OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's soccer team checked in at No. 25 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25, the organization released on Tuesday, Sept. 26.

The Bluejays finished last week 2-0 with home victories against Tulsa (2-1 OT) and Villanova (2-0).

Creighton (5-3-0, 1-1-0 BIG EAST) returned to the poll after being left out of the rankings last week and listed with teams receiving votes during the first two polls in the month of September.

The Bluejays are one of three BIG EAST programs included in the Sept. 26 poll. Georgetown is No. 14 (6-1-1, 1-1-0 BIG EAST), while Butler (6-2-0, 2-0-0 BIG EAST) claimed the No. 22 position.

Creighton plays Nebraska-Omaha tonight (Tuesday) at Caniglia Field. The Mavericks are ranked No. 24 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25. Kickoff for tonight's match is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Bluejays are 3-1 all-time against teams ranked No. 24 in the coaches poll, with the last matchup coming against No. 24 Marquette on Oct. 29, 2014 (2-0 win).

Creighton is 77-54-15 all-time against the Top 25 and 28-25-10 during road-Top 25 matches. This season the Bluejays are 0-2 with losses at home against then-No. 17 Virigina Tech (2-0) and on the road versus then-No. 1 Stanford (3-0).

Senior Ricky Lopez-Espin leads the Jays' offense with 10 points from four goals and two assists, while goalkeeper Michael Kluver owns three shutouts through the first eight matches.

Creighton is also No. 28 in the College Soccer News Top 30 poll released on Sunday.

Following tonight's match against UNO, the Bluejays will prepare for a BIG EAST contest at Seton Hall on Saturday at noon Central.

United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 5 - September 26, 2017

Rank	School	1st Votes	Total Points	Prev.	W-L-T
1	Indiana University	20	592	2	6-0-2
2	Wake Forest University	2	556	4	8-1-0
3	University Of Maryland	0	537	3	6-0-2
4	Michigan State University	2	526	6	7-0-1
5	University Of North Carolina	0	484	7	8-1-0
6	Clemson University	0	480	8	7-1-0
7	University of Notre Dame	0	462	1	6-1-0
8	University Of Louisville	0	422	10	6-1-1
9	Western Michigan University	0	393	12	9-0-1
10	University Of Virginia	0	358	9	6-1-1
11	Stanford University	0	339	5	5-2-0
12	New Hampshire, University of	0	319	14	5-0-2
13	University Of Kentucky	0	303	15	5-1-2
14	Georgetown University	0	277	16	6-1-1
15	University of North Carolina-Wilmington	0	253	18	6-1-0
16	Ohio State University	0	210	25	7-1-0
17	University Of Washington	0	184	RV	7-2-0
18	United States Air Force Academy	0	175	20	5-1-1
19	Duke University	0	166	RV	6-1-1
20	University Of Michigan	0	120	22	5-2-2
21	Syracuse University	0	114	11	5-3-2
22	Butler University	0	93	RV	6-2-0
23	Columbia University	0	70	NR	4-0-2
24	University of Nebraska-Omaha	0	62	23	7-1-1
25	Creighton University	0	41	NR	5-3-0

Records shown are through games of Sept. 24, 2017

Also receiving votes: University of the Pacific (36), Seattle University (33), Florida International (30), North Carolina State University (24), West Virginia University (22), Southern Methodist University (21), Rider University (20), Furman University (17), Charlotte (12), University Of Massachusetts-Lowell (8), Virginia Tech (8), Dartmouth College (8), University Of Portland (7), University Of California (5), Army West Point (4), University Of New Mexico (3), University Of Akron (3), Lehigh University (2), Elon University (1)

Men's Soccer Ranked No. 25 In This Week's United Soccer Coaches Poll

United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 5 - September 26, 2017

Players Mentioned

Michael Kluver

Ricky Lopez-Espin

Men's Soccer Ranked No. 25 In This Week's United Soccer Coaches Poll

United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 5 - September 26, 2017

Players Mentioned

Michael Kluver

Ricky Lopez-Espin

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