| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina got a couple quality wins last week, including a 1-0 victory over West Virginia. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | It took overtime for the Huskies to knock off Dartmouth. This week they take on Michigan State, UW and Boston U. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Creighton | The Bluejays tied Akron and then crushed Rutgers by a score of 3-0. A trip out west to face SCU and SMU is next. | 6 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | Maryland got a big win over California, but started their week against California squads with a 2-2 tie against UCLA. | 3 |
| 5 |  | UCLA had a tough week, but they stepped up. After a tie at Maryland, the Bruins went to Virginia and won 1-0. | 5 | |
| 6 |  | Akron | The Zips' big game at Creighton ended in a draw. This week the big games continue against Indiana and Notre Dame. | 7 |
| 7 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico was upset on the road by Tulsa on Friday, but rebounded with a nice win over SMU on Sunday. | 4 |
| 8 |  | Louisville | Louisville's second game went much better than their first. They'll look to string together some wins now. | 8 |
| 9 |  | UCSB | Despite their first blemish of the season in a 2-2 tie against Oregon State, UCSB is looking good. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Indiana | With a 3-0 win over Clemson and a 0-0 draw against SDSU, Indiana has given up just one goal in four games. | 10 |
| 11 |  | St. John's | The Johnnies went away from home and got a couple quality wins against South Carolina and Kentucky. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Charlotte | Charlotte had a couple tough games against UAB and Coastal Carolina, but came away with a draw and a win. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Old Dominion | ODU needed a big win and they got it on the road at UCF. Seton Hall and Winthrop are up this week. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Georgetown | Georgetown tallied three quality wins against FGCU, Cal State Northridge and Penn State last week. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons nabbed a couple quality wins against Boston U and West Virginia. Clemson is up next. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Washington | Washington knocked off Wisconsin 3-2 before their winning streak came to an end at the hands of Bakersfield. | 18 |
| 17 |  | UC Irvine | The Anteaters competition has been average at best, but that changes this week with a short trip to UCLA. | 21 |
| 18 |  | UAB | UAB followed up a quality tie at Charlotte with a disappointing loss at ETSU. This week won't be easy either. | 16 |
| 19 |  | South Florida | USF keeps scoring clutch goals and finding ways to win. Hosting South Carolina and Iona should be interesting. | NR |
| 20 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish remained perfect last week, beating SDSU and Clemson. Hosting Akron this week will be a great test. | NR |
| 21 |  | UCF | UCF lost a tough game at home to ODU. A trip to California to take on the Golden Bears and UC Davis awaits. | 19 |
| 22 |  | Virginia | The Cavaliers loss to Georgetown looks like a quality loss, but they lost again last week at home to UCLA. | 17 |
| 23 |  | Northwestern | The Wildcats remain undefeated after beating a reeling Kentucky squad and tying 0-0 against South Carolina. | 25 |
| 24 |  | Furman | Furman beat Gardner-Webb and Stanford last week and fell to Dayton. They'll finally head home this week. | NR |
| 25 |  | West Virginia | There is no shame in losing at UNC or Wake Forest, but WVU needs a quality win sooner or later. | 24 |
9/3 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/03/2012
