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Aug. 26, 2003
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team was ranked #19 in the nation according to the 2003 Soccer America Preseason Top 25 Poll. UVa was one of five schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference to appear in the poll. Last yea, the Cavaliers finished the 2002 season ranked #11 in Soccer America’s final poll.
Virginia is scheduled to play seven teams from the 25 squads listed in the poll during the 2003 season, including three of the top four teams in the rankings (#1 UCLA, #2 Maryland and #4 Wake Forest). The Cavaliers will also face #13 Saint Louis, #16 North Carolina, #21 Clemson and #23 VCU to round out Virginia’s opponents from the poll. UVa and VCU were the only schools from the state of Virginia to make the preseason poll.
Here is a complete look at the 2003 Soccer America Preseason Top 25 Poll :
2003 SOCCER AMERICA Preseason Top 25 Poll
Rank Team1. UCLA2. Maryland3. Notre Dame4. Wake Forest5. St. John's6. Stanford7. Penn State8. UConn9. Creighton10. Indiana11. Cal12. SMU13. Saint Louis14. Boston College15. Wisconsin-Milwaukee16. North Carolina17. New Mexico18. Santa Clara19. VIRGINIA20. UAB21. Clemson22. Portland23. VCU24. Coastal Carolina25. South Florida
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