September 6, 1999

FURMAN MEN'S SOCCER RANKED IN NATION, REGION

GREENVILLE -- The Furman University men's soccer is ranked 17th in the nation in the latest NSCAA Coaches Poll, 18th in the latest Soccer Times poll, and 19th in the latest Soccer America poll after winning the UAB/Nike Classic last weekend.

Furman downed 18th ranked South Florida, 2-1, and defeated host UAB, 1-0, in overtime to win the classic.

The Paladins, 2-0, are ranked third in the South Region. Furman has it's 1999 home opener Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. against Belmont University.

NSCAA Top 25

1. UCLA

2. St. Louis

3. Indiana

4. Penn State

5. Davidson

6. Creighton

7. St. John's

8. Maryland

9. Stanford

10. Duke

11. U Conn

12. SMU

13. Santa Clara

14. Virginia

15. Rutgers

16. Notre Dame

17. Furman

18. CS Fullerton

19. Washington

20. Georgetown

21. Hofstra

22. Bowling Green

22. Brown

24. Wake Forest

25. Akron

Soccer America Top 20

1. UCLA

2. St. Louis

3. Indiana

4. Maryland

5. Davidson

6. Penn State

7. SMU

8. Brown

9. Stanford

10. St. John's

11. Santa Clara

12. CS Fullerton

13. Creighton

14. Duke

15. Jacksonville

16. Washington

17. Virgina

18. U Conn

19. Furman

20. Gonzaga

Soccer Times Top 20

1. UCLA

2. St. Louis

3. Indiana

4. Stanford

5. Penn State

6. Creighton

7. Stanford

8. St. John's

9. Duke

10. Davidson

11. SMU

12. U Conn

13. Santa Clara

14. Virginia

15. Rutgers

16. Washington

17. CS Fullerton

18. Furman

19. Brown

20. Wake Forest

21. Georgetown

22. Bowling Green

23. Notre Dame

24. Akron

25. Gonzaga