By JOHN BOSCHINI

After a 2010 that saw the top spot change only once, the number one seed seems to be a cursed position this time around.

No. 1 North Carolina followed up a win over former top seed Louisville with a double overtime loss against unranked Virginia Tech. James Shupp broke a 0-0 deadlock in the 103rd minute to hand North Carolina it's first regular-season loss since Sept. 28 of last year. Set to take over the top spot is No. 2 Maryland, which exploded for a 4-0 victory over No. 13 Boston College thanks to goals from Casey Townsend, Taylor Kemp and a double from Patrick Mullins.

No. 4 Akron also came out with an offensive clinic in a 4-0 thrashing of Saint Louis. The Zips are averaging nearly three goals a game despite a rebuilt offense. No. 3 Louisville also bounced back after last weekend's defeat with a straight-forward victory over IUPUI and survived a scare with a 3-2 comeback victory over Central Arkansas. Will Vitalis scored in the final minute to hand Louisville a lifeline on Sunday.

Duke's woeful start continued with a 1-0 loss to Virginia. The Blue Devils are 1-4-0 while the Cavaliers started of conference play with a vital win. Virginia Commonwealth continues to be one of the surprises of the season and the Rams cemented their place with a 4-0 win over S.C. Upstate and a 2-1 victory over Coastal Carolina.

Here is a rundown of the weekend's results among the Fox Soccer/SBI Top 25:

 

FRIDAY

No. 4 Maryland 4, No. 13 Boston College 0

No. 3 Louisville 2, IUPUI 0

No. 5 UConn 1, Tulsa 0

No. 23 SMU 4, Oakland 1

No. 6 UCSB 2, No. 8 West Virginia 0

No. 7 Creighton 1, Fordham 0

Bradley 2, No. 9 South Florida 1 (OT)

No. 10 Indiana 3, Bucknell 2

No. 11 Virginia 1, Duke 0

Denver 2, No. 12 Notre Dame 2 (2OT)

No. 14 Penn State 3, St. Peter's 0

No. 15 UCLA 2, Saint Mary's 1

No. 17 Monmouth 1, No. 22 William & Mary 0

No. 19 Virginia Commonwealth 4, S.C. Upstate 0

No. 20 UC-Irvine 3, Wisconsin 2 (2OT)

No. 21 St. John's 2, Harvard 0

No. 25 Northern Illinois 1 Valparaiso 0

SATURDAY

Virginia Tech 1, No. 1 North Carolina 0 (2 OT)

No. 4 Akron 4, Saint Louis 0

SUNDAY

No. 3 Louisville 3, Central Arkansas 2

No. 5 UConn 1, No. 23 SMU 0

Villanova 0, No. 6 UCSB 0 (2OT)

No. 8 West Virginia 0, Cal Poly 0 (2OT)

No. 7 Creighton 1, DePaul 0 (2OT)

No. 9 South Florida 3 Dartmouth 3 (2OT)

No. 10 Indiana 2, Denver 1

No. 12 Notre Dame 2, Bucknell 1

No. 15 UCLA 2, Loyola Marymount 1

No. 16 Ohio State 2, Binghamton 1

Old Dominion 3, No. 17 Monmouth 1

East Tennessee State 2, No. 22 William & Mary 0

No. 18 Central Florida 5, Mercer 2

No. 19 Virginia Commonwealth 2, Coastal Carolina 1

No. 20 UC-Irvine 4, Illinois-Chicago 2

No. 21 St. John's 2, Yale 0

No. 24 Washington 0, Seattle University 0 (2OT)

No. 25 Northern Illinois 4, Portland 0

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What did you think of the weekend's results? Are you more impressed with Maryland or Akron? Concerned about North Carolina's overtime loss?  Do you see Duke getting back on track or is already too late for the Blue Devils?

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