Nov. 5, 2001
Notre Dame, Ind. -
For the first time since the 1996 season, the Notre Dame men's soccer team is ranked in both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas and Soccer America polls.
The Irish, who own an 11-5 overall record, are ranked 23rd in the NSCAA/adidas poll and 19th in the Soccer America ranking. This is Notre Dame's first appearance in the NSCAA/adidas poll since earlier this when the Irish were ranked 21st in that poll during the week of September 7.
Notre Dame is third behind Indiana and Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes regional rankings.
Head Coach Bobby Clark's moved up to the 19th in the Soccer America ranking after occupying the 20th spot in that poll during the past two weeks.
Soccer America Poll
1. SMU
2. Virginia
3. Saint Louis
4. Stanford
5. Connecticut
6. Wake Forest
7. North Carolina
8. St. John's
9. Indiana
10. Clemson
11. Penn State
12. Rutgers
13. South Carolina
14. Washington
15. UAB
16. Portland
17. Loyola (Md.)
18. Princeton
19. NOTRE DAME
20. Furman
National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Poll
1. Southern Methodist
2. Virginia
3. Stanford
4. Indiana
5. Saint Louis
6. St. John's
7. North Carolina
8. Connecticut
9. Wake Forest
10. Washington
11. Penn State
12. Loyola (Md.)
13. Clemson
14. Rutgers
15. Portland
16. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
17. UAB
18. Boston University
19. San Diego
20. South Carolina
21. James Madison
22. Princeton
23. NOTRE DAME
24. Fairfield
25. Cornell
