  | Washington | UW lost their first conference game last week. But they will get another shot at UCLA on Thursday night. | 1 |
| 3 |  | UC Irvine | The win over Cal State Fullerton has put the Anteaters in the driver's seat in the Big West South. | 12 |
| 4 |  | Syracuse | The Orange lost a tough 2-1 game at Louisville, but they should be able to get a couple more wins this week. | 2 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | Three wins in a row against three quality opponents has gotten Notre Dame back on track. Next up is Indiana. | 6 |
| 6 |  | UCLA | UCLA swept UW and OSU, but it will not be quite as easy this week when they head up to the great Northwest. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Indiana | With a home loss to Maryland, the Hoosiers are now just 2-2-1 in conference play. | 5 |
| 8 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico now has two losses in C-USA, but they were at Charlotte and at Kentucky. This is still a dangerous team. | 7 |
| 9 |  | Charlotte | The race for the Conference USA title is getting interesting and it stems from Charlotte's loss to Old Dominion. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Virginia | Virginia fell to 3-2-1 in ACC play after falling 2-1 at Clemson. The big game this week is against Wake Forest. | 4 |
| 11 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State picked up a huge 2-0 win at Penn State. This week Northwestern comes to East Lansing. | 16 |
| 12 |  | Penn State | Penn State needs to turn things around after back-to-back losses. They will get a chance against WVU and Wiscy. | 9 |
| 13 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels boosted their resume last week with wins over Georgia State and North Carolina State. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas had a tough week, losing to Providence and Seton Hall. This week they head to Creighton. | 10 |
| 15 |  | Stanford | Stanford had the week off to get ready for Cal on Monday night. They also head to USF on Friday. | 15 |
| 16 |  | California | Like Stanford, California had the week off to prepare for their showdown with the Cardinal. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Louisville | Louisville finally ended their four game skid with a win over FGCU. Then they beat a great Syracuse team. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Marquette | Marquette was not the only team in the Big East to have a tough week in the Big East. This week will be tough too. | 14 |
| 19 |  | Coastal Carolina | The Chanticleers improved to 5-0-0 in Big South play, but the toughest games are yet to come. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Saint Louis | The Billikens shutout Duquesne and lowly Umass last week. This week they hit the road to face Dayton. | 24 |
| 21 |  | Boston U | At 5-0-0, it is Boston U, not Navy or American, who is in charge of the Patriot League. | NR |
| 22 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern played well in a 1-0 loss at Notre Dame and followed it up with a win at Rutgers. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Providence | A 2-0 win at Georgetown, followed by a 3-2 victory over St. John's, has the Friars eyeing a Big East title. | NR |
| 24 |  | Southern Methodist | SMU has a tough road trip this week that swings past Tulsa before heading to Connecticut. | NR |
| 25 |  | South Florida | USF beat a god Denver team before tying on the road at SMU. The AAC is up for grabs and the Bulls are right there. | 25 |
10/20 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 10/20/2014
