This is a week-by-week listing of the NCAA Division I teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll of the United Soccer Coaches (formerly the National Soccer Coaches Association of America NSCAA), the most widely recognized national collegiate soccer ranking system in the U.S. Several weeks prior to the season and each week during the playing season, the 206 Division I teams are voted on by a panel of 24 coaches from the division during a weekly conference call, with the rankings then announced early on Tuesday afternoon (Eastern Time). The poll has no bearing on the selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, and the coaches association states: "The NSCAA College Rankings are an indicator of week-to-week status of qualified programs and in no way should be used as a guide or indicator of eligibility for championship selection."[1]
Rankings edit
First place votes received in parentheses; rv = received votes. Source = [2]
| School | Preseason August 8 |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Final Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | rv | — | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | 15 | 1 (28) |
| Akron | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | 14 | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 (2) |
| Indiana | 2 (2) | 6 | 4 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 2 (4) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 (19) | 3 |
| Michigan State | 7 | 5 | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17 | rv | rv | 4 |
| Kentucky | rv | rv | rv | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 3 (3) | 3 (1) | 3 (4) | 3 | 3 (1) | 5 |
| Wake Forest | 5 | 1 (24) | 1 (27) | 1 (23) | 1 (24) | 1 (27) | 1 (26) | 2 (1) | 1 (22) | 1 (24) | 1 (21) | 1 (27) | 2 (7) | 6 |
| Stanford | 1 (23) | 10 | 25 | rv | rv | rv | 18 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 (1) | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 17 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 |
| Saint Mary's | — | — | rv | rv | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 (1) | 5 | 5 | 4 (1) | 9 |
| James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | 25 | rv | rv | rv | 10 |
| Duke | 10 | 2 (2) | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Air Force | rv | — | rv | 23 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 12 |
| Georgetown | 13 | rv | 20 | rv | — | rv | — | — | rv | 24 | rv | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| North Carolina | 3 (2) | 12 | 5 | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 | 3 | 1 (22) | 5 | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 6 | 14 |
| Virginia | 15 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| Louisville | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| Virginia Tech | — | rv | 21 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 19 | rv | rv | 18 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| UCF | rv | — | — | rv | rv | rv | rv | 19 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| Denver | — | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 (2) | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| Charlotte | — | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | 19 | 14 | 14 | 20 |
| Portland | rv | rv | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 21 |
| West Virginia | — | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | 16 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
| Oregon State | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | — | rv | — | — | 22 | 24 | 23 |
| Michigan | 21 | — | rv | rv | 21 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 18 | rv | rv | rv | rv | 24 |
| Lipscomb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| UC Irvine | — | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | 21 | rv | rv | rv | rv |
| Pacific | rv | 17 | rv | — | — | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | rv |
| Washington | 24 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 16 | rv | — | — | — | rv | 23 | 25 | 17 | rv |
| Colgate | 25 | 21 | 13 | rv | rv | 24 | 20 | rv | — | — | — | — | rv | rv |
| Connecticut | rv | 18 | — | — | rv | — | rv | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | rv | rv | rv |
| Syracuse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 20 | rv | rv | rv | rv |
| NC State | — | rv | 8 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 17 | rv | 21 | rv | — | — | — | rv |
| Rhode Island | — | — | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | 23 | rv | rv | rv | 23 | rv |
| New Hampshire | 19 | rv | rv | rv | rv | 23 | — | rv | rv | — | rv | rv | 22 | rv |
| Creighton | rv | 20 | rv | 25 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 25 | rv |
| Furman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv |
| Wright State | — | — | — | — | — | rv | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 18 | rv | rv |
| VCU | rv | — | — | — | — | rv | — | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv |
| High Point | — | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | 25 | 20 | rv | — |
| UNC Wilmington | — | 13 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 21 | rv | — |
| UCLA | rv | 8 | rv | 11 | 23 | rv | — | 21 | 22 | — | — | rv | rv | — |
| SMU | 8 | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | — |
| Georgia State | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | — |
| Old Dominion | rv | 25 | — | rv | 20 | rv | — | — | rv | rv | 24 | rv | rv | — |
| Loyola Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | 23 | — | — |
| Mercer | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 12 | rv | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | — | — | — | rv | — | — |
| Vermont | — | rv | rv | 24 | rv | rv | rv | rv | — | rv | rv | — | — | — |
| Cornell | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| Missouri State | — | — | — | — | — | rv | rv | 25 | — | rv | — | — | — | — |
| SIU Edwardsville | — | — | — | rv | — | — | rv | rv | rv | rv | — | — | — | — |
| Seattle | 22 | — | — | — | — | rv | 25 | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fordham | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 21 | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coastal Carolina | 18 | rv | 19 | 21 | 24 | 18 | rv | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UC Davis | — | — | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UMass Lowell | rv | — | 22 | 15 | 19 | 16 | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier | rv | rv | — | — | rv | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villanova | — | — | 15 | 13 | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| San Francisco | rv | — | 16 | 22 | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Canyon | rv | rv | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Butler | 9 | 11 | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| California | rv | 14 | rv | — | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Western Michigan | 14 | 16 | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clemson | 11 | rv | rv | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dartmouth | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tulsa | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albany | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William & Mary | rv | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FIU | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pittsburgh | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Florida | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cal State Fullerton | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | rv | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References edit
- ^ "About Rankings". United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NCAA DI MEN - Week #". United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.