Men's College Soccer RPI: Akron on top

18 wins from 18 games, and the Akron Zips are the top-ranked team no matter where you look in the collegiate ranks. NSCAA and Soccer America both have the Zips on top, and the latest RPI released this week concurs. Having answered every question asked of them during the regular season, Akron now has a chance to run the table all the way to a NCAA championship.

The relatively weak MAC wasn't enough to punish Akron in the RPI, though it is still holding back other powers like UConn and Louisville. St. John's unranked in other polls, finds itself at 21 despite a rather lackluster 8-2-8 record. Connecticut and Louisville, both in the NSCAA top 10, sit at 32 and 34 in the RPI.

Once again, the ACC leads the way, with six teams sitting in the top 25. The Ivy League again represents well, and a highly-regarded Harvard team will have to back that come tournament time. Some of the surprising spots include Northwestern at the third spot -- how they are ranked ahead of the Tar Heels seems impossible to explain -- and the previously mentioned ranking of St. John's.

Here's a look at the top 25 from the latest RPI:

1. Akron, Mid-American (18-0-0)
2. Wake Forest, ACC (13-3-2)
3. Northwestern, Big Ten (10-3-4)
4. North Carolina, ACC (13-2-2)
5. UCLA, Pac-10 (10-3-3)
6. Indiana, Big Ten (9-8-1)
7. Virginia, ACC (12-3-2)
8. Harvard, Ivy League (12-3-1)
9. San Diego, West Coast (12-4-1)
10. Tulsa, C-USA (11-4-2)
11. Ohio St, Big Ten (10-4-4)
12. Duke, ACC (12-5-0)
13. Penn St, Big Ten (10-6-2)
14. Princeton, Ivy (8-5-3)
15. Loyola Marymount, West Coast (9-8-1)
16. Maryland, ACC (12-4-2)
17. Michigan St, Big Ten (10-6-2)
18. Stanford, Pac-10 (10-4-2)
19. Butler, Horizon (13-2-1)
20. Monmouth, Northeast (16-1-1)
21. St. John's, Big East (8-2-8)
22. San Diego St, Pac-10 (6-6-5)
23. Charlotte, Atlantic 10 (11-3-4)
24. Boston College, ACC (11-7-0)
25. North Carolina St, ACC (12-5-1)

What do you think of the latest rankings? Glad to see Akron holding the top spot? Can they extend their unbeaten run deep into the tournament?

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