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Aug. 30, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team was ranked 11th in the 2004 Soccer America Preseason Top-25 poll. Virginia, the 2003 ACC Champion, returns all 11 starters from last year’s NCAA qualifying team. UVa was also ranked No. 8 in the College Soccer News Preseason Top-30 poll and No. 20 in the NSCAA/adidas Preseason Top-25 poll last week.
Virginia is one of five schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) ranked in the 2004 Soccer America Preseason Top-25 poll. The Cavaliers were joined by ACC members Wake Forest (#4), North Carolina (#6), Maryland (#15) and Clemson (#22) in the poll. UVa was also one of two schools from the Commonwealth of Virginia ranked in the poll as the Cavaliers were joined by Virginia Commonwealth (#16) in the Top-25.
Here is a complete look at the 2004 Soccer America Preseason Top-25 poll:
2004 Soccer America Preseason Top-25 Poll
Rank School1. Indiana2. UCLA3. St. John's4. Wake Forest5. Connecticut6. North Carolina7. Santa Clara8. Saint Louis9. Notre Dame10. California11. VIRGINIA12. SMU13. UC Santa Barbara14. Penn State15. Maryland16. Virginia Commonwealth17. South Florida18. Stanford19. Portland20. Seton Hall21. Washington22. Clemson23. Tulsa24. UAB25. Coastal Carolina
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