Tennessee and NC State finish top-10 droughts in AP school soccer ballot

Tennessee and NC State broke into the highest 10 of The Related Press school soccer ballot Sunday, and Florida State is again within the rankings for the primary time in 4 years.

Georgia remained No. 1 and acquired 55 of 63 first-place votes within the High 25, introduced by Areas Financial institution. No. 2 Alabama (4 first-place votes), No. 3 Ohio State (4 first-place votes), No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Clemson all held their locations.

Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas State created room for groups to maneuver up, like USC to No. 6 and Kentucky to No. 7.

Tennessee moved up three spots to No. 8, its greatest rating since 2006 and first top-10 look since a couple of weeks at ninth within the first half of 2016. That was the final time the Volunteers began 4-0. The Vols knocked Florida Gators out of the rankings by snapping a five-game shedding streak within the rivalry.

Oklahoma State remained at 9 and NC State jumped two spots to No. 10. The Wolfpack have their greatest rating since they had been tenth in 2002.

Texas and Miami each dropped out of the rankings after being overwhelmed by unranked groups to fall to 2-2. The Longhorns blew a 14-point lead second-half lead and misplaced in time beyond regulation at Texas Tech. whereas Miami, which began the season at No. 16, was upended by four-touchdown underdog Center Tennessee State Blue Raiders.

Whereas the Hurricanes and Gators slipping out, No. 23 Florida State (4-0) moved in. The Seminoles are off to their greatest begin since 2015 and within the AP High 25 for the primary time since starting the 2018 season No. 19, snapping a streak of 69 straight polls unranked.

POLL POINTS

Florida State’s ballot drought was outstanding contemplating how the Seminoles have been a High 25 staple because the late Seventies.

Florida State’s streak of 211 straight weeks ranked from 1989-2001 is the third-longest streak within the historical past of the ballot and its streak of 42 straight seasons showing in at the least one ballot from 1977-2018 is fourth all-time.

Earlier than the present drought, Florida State had not gone consecutive seasons with out being ranked for at the least one ballot since 1973-77, which was the late Bobby Bowden’s first season as coach.

IN

Two different groups are making their High 25 debuts this week:

– No. 21 Minnesota enters the rankings after crushing Michigan State on the street. The Gophers are ranked for the primary time since a brief keep in 2020.

– No. 25 Kansas State upset a top-10 ranked Oklahoma crew for the third time within the final 4 seasons. The Wildcats have been briefly ranked in every of the final three seasons, however by no means greater than three weeks.

CONFERENCE CALL

SEC – 7 (Nos. 1, 2, 7, 8, 14, 17, 20).

ACC – 5 (Nos. 5, 10, 22, 23, 24).

Huge 12 – 4 (Nos. 9, 16, 18, 25).

Huge Ten – 4 (Nos. 2, 4, 11, 21).

Pac-12 – 4 (Nos. 6, 12, 13, 15)

Impartial – 1 (No. 19).

RANKED vs. RANKED

No. 10 NC State at No. 5 Clemson. The 87th assembly would be the first matching top-10 groups.

No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Ole Miss. Wildcats and Rebels have performed 44 occasions, relationship again to 1944 and have each been ranked simply as soon as in 1958.

No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas. Tide is 6-0 when each groups are ranked.

No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor. Cowboys and Bears performed twice as ranked groups final season.

No. 22 Wake Forest at No. 23 Florida State. Solely ranked assembly in 39 video games was 2008, a Wake victory.