Sept. 16, 2003

Columbia, S.C. – The Soccer Times Top 25 rankings were released today with South Carolina moving up one spot to seventh place. USC is coming off an impressive 2-0 showing at the 2003 Gamecock Soccer Classic over the weekend. South Carolina recorded two shutouts against Jacksonville (4-0) and Alabama A&M (3-0) to claim the tournament title.

NSCAA/adidas has the Gamecocks ranked 15th, while College Soccer News places USC in 13th.

South Carolina, with a record of 6-0-0, is one of nine teams in Division I soccer that remain undefeated.

Soccer Times Top 25
1. Maryland
2. UCLA
3. Saint Louis
4. North Carolina
5. SMU
6. Wake Forest
7. South Carolina
8. St. John's
T9. UAB
T9. Old Dominion
11. Connecticut
12. Santa Barbara
13. Penn State
14. Santa Clara
15. Rutgers
16. Notre Dame
17. Akron
18. Indiana
19. Coastal Carolina
20. Brown
21. Florida International
22. Cal State Northridge
23. Clemson
24. Tulsa
25. Creighton