College Soccer News' first weekly poll includes games played through Sunday, September 1. The rankings remained fairly stable with many teams just playing a single contest. However, there were several upsets in the first weekend of play that did impact the rankings.
| School | Rank | Name |
Record (W,L,T) |
Previous Rank |
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1 | Wake Forest | 2-0-0 | 1 |
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2 | Kentucky | 1-0-0 | 2 |
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3 | Maryland | 1-0-0 | 4 |
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4 | Stanford | 1-0-0 | 5 |
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5 | Saint Mary's | 1-0-0 | 6 |
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6 | Duke | 2-0-0 | 8 |
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7 | Indiana | 1-0-0 | 9 |
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8 | Georgetown | 1-0-0 | 12 |
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9 | Akron | 0-1-0 | 3 |
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10 | North Carolina | 0-1-1 | 7 |
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11 | Michigan State | 0-0-1 | 10 |
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12 | Virginia | 1-0-0 | 13 |
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13 | Virginia Tech | 2-0-0 | 19 |
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14 | Notre Dame | 1-0-0 | 14 |
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15 | Louisville | 0-0-1 | 15 |
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16 | Coastal Carolina | 2-0-0 | RV |
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17 | UCF | 1-1-0 | 18 |
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18 | Michigan | 0-1-0 | 16 |
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19 | West Virginia | 1-0-0 | 20 |
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20 | SMU | 1-0-0 | 22 |
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21 | Charlotte | 1-0-0 | 23 |
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22 | Oregon State | 1-1-0 | 21 |
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23 | Washington | 1-0-0 | 26 |
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24 | Denver | 0-1-0 | 17 |
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25 | Connecticut | 1-0-0 | 26 |
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26 | Xavier | 1-0-0 | NR |
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27 | UC Irvine | 0-1-1 | 27 |
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28 | Clemson | 1-0-0 | RV |
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29 | New Hampshire | 1-0-0 | 30 |
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30 | FGCU | 1-0-0 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: St. John's, James Madison, NC State, Colgate, Portland, Air Force, Creighton, UCLA, UC Davis, Princeton, VCU, FIU, Grand Canyon, Dartmouth, Georgia State, CSUN, Seattle, Utah Valley, Georgia Southern
