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Aug. 24, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team was ranked 20th in the NSCAA/adidas Preseason Top-25 poll. Virginia, the 2003 ACC Champion, returns all 11 starters from last year’s NCAA qualifying team that finished ranked 17th in the 2003 NSCAA/adidas final national rankings. UVa was also ranked No. 8 in the College Soccer News Preseason Top-30 poll last week.
Virginia is one of four schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) ranked in the 2004 NSCAA/adidas Preseason Top-25 poll. Virginia was joined by ACC members Maryland (#3), North Carolina (#6) and Wake Forest (#8) in the poll. UVa was also one of three schools from the Commonwealth of Virginia ranked in the poll as the Cavaliers were joined by Virginia Commonwealth (#13) and Old Dominion (#18) in the Top-25.
Here is a complete look at the 2004 NSCAA/adidas Preseason Top-25 poll:
2004 NSCAA/adidas Top-25 Preseason Poll
Rank School1. Indiana2. St. John's3. Maryland4. Saint Louis5. Santa Clara6. North Carolina7. UCLA8. Wake Forest9. Notre Dame10. Connecticut11. Southern Methodist12. Rutgers13. Virginia Commonwealth14. Florida International15. UC Santa Barbara16. Michigan17. Fairleigh Dickinson18. Old Dominion19. Tulsa20. VIRGINIA21. Brown22. Binghamton23. Coastal Carolina24. Creighton25. UAB
Others Receiving Votes: Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Washington.
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