| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels got off to a good start, but WVU and Boston U will be much tougher tests this week. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | One goal was enough for Connecticut to get a season opening win against St. Francis (NY). | 2 |
| 3 |  | Maryland | Maryland turned what was supposed to be a good game against Louisville into a blowout. | 4 |
| 4 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico got a huge win at UCLA and that was a great way to kick off the season for the title contenders. | 7 |
| 5 |  | UCLA lost in a thriller to New Mexico on the opening day of the season. Trips to Maryland and UVA await. | 3 | |
| 6 |  | Creighton | Creighton took on MAC contender Northern Illinois without too much trouble. Akron will be a bit tougher. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Akron | Akron had a nice warm-up game against FGCU and all the new faces clicked pretty well. Creighton is next. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Louisville | The Cardinals got off to a rough start, losing 3-0 to Maryland. They should tally some wins now with a lighter slate. | 5 |
| 9 |  | UCSB | UCSB knocked off Loyola Marymount 2-1 thanks to what was almost literally a last minute goal by Nic Ryan. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Indiana | Indiana came out rolling against St. Louis and Cincinnati, scoring five goals and allowing just one in two games. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Charlotte | It took 20 more minutes than hoped, but Charlotte started off the 2012 campaign with a win against Denver. | 11 |
| 12 |  | St. John's | After knocking off Boston U 3-0, the Red Storm outplayed Colgate for 110 minutes, but left with a draw. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Old Dominion | ODU got two goals a piece from Chris Harmon and Jordan LeBlanc against Navy. It'll be a little tougher against UCF. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas got past their toughest non-conference opponent by beating UVA. FGCU and CSUN are quality opponents. | 18 |
| 15 |  | Wake Forest | The Wake Forest defense was not tested too much by Wofford. They'll stay home and face Boston U and WVU. | 15 |
| 16 |  | UAB | The Blazers tallied a couple 2-1 wins over Mercer and Georgia Southern. A win at Charlotte would be huge. | 19 |
| 17 |  | Virginia | Virginia lost in overtime to a good Georgetown team. Cal and UCLA visit this weekend. | 13 |
| 18 |  | Washington | Washington got a couple of quality wins at home to start the season. They hit Portland to play UW and CSU Bakersfield. | 22 |
| 19 |  | UCF | UCF has a very interesting game against Old Dominion on Saturday. The winner could quickly move up the rankings. | 23 |
| 20 |  | Duke | Duke only lost 1-0 to Notre Dame, but they did not look very good on either end of the pitch. | 17 |
| 21 |  | UC Irvine | It took a half before the Anteaters really get rolling at San Diego in a 2-0 victory. UCI heads home this weekend. | 24 |
| 22 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers has a big week coming up with a quality SIUE team (with wins over VT and JMU) and Creighton. | NR |
| 23 |  | Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois lost a tough game at Creighton. They hit the road again this week and head to Green Bay. | 20 |
| 24 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia ushered in the MAC era with a win, but they travel to UNC and Wake Forest this weekend. | NR |
| 25 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern ended up tying a quality Xavier team 1-1 in their opener. Kentucky and South Carolina are up next. | 25 |
8/27 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 08/27/2012
