NSCAA Top 25 roundup: Akron stays on top, UNC up to No. 2

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By JOHN BOSCHINI

The Akron Zips have retained the top spot in the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com poll for the fifth-consecutive week after a 4-0 demolition of former No. 2 Tulsa last Friday. Akron, which has yet to concede a goal all season, again received all 25 first-place votes, and Tulsa dropped to No. 7 after the loss.

North Carolina moved into the runner-up spot on the back of a five-game winning streak, which includes a 2-1 victory over now No. 8 Maryland. Connecticut moved up to No. 3, and Virginia crept up to No. 4. Southern Methodist, which started the season unranked, is now up to No. 5 after a blistering 9-0 start.

News wasn't quite so good for the 2007 national champions. Wake Forest has tumbled from its preseason perch at No. 3 to out of the Top 25 after an uncharacterisitc start. The same goes for Harvard, which is no longer ranked after sitting comfortably in the Top 10 after the opening week. The Crimson are looking to rebound from a five-game winless streak.

Monmouth fell to No. 10 after Loyola (Md.) snapped the Hawks' nine-game winning streak. Four teams - West Virginia, San Diego State, Washington and James Madison - are no longer unranked, as all have staked a claim in the Top 25.

Here is this week's NSCAA/HendrickCars.com Top 25 poll:

NSCAA/HENDRICKCARS.COM COLLEGE SOCCER TOP 25

1. Akron (25) 575 (6-0-0)
2. North Carolina 538 (5-1-0)
3. Connecticut 524 (6-0-1)
4. Virginia 514 (5-1-1)
5. Southern Methodist 478 (9-0-0)
6. Louisville 468 (5-0-2)
7. Tulsa 462 (6-1-0)
8. Maryland 414 (4-2-1)
9. Duke 396 (4-1-2)
10. Monmouth 349 (6-1-0)
11. Michigan State 347 (7-1-0)
12. UC Irvine 341 (7-1-0)
13. Creighton 308 (6-1-0)
14. Butler 289 (7-0-0)
15. Boston College 272 (4-1-! 2)
16. California 248 (4-1-2)
17. Brown 239 (5-0-2)
18. St. John's 150 (5-2-0)
19. Ohio State 134 (5-2-1)
20. UCLA 117 (5-2-1)
21. West Virginia 112 (5-2-0)
22. San Diego State 104 (6-1-1)
23. Washington 76 (6-1-1)
24. Penn State 41 (5-2-0)
25. James Madison 37 (6-1-0)
Othersreceivingvotes: Colgate 33, UAB 29, Indiana 24, Wake Forest 17, South Carolina 14, Navy 12, Towson 9, UNC-Wilmington 8, Harvard 7, Portland 4, South Florida 3, UC Santa Barbara 3, College of Charleston 2, Florida Gulf Coast 2, Notre Dame 1.

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Surprised to see Wake Forest struggle? Do you think North Carolina worthy of the No. 2 spot? Think SMU can keep up its winning streak?

Share your thoughts below.


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