This Friday's ACC opener between Boston College and Maryland will be a matchup of two top 10 teams, according to the latest NSCAA National Rankings released Tuesday. The 8th ranked Eagles (4-0-0) have jumped eight spots this week from being ranking 16 last week. Maryland (3-0-0) comes into the match ranked 2nd in the country behind fellow ACC program North Carolina. In all, three ACC programs are ranked in this week's top eight.
Here's this week's top 10:
1. North Carolina (3-0-0)
2. Maryland (3-0-0)
3. Connecticut (3-0-0)
4. Akron (2-0-1)
5. Creighton (3-0-0)
6. UC Santa Barbara (3-0-0)
7. Louisville (2-1-0)
8. Boston College (4-0-0)
9. UC Irvine (4-0-0)
10. Indiana (2-0-1)
In addition to Friday's game against #2 Maryland, the Eagles also have upcoming matches against #3 Connecticut (Sept. 20), #24 Virginia (Oct. 29) and current #1 North Carolina (Nov. 2).
Other soccer news and notes:
-- "Goalkeeper Justin Luthy led a Boston College defense that allowed just one goal in three matches last week and was a part of two shutouts. The junior racked up 11 saves while facing 32 shots and had a save percentage of .917. His goals against average was a mere 0.34 for the three matches. The only goal he allowed was against Fairfield and came on a scramble in the box. Luthy's shutout time streak currently stands at 189:11." (via TheACC.com)
-- BC ranked 13th in the latest Fox Soccer NCAA Top 25.