9/16 Men’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings
September 16, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
North Carolina | The Tar Heels got another draw last week against Maryland. They should get back in the winning column now. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish went to Syracuse in their lone game this week and came away with an impressive 3-0 victory. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Creighton | Creighton’s offense keeps ticking, but they allowed three goals against William & Mary in a loss. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut’s offense failed to score last week in a 0-0 draw to Washington and 1-0 loss to Bradley | 3 |
| 5 |  |
UCLA | Wins over UCSB and San Diego were a great rebound for UCLA following the blowout loss to Cal Poly. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Georgetown | The Georgetown offense has not been as prolific as expected, but one goal was enough to get a couple wins. | 5 |
| 7 |  |
Akron | Overall, Akron had a decent start to the 2013 campaign. This week they begin conference play against Bowling Green. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
St. John’s | St. John’s kept rolling with 1-0 wins over South Carolina and West Virginia. A big trip to Creighton is next. | 15 |
| 9 |  |
Wake Forest | The Demon Deacons are sitting at 2-0-0 in ACC play. They should make it three wins this weekend. | 9 |
| 10 |  |
Washington | The Huskies had another great week by tying Connecticut and beating Brown. | 22 |
| 11 |  |
New Mexico | New Mexico suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Cal State Northridge. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Saint Louis | The Billikens finally lost a game, falling at Evansville. This weekend they head to Connecticut. | 10 |
| 13 |  |
Maryland | A 2-2 draw at North Carolina is not a horrible result, but the Terps need to start finding some wins. | 8 |
| 14 |  |
Louisville | Louisville fell twice by a score of 1-0 before netting four goals against Cal State Bakersfield. | 19 |
| 15 |  |
California | With matches against Colgate and Charleston, the Golden Bears should continue their winning ways. | 21 |
| 16 |  |
Tulsa | Following a disappointing draw against Kansas City, Tulsa netted three goals against Hartwick to get back on track. | 18 |
| 17 |  |
Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina has the opportunity to get back on the national radar with a trip to VCU on Saturday. | 13 |
| 18 |  |
VCU | VCU’s stay on the outside of the top 25 did not last long. A nice win at Akron took care of that. | NR |
| 19 |  |
Cal State Northridge | The Matadors knocked off New Mexico, on the road, to move to 6-0-0. This week another big game awaits vs UCLA. | NR |
| 20 |  |
Indiana | The Hoosiers finally got another win, a 4-1 result over CSU Bakersfield. They need to find more wins. | 14 |
| 21 |  |
Clemson | Clemson’s perfect record will be in jeopardy this weekend when they head to Maryland. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Marquette | Marquette has yet to tally any big wins, although knocking off Michigan was a good place to start. | 12 |
| 23 |  |
Stanford | The Cardinal slipped past Grand Canyon and will host Charleston and Colgate this week. | 24 |
| 24 |  |
UAB | The Blazers fell back to reality after their great start. They are still a good team who will compete in CUSA. | 25 |
| 25 |  |
UMBC | The schedule is about to get tough as UMBC heads to Loyola (MD), but for now they are unbeaten. | NR |
