College Soccer Professor: Week 1 Goal.com Rankings

Zipping away.

Sep 6, 2010 6:19:00 AM

By J.R. Eskilson

Darlington Nagbe, University of Akron
The Akron Zips went on the road to open their season against North Carolina and Wake Forest -- a formidable test for any team. They left the state of North Carolina with a perfect record and their shutout streak intact. After 3-0 and 2-0 victories respectively, Akron demonstrated the massive gap between them and the rest of the country. It should come as little surprise they remain top of the Goal.com rankings after week one.

Goal.com Week 1 Power Rankings

1. Akron 2-0-0. Last week: 3-0 win over North Carolina, 2-0 win over Wake Forest. Next up: Bowling Green, September 11. (Previous Rank: 1)

2. Virginia 2-0-0. Last week: 5-0 win over St. John's, 2-1 win over UAB. Next up: Duke, September 11. (2)

3. North Carolina 1-0-1. Last week: 0-3 loss to Akron, 4-1 win over Seton Hall. Next up: North Carolina St, September 10. (3)

4. Tulsa 1-0-0. Last week: 3-1 win over Seattle. Next up: Lipscomb September 6. (6)

5. Duke 1-1-0. Last week: 0-0 vs Louisville, 4-1 win over Sacramento State. Next up: Virginia, September 11. (8)

6. Boston College 2-0-0. Last week: 3-2 win over Hartford, 1-0 win over Quinnipiac. Next up: Maryland, September 10. (9)

7. Monmouth 2-0-0. Last week: 1-0 win over West Virginia, 2-0 win over Binghampton. Next up: St. Peter’s, Sept 10. (11)

8. Wake Forest 0-1-1. Last week: 2-2 vs Seton Hall, 0-2 loss to Akron. Next up: Clemson, September 10. (7)

9. Maryland 1-0-1. Last week: 3-4 loss against Michigan St, 5-0 win over Northeastern. Next up: Boston College, September 10. (5)

10. UCSB 0-1-1. Last week: 0-1 loss at Cal State Bakersfield, 0-0 at New Mexico. Next up: Creighton, September 7. (4)

11. Butler 2-0-0. Last week: 4-0 win over IPFW, 1-0 win over Xavier. Next up: Houston Baptist, September 10. (16)

12. Penn State 2-0-0. Last week: 5-0 win over Buffalo, 1-0 win over College of Charleston. Next up: Bucknell, Sept 10. (17)

13. Ohio State 2-0-0. Last week: 1-0 win over College of Charleston, 2-0 win over Buffalo. Next up: Binghampton, September 10. (15)

14. Indiana 1-0-1. Last week: 1-2 loss against Cal, 5-1 win over UCLA. Next up: Cal Poly, September 10. (19)

15. UCONN 2-0-0. Last week: 2-0 win over St. Francis (NY), 3-1 win over Yale. Next up: Manhattan, September 7. (20)

16. South Florida 0-1-1. Last week: 1-2 loss against Florida Gulf Coast, 0-0 vs Saint Louis, Next up: Stony Brook, September 7. (10)

17. UCLA 1-0-1. Last week: 1-0 win over Notre Dame, 1-5 loss against Indiana. Next up: UC Riverside, September 9. (12)

18. UC Irvine 1-0-0. Last week: 1-0 win over Loyola. Next up: Wisconsin, Sept 6. (21)

19. Louisville 1-1-0. Last week: 0-0 vs Duke, 2-1 win over NC State. Next up: Fordham, September 10. (22)

20. Portland 1-1-0. Last week: 0-0 vs Northern Illinois, 2-1 win over Evansville. Next up: Denver, September 10. (23)

21. California 1-1-0. Last week: 2-1 win over Indiana, 0-0 vs Notre Dame. Next up: Saint Mary’s, Sept 10. (Not Ranked)



22. New Mexico 1-1-0. Last week: 3-2 win over St. Louis, 0-0 vs UCSB. Next up Georgetown, September 10. (NR)

23. Georgetown 2-0-0. Last week: 2-1 win over Northeastern, 4-0 win over Michigan State. Next up: New Mexico, September 10 (NR)

24. West Virginia 1-0-1. Last week: 0-1 loss vs Monmouth, 3-2 win against UNC-Wilmington. Next up: William and Mary, September 10. (NR)

25. Creighton 2-0-0. Last week: 2-0 win over Loyola Chicago, 4-0 win over UNCG. Next up: UCSB, September 7. (NR)

Player of the week:

James Belshaw, Goalkeeper, Duke: 0-0 vs Louisville

The sophomore keeper from England put on a performance for the record books. He registered 15 saves over 110 minutes, including a penalty kick save in overtime, against Louisville. Duke head coach John Kerr told GoDuke.com after the game, "I've seen a lot of games in my lifetime and it's the best performance I've ever seen live." The 15 saves are a career high for Belshaw and a new Duke record.

Other players in consideration: Ryan Finley, Forward, Duke: 3 goals vs Sacramento State. Will Bruin, Forward, Indiana: 3 goals vs UCLA.


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