National Champion Maryland atop final NCAA DI men’s rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2018) – United Soccer Coaches released the final 2018 national rankings on Tuesday for NCAA Division I men’s soccer, led by Maryland, who captured the fourth national championship in program history on Sunday.
Led by head coach Sasho Cirovski and a defense that didn’t allow a goal during the NCAA Tournament, Maryland captured its first title since 2008 with a 1-0 victory over Akron in the College Cup final at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, Calif.
National Runner-Up Akron was second in the final poll, followed by Indiana, Michigan State and Kentucky rounding out the top five.
NCAA DI Men – Final Postseason Ranking (Dec. 11, 2018)
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Prev. |
W-L-T |
1 |
University Of Maryland |
698 |
15 |
13-6-1 |
2 |
University Of Akron |
665 |
16 |
15-7-2 |
3 |
Indiana University |
646 |
1 |
20-3-1 |
4 |
Michigan State University |
590 |
RV |
14-5-4 |
5 |
University Of Kentucky |
579 |
3 |
19-2-1 |
6 |
Wake Forest University |
542 |
2 |
18-3-0 |
7 |
Stanford University |
539 |
7 |
12-4-5 |
8 |
University of Notre Dame |
497 |
13 |
11-7-3 |
9 |
Saint Mary’s College of California |
489 |
4 |
18-0-2 |
10 |
James Madison University |
435 |
RV |
16-4-1 |
11 |
Duke University |
374 |
10 |
11-7-2 |
12 |
United States Air Force Academy |
357 |
20 |
17-5-0 |
13 |
Georgetown University |
348 |
12 |
13-5-3 |
14 |
University Of North Carolina |
331 |
6 |
14-4-1 |
15 |
University Of Virginia |
305 |
11 |
10-4-3 |
16 |
University Of Louisville |
297 |
5 |
11-5-3 |
17 |
Virginia Tech |
259 |
19 |
11-7-3 |
18 |
UCF |
194 |
9 |
13-3-3 |
19 |
University Of Denver |
181 |
8 |
15-4-2 |
20 |
Charlotte |
131 |
14 |
14-5-2 |
21 |
University Of Portland |
115 |
21 |
12-4-3 |
22 |
West Virginia University |
103 |
18 |
14-7-0 |
23 |
Oregon State University |
88 |
24 |
11-6-3 |
24 |
University Of Michigan |
78 |
RV |
12-5-4 |
25 |
Lipscomb University |
65 |
NR |
10-10-1 |
Also receiving votes: California-Irvine, University of (39), University of the Pacific (27), University Of Washington (23), Colgate University (23), University of Connecticut (19), Syracuse University (18), North Carolina State University (16), University Of Rhode Island (11), University of New Hampshire (7), Creighton University (4), Furman University (3), Wright State University (2), Virginia Commonwealth University (2)
United Soccer Coaches college rankings are an indicator of the week-to-week status of qualified programs. To be eligible for consideration in United Soccer Coaches college rankings, a school must be a member of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program.