10/15 Men’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings
October 16, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Maryland | The Terps squeezed out a couple 2-1 conference wins over Rutgers and Duke. UNC is shaping up to be a dandy. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
North Carolina | After a couple non-conference wins, North Carolina is headed to Maryland for what could be the game of the year. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Akron | Akron went out of conference and won 2-0 at Penn State. In MAC play they beat a struggling NIU squad. | 5 |
| 4 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies rebounded nicely from their loss to Marquette by beating Iona. They should add more wins this week. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Marquette | Marquette failed to win their first game of the season on Saturday at Georgetown. Another big game at ND looms. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Notre Dame | Harrison Shipp netted a hat trick in Notre Dame’s 6-1 win over Seton Hall. The offense is cruising now. | 9 |
| 7 |  |
UCLA | UCLA finally lost their first game since August 24th. This time it was to UW. The Bruins final road trip is coming up. | 3 |
| 8 |  |
Indiana | The Hoosiers draw at Louisville is not a bad result, but Northwestern may just be the best team in the Big Ten. | 7 |
| 9 |  |
Georgetown | The Hoyas were coming off back-to-back losses before beating Lehigh and Marquette last week. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
Northwestern | The Wildcats got a big boost by beating Notre Dame and Ohio State last week. The wins should continue for now. | 17 |
| 11 |  |
Xavier | Xavier has yet to lose a game, but they are coming off a home draw to Dayton and begin a long road trip. | 13 |
| 12 |  |
Coastal Carolina | Ashton Bennett and Ricky Garbanzo had another great week and it may be a while before CCU suffers a loss. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
New Mexico | There is something about Air Force that just gives New Mexico fits. They have to face Bakersfield this week. | 8 |
| 14 |  |
St. John’s | The St. John’s defense remains one of the stingiest in the nation, but they failed to score in a loss at Louisville. | 12 |
| 15 |  |
Louisville | A draw against Indiana and a win over St. John’s is a very good week. A trip to USF will be interesting. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
UCSB | Just ask UCSB how tough the Big West is this year. The Gauchos are now 2-2-1 in conference play. | 11 |
| 17 |  |
Old Dominion | ODU got their offense back on track in a 3-1 win at UNC Wilmington. This week they host W&M and Towson. | 15 |
| 18 |  |
Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons got a great win at Virginia. This week they host a quality North Carolina State squad. | 20 |
| 19 |  |
Creighton | Creighton is cruising along nicely, but they host Bradley this week in a game with MVC title implications. | 19 |
| 20 |  |
Washington | Washington had an amazing three game stretch, knocking off UCLA, California and Stanford. | 25 |
| 21 |  |
South Florida | The Bulls lost a tough game to Syracuse on Saturday. A big showdown against Louisville on ESPNU is up next. | 18 |
| 22 |  |
West Virginia | West Virginia got a little home tune-up before their big game at Akron on Saturday. | 21 |
| 23 |  |
Brown | Brown hosts Cornell on Saturday for what could decide the Ivy League, but first they head to Boston College. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Southern Methodist | SMU got off to a slow start, but lost their first game since 9/2 on Sunday. The young team needs to rebound. | 22 |
| 25 |  |
Charlotte | Charlotte should not tie teams like Fordham, but they did get a nice 3-0 win over La Salle last week too. | 24 |
