Throughout the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, several sources rank the top men's college soccer programs in the nation based on their results and perceived strength of their opponents. Notable ranking sources include the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, whose poll is the official rankings posted by the NCAA, as well as the Fox Soccer/SBI, Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer.com polls.

Current rankings

NSCAA TopDrawerSoccer.com Fox Soccer/SBI Soccer America SoccerTimes.com POV 1. | New Mexico | New Mexico | Connecticut | New Mexico | New Mexico 2. | Creighton | North Carolina | Maryland | North Carolina | Creighton 3. | North Carolina | Creighton | New Mexico | Maryland | North Carolina 4. | Maryland | USF | Creighton | Connecticut | Maryland 5. | South Florida | Connecticut | Louisville | Creighton | South Florida 6. | Akron | Maryland | St. John's | Akron | Connecticut 7. | Connecticut | Akron | UCF | USF | Akron 8. | UCLA | Boston College | Akron | UCLA | UCLA 9. | Indiana | Indiana | South Florida | Indiana | Boston College 10. | Boston College | UCLA | New Mexico | Coastal Carolina | Indiana 11. | Charlotte | Louisville | Notre Dame | Boston College | Charlotte 12. | James Madison | Virginia | UC Irvine | James Madison | Coastal Carolina 13. | Coastal Carolina | James Madison | UC Santa Barbara | UCF | Louisville 14. | UC Irvine | Old Dominion | UCLA | Louisville | UC Irvine 15. | Louisville | UC Irvine | Indiana | Charlotte | James madison 16. | Old Dominion | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara 17. | UC Santa Barbara | Charlotte | Georgetown | Northwestern | Central Florida 18. | Notre Dame | Furman | James Madison | UC Irvine | Alabama at Birmingham 19. | Furman | West Virginia | Cal State Bakersfield | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 20. | Washington | Ohio State | Northern Illinois | Washington | West Virginia 21. | UAB | UCF | Coastal Carolina | UAB | Old Dominion 22. | UCF | Georgetown | Furman | Furman | st. John's 23. | West Virginia | Notre Dame | UNC Charlotte | Providence | Washington 24. | Iona | UAB | Xavier | West Virginia | Georgetown 25. | Providence | Memphis | SMU | Memphis | Furman

National Rankings by week

Italics represent the ranking for non-ranked teams that received votes.

TeamWeekP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 New Mexico NR NR NR 16 11 9 6 6 5 2 1 1 1 Creighton 10 6 5 3 3 2 5 4 6 3 2 2 2 North Carolina 3 3 1 8 6 5 4 2 2 4 3 3 3 UCLA 6 13 NR NR 18 25 15 9 8 12 8 6 4 Connecticut 8 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 7 5 5 Maryland 4 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 4 4 6 UC Irvine 24 14 9 5 8 7 7 7 7 9 14 11 7 Boston College 25 16 8 11 10 13 16 14 18 13 10 13 8 Indiana 17 18 10 9 7 6 10 18 13 10 9 9 9 Akron 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 7 6 7 10 St. John's NR NR NR 14 12 15 9 21 12 18 NR 21 11 South Florida NR 20 11 17 21 16 17 11 9 6 5 10 12 UC Santa Barbara 14 9 6 6 13 10 19 13 16 23 17 15 13 Charlotte NR NR NR 19 14 12 14 15 10 16 11 8 15 Louisville 1 1 7 7 5 8 11 10 15 22 15 14 15 Northwestern NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 16 Coastal Carolina NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 17 13 12 17 Washington NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 20 20 19 18 SMU 5 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR 21 15 NR NR 19 UAB NR NR NR NR 24 NR NR NR NR NR 21 17 20 Old Dominion NR NR NR 21 15 20 21 17 11 8 16 18 21 Furman NR NR NR NR 25 24 NR NR NR 24 19 16 22 Monmouth NR 25 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 NR NR 23 Bradley NR NR NR 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 22 24 Fairfield NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 Xavier NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 NR NR NR NR NR 25 Source: NCAA P = Preseason rankings NR = Not ranked

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