North Carolina took the top spot in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 rankings from Louisville thanks to its 2-1 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Connecticut and Creighton each moved up one spot to 4-5 ahead of Akron, which fell two places following Friday's 0-0 tie against Cal State Fullerton.

TEAM (2011 RECORD) LAST WEEK
1. North Carolina (3-0-0) 2
2. Louisville (2-1-0) 1
3. Connecticut (3-0-0) 4
4. Creighton (3-0-0) 5
5. Akron (2-0-1) 3
6. Maryland (3-0-0) 7
7. UC Santa Barbara (3-0-0) 8
8. USF (3-0-0) 9
9. West Virginia (2-1-0) 10
10. Indiana (2-0-1) 14
11. Ohio State (2-0-1) 15
12. UCF (3-0-0) 16
13. Monmouth (2-0-0) 17
14. Boston College (4-0-0) 18
15. California (1-1-1) 12
16. Notre Dame (1-1-1) 11
17. UCLA (0-2-1) 6
18. Virginia (3-1-0) 22
19. East Tennessee State (4-0-0) NR
20. UC Irvine (4-0-0) NR
21. VCU (4-0-0) NR
22. Old Dominion (1-0-0) 25
23. N.C. State (2-1-1) NR
24. Northern Illinois (3-0-0) NR
25. St. John's (2-1-0) NR

Note: Rankings and records through Sunday's games. Soccer America's Top 25 rankings will appear each Monday during the regular season.

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