<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=452Hka_0vi6Xy6A00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=452Hka_0vi6Xy6A00" width="2048" height="1366" ></figure>There’s a new No. 1 team in the country, with Pitt Men’s Soccer landing atop the United Soccer Coaches Poll released on Tuesday, September 24.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">Standing on top 📈 <a href="https://t.co/glZ31oWtQl">pic.twitter.com/glZ31oWtQl</a>— Pitt Men's Soccer (@Pitt_MSOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pitt_MSOC/status/1838655116876173676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>The Panthers went 2-0 last week, outscoring their opponents 6-0—three of those goals coming off the foot of senior striker Luis Sahmkow—and improving their record to 7-1 on the season (3-0 in ACC play).Pitt throttled Cleveland State of the Horizon League 4-0 in a midweek road matchup before taking down conference foe Boston College 2-0 at Ambrose Urbanic Field.Pitt entered last week at No. 2, trailing ACC new blood Stanford for the top spot in the Poll.The Cardinal slipped past UC Davis 1-0 before a 2-2 draw at home against Duke, giving the Panthers enough slack to slip past them.This marks Pitt’s first appearance at No. 1 since the 2020 season, when they spent several weeks atop the poll along the way to a run at the College Cup.Pitt Men’s Soccer also clocks in at No. 3 in Top Drawer Soccer’s poll, behind Denver and Stanford, respectively. They’ll play just one game this week, taking on Virginia Tech in Blacksburg at 7 PM Friday.</div></body>

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Pitt Men’s Soccer supplants Stanford for No. 1 spot

There’s a new No. 1 team in the country, with Pitt Men’s Soccer landing atop the United Soccer Coaches Poll released on Tuesday, September 24. The Panthers went 2-0 last week, outscoring their opponents 6-0—three of those goals coming off the foot of senior striker Luis Sahmkow—and improving their record to 7-1 on the season (3-0 in ACC play).