Men's Soccer Ranked No. 23 In Latest United Soccer Coaches Poll
8/29/2017 12:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Bluejays are one of two BIG EAST schools in Top 25
The Bluejays ended the first weekend of the season 1-1-0 with a golden goal victory over Grand Canyon (1-0 in 2OT) on Sunday and a loss against No. 17 Virginia Tech (2-0) to open the season on Friday.Â
Creighton is one of two teams from the BIG EAST listed in this week's poll. Butler moved up eight spots to No. 17 after going 1-0-0 last week. Providence and Georgetown also received votes in this week's poll.Â
In other polls, the Bluejays are No. 16 in the College Soccer News Top 30 and not listed in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25.
Creighton will travel to California later this week for a pair of matches against Pac-12 opponents. The Bluejays will play against No. 1 and two-time defending national champion Stanford on Friday night at 9 p.m. (CST) in Palo Alto, Calif. before playing California on Sunday at 3 p.m. (CST) in Berkeley, Calif. Both matches will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.Â
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United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 1 - August 29, 2017
Also receiving votes: Duke University (30), Virginia Tech (27), Loyola University Maryland (26), University of North Carolina-Wilmington (22), Providence College (20), United States Air Force Academy (15), Loyola University Chicago (14), Stony Brook University (14), University of California Santa Barbara (11), University of the Pacific (10), Hofstra University (10), Coastal Carolina University (9), Dartmouth College (9), University of Connecticut (8), Florida International (8), University Of Kentucky (8), Georgia State University (8), Western Michigan University (5), Georgetown University (4), University Of Wisconsin (4), New Hampshire, University of (4), United States Military Academy (4), University Of New Mexico (3), George Mason University (3), Southern Methodist University (3), UNLV (2), University Of South Carolina (2), University of Alabama-Birmingham (1), Marist College (1)
