Photo: Alex Weiss
Several teams from our preseason top 25 poll dropped points on opening night. Seven teams in total lost, with five of those losses coming against non-ranked opponents. There were also five draws in our top 25, including two matchups that were between top-ranked opponents.
Our #1 pick, Marshall, is set to play tonight to finish off the opening game stretch, while Cornell is not set to play until the end of August.
Top 25 opening night record: 10-7-5
- Marshall – Plays tonight at home vs George Mason
- Vermont – Beat Sacred Heart 2-0 at home
- Denver – Beat #25 Washington 2-0 at home
- Wake Forest – Losing to Maryland 0-1 at home (postponed)
- Pittsburgh – Beat Quinnipiac 1-0 at home
- SMU – Drew with #22 UMKC 2-2 at home
- Clemson – Drew with #12 Indiana 2-2 on the road
- Georgetown – Lost to High Point 2-1 on the road
- Ohio State – Lost to Virginia Tech 1-0 on the road
- Stanford – Beat Sacramento State 5-1 at home
- West Virginia – Beat Manhattan 5-2 at home
- Indiana – Drew with #7 Clemson 2-2 at home
- Duke – Beat #16 San Diego 2-1 at home
- Dayton – Drew with Detroit Mercy 0-0 at home
- NC State – Beat Queens 2-0 at home
- San Diego – Lost to #13 Duke 2-1 on the road
- Missouri State – Beat Seattle 4-1 at home
- Hofstra – Lost to Bucknell 1-2 at home
- UMass – Beat Siena 3-2 at home
- Western Michigan – Lost to Kentucky 1-2 at home
- Penn State – Beat Stetson 2-0 at home
- UMKC – Drew with #6 SMU 2-2 on the road
- Cornell – First game 8/30 at Le Moyne
- UCLA – Lost to UC Irvine 2-0 on the road
- Washington – Lost to #3 Denver 2-0 on the road
