What changes can be expected after Week 9 of the men's college soccer season?
SMU men's soccer tied Stanford at home on Friday, Oct. 16, but otherwise remains undefeated this season, maintaining its No. 1 ranking in the updated United Soccer Coaches poll on Oct. 20.
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Formerly No. 2 Indiana, though, is no longer unbeaten: The Hoosiers suffered their first loss of the season to Rutgers on Oct. 16, which resulted in a drop in the rankings. Georgetown improved to 11-1-1 on the season after its 3-0 win over St. John's and 4-0 win over Seton Hall, setting up a jump over Indiana in the poll.
South Carolina also had a big fall in the rankings after falling to Georgia State 2-1 on the road in a shocking upset.
Here's a look at the updated United Soccer Coaches poll on Tuesday, Oct. 20:
Men's college soccer rankings after Week 9
First-place votes in parentheses
- SMU (8)
- Georgetown
- Clemson
- Indiana
- UMKC
- Michigan State
- Washington
- Creighton
- Akron
- Louisville
- Maryland
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Xavier
- Wake Forest
- North Carolina
- Pittsburgh
- South Carolina
- UCLA
- Charlotte
- Portland
- Oregon State
- Cornell
- UNC-Wilmington
- West Virginia
Others receiving votes: University of San Diego (7), Missouri State University (6), Stanford University (5), James Madison University (5), University of California Santa Barbara (3), High Point University (3), Rutgers University (1), Marshall University (1), Utah Valley University (1).
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Men's college soccer rankings after Week 9: Updated United Soccer Coaches Poll