POLLS: Soccer America Men's Top 25

• by Soccer America , Oct 20, 2008

The top six teams kept their places in the Soccer America Men's Top 25.  North Carolina and Loyola (Md.) were the big climbers, both rising eight spots to No. 7 and No. 9, respectively. For this week's Soccer America Men's Top 25 and last week's results ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP 25
RANK/SCHOOL (RECORD) LAST WEEK
1. Wake Forest (13-0-1) 1
2. Creighton (10-1-1) 2
3. Akron (11-1-2) 3
4. Northwestern (10-0-2) 4
5. St. John's (12-1-2) 5
6. Maryland (11-3-0) 6
7. North Carolina (11-2-1) 15
8. UC Davis (11-2-2) 7
9. Loyola (Md.) (12-0-1) 17
10. Tulsa (9-3-1) 12
11. UIC (9-2-4) 8
12. South Florida (8-3-2) 9
13. Louisville (9-3-2) 10
14. Michigan (9-3-2) 11
15. California (7-2-4) 18
16. UC Santa Barbara (8-4-2) 19
17. Connecticut (7-3-4) 20
18. Indiana (7-4-2) NR
19. Boston College (7-4-2) NR
20. Dayton (9-2-2) NR
21. Saint Louis (6-2-5) 13
22. Virginia (8-4-0) 14
23. Notre Dame (9-4-1) 16
24. Butler (10-2-2) NR
25. UC Irvine (8-1-4) 22
(The Soccer America Top 25 appears each Monday during the regular season.)

LAST WEEK'S TOP 25
RANK/SCHOOL (RECORD) LAST WEEK
1. Wake Forest (13-0-1) 1
10/14 UNC Greensboro 6-0
10/18 Duke 0-0 (OT)

2. Creighton (10-1-1) 2
10/18 at Bradley 2-0

3. Akron (11-1-2) 3
10/15 Wright State 8-0
10/18 Buffalo 2-0

4. Northwestern (10-0-2) 5
no games

5. St. John's (12-1-2) 8
10/15 at Seton Hall 3-1
10/18 South Florida 1-0

6. Maryland (11-3-0) 12
10/14 Lehigh 2-1 (OT)
10/17 Evansville 4-0

7. UC Davis (11-2-2) 17
10/15 Cal State Fullerton 2-2 (OT)
10/18 at UC Riverside 1-2

8. UIC (9-2-4) 4
10/15 at Michigan State 1-3
10/18 Green Bay 2-0

9. South Florida (8-3-2) 10
10/18 at St. John's 0-1

10. Louisville (9-3-2) 7
10/18 Villanova 2-3

11. Michigan (9-3-2) 13
10/18 Michigan State 0-1

12. Tulsa (9-3-1) 14
10/17 UCF 2-0

13. Saint Louis (6-2-5) 6
10/17 Xavier 3-0
10/19 Dayton 0-1

14. Virginia (8-4-0) 18
10/17 at Boston College 0-1

15. North Carolina (11-2-1) 19
10/14 at William & Mary 4-1
10/18 Virginia Tech 3-2

16. Notre Dame (9-4-1) 21
10/16 at Indiana 1-3
10/19 Providence 3-1

17. Loyola (Md.) (12-0-1) 22
10/17 Marist 4-1
10/19 Siena 3-1

18. California (7-2-4) 9
10/18 at Stanford 1-0

19. UC Santa Barbara (8-4-2) 15
10/14 UC Riverside 5-1
10/17 at Cal Poly 1-0

20. Connecticut (7-3-4) 11
10/15 Dartmouth 2-1
10/18 at Marquette 1-0

21. Drake (10-3-0) NR
10/14 Western Illinois 1-2 (OT)
10/18 Eastern Illinois 3-1

22. UC Irvine (8-1-4) NR
10/15 Cal State Northridge 0-0 (OT)

23. Washington (8-4-1) NR
10/17 at UCLA 0-2
10/19 at San Diego State 2-1 (OT)

24. Brown (9-3-1) 25
10/18 Harvard 1-4

25. SMU (6-4-2) 25
10/19 Marshall 0-1

25. Georgetown (8-3-3) 25
10/14 American 1-4
10/18 at Pittsburgh 1-0

(The Soccer America Top 25 appears each Monday during the regular season.)