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Men's Soccer Makes First Appearance in National Rankings
The Blue Demons enter this week's Soccer America top 25 at No. 17 after five wins in their first six matches this season. DePaul plays at No. 14 West Virginia on Friday night and Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon.

CHICAGO On the heels of a 1-0 win over then-No. 2 Connecticut, the DePaul men's soccer team earned its first national ranking this week. The Blue Demons rocketed up the Soccer America top 25 and settled at No. 17 in this week's poll. DePaul's 5-1-0 record is the best start in school history with each of the five victories coming via a shutout.

DePaul is one of six BIG EAST programs in this week's Soccer America rankings. Notre Dame stands at No. 2 followed by Connecticut at No. 3. West Virginia, who the Blue Demons play on Friday night in Morgantown, are ranked 14th in this week poll followed by USF at No. 25.

The Blue Demons travel to West Virginia on Friday before playing at Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon. The win over Connecticut started a span of five games in which the Blue Demons play three ranked teams. After a Oct. 6 match at Cincinnati, DePaul travels to No. 5 Northwestern on Oct. 10.

SOCCER AMERICA NATIONAL RANKINGS
Sept. 24, 2007

Rank

 School Prev. W-L-T

1.

 Wake Forest 1 6-0-0

2.

 Notre Dame 3 5-1-1

3.

 Connecticut 2 7-1-0

4.

 Virginia 4 5-1-1

5.

 Northwestern 10 6-0-1
6. Boston College 13 5-1-0
7. Santa Clara 14 5-1-2
8. Southern Methodist 16 4-2-1
9. Duke 17 5-2-0
10. UCLA 5 3-3-1
11. Brown 9 6-0-1
12. Michigan 11 7-0-1
13. Harvard 6 6-1-1
14. West Virginia 7 5-2-0
15. UC Santa Barbara 19 3-2-2
16. Virginia Tech 20 5-1-1
17. DePaul NR 5-1-0
18. Tulsa NR 5-2-0
19. Creighton 8 3-1-2
20. Saint Louis 22 3-1-2
21. Gonzaga 25 5-2-0
22. New Mexico NR 5-3-0
23. Indiana 15 3-3-1
24. Maryland 18 3-3-1
25. USF 21 6-1-0