After Winning ACC Title, Terps Grab No. 1 From Soccer America

Nov. 18, 2002

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - After receiving the No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament Monday afternoon, the Maryland men's soccer team was named Soccer America's No. 1 team in the country for only the second time in program history. The last time the Terps were ranked first in the poll was in 1999, the only other year the Terps also received a seed in the NCAA tournament.

Maryland receives a bye in the first round of the tournament as one of the top 16 teams in the field and meets the winner of the American vs. George Washington first round game. The Terps' NCAA second round game will be played on Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. on Ludwig Field.

2002 Soccer America Poll 
School                  	Record  PR
1. 	MARYLAND        	17-4-0	10
2. 	Wake Forest     	14-1-4	1 
3. 	St. John's      	12-2-5	2
4. 	Indiana              	14-3-2	4
5. 	Boston College       	16-4-0	15
6. 	UCLA            	13-3-3	6
7. 	Southern Methodist	15-2-3	3
8. 	Furman                 	17-2-1	7
9. 	Connecticut         	15-5-0	8 
10. 	Stanford        	14-4-2	9
11. 	Virginia        	15-6-0	11 
12. 	California        	13-5-2	5
13. 	Wisc.-Milwaukee    	18-1-1	17
14. 	Clemson         	12-4-3	12 
15. 	Creighton        	15-3-2	16
16. 	Portland        	12-5-1	18
17. 	Saint Louis         	14-3-2	21
18. 	Loyola Marymount 	14-3-2	13
19. 	North Carolina        	13-6-1	14
20. 	Notre Dame          	11-5-3	19
21. 	San Diego          	14-5-0	23
22. 	Va. Commonwealth 	15-4-1	25
23. 	UC-Santa Barbara	17-2-1	24
24. 	Penn State         	14-7-0	NR 
25. 	Pennsylvania       	11-3-1	22
UM 2002 Opponents in Bold

After Winning ACC Title, Terps Grab No. 1 From Soccer America

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