NCAA Men’s Soccer 2026 Rankings: Unbeaten SMU remains on top

United Soccer Coaches released the newest NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Rankings, featuring the nation’s Top 25 teams.

The Week 8 coaches’ poll features SMU in the No. 1 spot once again. They’re followed by Indiana at No. 2, Georgetown at No. 3, Clemson at No. 4 and Creighton rounding out the Top 5.

See below for a full look at the Top 25 following Week 8 competition.

NCAA Men’s National Poll 8

Rank	School	Prev	1st Votes	Total Points	W-L-T
1	SMU	1	8	200	10-0-1
2	Indiana	2	0	190	11-0-2
3	Georgetown	3	0	182	10-1-1
4	Clemson	5	0	177	10-2-1
5	Creighton	6	0	165	10-0-4
6	South Carolina	9	0	163	8-1-2
7	Pittsburgh	10	0	152	7-2-2
8	Louisville	11	0	147	10-1-2
9	Akron	12	0	136	7-1-3
10	UCLA	21	0	128	7-1-4
11	UMKC	4	0	120	8-2-2
12	Michigan State	19	0	109	8-2-1
13	Washington	14	0	104	7-3-2
14	Maryland	7	0	96	7-3-1
15	Charlotte	17	0	91	7-1-3
16	Vermont	16	0	79	8-1-3
17	Missouri State	8	0	68	9-1-2
18	Wisconsin	20	0	57	7-2-3
19	Cornell	22	0	55	7-2-0
20	UNC Wilmington	23	0	50	9-2-1
21	Xavier	18	0	43	8-0-3
22	Oregon State	NR	0	29	7-1-4
23	Wake Forest	NR	0	20	8-3-1
24	West Virginia	15	0	13	5-2-4
25	Stanford	13	0	9	8-3-1

Records shown are through games of October 11, 2026

Also receiving votes: University of North Carolina (7), High Point University (3), Old Dominion University (2), Georgia Southern University (2), University of Portland (1)