NCAA men's and women's soccer rankings
The plot thickens in the NSCAA men's coaches' poll, with Akron dropping from the top slot and three teams, including Maryland, receiving first-place votes. Stanford remains atop the women's poll.
MEN
1. Louisville (16 first-place votes) 14-0-2; 2. Akron (5) 14-1-1; 3. Maryland (2) 12-2-1; 4. North Carolina 13-2-1; 5. SMU 14-1-0; 6. Butler 15-0-1; 7. UC Irvine 13-1-3; 8. California 11-2-3; 9. Connecticut 11-2-4; 10. Creighton 11-3-1; 11. Monmouth 12-1-1; 12. UCLA 11-4-1; 13. Pennsylvania 12-3-0; (tie) William & Mary 12-2-2; 15. Virginia 9-3-3; 16. Princeton 11-3-1; 17. Brown 9-2-3; 18. Charlotte 11-5-0; 19. Notre Dame 8-3-4; 20. Boston College 8-3-5; 21. Duke 8-4-4; 22. Penn State 10-5-1; 23. Florida Gulf Coast 13-3-2; 24. Tulsa 9-5-1; 25. UC Santa Barbara 10-4-3; (tie) Georgetown 11-5-1.
WOMEN
1. Stanford (34 first-place votes) 16-0-2; 2. Portland 18-1-0; 3. North Carolina 16-2-1; 4. Maryland 15-2-1; 5. Virginia 13-2-2; 6. Texas A&M 15-3-1; 7. Florida 15-2-2; 8. Notre Dame 15-2-2; 9. Florida State 14-3-1; 10. Oklahoma State 15-3-1; 11. UC Irvine 16-1-2; 12. Marquette 15-3-2; 13. Oregon State 15-1-1; 14. Santa Clara 12-5-2; 15. North Carolina-Greensboro 17-1-1; 16. Illinois 12-4-1; 17. Southern California 11-4-3; 18. Hofstra 17-1-0; 19. Boston College 11-6-1; 20. South Carolina 14-4-2; 21. Denver 17-2-0; 22. West Virginia 14-4-1; 23. Ohio State 13-4-1; 24. Texas 11-4-4; 25. BYU 14-3-2.
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Steve Goff
| November 2, 2010; 3:09 PM ET
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Until today, I didn't know that Florida Gulf Coast University existed. For a school that opened its doors in 1998 and was admitted to an NCAA conference in 2006, #23 is pretty good.
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | November 2, 2010 5:48 PM | Report abuse
Yawn....
Posted by: Jim31 | November 2, 2010 7:51 PM | Report abuse
It seems that a bit of Slippery Rock logic is in order. Central Arkansas defeated Houston Baptist, which beat Oral Roberts, which topped IUPUI, which bested Cleveland State, which upset Akron. So I guess Central Arkansas (3-12-0, and with an RPI that ranks 192nd among 204 Division I teams) is a real heavyweight.
Posted by: universityandpark | November 3, 2010 12:05 AM | Report abuse
Goff's report from Ludwig Field:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110208124.html
Posted by: universityandpark | November 3, 2010 12:11 AM | Report abuse
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