SBI College Soccer Top 25 (Oct. 30th Edition)

And then there was one.

Maryland heads into the final week of the regular season sporting the only unbeaten record in the nation, and while they had some trouble with Clemson last week, the Terps still earned the draw that helped them clinch the ACC regular season title. That was enough to keep the Terrapins atop the SBI College Soccer Top 25.

There were some major moves made in this week’s rankings, with Louisville continuing its strong climb up the list to No. 14. No team enjoyed as much of a boost as VCU. Ranked No. 25 a week ago, the Rams catapulted to No. 15 on the strength of their 4-1 rout of previously unbeaten Xavier.

Only one new team joined the Top 25 this week. Elon jumped into the rankings after beating Wake Forest for their latest impressive win of the season. The Phoenix already boasted victories against Charlotte and Furman.

Here is how the SBI College Soccer Top 25 shakes out this week:

SBI MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER TOP 25

(last week’s rank in parentheses)

1. (1)- MARYLAND (14-0-2)

2. (2)- AKRON (13-1-2)

3. (4)- NORTH CAROLINA (13-2-1)

4. (3)- UCONN  (14-2-1)

5. (7)- NOTRE DAME (13-3-1)

6. (6)- GEORGETOWN (15-2-1)

7. (9)- COASTAL CAROLINA (15-1-2)

8. (5)- MARQUETTE (14-2-1)

9. (10)- UCLA (11-2-2)

10. (12)- NEW MEXICO (14-3)

11. (16)- CHARLOTTE (12-2-3)

12. (8)- XAVIER (11-1-4)

13. (11)- SAINT LOUIS (12-4)

14. (19)- LOUISVILLE (12-4-1)

15. (25)- VCU (12-2-4)

16. (13). OLD DOMINION (10-3-2)

17. (14)- INDIANA (11-4-2)

18. (18)- BROWN (12-1-2)

19. (21)- CREIGHTON (12-3-2)

20. (22)- ST. JOHN’S (10-3-4)

21. (23)- FURMAN (12-3-3)

22. (NR)- ELON (12-4-1) 

23. (24)- WAKE FOREST (9-2-4)

24. (20)- WASHINGTON (11-4-3)

25. (15)- NORTHWESTERN (10-4-3)

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HONORABLE MENTION– Penn State (9-4-3), Cornell (13-1), SMU (10-3-3), Kentucky (9-6-1), SIU-Edwardsville (12-5), Cal-State Northridge (12-5), Syracuse (12-5), Villanova (11-5-2), Tulsa (10-5-1), Niagara (11-1-4).