We called Friday the biggest night of the college season, and it delivered. The YSC D1 Top 25 has a new No. 1.
The five ranked games
Georgetown 5, Creighton 3. The game of the night. Georgetown handed Creighton their first loss of the season and now top the RPI, the coaches' poll and our board.
SMU 1, Louisville 1. The Mustangs stay unbeaten at 12-0-3, but the draw opened the door for Georgetown.
Clemson 2, Wake Forest 1. Clemson stay third and hold No. 2 in the RPI.
Washington 2, Maryland 1. Zach Ramsey's team beat the No. 4 team on our board and climb 15 spots to No. 6.
Indiana 3, UCLA 1. A big road win that moves the Hoosiers up to No. 4.
The upsets
The ranked teams didn't only struggle against each other:
- Rutgers won 4-1 at Michigan State.
- Omaha beat Kansas City 4-0. The Roos drop seven spots.
- Marshall won 2-1 at South Carolina, and the Gamecocks then lost 2-1 at Coastal Carolina on Tuesday.
- Cal beat Stanford 3-1, and UConn won 2-1 at Xavier. Both losers fall out of our Top 25.
New YSC D1 Top 10
1. Georgetown (14-1-1), up 1
2. SMU (12-0-3), down 1
3. Clemson (12-2-2)
4. Indiana (13-1-3), up 2
5. Akron (10-1-4), up 2
6. Washington (10-3-3), up 15
7. Louisville (12-2-3), up 6
8. Maryland (10-4-1), down 4
9. Wisconsin (10-2-4), up 5
10. Creighton (11-1-5), up 1
New this week: Marshall (No. 16), Portland (No. 18), Rutgers (No. 22) and Bryant (No. 23). Dropped out: Stanford, Xavier, Vermont and Oregon State.
The full board is on the College page under Top 25.
Sources: NCAA scoreboard, NCAA RPI, United Soccer Coaches poll
