Oct. 8, 2002

Columbia, S.C. – After six weeks of competition, the South Carolina men’s soccer team (7-2-1) continues to be a national-caliber team. The Gamecocks are ranked ninth in both the Soccer Times and College Soccer News polls released today. USC was also ranked 11th in Soccer America and 13th in the NSCAA/adidas poll.

St. John’s landed the number one spot for the second week-in-a-row, in three polls. The NSCAA/adidas poll handed Stanford the top position.

The Gamecocks travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday, Oct. 11 to take on the No. 3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

SOCCER TIMES POLL
1. St. John's
2. Stanford
3. Wake Forest
4. Indiana
5. Clemson
6. SMU
7. Connecticut
8. Maryland
9. SOUTH CAROLINA
10. UCLA
11. Loyola Marymount
12. Bradley
13. American
14. Saint Louis
15. San Diego
16. Furman
17. Rutgers
18. Creighton
19. Boston College
20. Notre Dame
21. Duke
22. North Carolina
23. Santa Barbara
T24. Coastal Carolina
T24. Virginia