North Carolina retains top spot in men’s Division top 25 NSCAA poll
By Jimmy LaRoue
North Carolina retains the top spot in this week’s men’s top 25 Division I NSCAA poll, receiving all 23 first place votes.
Andy Craven and Martin Murphy scored goals for the Tar Heels (3-0-0) in its win over Boston University (1-3-0) Sunday night. South Florida moves from fourth to second after picking up two wins over the holiday weekend–1-0 over SMU and 2-1 over Tulsa. Ben Sweat got his second-straight game-winning goal in the win over SMU.
Creighton, with a tie against then-No. 7 Akron and a 3-0 win over Rutgers, slips from second to third. Connecticut moves from fifth to a fourth place tie with Maryland, who climbs into the top five after a tie against UCLA and a 6-0 win over California. Connecticut needed overtime to defeat Dartmouth, 2-1, and won on the road, 1-0 at Michigan State.
Akron, Charlotte, New Mexico, UC Santa Barbara and Indiana round out the top 10. New Mexico fell from third to eighth after splitting a pair of matches this weekend, falling to XX and rebounding for a 3-1 win over SMU.
| Rank | School | 1st Votes | Total Points | Prev. | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 23 | 575 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 0 | 531 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Creighton | 0 | 530 | 2 | 2-0-1 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 0 | 490 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Maryland | 0 | 490 | 6 | 2-0-1 |
| 6 | Akron | 0 | 466 | 7 | 2-0-1 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 0 | 420 | 8 | 2-0-1 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 0 | 394 | 3 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | 385 | 9 | 2-0-1 |
| 10 | Indiana | 0 | 342 | 10 | 3-0-1 |
| 11 | UC Irvine | 0 | 327 | 12 | 3-0-0 |
| 12 | St. John’s | 0 | 293 | 15 | 3-0-1 |
| 13 | Georgetown | 0 | 283 | 21 | 4-0-0 |
| 14 | UCLA | 0 | 279 | 11 | 1-1-1 |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 0 | 229 | 19 | 2-0-0 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 0 | 229 | 23 | 3-0-0 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 0 | 207 | RV | 3-0-0 |
| 18 | Louisville | 0 | 169 | 14 | 1-1-0 |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | 143 | 16 | 2-1-1 |
| 20 | Marquette | 0 | 79 | RV | 4-0-0 |
| 21 | Washington | 0 | 64 | RV | 3-0-1 |
| 22 | Brown | 0 | 60 | 24 | 1-0-0 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 0 | 52 | NR | 4-0-0 |
| 24 | Boston College | 0 | 51 | 13 | 1-1-0 |
| 25 | UAB | 0 | 47 | 17 | 2-1-1 |
Records are as submitted by the rankers and reflect the current 2012 record as of Sept. 2
Also receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 46, Furman 44, Monmouth 37, Tulsa 34, SIUE 30, Northwestern 27, UC Riverside 25, Xavier 15, Western Michigan 15, Dayton 14, Villanova 14, Northeastern 11, Penn State 10, South Carolina, Evansville 7, College of Charleston 4
