With 1-0 wins over SMU and host Tulsa, Akron climbed one spot and took over as No. 1 in the Soccer America Men’s Top 25. North Carolina, which was held to a 1-1 tie by Northern Illinois, dropped to No. 2. Northern Illinois moved into the Top 25 along with ACC teams N.C. State, Duke and Virginia, American and South Carolina.
Last week’s Top 25 results
Soccer America Men’s Top 25
TEAM (2009 RECORD) PREVIOUS
1. Akron (2-0-0) 2
2. North Carolina (2-0-1) 1
3. St. John’s (1-0-1) 3
4. Wake Forest (2-0-1) 5
5. Creighton (1-0-1) 6
6. Dartmouth (2-0-0) 14
7. UC Santa Barbara (3-0-0) 15
8. UC Irvine (2-0-0) 16
9. UCLA (1-1-0) 9
10. Maryland (1-1-0) 8
11. California (1-1-0) 7
12. South Florida (2-0-0) 18
13. Louisville (2-0-0) 23
14. Boston University (1-0-1) 24
15. Notre Dame (1-1-1) 10
16. Indiana (0-1-1) 4
17. Northwestern (0-0-1) 11
18. Connecticut (1-1-0) 13
19. N.C. State (3-0-0) NR
20. Duke (3-0-0) NR
21. Virginia (2-0-0) NR
22. Northern Illinois (1-1-1) NR
23. American (2-0-0) NR
24. Michigan (2-1-0) 21
25. South Carolina (2-0-0) NR
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