November 7, 2000

FURMAN MEN¹S SOCCER RANKED 12TH IN NATION

GREENVILLE, SC -- The Furman men's soccer is ranked in all four major polls, including a 12th place showing in the NCAA Division I media poll, as the Paladins prepare for an NCAA Play-In match against Radford on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

The Paladins are ranked 12th in the NCAA Division I media poll, 15th in the Soccer America poll, and 19th in the Soccer Times coaches poll, and 23rd in the NSCAA poll.

Furman won the Southern Conference Tournament last weekend with a 4-1 defeat of Appalachian State on Sunday. The Paladis have now won nine SoCon Tournament titles.

Furman will host Radford, the champion of the Big South Tournament, on Sunday with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at stake.

Soccer America

• 1. Stanford
• 2. North Carolina
• 3. Connecticut
• 4. San Jose State
• 5. Clemson
• 6. Duke
• 7. San Diego
• 8. SMU
• 9. Virginia
• 10. Creighton
• 11. Indiana
• 12. Cal State Fullerton
• 13. Washington
• 14. UAB
• 15. Furman
• 16. St. John¹s
• 17. James Madison
• 18. UCLA
• 19. Rhode Island
• 20. South Carolina

NCAA Division I Men¹s Media Rankings:

• 1. Stanford
• 2. North Carolina
• 3. UConn
• 4. San Jose State
• 5. Indiana
• 6. Creighton
• 7. SMU
• 8. Virginia
• 9. Clemson
• 10. San Diego
• 11. St. John¹s
• 12. Furman
• 12. South Carolina
• 14. Duke
• 15. St. Louis
• 16. Washington
• 17. Cal State-Fullerton
• 18. James Madison
• 19. Rhode Island
• 20. UCLA