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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.

North Carolina, Stanford and Portland remain 1-2-3 in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25, but there were lots of changes in the rest of the rankings. Nine teams, eight for the first time this season, climbed into the Top 25.

[OFF THE POST] Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze, who plays his club ball with AC Milan, apologized for scoring two own goals in Georgia’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Italy.

Colorado helped its playoff cause and Toronto FC hurt its with the Rapids’ 1-0 win over MLS’s Canadian entry Saturday night. D.C. United’s 2-2 tie at FC Dallas and New England’s 4-2 loss to Kansas City left the Revs among four teams with 33 points — tied for seventh place in the overall standings. For all the weekend summaries and current standings …

Brazil and Ghana became the seventh and eighth teams — and the first from South America and Africa qualifying — to clinch berths in the World Cup over the weekend. For all weekend results …

[COLLEGE] Freshman Alyssa Rich was the unlikely hero with the lone goal in No 1 North Carolina’s 1-0 win over Marquette 1-0. Senior reserve Kristin Stannard hat a hat trick in a 27-minute span of the second half to lead No. 2 Stanford to a 5-0 victory over Virginia Tech. Canadian Sophie Schmidt scored four goals for No. 3 Portland in its 5-1 win over Columbia. No. 8 UCLA won, 3-0, at No. 7 Florida. Other Top 25 teams to fall on Sunday were No. 10 Penn State, No. 18 St. John’s, No. 19 Utah, No. 21 Missouri, No. 22 Colorado. For all the Labor Day weekend’s Top 25 action …

[COLLEGE] In Top 25 action, No. 3 John’s beat No. 10 Notre Dame, 2-0, and No. 5 Wake Forest edged No. 4 Indiana, 2-1, at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, while No. 8 Maryland defeated No. 7 California, 2-1, on Jason Herrick‘s golden goal. For all the Labor Day weekend action …

[WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Highlights of Mexico’s 3-0 win over Costa Rica. …

[WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Highlights of the USA’s 2-1 win over El Salvador. …

[MLS] The Kansas City Wizards, which had gone four games without scoring and seven games without a win, beat New England, 4-2. D.C. United escaped from FC Dallas with a 2-2 tie. Conor Casey scored his 12th goal of the season to give Colorado a 1-0 home win over Toronto FC.

Brazil beat Argentina, 3-1, in Rosario to become the seventh team to qualify for the World Cup. In Europe, there were big wins for Italy and Spain, while France and Portugal had to settle for ties. For all Saturday’s results and updates …

[COLLEGE] No. 24 Boston University won the battle of New England Top 25 teams, handing No. 13 Connecticut its worst loss in three seasons with a 3-0 victory in Storrs. No. 19 George Mason also fell at home, losing to American, 2-1, on a pair of Daniel Shannon in the deciding game of the D.C. College Cup. For all the Labor Day weekend’s Top 25 matches …

[COLLEGE] In Saturday’s only game involving a Top 25 team, No. 12 Purdue improved to 4-0-0 with a 1-0 win over Valparaiso at the Boilermaker Challenge Cup. For all the Labor Day weekend’s Top 25 matches …

[TELEVISION WATCH] From 10 a.m. to midnight ET, it will be possible to watch non-stop World Cup 2010 qualifying action on cable or online. For the weekend’s complete World Cup 2010 qualifying schedule and viewing options …

[TRIVIA] When was the last time the USA failed to beat El Salvador at home? Hint: It set up the most famous World Cup qualifier in U.S. history.

Follow all the men’s and women’s action here:
Men’s Weekend College Scoreboard
Women’s Weekend College Scoreboard