| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina kicked off conference play with a win over VT. They'll hit the road for the first time this week. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | It was a busy week for Uconn, which ended in a tie against Boston U after wins over Michigan State and UW. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Creighton | Creighton came home from the west coast with 1-0 victories over Santa Clara and Saint Mary's. ODU is up next. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | The Terps offense is on fire right now. That's bad news for UMBC and North Carolina State. | 4 |
| 5 |  | UCLA had a great week, sneaking past Tulsa and knocking off Big West power UC Irvine. | 5 | |
| 6 |  | Akron | Akron's tough weekend started out nice with a win over Indiana, but a trip to Notre Dame ended with a 3-1 loss. | 6 |
| 7 |  | New Mexico | New Mexico is back on track after suffering their first loss in a long time back in August. UC Irvine could add to that. | 7 |
| 8 |  | St. John's | St. John's is playing great soccer, handling Princeton and W&M with relative ease. A trip to Akron will be very telling. | 11 |
| 9 |  | UCSB | UCSB has not been tested too much yet this season. A road trip to San Diego and Seattle should be manageable. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Old Dominion | Old Dominion outscored Seton Hall and Winthrop by a score of 9-2 last weekend. Creighton will be tougher. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Notre Dame | Wins over Oregon State and Akron have the undefeated Irish shooting up the rankings. Michigan and MSU are next. | 20 |
| 12 |  | Charlotte | Charlotte is not dominating their opponents, but they have yet to lose again. South Carolina will look to end that. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Indiana | After a tough loss to Akron, Indiana got a nice 3-2 win over Oregon State. SIUE will be tougher than they sound. | 10 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | Louisville is 0-2 on the road after a loss to St. Louis. Fortunately, they are now in a five game home stand. | 8 |
| 15 |  | Georgetown | They Hoyas finally got a blemish on their record by tying Wisconsin 1-1. This week they'll take on a couple Ivy teams. | 14 |
| 16 |  | South Florida | USF lost their first game of the season to South Carolina. On Sunday they'll head to Akron for a huge showdown. | 19 |
| 17 |  | Washington | There is no shame in losing to Uconn in overtime. The tough games continue this week against Memphis and UAB. | 16 |
| 18 |  | Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons got off to a bit of a disappointing start in conference play, tying a struggling Clemson squad. | 15 |
| 19 |  | North Carolina State | The schedule has not been too tough, but NC State is 6-0. They play Maryland this week, so 7-0 will be tough. | NR |
| 20 |  | UC Irvine | The Anteaters lost to Stanford and UCLA last weekend. With a trip to New Mexico looming, they'll need to improve. | 17 |
| 21 |  | Virginia | The Cavaliers got a nice conference opening win over Duke. Xavier will be a tricky game this weekend. | 22 |
| 22 |  | West Virginia | WVU finally returned home and got a win after a very tough three game road trip. More home games await. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern picked up wins over Drake and Rhode Island last weekend. Iona will be a tough challenge on Friday. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Xavier | The Musketeers got a quality win against Milwaukee. A win at Virginia on Friday night would turn some heads. | NR |
| 25 |  | Furman | A tie against Memphis was a tad disappointing, but Furman is putting together a quality non-conference resume. | 24 |
9/10 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 09/10/2012
