MIAMI (Oct. 25, 2021) - The FIU men's soccer team has earned a No. 12 ranking in the most recent Men's Top 30 National Poll by CollegeSoccerNews.com (CSN).

The Blue & Gold continue to garner national attention throughout the college soccer landscape as the Panthers have enjoyed a magical run in the 2021 campaign.

Along with the achievement in the CSN poll, FIU has also been ranked for eight straight weeks in the USC Top-25 national poll and has cracked the Top-15 in the Rating Percentage Index (RPI) this season.

After earning a Top-30 recruiting class from TopDrawerSoccer.com (TDS) before the season started, FIU has seen three of its freshmen grace the TDS Men's Freshmen Top-100. Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro (No. 23), Julian Hodek (No. 69), and Edgar Aguilar (No. 76) all appeared in the recent release. Additionally, standout Panther center back David Garcia was ranked No. 32 in the TDS Men's National Top-100 players list. 

FIU recently defeated three Conference USA opponents within a seven-day span, with the Blue & Gold winning battles against South Carolina (4-0, Oct. 16), Coastal Carolina (2-1, Oct. 19), and Old Dominion (3-2, Oct. 22).

The Panthers own a 10-1-2 record on the season, including an undefeated 5-0-1 record in C-USA play. The sold-out environment at FIU Stadium has propelled the Panthers to a perfect 6-0 home record this season. FIU's final regular-season home match is scheduled against C-USA foe and reigning national champion Marshall on Friday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. ET.

FIU stands top in the nation in several statistical categories, including No. 1 in the nation in shots-per-game (17.77) and No. 3 in shots-on-goal per game (7.92).

Additionally, the Panthers rank No. 10 in both goal differential (22) and win percentage (.846), while standing at No. 11 in scoring offense (2.46 goals-per-game). FIU also ranks No. 14 nationally in points-per-game (7.08), and No. 16 in both goals-against-average (.741) and shutout percentage (.500).

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FIU pauses C-USA play for a huge road showdown this Tuesday, Oct. 26, against a Top-10 Power 5 challenger, when the Panthers make the trip to face No. 6 ranked Clemson. First kick against the Tigers is set for 7 p.m. ET from Riggs Field.

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