| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Maryland | Maryland got the best of UNC in an overtime classic. The Terps remain perfect in ACC play and undefeated overall. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Akron | With victories over Michigan and WVU, Akron has not lost since early September. A road trip to Ohio State is next. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut can tie for at least a share of the Big East Blue Division title with a win at Providence on Wednesday. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Marquette | If Marquette is going to win part of the Big Blue Division title, they will deserve it with a trip to Notre Dame. | 5 |
| 5 |  | North Carolina | With the loss at Maryland, the Tar Heels are all but out the ACC title picture. But they played the Terps well. | 2 |
| 6 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish wrap up regular season play with a dandy against Marquette. They've won every home game this year. | 6 |
| 7 |  | UCLA | UCLA takes their last road trip of the regular season, heading to conference front runner UW and Oregon State. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas have climbed back up the standings after a couple losses in early October. They're hot at the right time. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is sitting at 8-0-0 in Big South play, but Radford and High Point should make things interesting. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Indiana | The Hoosiers lost their first conference game to Michigan on Friday. The showdown with Northwestern is looming. | 8 |
| 11 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern had a tough home loss to Penn State. This week they host NIU and take a trip to Wisconsin. | 10 |
| 12 |  | New Mexico | UNM took out their Air Force frustations on poor UNLV, tallying 11 goals. The win against CSUB was more impressive. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Wake Forest | Wake Forest knocked off NC State without much trouble. This week they go out of conference for a couple games. | 18 |
| 14 |  | Xavier | Xavier got a disappointing 0-0 draw at Duquense before winning at St. Bonaventure. The road trip continues. | 11 |
| 15 |  | Louisville | Louisville is a trip away to Cincy from garnering the best record in the Big East. That is quite the accomplishment. | 15 |
| 16 |  | St. John's | The brutal Big East slate has caught up to St. John's. They can get back on track with a win against Syracuse. | 14 |
| 17 |  | Creighton | Creighton took a big step towards another MVC title with a win over Bradley. Winless MSU should be no problem. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Washington | Washington's road trip to Northern California went well with a draw against Cal and a win over Stanford. | 20 |
| 19 |  | UCSB | The Gauchos are having a tough time string together wins. This week they'll try against Stanford and UC Davis. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Old Dominion | The Monarchs lost a shocker at home to William & Mary. They have plenty of time to get the offense rolling again. | 17 |
| 21 |  | Brown | With all due respect to Dartmouth, Brown's win over Cornell could very well have decided the Ivy title race. | 23 |
| 22 |  | South Florida | South Florida is another team that has not had a great conference campaign, but a win at St. John's was huge. | 21 |
| 23 |  | Southern Methodist | SMU is eyeing a regular season conference title. First up they need to hold serve against Marshall. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Charlotte | Umass and URI may not be the toughest competition, but Charlotte put up ten goals against those two last week. | 25 |
| 25 |  | St. Louis | At 5-1-0, Saint Louis is on top of the A-10 standings. But to stay there, they'll need a result against Charlotte. | NR |
10/22 Men's Soccer Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 10/22/2012
