GREENSBORO, NC – The UNC Greensboro men’s soccer team found itself in three national polls to start the regular season on Tuesday, sitting No. 18 in College Soccer News’ Top 30 and the Soccer Times Top 25, and No. 24 in Soccer America’s Top 25.
The Spartans are 1-1 on the season after defeating Charlotte, 4-0, on Monday night. However, voting for both the Soccer America and College Soccer News polls took place earlier in the day before UNCG’s win on Monday. Voting for the Soccer Times poll was conducted on Tuesday after UNCG’s win over the 49ers.
The Spartans missed out on the NSCAA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, although they were ranked in the NSCAA’s South Regional poll, tied for ninth along with Elon and Florida International. That voting also took place on Monday.
Defending national champion Indiana was the No. 1 team in all three polls after winning twice over the weekend in its own tournament.
UNCG will travel to Providence to take on Brown and Connecticut at the Brown Tournament this weekend. Connecticut is ranked in the Top 10 in all four polls and is ranked as high as No. 3 by Soccer America.
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SOCCER AMERICA TOP 25
RANK/TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK
1 Indiana (2-0-0) 1
2 Duke (2-0-0) 3
3 Connecticut (2-0-0) 5
4 New Mexico (2-0-0) 7
5 North Carolina (2-0-0) 11
6 Santa Clara (2-0-0) 13
7 UCLA (1-1-0) 2
8 Maryland (1-1-0) 4
9 California (2-0-0) 23
10 St. John's (1-0-1) 10
11 VCU (1-1-0) 12
12 Creighton (1-0-1) 14
13 San Francisco (1-0-0) 15
14 Virginia (1-0-1) 16
15 Northwestern (2-0-0) 17
16 Wake Forest (1-1-0) 18
17 Notre Dame (1-1-0) 19
18 UC Santa Barbara (0-1-1) 9
19 Cal State Northridge (1-0-0) 22
20 Seton Hall (2-0-0) 25
21 Fairleigh Dickinson (2-0-0) NR
22 Davidson (2-0-0) NR
23 Boston College (1-1-0) 21
24 UNC Greensboro (0-1-0) 6
25 Old Dominion (1-0-0) NR
Note: The Soccer America Top 25 is released each Monday during the regular season by 6 pm ET.
College Soccer News Top 30
1.
Indiana
2-0-0
1
2.
Duke
2-0-0
2
3. New
Mexico
2-0-0
6
4.
UCLA
1-1-0
4
5.
Connecticut
2-0-0
9
6. St.
John’s
1-0-1
5
7.
Creighton
1-0-1
8
8.
Maryland
1-1-0
3
9.
Virginia
1-0-1
11
10.
California
2-0-0
22
11. Santa
Clara
2-0-0
25
12. North
Carolina
2-0-0
NA
13. UC Santa
Barbara
0-1-1
7
14. Wake
Forest
1-1-0
14
15.
VCU
1-1-0
12
16. San
Francisco
1-0-0
16
17.
Northwestern
2-0-0
17
18. UNC
Greensboro
0-1-0
13
19. Seton
Hall
2-0-0
23
20. Notre
Dame
1-1-0
19
21. Old
Dominion
1-0-0
NR
22.
FDU
2-0-0
NR
23.
Memphis
1-0-0
27
24. Ohio
State
1-1-0
24
25.
Michigan
2-0-0
29
26. St.
Louis
1-1-0
20
27.
Akron
2-0-0
NR
28.
Washington
1-1-0
26
29. Cal
State-Northridge
1-0-0
30
30. James
Madison
1-1-0
18
Soccer Times
1 Indiana
(16)
2-0-0 400 1
2
Duke
2-0-0 377 4
3 New
Mexico
2-0-0 354 6
4
UCLA
1-1-0 293 5
5 Santa
Clara
2-0-0 291 19
6
Virginia
1-0-1 276 8
7 St.
John's
1-0-1 272 7
8
California
2-0-0 268 6
9 North
Carolina
2-0-0 253 21
10
Connecticut
2-0-0 251 15
11 Wake
Forest
1-1-0 243 12
12
Maryland
1-1-0 238 2
13
Creighton
1-0-1 225 11
14 Notre
Dame
1-1-0 180 13
15 Virginia Commonwealth
1-1-0 161 14
16 California-Santa Barbara
0-1-1 151 3
17
Akron
2-0-0 142 23
18 UNC
Greensboro
1-1-0 126 10
19
Memphis
2-0-0 84 24
20 Boston
College
1-1-0 65 17
21
Washington
1-1-0 53 22
22 Fairleigh
Dickinson
2-0-0 47 nr
23 Ohio
State
1-1-0 46 25
24
Northwestern
2--0-0 43 nr
25 Missouri
State
2-0-0 42 nr
Dropped out: No. 9 Southern Methodist, No. 16 Tulsa, No. 20 Penn State.
Others receiving votes: Old Dominion 40, Seton Hall, 33, San Francisco 32, California State-Northridge 27, Portland 23, Southern Methodist 22, Sant Louis 21, Penn State 20, Kentucky 14, San Diego 14, Tulsa 13, Clemson 12, Loyola Marymount 8, William & Mary 8, Oral Roberts 7, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 7, Alabama-Birmingham 6, Georgetown 5, Michigan 4, Vermont 4, Butler 3, Florida International 3. Rutgers 2.
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