Men’s Division I Top 25: Shake up in Top 5

by ESNN

October 14, 2013

It’s still Bears country.

California had to erase second half deficits in both games last week, but it made no matter as the Golden Bears improved to 9-0-2 on the season with wins over San Diego State and UCLA. Without any doubt, Cal kept the No. 1 spot in the rankings heading into week eight.

Notre Dame also kept its spot in the rankings after a 1-0-1 week. The Irish played to a 1-1 draw against Maryland in the midweek fixture. Then, Notre Dame relied on a late tally from stud Harrison Shipp to top Virginia Tech in its second game of the week.

Washington has the week off from conference play, which made it a one-game week for the Huskies. The Pac-12 squad rolled past local rival Seattle 2-0 during the midweek game. The Huskies face three Pac-12 games this week with the opener on Monday against Oregon State.

Maryland bumped up to No. 4 with the draw against Notre Dame and then a wild 3-3 draw against Virginia. The Terps have been questionable defensively this season, but the offense has hardly been a question with a dynamic attack that has not been shut out this season.

Louisville moved into the final spot in the top five with a comfortable 3-1 win over Rutgers on Saturday. The Cardinals are undefeated in their last seven games with six wins. Games against Indiana and No. 24 Connecticut highlight a difficult week for Louisville.

One of the bigger moves of the week came with Georgetown dropping down to No. 9 following a shocking 2-1 loss to Xavier. The Hoyas, without the services of star freshman Joshua Yaro, let in two goals after taking the lead via Brandon Allen. With a road game against Marquette looming, the Hoyas have plenty of time to regain footing on the top teams in the rankings.

Check out the full top 25 for week eight: here.