Indiana men’s soccer is atop the college soccer landscape for the first time since the first poll of the 2021 season.
With a 5-0-1 record and two ranked victories, the Hoosiers earned the No. 1 slot in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Their most recent victories came against then-No. 16 Saint Louis University on Sept. 3 and the University of Notre Dame on Sept. 7 — both 1-0 victories.
No other Big Ten team is in the top 25, but both Maryland and Michigan are receiving votes.
The poll is also littered with former Indiana opponents.
Clemson University, which Indiana drew 2-2 on Aug. 21, sits at No. 2. The University of Louisville are No. 6, an opponent the Hoosiers defeated 3-0 in the preseason Aug. 16.
At No. 20 is the University of San Francisco, which Indiana defeated 3-2 on Aug. 24. And rounding out the list is Saint Louis, which fell eight spots to No. 24 following a loss to the Hoosiers.
Indiana also notched three Big Ten Player of the Week honors — graduate student Holden Brown fielded his second-straight Goalkeeper of the Week award, redshirt junior Breckin Minzey secured Defensive Player of the Week and junior Collins Oduro earned Offensive Player of the Week honors.
The Hoosiers play their first game as the top-ranked team in the nation against Michigan at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Follow reporters Elakai Anela (elakai_anela and eanela@iu.edu) and Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer (@mateo_frohwer and matfuent@iu.edu) for updates throughout the Indiana men's soccer season.
