Aggie Soccer Ranked 14th in NSCAA Preseason Poll

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M soccer team earned a No. 14 preseason ranking in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire Top 25 poll, the outlet announced.

The Aggies, who joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, received the highest ranking of any team in the conference and are tied for 14th with Memphis. Florida tops out at No. 21, and is followed by No. 24 South Carolina and No. 25 Auburn in the SEC. LSU, Tennessee and Kentucky are receiving votes.

Of the Aggies’ 2012 opponents, Long Beach State owns a No. 18 ranking and San Diego is receiving votes. A&M will host LBSU on FOX Soccer in the NSCAA College Game of the Week on Sept. 7 at Ellis Field. The Aggies travel to San Diego on Aug. 22 for their second match of the season.

A&M has spent 17 consecutive seasons in the preseason top 15 and has been a mainstay in national top 25 polls each season.
After an Aug. 17 Maroon & White exhibition match, the Aggies will start the season Aug. 20 at UC Irvine. To learn more about Texas A&M soccer, log on to AggieAthletics.com and follow @AggieSoccer on Twitter.

2012 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Women's Rankings
Rank School Postseason 2011 Ranking 2011 Record
1 Stanford 1 25-0-1
2 Duke 2 22-4-1
3 Wake Forest 4 18-4-4
4 Florida State 3 18-7-1
5 Oklahoma State 5 22-2-2
6 UCLA 7 16-1-4
7 Virginia 6 17-5-2
8 North Carolina 13 13-5-2
9 Penn State 8 21-5-0
10 Pepperdine 10 15-2-4
11 Boston College 15 12-6-3
12 Central Florida 12 13-5-6
13 Maryland 11 12-6-4
t14 Memphis 9 22-1-1
t14 Texas A&M 21 16-6-2
16 Marquette 16 18-4-0
17 Santa Clara 20 13-2-6
18 Long Beach State 14 18-6-1
19 Illinois 19 17-5-2
20 West Virginia 18 17-5-0
21 Florida RV 17-8-0
22 Virginia Tech 22 14-8-1
23 Boston University 17 19-3-1
24 South Carolina 25 17-8-0
25 Auburn RV 15-7-2

Receiving votes: Ohio State, San Diego, Notre Dame, Louisville, Baylor, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Miami, LSU, Dayton, William & Mary, Tennessee, Kentucky, Harvard

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