Soccer Tabbed 21st in Soccer America Preseason Poll

Aug. 22, 2005

Lawrence, Kan. – The University of Kansas soccer team is ranked 21st in the Soccer America preseason poll, KU’s highest preseason ranking. Previously, Kansas was ranked 23rd in the NSCAA/adidas poll and 29th by Soccer Buzz Magazine.

The Jayhawks are coming off a 2-1 exhibition match victory over Drake on Saturday. KU will open the regular season on Friday, Aug. 26, against Michigan. Opening kick off is set for 5 p.m.

Soccer America PollRank	Team1 	North Carolina2 	Notre Dame3 	UCLA4 	Portland5 	Virginia6 	Penn State7 	Santa Clara8	Duke9 	Connecticut10 	Ohio State11 	Nebraska12 	Texas A&M13 	Florida14 	Princeton15 	West Virginia16 	Boston College17 	Stanford18 	Illinois19 	Texas20 	Tennessee21 	Kansas 22 	California23 	Arizona24 	Maryland25 	San Diego 

NSCAA/adidas PollRank Team `041 Notre Dame 12 North Carolina 53 UCLA 24 Virginia 75 Santa Clara 36 Texas A&M 57 Portland 68 Penn State 99 Connecticut 1310 Ohio State 811 Tennessee t1112 Duke t1113 Illinois 1414 Stanford t1915 West Virginia RV16 Boston College 1717 Nebraska 2218 Arizona 2519 Florida 2120 Washington 10t21 Princeton 4t21 Wake Forest NR23 Kansas 18 24 California RV25 Wisconsin RVAlso receiving votes: Clemson, Auburn, Colorado, Villanova, San Diego, Yale, Dayton, Texas, Maryland, Colgate

Soccer Buzz PollRank Team `041 North Carolina 22 Notre Dame 13 UCLA 34 Portland 65 Virginia 76 Penn State 97 Texas A&M 1 48 Santa Clara 49 Duke 1510 Connecticut 1811 West Virginia 2912 Ohio State 813 Nebraska RV14 Boston College 2115 Florida 1716 Tennessee 1117 Wisconsin 2318 USC NR19 California RV20 Princeton 521 Wake Forest NR22 Colorado RV23 Illinois 1224 Auburn 1325 Arizona 2526 Utah NR27 Texas 1928 Central Florida RV29 Kansas 1630 San Diego 30