10/14 Men’s Soccer Top 25 Rankings
October 15, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
California | An overtime goal by Stefano Bonomo gave Cal a 3-2 win over UCLA and cemented their spot at number one. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish beat Virginia Tech on the road 1-1 and got a decent home draw to Maryland. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Washington | Washington had little trouble with Seattle. They head home for Pac-12 play this week against OSU and SDSU. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Louisville | The Louisville defense finally allowed a goal after five consecutive shutouts. They still beat Rutgers 3-1. | 8 |
| 5 |  |
Maryland | Draws keep on coming for the Terrapins, the latest coming at Notre Dame and at Virginia. | 7 |
| 6 |  |
Georgetown | Georgetown had a couple tough road games last week, beating Providence before falling at Xavier. | 5 |
| 7 |  |
Cal State Northridge | CSUN dropped an overtime thriller to a surging UCSB squad and then beat Cal Poly. The Big West never gets easier. | 6 |
| 8 |  |
UMBC | UMBC failed to find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw with lowly Albany. They did outplay them though. | 11 |
| 9 |  |
UCLA | With a tough overtime loss to Cal, UCLA is now 2-1-0 in what should be a great conference race. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
Creighton | The Bluejays fell to a scrappy Marquette squad. This week they head to Michigan and host Villanova. | 4 |
| 11 |  |
Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina took care of business against Charleston and VMI, winning by a combined score of 5-0. | 15 |
| 12 |  |
Akron | The Zips returned to their winning ways with a 2-1 win over Cleveland State. A big test against Wake Forest is next. | 12 |
| 13 |  |
Wake Forest | Wake Forest has a big week coming up with trips to Akron and Maryland. The defense needs to shore up. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Northwestern | A trip to Notre Dame and Ohio State is going to tell us a lot about the up and down Wildcats. | 18 |
| 15 |  |
North Carolina | UNC finally earned a conference win last week, but there was a conference loss too. They are now 1-1-5 in the ACC. | 9 |
| 16 |  |
Clemson | Clemson storms back into the top 25 after winning at UNC and tying Wake Forest on the road 1-1. | NR |
| 17 |  |
UAB | Conference USA is going to be tricky, especially on the road, and that is where UAB fell to Old Dominion. | 16 |
| 18 |  |
Furman | Following a disaapointing 0-0 draw at UNC Greensboro mid-week, Furman came away with a 2-0 win at Davidson. | 24 |
| 19 |  |
Michigan State | In their lone game last week, Michigan State tied a scrappy and new look Ohio State squad 1-1. | 17 |
| 20 |  |
Saint Louis | There are a few easy wins in the A-10 and Saint Louis must win those games. They failed to against GW. | 14 |
| 21 |  |
VCU | Unlike some other teams in the A-10, VCU made easy work against a couple of the bottom dwellers. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Connecticut | The Connecticut defense finally came back and shutout Rutgers and Memphis in a couple much needed wins. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
New Mexico | With wins over Tulsa and FIU, New Mexico is back in business and right in the mix for a C-USA title. | 25 |
| 24 |  |
Elon | Elon fell 2-1 against a good Wofford team. The big game is on Saturday when Furman comes to town. | 23 |
| 25 |  |
Penn State | Some very tough games are ahead of them, but Penn State is coming off wins over Indiana and Michigan. | NR |
