Zippa Head Posted October 26 Report Posted October 26 ZIPS now #8 in RPI after South Carolina upset last night! Quote
TennZip Posted October 26 Report Posted October 26 Zips move from #11....all the way up to #4 in top Drawer soccer poll Big East teams have 3 of the top 4 rankings https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men 2 Quote
NWAkron Posted October 26 Report Posted October 26 On 10/24/2026 at 10:05 PM, Zips1991 said: Zips currently up to #9 in the RPI after tonight's win. We're in more danger of missing the Big East tournament than the NCAA tournament at this point. 😅 Nothing to gain from playing in conference tournement if at large is sealed. Rest up and avoid injuries. Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted October 26 Report Posted October 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, NWAkron said: Nothing to gain from playing in conference tournement if at large is sealed. Rest up and avoid injuries. Sure there is. Having a lower seed means less/no road games leading up to the College Cup. We got lucky last year in having a higher seed and remaining at home throughout because the lower seeds in our quarter bracket all lost prior to crossing our path. Also, an excellent coach/manager will always find a reason for his team to play to its full potential. I do not know how Embick operates, but Porter had an entire list of goals to accomplish for the season, and this list made the result of nearly every game meaningful. Edited October 26 by UAZipster0305 3 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted October 26 Report Posted October 26 1 hour ago, UAZipster0305 said: Sure there is. Having a lower seed means less/no road games leading up to the College Cup. We got lucky last year in having a higher seed and remaining at home throughout because the lower seeds in our quarter bracket all lost prior to crossing our path. Also, an excellent coach/manager will always find a reason for his team to play to its full potential. I do not know how Embick operates, but Porter had an entire list of goals to accomplish for the season, and this list made the result of nearly every game meaningful. Always a silver lining to find. Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted October 26 Author Report Posted October 26 1 hour ago, UAZipster0305 said: Sure there is. Having a lower seed means less/no road games leading up to the College Cup. We got lucky last year in having a higher seed and remaining at home throughout because the lower seeds in our quarter bracket all lost prior to crossing our path. Also, an excellent coach/manager will always find a reason for his team to play to its full potential. I do not know how Embick operates, but Porter had an entire list of goals to accomplish for the season, and this list made the result of nearly every game meaningful. Plus solidifying our resume with winning our final 2 games will likely qualify us for the BE Tournament. I hope our team does not look ahead but takes care of each game and lets the rest play out as it will. 1 Quote
TennZip Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 Akron improved from number 11 to number 9 in the college soccer news poll. https://collegesoccernews.com/college-soccer-news-mens-soccer-week-10-top-25-poll-georgetown-claims-top-spot-by-narrowest-of-margins/ 1 1 Quote
Zips1991 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 Zips up from #9 to #6 in the Coaches Poll. https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-men/ Georgetown #2, Creighton #9, Cornell #14, Wake Forest #16, Xavier #17, St Louis is receiving votes...Plus, I know WVU does not count for us, but they're #13. Some very impressive results for the Zips throughout the season based on this poll. 1 Quote
csims0917 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 I think I read somewhere we were top 5 in strength of schedule or something crazy Quote
Zips1991 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 (edited) 25 minutes ago, csims0917 said: I think I read somewhere we were top 5 in strength of schedule or something crazy Yep, 4th in strength of schedule according to this. https://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/2026/07/akron.html Edited October 27 by Zips1991 1 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 1 hour ago, Zips1991 said: Yep, 4th in strength of schedule according to this. https://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/2026/07/akron.html And what is crazy about that is most of our ties have been to the weaker teams on the schedule. Quote
Zips1991 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 3 minutes ago, UAZipster0305 said: And what is crazy about that is most of our ties have been to the weaker teams on the schedule. Yeah, I don't know for sure obviously, but I assume it we had won against Army and Butler, we'd be top 2 or 3 in RPI. 1 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Zips1991 said: Yeah, I don't know for sure obviously, but I assume it we had won against Army and Butler, we'd be top 2 or 3 in RPI. Those games were at home too!...And a road win at West Virginia was looking promising. Edited October 27 by UAZipster0305 Quote
TennZip Posted November 2 Report Posted November 2 Akron stays at #4 in top drawer soccer https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men 1 Quote
TennZip Posted November 2 Report Posted November 2 Akron jumps into top 5 !!! they were number 9 last week https://collegesoccernews.com/college-soccer-news-mens-soccer-week-11-top-25-poll-akron-jumps-into-the-top-5/ 2 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted November 2 Report Posted November 2 (edited) https://collegesoccernews.com/college-soccer-news-mens-soccer-week-11-top-25-poll-akron-jumps-into-the-top-5/ #5, and we are the featured team this week. Also, we tied #6 Creighton, beat #s 15, 16, and 24 (Cornell, Wake Forest, and Xavier, respectively) and were up 1-0 on #14 West Virginia before the game was cancelled. Our only loss is to #1 Georgetown, albeit at home, who has only lost at Maryland (#7) and tied UNC (#18) the first game of the season. If only we hadn't tied a few to low teams... Edited November 2 by UAZipster0305 1 Quote
MDZip Posted November 2 Report Posted November 2 Three Big East teams in the top six in both polls, including number one. Damn impressive. 3 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 2 Report Posted November 2 1 hour ago, MDZip said: Three Big East teams in the top six in both polls, including number one. Damn impressive. Thank goodness the MAC's poor leadership folded soccer. The Big East is a blessing. 1 1 Quote
Zips1991 Posted November 3 Report Posted November 3 Zips up from #6 to #5 in the Coaches Poll. https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-men/ 1 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted November 3 Report Posted November 3 5 minutes ago, Zips1991 said: Zips up from #6 to #5 in the Coaches Poll. https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-men/ And also from the Big East, #1 Georgetown, #10 Creighton, and RV Xavier. 1 Quote
TennZip Posted Saturday at 03:09 AM Report Posted Saturday at 03:09 AM 9 minutes ago, Zippa Head said: #6 Akron clearly deserves to be ahead of Pitt (9-4-4 record) in RPI Pitt lost yesterday in the ACC round of 16 tournament to Syracuse...so Pitt is done for the year Louisville also is done for the year after losing in the round of 16 to Stanford. Michigan State could really climb in the RPI if they have a strong Big Ten tournament. Michigan State plays Maryland in the quarters. The winner of that game has to play Indiana in the semis https://uclabruins.com/documents/8ebe828d-0860-44f0-8964-ebf2bab56db3.pdf Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM Report Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM A win vs. Creighton next Thursday basically guarantees a top 8 seed, no? Quote
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