Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Ranked 12th in NSCAA Poll
8/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 15, 2006
Bloomington, Ind. - The Indiana University men's soccer team was ranked 12th in the National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) Poll, released Tuesday, Aug. 15.
The team was ranked 13th by College Soccer News earlier this month.
The Hoosiers play seven of the top eighteen teams in the poll. Indiana faces No. 1 Maryland on Friday, Aug. 18 in the IPFW Soccer Showcase, while it matches with No. 2 Connecticut on Friday, Sept. 1 at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington.
Also on the Hoosier's schedule is No. 7 Southern Methodist, No. 8 Creighton , No. 9 Akron, No. 12 Penn State, and No. 15 Notre Dame
"We've got our work cut out for us," said head coach Mike Freitag following the Hoosiers' exhibition victory over UIC. "A tough schedule is what we want though. They're going to be tough battles. The character I saw tonight, the team that came back after a poor start, that's the character we are going to need to be successful."
Indiana begins its regular season schedule on Aug. 25 against Creighton in the Notre Dame Classic.
NSCAA Top-25 Poll
1. Maryland
2. Connecticut
2. New Mexico
4. Virginia
5. North Carolina
5. Clemson
7. Southern Methodist
8. Creighton
9. Akron
10. UCLA
11. California
12. Indiana
13. Penn State
14. Duke
15. Notre Dame
16. Wake Forest
17. St. John's
18. South Florida
19. Cal State Northridge
20. Santa Clara
21. UNC-Greensboro
22. UC Santa Barbara
23. Old Dominion
24. South Carolina
25. Washington
