Men's Soccer 2014 Final Top 25 Rankings

RankTeamCommentsPrior
1#4 Virginia Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewVirginiaVirginia made a magical run in the NCAA Tournament, surpassing UNCW, Notre Dame, Georgetown, UMBC and UCLA.
2#2 UCLA Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewUCLAThe Bruins made it all the way to the College Cup Finals, but fell in penalty kicks to Virginia.
3Providence Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsProvidenceProvidence capped off an amazing season by making it to the College Cup, where they gave UCLA a great game.
4Creighton Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
CreightonCreighton knocked off Oregon State and Xavier in the tournament before falling to UMBC in penalties.
5#8 Georgetown Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewGeorgetownGeorgetown tied eventual national champs Virginia in the Elite Eight 1-1, but failed to advance on penalties.
6#6 North Carolina Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewNorth CarolinaThe unseeded Tar Heels beat #10 Charlotte and #7 Clemson en route to the Elite Eight.
7#15 Michigan State Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewMichigan StateMichigan State earned the #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but their run ended at the Elite Eight.
8UMBC Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsUMBCUMBC made an absolutely amazing run to the College Cup. They did not allow a goal until the semifinals against UVA.
9Syracuse Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsSyracuseSyracuse got a bit of a tough draw in the NCAA Tournament and lost at Georgetown in the Third Round.
10#1 Notre Dame Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewNotre DameSpeaking of tough draws, it turned out that way for the Irish too, who had to play a destined UVA team.
11#3 Washington Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewWashingtonArguably, Washington could have been ranked higher than #14, but they struggled with Furman and lost to MSU.
12Xavier Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsXavierThe Musketeers upset Indiana in the second round after beating Monmouth in the first. They lost to Creighton.
13#21 California Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewCaliforniaCal gave UCLA a good battle in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament, but were eliminated with a 3-2 defeat.
14UC Irvine Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsUC IrvineUC Irvine capped off a strong season by upsetting Stanford in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
15Clemson Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsClemsonClemson knocked off Coastal Carolina in their second round opener, but then ran into North Carolina.
16#9 Stanford Men's Soccer 2014 PreviewStanfordStanford's extremely brief stay in the NCAA Tournament ended what was a very strong season for the Cardinal.
17Indiana Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsIndianaIndiana earned the #5 seed in the tournament, but were upset in their opener at home to Xavier.
18Louisville Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
LouisvilleLouisville beat St. Louis in their first NCAA Tournament game, but then ran into a UMBC defense they could not crack.
19Marylalnd Men's Soccer Top 25MarylandAfter their extremely strong finish to the regular season, Maryland failed to win a game in the tournament.
20Charlotte Men's Soccer Top 25 RankingsCharlotteCharlotte was first ranked victim of North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, losing 2-1 in the Second Round.
21Saint Louis Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Saint LouisSaint Louis failed to make a big tournament run, but they were the class of the A-10.
22#17 Penn State Men's Soccer 2014 Preview
Penn StatePenn State was able to get a tournament win over Hartwick in the first round before falling to Syracuse.
23Northwestern Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
NorthwesternThe Wildcats had an up and down season and it ended on a down as they lost in the First Round of the tournament.
24Kentucky Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
KentuckyLike most of the Conference USA, Kentucky had a brief tournament appearance. They fell 2-0 against Oakland.
25UNC-Wilmington Men's Soccer Top 25
North Carolina-WilmingtonUNCW got a nice 2-0 win over Bucknell in the First Round before running into a great Virginia squad.