By JOHN BOSCHINI

There were several shakeups in the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com Top 25 this week, but one thing remains constant: The Akron Zips have received every first-place vote since the Week 1 poll, and they don't look to be relinquishing the top spot anytime soon after winning their first five games by a combined score of 11-0.

Minnesota's Ben Sippola

Last fall Minnesota soccer fans watched the career of Teal Bunbury unfold. Bunbury was playing for the #1 ranked Akron Zips who went to the NCAA Championship game only to lose to Virginia. While there are numerous college seniors from Minnesota participating in Division 1 college soccer this 2010 season, this year sees another Minnesotan making an impact on a top ranked Division-1 college soccer program.

Goal.com takes an in-depth look at the top 15 freshman in the NCAA this year, nine of whom were standouts in the Development Academy just last year.
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National Freshman of the Year candidate Perry Kitchen spent two and a half years in Residency in Bradenton, but grew up playing for the Chicago Magic.

19-year-old Prior Lake, MN resident Teal Bunbury was the winner of the prestigious 2009 Hermann Trophy presented at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday evening. Bunbury becomes just the third sophomore to win the award.

"It feels amazing to be honored with this incredible award," Bunbury said.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

The 2010 national title contenders in college soccer start and stops in the major power conferences. Five of the last 10 champions have emerged from the ACC, and defending champion Virginia will be eager to defend its title.

The Akron Zips removed any doubt about deserving their pre-season No. 1 ranking by completing a two-game sweep of top ACC opposition with a 2-0 win at No. 3 Wake Forest on Sunday.

Junior striker Darlington Nagbe scored a goal and set up another to give the Zips defense all it needed to work with.

The Akron Zips held on to the top spot in NSCAA/HendrickCars.com National Rankings for the third straight week following a 2-0 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday. Virginia stays at No. 2 despite drawing with Duke, who fell to 11th in the rankings, which were released on Tuesday.

Chivas USA's Michael Lahoud threw out the first pitch at last night's Dodgers game, a 7-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies (Photo Juan Miranda/Chivas USA). Chivas USA plays the Kansas City Wizards at Home Depot Center Sunday.

*MLS' worst meets first tonight at Home Depot Center (7:30 p.m. Fox Soccer Channel) as D.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

There were several shakeups in the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com Top 25 this week, but one thing remains constant: The Akron Zips have received every first-place vote since the Week 1 poll, and they don't look to be relinquishing the top spot anytime soon after winning their first five games by a combined score of 11-0.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

The Akron Zips have retained the top spot in the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com poll for the fifth-consecutive week after a 4-0 demolition of former No. 2 Tulsa last Friday. Akron, which has yet to concede a goal all season, again received all 25 first-place votes, and Tulsa dropped to No.

Boy there are some nice match-ups in this year's Men's College Cup tournament. The top seed Louisville has an amazingly easy route to the Final Four while we won't be able to see an Akron-Maryland final. The Akron Zips were the top team in the land for the majority of the season before Louisville took over, they were handed a 3 seed which was shocking to say the least.

BY ADAM SERRANO

Billed as the top quarterfinal match up, the match between the California Golden Bears and Akron Zips lived up to the hype.

The Zips defeated Cal in penalty kicks with MLS prospect Kofi Sarkodie slotting home the final goal to advance to the semifinals in Santa Barbara against Michigan on December 10th.

Ben Sippola has been named by the Missouri Athletic Club as one of 15 semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy. The award is given to the top male and female college soccer player in the US.

Sippola helped his Butler Bulldogs to a 16-1-3 season and was named the 2010 Horizon League Player of the year.

The Superdraft will be one of the best ways for the Sounders to get some depth in key positions. A number of commentators believe it could be one of the deeper drafts in MLS history.

The draft will be important for the Sounders this year since they are near the salary cap and still have some holes to fill.

What: #1 Louisville vs #4 North Carolina
When: Friday 7:30 pm on ESPNU

What: #3 Akron vs #10 Michigan
When: Friday 10:00 pm on ESPN2

What: Final
When: Sunday 3:00 pm on ESPN2

Soccer America offers previews of the four teams that are in Santa Barbara, CA for the College Cup as well as summaries of last weekends games below.

BY ADAM SERRANO

After months of matches and hundreds of goals, the college soccer field has come down to just two teams.

The No. 3 Akron Zips and the undefeated and No. 1 Louisville Cardinals will face off in Sunday's College Cup Final match (4pm ESPN2) to decide which team will bring home their first National Title.

BY ADAM SERRANO

Though both teams have been favorites throughout the season, in the College Cup Final, immortality is at stake.

The No.1 and currently undefeated Louisville Cardinals will take on the No.3 Akron Zips (ESPN2, 4pm) in a match that pits against each other, two programs eager to cement their legacies.

Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIPhotos.net

BY ADAM SERRANO

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF -- The third time has proven the charm for the Akron Zips.

Akron has fallen in their last two appearances in the the final, but in Santa Barbara, the Zips could not be stopped.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. The second year back to the College Cup was definitely the charm for the Akron Zips' men's soccer team. A 1-0 win over Louisville gave Akron its first NCAA championship in any sport. "It's been a long journey," Akron head coach Caleb Porter said. "It started Dec. 14 (2009) with a [.

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Akron is the NCAA Division I champs for 2010.

The wonderful thing about being a soccer fan, particularly one based in the United States, is that no matter the time of the year, there's always a soccer season. There's no quiet period, even in the week and a half leading up to Christmas, where all that you really have going elsewhere is regular season NBA (the horror) and the final quarter of the NFL season (the ridiculously over-scrutinized).

Caleb Porter, coach of the NCAA champion Akron Zips, has signed a 10-year contract extension with the school.

With success comes rewards. The University of Akron made that clear on Friday when it announced a contract extension through 2020 for Caleb Porter, coach of the NCAA champion men's soccer team.

Santa Barbara is the place to be this weekend as the College Cup gets underway Friday night. ESPN's coverage begins @ 8:30 PM Eastern with undefeated Louisville taking on North Carolina, and continues @ 11 PM with Akron Michigan. Check out TEB's preview and let us know what you think.

#1 Louisville Cardinals

In Ken Lolla's fifth season at the helm at Louisville, the former Akron coach has advanced his side to the school's first College Cup appearance with an undefeated record of 19-0-3 and a Big East Conference Tournament title.