Aug. 21, 1999

CLEMSON, S.C.--The Clemson Men's and Women's Soccer Teams are ranked in the preseason Soccer America polls that were released Friday.

The Clemson men's team is ranked fourth and the Lady Tigers are ranked 10th. This is the highest the Clemson men's team has been ranked in the Soccer America preseason poll since the 1995 season as the Tigers were ranked second that season.

The Tigers finished first in the Soccer America poll at the end of the 1998 season.

Soccer America Men's Poll

Rank/Team     1998 Record    1998 Postseason  
1.  Indiana     23-2-0       Champion  
2.  Maryland    16-8-0       Semifinals  
3.  UCLA        17-4-0       Round of 16  
4.  Clemson     22-2-0       Quarterfinals  
5.  Stanford    18-5-2       Runner-Up  
6.  Virginia    16-4-3       Quarterfinals  
7.  SMU         15-5-1       First round  
8.  Brown       12-3-2       First round  
9.  St. John's  16-5-3       Quarterfinals  
10. Connecticut 17-4-0       First round  
11. Santa Clara 15-5-2       Semifinals  
12. Saint Louis 14-5-1       First round  
13. Cal State Fullerton 14-5-2  First round  
14. Washington  16-4-0       First round  
15. Creighton   16-4-2       Quarterfinals  
16. Duke        18-4-0       First round  
17. South Carolina 15-4-0    Round of 16  
18. South Florida  12-8-2    First round  
19. William & Mary 15-8-2    Round of 16  
20. Jacksonville   19-5-0    Round of 16 

Soccer America Women's Poll

Team/Rank        1998 Record   1998 Postseason  
1.  Santa Clara     22-1-1     Semifinals  
2.  North Carolina  25-1-0     Runner-up  
3.  Notre Dame      21-3-1     Quarterfinals  
4.  Portland        19-3-2     Semifinals  
5.  Connecticut     21-2-2     Quarterfinals  
6.  Nebraska        17-4-1     Round of 16  
7.  Florida         26-1-0     Champion  
8.  Penn State      21-4-1     Quarterfinals  
 9. Hartford        17-5-0     Round of 16  
10. Clemson         16-7-0     Round of 16  
11. Dartmouth       16-2-2     Quarterfinals  
12. San Diego State 19-3-1     Round of 16  
13. Stanford        11-7-2     First round  
14. Virginia        13-6-3     Round of 32  
15. William & Mary  17-3-2     Round of 16  
16. Michigan        14-7-1     Round of 32  
17. Vanderbilt      17-6-0     Round of 32  
18. Northwestern    16-5-0     Round of 16  
19. Baylor          15-5-1     Round of 32  
20. BYU             20-5-0     Round of 16