GREENSBORO, N.C. – The NCAA released its first Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) report of the season on Monday, October 10, with the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team sitting at No. 25.
The Spartans who are 8-1-3 overall and 2-0 in SoCon play are the top SoCon team in the RPI report with the next conference school, Furman, marked at No. 138. UNCG is the third school from North Carolina in the rankings, as Duke is No. 2 and Wake Forest is No. 16.
UNCG remains unbeaten against three teams in the top-40: SMU (No. 6), Louisville (No. 8), and Elon (No. 39).
On Monday, the Spartans received a No. 13 ranking from TopDrawerSoccer and No. 21 ranking from College Soccer News.
Last week, the Spartans fell from the United Soccer Coaches National Poll and are receiving votes for the second-straight week after being ranked for three-straight weeks.
UNCG continues to be the highest non-ACC school ranked in the United Soccer Coaches South Region. The Spartans are ranked No. 6, with Campbell University taking the 10
th spot, as the only other non-ACC school this week. The Spartans are sandwiched between Clemson University which is fifth and the University of Virginia which is seventh.
Nationally, the Spartans are fifth in goal differential (22), seventh in total goals (30), 10
th in total points (86), 13
th in corner kicks per game (7.25), 13
th in team goals against average (0.667), 15
th in scoring offense (2.50), 16
th in shots on goal per game (7.25), 17
th in total assists (26), 18
th in points per game (7.17), 18
th in won-lost-tied percentage (0.792), 23
rd in shot accuracy (0.486), and 25
th in assists per game (2.17).
UNCG leads the SoCon in assist per game, corner kicks per game, goal differential, points per game, scoring offense, shot accuracy, shots per game, shots on goal per game, team goals against average, total assists, total goals, total points, and won-lost-tied percentage.
Up Next
The Spartans travel to Clemson, South Carolina for their final regular season non-conference contest with Clemson University tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11 with a start time of 7:00 p.m.
The Tigers are fifth in the United Soccer Coaches South Region, No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll, No. 12 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll, and No. 16 in the College Soccer News Poll. Clemson is No. 7 in the first installment of the NCAA RPI.