Soccer America named its top 25 soccer teams in the nation Thursday and Akron's men's soccer team topped the list.
Those Akron fans still feeling the pain of the Zips loss in the semifinals of last year's NCAA College Cup got a bit of good news Thursday: The Zips were picked by Soccer America as the No. 1 team in the country.
The selection may come as something of a surprise to fans outside the MAC but Akron has always been a soccer powerhouse. That was evident when coach Jared Embick led the Zips to the semifinals against eventual-champions Stanford — the same Stanford led by USMNT wunderkind Jordan Morris — and went out in penalties.