IU is once again moving up in the rankings after the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic that took place Labor Day weekend.
The Hoosiers battled in both of their matches during the weekend against Cal and Stanford. The Hoosiers earned a resilient 2-1 victory during the Golden Bears on Friday before a 10-man draw Sunday against the Cardinal.
With the new week bringing the start of Big Ten play, the Hoosiers are once again shifting around in the rankings and have moved up in four major national polls.
Top Drawer Soccer moved IU up one spot from No. 5 to No. 4, while College Soccer News made the Hoosiers their seventh ranked team, up three spots from No. 10. As for the NSCAA coaches poll, IU slots in at No. 4, up one spot from No. 5 last week. Lastly, Soccer America moved the Hoosiers into their top 10 as they sit at No. 7.
IU Coach Todd Yeagley said he doesn’t take the rankings into much consideration or put much stock into them but did say when asked last week that it is a nice to be recognized.
As for the rest of the Big Ten, IU remains the highest ranked team in the NSCAA poll with Maryland closing in at No. 5. No other team in conference is ranked according to the coaches’ poll, but Penn State was mentioned among those that received votes.
IU’s opponents from the weekend suffered drops as Cal dropped out of the rankings while defending champions Stanford dropped to No. 24 after being the preseason No. 1 team.
However, IU is still set for matchups with in-state opponents Notre Dame and Butler, who come in this week at No. 1 and No. 19, respectively. Louisville, another IU opponent, received the second most votes for those not in the top 25.
Josh Eastern
