Four new teams enter NCAA Men’s Soccer Top 25 following Week 5 action

United Soccer Coaches released the fifth NCAA Division I Men’s Top 25 of the 2024 season, following another week of September competition.
Pittsburgh takes over the No. 1 spot this week, followed by Stanford at No. 2, North Carolina at No. 3, Ohio State at No. 4 and Denver rounding out the Top 5.
Four new teams have entered the Top 25: No. 16 SMU, No. 18 Providence, No. 19 Maryland and No. 22 VCU. See below for a full look at the latest coaches’ poll.
NCAA Men’s D1 – National Poll 5
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 8 | 200 | 7-1-0 |
2 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 192 | 7-1-1 |
3 | North Carolina | 6 | 0 | 184 | 5-0-2 |
4 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 176 | 7-0-1 |
5 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 168 | 5-0-4 |
6 | West Virginia | 5 | 0 | 160 | 5-0-2 |
7 | Marshall | 10 | 0 | 152 | 5-1-1 |
8 | Wisconsin | 17 | 0 | 144 | 6-1-0 |
9 | Charlotte | 19 | 0 | 136 | 5-0-2 |
10 | James Madison | 21 | 0 | 128 | 4-0-3 |
11 | Western Michigan | 9 | 0 | 120 | 6-0-3 |
12 | Clemson | 4 | 0 | 112 | 4-1-2 |
13 | UCSB | 22 | 0 | 104 | 6-1-1 |
14 | Elon | 14 | 0 | 96 | 7-0-1 |
15 | Seton Hall | 8 | 0 | 88 | 6-1-0 |
16 | SMU | RV | 0 | 80 | 5-1-2 |
17 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 0 | 72 | 5-1-1 |
18 | Providence | RV | 0 | 64 | 5-2-1 |
19 | Maryland | NR | 0 | 49 | 4-1-3 |
20 | Pennsylvania | 11 | 0 | 45 | 5-1-0 |
21 | San Diego | 15 | 0 | 25 | 6-1-2 |
22 | Hofstra | 12 | 0 | 21 | 6-1-1 |
22 | VCU | RV | 0 | 21 | 4-1-2 |
24 | Connecticut | 25 | 0 | 17 | 6-0-1 |
25 | Michigan | 16 | 0 | 14 | 5-0-3 |
Records shown are through games of September 22, 2024
Also receiving votes: Loyola University Maryland (7), North Carolina State University (7), Cornell University (6), Bowling Green State University (5), George Mason University (5), University of South Carolina (1), Missouri State University (1)
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