KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Clemson University took over the top spot in the United Soccer Coaches men’s poll after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship.

The Tigers joined Florida State, which won the women’s tournament championship two weeks ago as the top teams in the final fall rankings.

The college rankings will resume at a still to be determined date in the spring.

The Tigers took over the top spot behind a 2-1 win over previous No. 1 Pittsburgh in the conference tournament title game. Pitt dropped to No. 2 after the loss. Wake Forest remained third in the poll while Virginia Tech moved into the top five at No. 4. Sun Belt Conference champion Coastal Carolina was fifth for the second consecutive week.

The top five in the women’s poll was unchanged from a week ago with ACC tournament champion Florida State at No. 1 followed by North Carolina, TCU, West Virginia and Duke.

Due to the pandemic, only teams competing in the fall are considered for the fall rankings. The number of teams appearing in each ranking is also lower due to the lower number of teams competing. The men’s poll consists of a top five national ranking and the women’s poll features a top 15. There are no regional rankings.

 

NCAA Division I Men’s Ranking

Rank School

Prev.

W-L-T
1. Clemson

2

8-2-1
2. Pittsburgh

1

7-1-0
3. Wake Forest

3

7-2-0
4. Virginia Tech

NR

3-2-2
5. Coastal Carolina

5

6-1-1

 

NCAA Division I Women’s Ranking

Rank School

Prev.

W-L-T
1. Florida State

1

11-0-0
2. North Carolina

2

11-1-0
3. TCU

3

8-0-1
4. West Virginia

4

7-2-0
5. Duke

5

7-4-2
6. Clemson

7

6-4-0
7. Arkansas

6

9-2-0
8. Vanderbilt

NR

8-4-0
9. Texas A&M

8

8-2-0
10. Virginia

9

8-3-1
11. South Carolina

10

7-3-0
12. Oklahoma State

11

6-2-1
13. Tennessee

12

4-4-1
14. Notre Dame

13

4-5-0
15. Kansas

14

5-3-1

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.