The 2014 men's college season is still upshifting, but here's what you need to know from Week 2:

BIG MEN ON CAMPUS

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TOP 10

1) Notre Dame (2-0-1)

Beating Dartmouth isn’t the most spectacular achievement in the world, but beating anyone 4-1 stands as a solid result. More importantly, most of the other top teams in the country had the hiccups this week, and since the only blemish on Notre Dame’s schedule is a 0-0 draw against a very legit-looking Georgetown team, it’s fair to say the defending champions deserve to be considered the best team in the country at the moment.

2) Georgetown (2-0-2)

This a huge jump for the Hoyas – and it may end up being undeserved – but in the absence of a big statement by anyone else in the Top 10 this week, we're putting Georgetown at No. 2. After beating Harvard 2-0 on Friday, the Hoyas turned around and clowned a solid Wisconsin team with a 4-1 win . The defense is looking solid, and the loss of Steve Neumann doesn't appear to be too much to overcome.

3) North Carolina (3-1)

We still have some reservations about the Tar Heels, despite two wins this week and a shutout in both. North Carolina’s defensive prowess was never in doubt, though; it was in the attack where there were going to be issues, and those concerns don't seem to be misplaced so far. Senior forward Andy Craven was responsible for the goals in the Heels’ back-to-back 1-0 victories over We still have some reservations about the Tar Heels, despite two wins this week and a shutout in both. North Carolina’s defensive prowess was never in doubt, though; it was in the attack where there were going to be issues, and those concerns don't seem to be misplaced so far. Senior forward Andy Craven was responsible for the goals in the Heels’ back-to-back 1-0 victories over Old Dominion and VCU , but a little more democratic distribution of the scoring duties would certainly be welcomed. This is mostly nitpicking, though. Whatever reservations we have, UNC is still winning games.

4) Creighton (4-0)

Creighton beat Western Illinois 1-0 (on a goal from defender and Chivas USA academy product Brendan Hines-Ike) and Cincinnati 3-0 this week, which is sort of, you know, whatever. Maybe not deserving of a jump from “unranked” to “top 4,” but frame it like this: The Bluejays have won all four of their games to start the year, have a win against preseason No. 20 Stanford under their belts, and have yet to concede a goal. Also, Friday’s win against Western Illinois (the Leathernecks, by the way) was part of Creighton’s “Socctoberfest,” which is an awesome name and deserves recognition.

5) UCLA (3-1)

You can’t win ‘em all. It's an important adage to remember when looking at UCLA’s 2-1 overtime loss to American on Friday at a tournament hosted by New Mexico. UCLA have a talented group, and they bounced back with a 2-1 win against No. 6 New Mexico on Sunday night, but losing to an unranked Patriot League team is a headscratcher. Even their 2-1 win over the Lobos comes with a caveat, because the Bruins were mostly outplayed. Still, a win’s a win, and now UCLA’s four-game road trip to start the year is over. The Bruins return to Drake Stadium on Friday to face Santa Clara.

6) Louisville (1-0-1)

The good news for Louisville is that they have yet to concede a goal, which is particularly impressive when you consider that their first game was against Maryland. On the other hand, drawing 0-0 with unranked Cornell at home in front of 5,749 fans is not a great result. The Cardinals put a ton of pressure on the Big Red with 18 shots, but surely they have enough talent to put at least one of those shots over the goal line. Apparently not on Friday. It happens. We’ll give them a mulligan, but those only go so far.

7) Maryland (1-1-1)

The Terrapins needed a bounce-back game after their opening loss to Louisville, and they got it on Sept. 1 with a 3-2 win against No. 11 Coastal Carolina . Maryland couldn’t quite keep the magic going in their next one, a 0-0 draw with No. 14 UMBC , but that’s still two very solid results for the week and certainly merit a move up the charts.

8) New Mexico (2-1)

Let’s come back to the Lobos for the moment, because so far they’ve beaten Akron and probably should have won their game against No. 1 UCLA. Yes, they lost, despite a goal from Colorado Rapids academy product James Rogers, but New Mexico have made it clear they are not to be messed with this season. Now they just need to keep up their form on the road against Cal State Northridge and San Diego this weekend. Let’s come back to the Lobos for the moment, because so far they’ve beaten Akron and probably should have won their game against No. 1 UCLA. Yes, they lost, despite a goal from Colorado Rapids academy product James Rogers, but New Mexico have made it clear they are not to be messed with this season. Now they just need to keep up their form on the road against Cal State Northridge and San Diego this weekend.

9) Washington (3-1)

OK, so it’s really hard to overlook that loss to St. Mary’s, but we’re going to do it anyway because the Huskies put up eight goals in their first two games (including that 4-1 win over Seattle ), and but for the aforementioned heroics of Andre Rawls and the Gaels’ defense, maybe more than one of Washington’s 33 shots would have gone in. And, lest we forget, they still beat a ranked team this week.

10) Michigan State (3-0-1)

Drawing 0-0 at Illinois-Chicago is a surprise, to say the least. The Spartans haven’t conceded a goal yet this season, which is good, but failing to score against 24th-ranked UIC definitely raises concerns about what the Spartans will be able to muster against teams like new Big Ten opponent Maryland.

HIGHLIGHTS

Buffalo played Bryant to a 2-2 draw in regulation on Friday night and went through the first overtime period with nothing to show for it. By the time the second overtime period had rolled around, sophomore midfielder Russell Cicerone had had enough. So he uncorked a short from the center circle just after the kickoff. And scored. Bulls / Fighting Bobby Shuttleworth s win. Seriously, just watch the video

Fair warning: this is not a video. This is a picture of what Maryland was wearing before their game against UMBC on Friday night. MLS mourned the passing of LA Galaxy defender AJ DeLaGarza ’s week-old son, Luca, this past week. There has, rightfully so, been an outpouring of support and sympathy for the bereaved parents, and DeLaGarza’s alma mater joined in by wearing “Luca Knows Heart” shirts to pay their respects . A small gesture, sure, but compassion is always worth recognition.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR:

Louisville vs. Duke, Saturday, 7:30 pm ET (watch on Saturday, 7:30 pm ET(watch on NSCAATV.com

Want to see what Louisville’s first ACC game looks like? Then you should watch this one.

Georgetown vs. UC Irvine, Sunday, 1 pm ET (watch on , Sunday, 1 pm ET (watch on GUHoyas.com

The Big West gets no love. It’s all the way out in the, you know, West, and the schools aren’t instantly recognizable to the average college sports fan because they don’t have big-time college football tradition. But the teams that come out of the conference are usually good, and usually good for a few upsets over the course of a season. The Anteaters get their first chance to pull one off on a road trip to face a superb Hoyas squad.

Nate Sulat covers the college soccer scene for MLSsoccer.com.