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After an impressive victory over another championship contender, it's no wonder that Louisville maintained its perch atop the Fox Soccer/SBI NCAA Top 25 rankings.
The Cardinals topped UCLA in an early-season battle of national powers to justify their preseason No. 1 spot. A number of teams traded places in the top 10 behind Louisville, but the only newcomer in the bunch is West Virginia, which split its games against ACC foes Virginia and Maryland and is emerging as a team that can compete with anyone.
William & Mary and South Florida each jumped four spots after wins over SMU and Wake Forest, respectively, and newcomers UNC Greensboro, Central Florida and Brown round out the rankings.
Here is the latest Fox Soccer/SBI NCAA Top 25:
1. (Last week, 1) Louisville (1-0)
2. (3) Akron (1-0)
3. (4) North Carolina (1-0)
4. (5) Maryland (2-0)
5. (2) UCLA (0-1)
6. (7) Creighton (1-0)
7. (8) UCONN (1-0)
8. (10) UCSB (1-0)
9. (6) SMU (0-1)
10. (15) West Virginia (1-1)
11. (12) Notre Dame (0-0-1)
12. (9) Duke (1-1)
13. (17) South Florida (1-0)
14. (11) Virginia (1-1)
15. (16) Indiana (0-0-1)
16. (18) Penn State (2-0)
17. (13) Ohio State (0-0-1)
18. (19) Boston College (2-0)
19. (23) William & Mary (1-0)
20. (14) Wake Forest (0-1)
21. (21) California (1-0)
22. (22) Monmouth (1-0)
23. (NR) UNC-Greensboro (1-0)
24. (NR) Central Florida (1-0)
25. (NR) Brown (0-0)
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