November 8, 1999

FURMAN MEN'S SOCCER RANKED 4TH IN NATION

GREENVILLE -- The Furman University men's soccer team is ranked fourth in the latest Soccer America national soccer poll, while they are sixth in the NSCAA poll, and seventh in Soccer Times.

Furman won the Southern Conference Tournament last week as the Paladins downed UNCG 3-2 in the conference title match. Furman shutout The Citadel 3-0 and College of Charleston 1-0 in the first two rounds.

The Paladins, 18-1-1, are ranked second in the South Region, tying the highest-ever regional ranking for the Paladins. Furman will host Big South Champion Radford Saturday at 6 p.m. in an NCAA Play-In Match. Furman can earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a win over Radford. Selections for the 1999 Men's College Cup will be announced Monday, November 15.

Soccer America Top 20

1. UCLA

2. Duke

3. Indiana

4. Furman

5. Maryland

6. Penn State

7. SW Missouri St.

8. U Conn

9. Wake Forest

10. St. Louis

11. UMBC

12. SMU

13. Creighton

14. Washington

15. San Diego

16. Stanford

17. Santa Clara

18. Portland

19. Brown

20. Rhode Island

NSCAA Top 25

1. Duke

2. UCLA

3. Indiana

4. St. Louis

5. Penn State

6t. Furman

6t. Maryland

8. SW Missouri St.

9. U Conn

10. Wake Forest

11. Santa Clara

12. Creighton

13. Old Dominion

14. San Diego

15. Rutgers

16. St. John's

17. UMBC

18. Akron

19. Brown

20. SMU

21. Washington

22. UAB

23. CS Fullerton

24. Rhode Island

25. Columbia

Soccer Times Top 25

1. Duke

2. UCLA

3. Indiana

4. St. Louis

5. Penn State

6. Maryland

7. Furman

8. SW Missouri St.

9. Wake Forest

10. U Conn

11. Creighton

12. Santa Clara

13. SMU

14. San Diego

15. Rutgers

16. Washington

17. Old Dominion

18. St. John's

19. Brown

20. CS Fullerton

21. UMBC

22. Stanford

23. Akron

24. North Carolina

25. Virginia