Louisville retains #1 spot, Cal’s Soares POTW
October 11, 2010
Big East power Louisville continues for a 2nd week as #1 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Tournament 48 National Ranking, with a 2-1 victory over Rutgers keeping the Cardinals undefeated.
The Men’s Tournament 48 National Ranking is a running effort to project the 48-team NCAA Tournament field, including all automatic conference and at-large bids to the field. It is updated every Monday through the season. You can see the entire ranking here.
Meanwhile, California senior defender A.J. Soares (#21 Upperclassmen Top 100) has been named TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week. Soares helped the Golden Bears to a pair of Pac-10 victories with his typical stellar work in the back line and 3 goals scored on the week. With the award, Soares headlines this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week.
The full TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's Team of the Week for Monday Oct. 4 through Sunday Oct. 10 is as follows.
GK: Andrew McAdams, William & Mary(m)
D: A.J. Soares, California
D: Sean Flatley, College of Charleston
M: Zach Barnes, SMU
M: Shawn Sloan, High Point
F: Amani Walker, UC Irvine
F: Ryan Kinne, Monmouth
F: Matt Eliason, Northwestern
F: Donnie Smith, Charlotte
F: Deion Jones, Florida Gulf Coast(m)
F: David Ponce, Loyola Marymount
Player of the Week: A.J. Soares, California
The TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week is chosen after consulting match reports from all DI matches played in the preceding week.
A.J. Soares
The Cardinals edge fellow unbeaten Akron, who picked up a narrow MAC victory on the weekend. Connecticut drops after losing to Maryland, while North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and undefeated Butler all move up in the top 10 after a pair of victories each.The Men’s Tournament 48 National Ranking is a running effort to project the 48-team NCAA Tournament field, including all automatic conference and at-large bids to the field. It is updated every Monday through the season. You can see the entire ranking here.
Meanwhile, California senior defender A.J. Soares (#21 Upperclassmen Top 100) has been named TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week. Soares helped the Golden Bears to a pair of Pac-10 victories with his typical stellar work in the back line and 3 goals scored on the week. With the award, Soares headlines this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week.
The full TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's Team of the Week for Monday Oct. 4 through Sunday Oct. 10 is as follows.
GK: Andrew McAdams, William & Mary(m)
D: A.J. Soares, California
D: Sean Flatley, College of Charleston
M: Zach Barnes, SMU
M: Shawn Sloan, High Point
F: Amani Walker, UC Irvine
F: Ryan Kinne, Monmouth
F: Matt Eliason, Northwestern
F: Donnie Smith, Charlotte
F: Deion Jones, Florida Gulf Coast(m)
F: David Ponce, Loyola Marymount
Player of the Week: A.J. Soares, California
The TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week is chosen after consulting match reports from all DI matches played in the preceding week.
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