Pair of West Virginia programs ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in NCAA Men’s Soccer
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches released the association’s college rankings for men’s and women’s soccer in all divisions of NCAA and junior college competition.
Both of the top two teams in the NCAA Division I men’s poll this week hail from the state of West Virginia. Marshall earned the No. 1 spot, climbing up from the second slot. Meanwhile, the West Virginia Mountaineers jumped up to No. 2 this week after previously being ranked fourth.
Rounding out this week’s Top 5 are UCF, Akron and Portland. See below for a full look at the Top 25.
NATIONAL – POLL 4 – SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
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1 | Marshall | 2 | 7 | 198 | 7-0-0 |
2 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-0-1 |
3 | Central Florida | 5 | 0 | 180 | 4-0-2 |
4 | Akron | 3 | 0 | 171 | 5-0-2 |
5 | Portland | 11 | 0 | 165 | 4-1-0 |
6 | SMU | 16 | 1 | 162 | 6-1-0 |
7 | Syracuse | 7 | 0 | 155 | 3-0-3 |
8 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 148 | 4-1-1 |
9 | Missouri State | 15 | 0 | 127 | 4-0-1 |
10 | Louisville | 5 | 0 | 122 | 4-1-1 |
11 | Duke | 8 | 0 | 119 | 4-1-1 |
12 | James Madison | 9 | 0 | 107 | 4-1-2 |
13 | Northwestern | 19 | 0 | 97 | 6-0-1 |
14 | Wake Forest | 20 | 0 | 89 | 3-1-3 |
15 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 | 86 | 4-1-2 |
16 | Georgetown | RV | 0 | 83 | 3-1-1 |
17 | Vermont | 12 | 0 | 79 | 4-1-1 |
18 | New Hampshire | 21 | 0 | 63 | 4-1-1 |
19 | Denver | 14 | 0 | 56 | 4-1-3 |
20 | Washington | NR | 0 | 45 | 3-1-3 |
21 | San Diego State | 18 | 0 | 42 | 5-0-1 |
22 | Michigan State | RV | 0 | 36 | 4-0-2 |
23 | Marquette | 13 | 0 | 16 | 6-1-0 |
24 | Hofstra | NR | 0 | 13 | 4-1-2 |
25 | UIC | NR | 0 | 11 | 5-1-1 |
Records shown are through games of September 17, 2023
Also receiving votes: Bryant University (9), University of Virginia (7), Fordham University (6), Oral Roberts University (5), Clemson University (5), University of Pittsburgh (4), Florida International University (2), Penn State University (2)