The defending champions are back at No. 1.
Another fun week of NCAA men's soccer upsets produced some notable changes in this week's top 25 rankings. Marshall returned to No. 1 spot for the first time since the preseason thanks to then-No. 1 Georgetown falling to Marquette. The Thundering Herd, meanwhile, picked up a 4-0 win over South Carolina. Marshall's leading goal scorer Pedro Dolabella had his second multi-goal game against the Gamecocks. Dolabella leads C-USA in points (25) and goals (10).
The former No. 1 Hoyas were 13-1 before that loss — and now they're No. 4. They have one more game on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. ET against UConn at home to close out the regular season.
No. 2 Oregon State, No. 3 Washington and No. 5 Tulsa make up the rest of the top 5.
See the full top 25 below:
| RANK | TEAM | PTS | rEcORD | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall (15) | 582 | 11-1-3 | 2 |
| 2 | Oregon State (6) | 571 | 11-1-2 | 3 |
| 3 | Washington (1) | 527 | 12-1-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Georgetown (2) | 496 | 13-2-0 | 1 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 475 | 12-1-1 | 8 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 463 | 10-4-1 | 12 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 454 | 14-0-2 | 6 |
| 8 | Saint Louis | 421 | 14-0-3 | 10 |
| 9 | Clemson | 392 | 12-4-0 | 15 |
| 10 | Maryland | 381 | 12-3-1 | 7 |
| 11 | Missouri State | 365 | 14-1-0 | 9 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 346 | 10-1-4 | 5 |
| 13 | Duke | 313 | 11-3-1 | 13 |
| 14 | Hofstra | 297 | 15-1-1 | 14 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | 262 | 12-1-2 | 16 |
| 16 | Providence | 209 | 9-2-4 | 18 |
| 17 | Grand Canyon | 198 | 14-2-0 | 25 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 158 | 10-5-1 | NR |
| 19 | Florida International | 151 | 11-2-2 | 17 |
| 20 | Santa Clara | 147 | 10-1-3 | 24 |
| 21 | Akron | 121 | 9-4-3 | 19 |
| 22 | Indiana | 90 | 12-4-1 | 22 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 77 | 9-5-2 | 11 |
| 24 | St. John's | 57 | 10-4-2 | NR |
| 25 | UNC Greensboro | 41 | 13-3-1 | NR |
Also receiving votes: West Virginia (34), James Madison (25), Penn State (23), Vermont (18), Virginia Tech (15), Charlotte (14), UCLA (13), Princeton (12), LMU (12), Denver (9), UC-Santa Barbara (8), Wake Forest (6), Cornell (6), VCU (5), Bowling Green State (2), SMU (2), Central Arkansas (1), Lipscomb (1)
But there was more than just a change at the top.
One of the final three undefeated teams in the nation fell last week. Former-No. 5 Kentucky lost its first game of the year to Charlotte and dropped to No. 12. The 49ers scored two goals, one in the 86' and the game-winning goal in overtime to upset the Wildcats. Kentucky is currently 10-1-4. No. 7 New Hampshire and No. 8 Saint Louis are the last two remaining undefeated teams.
The biggest movers in this week's rankings came from Clemson. The Tigers went from No. 15 to No. 9 thanks to a 4-0 win against Florida International and a 5-1 win over Louisville.
But Notre Dame had a huge fall, going from No. 11 to No. 23 after a 1-1 tie against Duke and a 2-0 loss at North Carolina.
There are three new teams in the top 25 this week: No. 18 North Carolina, No. 24 St. John's and No. 25 UNC Greensboro. UCLA, Virginia Tech and Cornell all dropped out of the rankings.
