September 20, 2005

UNCG men’s soccer ranked in three of the four national polls this week

GREENSBORO, NC – UNC Greensboro is ranked in three of the four national men’s soccer polls this week, coming in at No. 19 in College Soccer News, No. 22 in Soccer America and No. 21 in Soccer Times.

The Spartans defeated nationally-ranked UAB and Birmingham-Southern to win the UAB Classic last weekend. UNCG had fallen out of three of the four national polls last week after a 2-0 loss to Connecticut, which ironically vaulted the Huskies to No. 1 in the Soccer America poll. The Spartans, ranked only in the College Soccer News poll last week at No. 23, climbed back into the Soccer America and Soccer Times polls this week with the two wins away from home.

The Spartans apparently narrowly missed out on the NSCAA Top 25. UNCG is ranked fifth in the South Region poll, behind No. 4 Clemson, which is also ranked No. 17 in the national poll. However, the Spartans lost to UNC Wilmington earlier in the season, which is ranked No. 25 in the national poll this week. NSCAA voting procedures make voters take head-to-head results into consideration when casting ballots.


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Soccer America
TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK
1. New Mexico (6-0-0) 2
2. North Carolina (5-0-1) 3
3. Maryland (5-1-0) 6
4. California (5-0-1) 8
5. Indiana (4-0-2) 4
6. St. John's (4-1-1) 9
7. Duke (4-1-0) 10
8. Creighton (4-0-1) 11
9. Virginia (4-0-1) 12
10. UC Santa Barbara (3-1-1) 15
11. Akron (6-0-0) 22
12. Santa Clara (4-2-0) 7
13. Ohio State (5-1-0) NR
14. UCLA (4-2-0) 5
15. Notre Dame (4-2-0) 14
16. Connecticut (4-2-0) 1
17. Wake Forest (3-2-0) 13
18. Fairleigh Dickinson (5-0-1) 18
19. Cal State Northridge (4-1-1) 16
20. Davidson (5-0-1) 22
21. Boston College (3-1-1) 19
22. UNC Greensboro (4-2-0) NR
23. Seton Hall (4-1-1) 17
24. Missouri State (4-0-2) NR
25. Florida International (4-1-0) NR

College Soccer News
Rank  School                       Record   LW
1. Indiana                           4-0-2    1
2. New Mexico                    6-0-0    2
3. Creighton                          4-0-1     5
4. Maryland                         5-1-0    6
5. St. John’s                          4-1-1    7
6. Virginia                              4-0-1     8
7. California                         5-0-1    11
8. North Carolina                5-0-1    9
9. Duke                                 4-1-0    10
10. UC Santa Barbara            3-1-1     12
11. Ohio State                        5-1-0    20
12. UCLA                                3-2-0    4
13. Akron                               6-0-0    21
14. Connecticut                      4-2-0     3
15. Santa Clara                      4-2-0     13
16. Wake Forest                     3-2-0     14
17. Fairleigh Dickinson        5-0-1    17
18. Notre Dame                     4-2-0    15
19. UNC Greensboro             4-2-0     23
20. Washington                     4-1-0    25
21. Old Dominion                  3-1-1    19
22. Seton Hall                        4-1-1     16
23. Cal State-Northridge      4-1-1    22
24. Missouri State                4-0-2    NR
25. Memphis                          4-2-0    18
26. UNC Wilmington            5-1-0    NR
27. UAB                                 5-1-0    27
28. Clemson                            3-1-1     24
29. San Diego State              4-0-1    NR
30. Lehigh                              3-1-0    NR

Soccer Times
Rank       School                                                       Record              Pts           LW
1               New Mexico (7)                                       6-0-0                  391           2
2               Indiana (9)                                                4-0-2                  390           1
3               North Carolina                                         5-0-1                  342           4
4               Virginia                                                     4-0-1                  336           6
5               Maryland                                                  5-1-0                  323           7
6               California                                                  5-0-1                  308           8
7               Creighton                                                 4-0-1                  295           12
8               St. John's                                                  4-1-1                  290           10
9               Duke                                                          4-1-0                  277           11
10             UCLA                                                        3-2-0                  241           3
11             Akron                                                        6-0-0                  232           15
12             UC Santa Barbara                                    3-1-1                  194           16
13             Wake Forest                                            3-2-0                  181           9
14             Ohio State                                                5-1-0                  180           19
15             Santa Clara                                               4-2-0                  177           13
16             Fairleigh Dickinson                                 5-0-1                  143           17
17             Notre Dame                                              4-2-0                  142           14
18             Washington                                             4-1-0                  123           21
19             Connecticut                                             4-2-0                  82             5
20             Missouri State                                         4-0-2                  69             25
21             UNC Greensboro                                     4-2-0                  58             nr
22             Boston College                                        3-1-1                  56             2
23             Old Dominion                                          3-1-1                  45             nr
24             Cal State-Northridge                               4-1-1                  33             24
25             UAB                                                          5-1-0                  29             22

Others receiving votes: Seton Hall 28, Clemson 20, Tulsa 19, Bradley 13, Memphis 13, New Hampshire 12, Saint Louis 12, South Florida 12, Binghamton 10, Georgetown 10, San Diego State 10, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 8, North Carolina State 7, UNC Wilmington 6, Florida International 5, San Diego 5, Vanderbilt 3, James Madison 2, Sab Francisco 2, San Jose State 2, Vermont 1.

NSCAA Top 25
1              Indiana University               4-0-2       1
2              New Mexico          6-0-0       --
3              University of North Carolina              5-0-1       2
4              University of Virginia          4-0-1       4
5              University of California       5-0-1       6
6              University of Maryland      5-1-0       8
7              University of Akron            6-0-0       9
8              St. John's University           4-1-1       10
9              Creighton University           4-0-1       15
10            Fairleigh Dickinson University          5-0-1       7
11            Duke University   4-1-0       21
12            University of Connecticut  4-2-0       5
13            Santa Clara University        4-2-0       13
14            Missouri State University  4-0-2       11
15            Wake Forest University      4-2-0       14
16            Ohio State University          5-1-1       --
17            Clemson University             3-1-1       12
18            Seton Hall University          4-1-1       18
18            University of Notre Dame   4-2-0       16
18            Old Dominion University    3-1-1       22
21            Binghamton University       5-1-1       20
22            UC Santa Barbara 3-1-1       --
23            University of New Hampshire            5-0-1       --
24            University of Washington 4-1-0       --
25            UNC Wilmington       5-1-0       --
25            UCLA     3-2-0       17

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