Louisville remains #1; UCLA’s Rowe POTW

Big East power Louisville remains at #1 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Tournament 48 National Ranking after staying undefeated with a 2-0 Big East Tournament quarterfinal victory over West Virginia.

The Cardinals are one of just two undefeated programs in DI men’s soccer (Butler is the other), have won 11 matches in a row and now stand at 15-0-2 overall. Maryland, Akron, North Carolina and SMU remained at positions 2-5 after weekend wins.  

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.

The ranking also attempts to integrate the RPI used so prominently by the NCAA in its tournament selection field. Most conferences now turn to their postseason tournaments, with a few wrapping up the regular season.

Meanwhile, UCLA goalkeeper Brian Rowe has been named TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week. Rowe made 9 saves and recorded a pair of shutouts as the Bruins defeated Washington and Oregon State in Pac-10 play.

With the award, Rowe headlines this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week.

The full TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's Team of the Week for Monday Nov. 01 through Sunday Nov. 07 is as follows.

GK: Brian Rowe, UCLA
D: Blair Jeralds, Denver
D: Charles Rodriguez, Charlotte
M: Paul Torres, Maryland
M: Carlos Alvarez, Connecticut
M: Luis Silva, UC Santa Barbara
M: Andres Cuero, Charlotte
M: Chris Harmon, Old Dominion
M: Scott Rojo, High Point
F: David Najem, Columbia
F: Sean Rosa, Brown

Player of the Week: Brian Rowe, UCLA

The TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week is chosen after consulting match reports from all DI matches played in the preceding week