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CARSON, Calif.- The Cal State Dominguez Hills
men's soccer team, who finished as the NCAA II runner-up last
year, are ranked No. 1 in the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America (NSCAA) poll which was released earlier today.
CSUDH made its second consecutive appearance in
the national championship game last year, only to lose to 2-1 to
the University of Tampa in the final minutes. The Toros finished
the season with a 20-3-1 record.
The CSUDH women's team, which lost in the
opening round of the NCAA playoffs last year, is ranked No. 18 in
the preseason poll. The squad completed the 2001 campaign with the
identical No. 18 ranking. The Toros finished the season with a
15-5-1 record and claimed the CCAA Central Division Championship.
The 2002 season schedule will kick-off on
August 29 with the men hosting Alliant University at 1:00 p.m. The
women's team travels to Costa Mesa to take on Vanguard University
in a night contest beginning at 7:00 p.m.
National Soccer Coaches Association of
America Men's Soccer Poll
| 1 |
Cal
State Dominguez Hills |
| 2 |
Southern
Connecticut State University |
| 3 |
Lynn University
(Fla.) |
| 4 |
Southern
Illinois-Edwardsville |
| 5 |
Dowling College
(N.Y.) |
| 6 |
Barry
University (Fla.) |
| 7 |
West Texas A&M
University |
| 8 |
Ashland
University (Ohio) |
| 9 |
University of
Tampa |
| 10 |
East
Stroudsburg University (Pa.) |
| 11 |
UC Davis |
| 12 |
Clayton State
(Ga.) |
| 13 |
Saint Anselm
College (N.H.) |
| 14 |
Lewis
University (Ill.) |
| 15 |
University of
Findlay (Ohio) |
| 16 |
Fort Lewis
College (Colo.) |
| 17 |
South
Carolina-Spartanburg |
| 18 |
Lander
University (S.C.) |
| 19 |
Southern New
Hampshire University |
| 20 |
West Virginia
Wesleyan College |
| 21 |
Grand Canyon
University (Ariz.) |
| 22 |
Colorado School
of Mines |
| 23 |
University of
Wisconsin-Parkside |
| 24 |
University of
Bridgeport (Conn.) |
| 25 |
Sonoma State
University (Calif.) |
National Soccer Coaches Association of
America Women's Soccer Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Last Year |
| 1 |
UC San Diego |
21-2-0
|
| 2 |
Christian
Brothers University (Tenn.) |
22-1-0
|
| 3 |
Northern
Kentucky University |
22-2-0
|
| 4 |
Franklin Pierce
College (N.H.) |
21-1-0
|
| 5 |
Lock Haven
University (Pa.) |
18-4-0
|
| 6 |
Truman State
University (Mo.) |
18-3-0
|
| 7 |
University of
the Incarnate Word (Texas) |
18-2-0
|
| 8 |
University of
North Florida |
16-6-0
|
| 9 |
Cal Poly Pomona
|
16-3-2
|
| 10 |
Regis
University (Colo.) |
18-1-1
|
| 11 |
Merrimack
(Mass.) |
18-4-0
|
| 11 |
Barry
University (Fla.) |
16-3-0
|
| 13 |
Mercyhurst
College (Pa.) |
15-3-1
|
| 14 |
Slippery Rock
University (Pa.) |
14-5-0
|
| 15 |
University of
Northern Colorado |
15-7-0
|
| 16 |
Barton College
(N.C.) |
15-2-1
|
| 17 |
Ashland
University (Ohio) |
16-1-1
|
| 18 |
Cal
State Dominguez Hills |
15-5-1
|
| 19 |
University of
West Florida |
18-3-0
|
| 20 |
Bloomsburg
University (Pa.) |
15-4-1
|
| 21 |
West Texas A&M
University |
16-4-0
|
| 22 |
Winona State
University (Minn.) |
18-5-0
|
| 23 |
Belmont Abbey
(N.C.) |
13-5-1
|
| 24 |
Bryant College
(R.I.) |
13-8-0
|
| 25 |
Adelphi
University (N.Y.) |
13-2-1
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| Also
receiving votes: Eckerd (Fla.), Southern Connecticut State,
South Carolina-Spartanburg, Wisconsin-Parkside, Nebraska-Omaha |
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