An emphatic 4-0 win over previous #2 Tulsa punctuated the #1 status the Akron Zips continued to enjoy in our Men’s Tournament 48 National Ranking.

Caleb Porter’s Zips remained perfect after the win, with the team remaining unbeaten, untied and unscored upon. Observer will now have to contemplate just how good this team can be over the course of the season, as the squad will need to look to itself for motivation and challenges through the regular season, starting with a midweek game at Ohio State.

Only Wake Forest drops from the top 10 this week following a non-conference loss, with Michigan State moving up on the strength of a pair of weekend victories.

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.

Meanwhile, Butler’s Matt Hedges was named Player of the Week based on his performance this week for the Bulldogs. Hedges scored a game-winning goal in both of Butler’s wins this weekend, and helped anchor a strong defensive effort for the undefeated Horizon League team. With the honor, Hedges headlines this week’s Team of the Week.

The full TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's Team of the Week for Monday Sept. 20 through Sunday Sept. 26 is as follows.

GK: Matt Lampson, Ohio State
D: Andrew Wenger, Duke
D: Matt Hedges, Butler
M: Tony Cascio, Connecticut
M: Krystian Witkowski, Marist
M: Michael Farfan, North Carolina
M: Nikita Kotlov, Indiana
F: Soony Saad, Michigan
F: Sean Rosa, Brown
F: Scott Rojo, High Point
F: Arthur Ivo, SMU

Player of the Week: Matt Hedges, Butler

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