Syracuse has jumped nine spots to No. 9 in the country in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, which was released early Tuesday afternoon.

It’s the Orange’s highest mark since the poll started ranking teams on a weekly basis in 1996, though SU was No. 6 in 1984, according to SU Athletics.

Since October 2001, SU had never been ranked higher than last week’s mark of No. 18, but after 1-0 wins over Binghamton and then-No. 2 Virginia, Syracuse leapt up the national polls. TopDrawerSoccer.com ranked Syracuse at No. 5 in the country on Monday and the NCAA’s RPI rankings put SU at No. 4.

The Orange (8-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast) will host Colgate (4-3-1, 1-0 Patriot) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at SU Soccer Stadium.