Indiana is Soccer America's pick to win the NCAA Division I men's title. The Hoosiers have made the final four each of the last five years and won their fifth national title in 1999. Defending champion North Carolina is ranked third by Soccer America's editors, one spot behind ACC rival Virginia. The Men's College Cup will be played Dec. 13 and 15 in Dallas.
Rank Team (2001 Final Record)
1. Indiana (18-4-1)
2. Virginia (17-2-1)
3. North Carolina (21-4-0)
4. Stanford (19-2-1)
5. Connecticut (15-5-2)
6. St. John's (17-3-3)
7. Washington (13-6-0)
8. Clemson (19-5-0)
9. Rutgers (15-7-3)
10. UAB (15-6-0)
11. Saint Louis (18-2-0)
12. UCLA (12-7-4)
13. Furman (17-5-0)
14. Fairleigh Dickinson (17-7-0)
15. Portland (13-5-1)
16. SMU (21-1-0)
17. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (18-5-0)
18. South Carolina (12-5-2)
19. Creighton (11-9-1)
20. San Diego (12-4-1)
21. Wake Forest (13-6-2)
22. California (10-9-1)
23. Notre Dame (12-7-0)
24. Santa Clara (12-9-0)
25. Kentucky (14-6-1)
* The Soccer America Men's Top 25 will appear at https://www.socceramerica.com by 9 p.m. ET each Monday during the regular season except Labor Day, when it will appear on Tuesday, Sept. 3, by 9 p.m. ET.