KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was little movement atop the rankings as United Soccer Coaches announced the latest fall college rankings Tuesday.

The University of Pittsburgh remained atop the men’s rankings again this week, while the University of North Carolina continues to be No. 1 in the women’s poll.

The Panthers are 5-0-0 and No. 1 for the second successive week. The remainder of the men’s top five was the same as last week with Wake Forest at No. 2, Clemson in the No. 3 spot and Kentucky and North Carolina.

On the women’s side, the Tar Heels are 7-0-0 and have led the entire fall. Florida State is second for the sixth consecutive week. Clemson is third for the second consecutive week while TCU and Duke swapped spots this week at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

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 Rankings
Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1. Pittsburgh 1 5-0-0
2. Wake Forest 2 5-1-0
3. Clemson 3 5-1-0
4. Kentucky 4 5-1-0
5. North Carolina 5 2-1-0

 

NCAA Division I Women’s Rankings
Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1. North Carolina 1 7-0-0
2. Florida State 2 6-0-0
3. Clemson 3 5-2-0
4. TCU 5 6-0-1
5. Duke 4 5-2-2
6. West Virginia 6 6-1-0
7. Arkansas 7 5-1-0
8. Texas A&M 9 4-1-0
9. South Carolina 11 5-1-0
10. Virginia 10 5-2-1
11. Kansas 8 4-2-0
12. Oklahoma State 12 4-2-1
13. Notre Dame NR 4-3-0
14. Georgia 15 2-2-2
15. Auburn 14 2-0-2

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.