Men's Soccer Ranked No. 9 In "Soccer America"

[E.T.]

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Men's Soccer Ranked No. 9 In "Soccer America" Preseason Top 25 Poll

(Thursday, August 17, 2006)

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Thursday, August 17, 2006

USF MEN'S SOCCER

Men's Soccer Ranked No. 9 In "Soccer America" Preseason Top 25 Poll

OAKLAND, Calif. (August 17, 2006) - The University of South Florida

men's soccer team has been recognized by "Soccer America" earning a

ranking of No. 9 in the publication's Preseason Top 25 Poll, as

announced today. The Bulls finished 2005 with a 13-6-2 record, including

wins over No. 3 St. John's (1-0 on Oct. 15), No. 16 Seton Hall (3-2 in

OT on Sept. 16) and No. 21 Georgetown (3-1 on Sept. 18), while claiming

the 2005 BIG EAST Red Division title last season.

Picked to win the Red Division in 2006, USF returns 10 starters,

including Preseason All-BIG EAST selections Rodrigo Hidalgo, Jordan

Seabrook and Yohance Marshall. Three teams from the BIG EAST are

represented in this year's preseason poll - No. 8 Connecticut, No. 9 USF

and No. 10 Notre Dame.

USF will kick off its 2006 campaign on Aug. 25 with a road contest

versus in-state rival FIU. Game time is 8 p.m. The Bulls will face two

teams listed in the preseason poll this season, including No. 15 Duke

(Sept. 3) and No. 10 Notre Dame (Sept. 8).

Below is the complete 2006 "Soccer America" Preseason Top 25 Poll:

TEAM (2005 RECORD)

1 North Carolina (17-4-3)

2 SMU (14-6-3)

3 Virginia (12-5-3)

4 Maryland (19-4-2)

5 UCLA (12-5-3)

6 Clemson (15-6-3)

7 Akron (18-1-4)

8 Connecticut (16-3-2)

9 USF (13-6-2)

10 Notre Dame (12-8-3)

11 Penn State (13-7-2)

12 UNC Greensboro (16-6-1)

13 Creighton (15-5-3)

14 Indiana (13-3-6)

15 Duke (12-5-3)

16 New Mexico (18-2-3)

17 San Francisco (11-6-4)

18 Wake Forest (13-8-2)

19 Virginia Tech (10-5-5)

20 California (14-4-3)

21 UC Santa Barbara (13-5-3)

22 Old Dominion (15-4-2)

23 Cal State Northridge (15-4-3)

24 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (14-5-4)

25 Saint Louis (9-5-5)

[Rabbi Bull]

3 big east teams in the top 10, its gong to be a tough year

[Guest wildrover]

E.T. has your time in Brazil made you a soccer fan yet.  I bet being there during the World Cup was awesome, well until they lost anyway.

[Ricky the Bull]

Our exhibition match against Saint Louis (#25) should be a good one.