St. Benedict's finally loses grip on No. 1
Down goes St. Benedict's.
For the first time in 71 games, the Gray Bees lost last week. Salesianum got a goal in overtime for a 1-0 win over St. Benedict's, which had been the nation's year-end top fall boys team over the last two years and had been No. 1 all season. That triggered a massive shakeup at the top in this week's NSCAA boys national poll. St. Benedict's fell to No. 9 and Salesianum scooted up to No. 3.
The loss paved the way for California's Jesuit to ascend to the nation's top spot, the first time a fall boys team other than St. Benedict's has occupied that position in some time. Despite that seismic shift, it was all fairly contained - no team dropped out of the top 10 from a week ago.
1. Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) — (21-0-3)
2. Mason (Mason, Ohio) — (18-0-1)
3. Salesianum School (Wilmington, Del.) — (12-0-1)
4. Arlington (LaGrangeville, N.Y.) — (16-0-1)
5. Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa.) — (18-0-1)
6. Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.) — (20-0-2)
7. Troy Athens (Troy, Mich.) — (19-0-1)
8. Greenwich (Greenwich, Conn.) — (14-0-2)
9. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) — (17-1-0)
10. McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.) — (18-0-0)
11. St. Dominic (O'Fallon, Mo.) — (22-0-0)
12. St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.) — (18-1-1)
13. Avon (Avon, Ind.) — (22-0-1)
14. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) — (12-1-1)
15. LaSalle Academy (Providence, R.I.) — (13-0-2)
16. Arrowhead (Heartland, Wisc.) — (19-0-2)
17. Providence Day School (Charlotte, N.C.) — (21-0-0)
18. Olathe East (Olathe, Kan.) — (16-0-0)
19. Mamaroneck (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) — (17-0-0)
20. Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, N.M) — (19-1-0)
21. Great Valley (Malvern, Pa.) — (20-0-0)
22. Joel Barlow (Redding, Conn.) — (14-0-1)
23. Canton (Plymouth, Mich.) — (17-1-1)
24. Revere (Richfield, Ohio) — (17-0-2)
25. Martin Luther King Jr. (New York, N.Y.) — (14-0-1)
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