NCAA
Oct 18, 2023
NCAA Men’s Soccer Rankings: SMU and West Virginia enter the Top 5

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches released the association’s latest set of college rankings for men’s and women’s soccer in all divisions.
Marshall earned the No. 1 spot on the NCAA Division I men’s poll again this week, followed by Central Florida at No. 2, Wake Forest at No. 3, SMU at No. 4 and West Virginia rounding out the Top 5.
NATIONAL – POLL 8 – OCTOBER 17, 2023
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marshall | 1 | 8 | 200 | 12-0-0 |
2 | Central Florida | 2 | 0 | 192 | 7-1-2 |
3 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 184 | 10-1-3 |
4 | SMU | 6 | 0 | 175 | 9-1-2 |
5 | West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 167 | 9-0-4 |
6 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 | 162 | 9-1-3 |
7 | Akron | 3 | 0 | 151 | 9-0-5 |
8 | Georgetown | 5 | 0 | 143 | 8-2-1 |
9 | Duke | 15 | 0 | 138 | 8-3-1 |
10 | Missouri State | 16 | 0 | 124 | 7-1-3 |
11 | North Carolina | 14 | 0 | 121 | 6-2-4 |
12 | Portland | 17 | 0 | 112 | 8-3-0 |
13 | Seattle | 20 | 0 | 96 | 9-2-3 |
14 | FIU | 23 | 0 | 91 | 7-2-3 |
15 | Clemson | 21 | 0 | 88 | 8-3-2 |
16 | Vermont | 22 | 0 | 86 | 9-2-2 |
17 | Stanford | 9 | 0 | 66 | 6-2-3 |
18 | Virginia | NR | 0 | 62 | 7-3-3 |
19 | New Hampshire | 24 | 0 | 55 | 7-1-4 |
20 | Michigan State | 19 | 0 | 42 | 6-0-6 |
21 | Northwestern | 12 | 0 | 34 | 9-1-3 |
22 | Syracuse | 10 | 0 | 28 | 6-3-4 |
23 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 0 | 26 | 5-4-3 |
24 | Bryant | NR | 0 | 19 | 11-1-2 |
25 | Oral Roberts | RV | 0 | 13 | 7-2-2 |
Records shown are through games of October 15, 2023
Also receiving votes: Hofstra University (7), California State University Fullerton (6), Oregon State University (4), Saint Louis University (4), Loyola Marymount University (2), Davidson College (2)
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