9/30 Men’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings
September 30, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
California | California got another win last week against a decent Santa Clara squad. Conference play starts this weekend | 5 |
| 2 |  |
Creighton | CU had a couple tough games last week against Michigan State and Georgetown and came away with two draws. | 1 |
| 3 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish have yet to lose a game. This week they will be tested yet again against Indiana and Clemson. | 2 |
| 4 |  |
Washington | UW moved to 6-0-2 with a win over SMU. This week they head to the Bay Area, which includes a huge game at Cal. | 6 |
| 5 |  |
North Carolina | The Tar Heels fell to William & Mary and then drew Wake Forest 1-1. This week they face rival Duke. | 3 |
| 6 |  |
Georgetown | After a hard fought 0-0 draw against Creighton, Georgetown will look for a Big East win against Seton Hall. | 4 |
| 7 |  |
Akron | With a couple 1-0 wins over Ohio State and West Virginia, the Zips are finally playing like a top ten team. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Louisville | For just the second time this season Louisville is hitting the road to face Ohio State and SMU. | 11 |
| 9 |  |
Cal State Northridge | The Matadors took a road trip to Bradley and came away with a 1-0 victory. This week they head to Northern Cal. | 15 |
| 10 |  |
UMBC | The Retrievers are now a perfect 9-0-0 and they found another quality win over George Mason last week. | 19 |
| 11 |  |
UCLA | Behind a great performance by keeper Earl Edwards, UCLA shutout UC Riverside 3-0. | 10 |
| 12 |  |
Wake Forest | With a victory over VCU and a draw against UNC, Wake Forest is turning into a serious ACC contender. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
St. John’s | St. John’s is now 0-1-1 in conference play after a disappointing draw at DePaul. | 7 |
| 14 |  |
Maryland | The Terps drew Old Dominion early in the week, but did get their third conference win against Pittsburgh. | 12 |
| 15 |  |
Saint Louis | Saint Louis can make a big move up the rankings with quality results against Creighton and VCU. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut has allowed one goal in each of their last four games and the offense cannot keep pace. | 9 |
| 17 |  |
Tulsa | Tulsa fell to ODU to start conference play. It goes to show just how difficult C-USA is going to be this year. | 13 |
| 18 |  |
Northwestern | Northwestern has reeled off seven wins in a row, the latest coming against Michigan in Ann Arbor. | NR |
| 19 |  |
Coastal Carolina | It may be a while before Coastal Carolina loses again. They have two conference wins and counting. | 20 |
| 20 |  |
Dayton | The competition has not been all that tough yet, but Dayton deserves credit for their 8-0-0 record. | NR |
| 21 |  |
Furman | The start of SoCon play was not too kind to Furman as they drew Appalachian State 1-1. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
New Mexico | The Lobos need a big win and they will get the chance this weekend agaisnt Charlotte. | 17 |
| 23 |  |
VCU | VCU is now 3-3-1 after losing at Wake Forest. The schedule does not get any easier with UVA and St. Louis up next. | 18 |
| 24 |  |
Stanford | The underappreciated Cardinal surpassed UCSB 2-1, but the big test comes this weekend against Washington. | 24 |
| 25 |  |
Butler | Butler is 7-1-1 and beat Indiana and Villanova last week. The BE is tough, but this is a good Bulldog squad. | NR |
