Carson-Newman, Catawba, Tusculum Ranked In Preseason Men’s Soccer Poll

The Carson-Newman men's soccer team, which advanced to the NCAA DII quarterfinals last year, is ranked sixth in the NSCAA/adidas Division II preseason poll.

Carson-Newman is one of three South Atlantic Conference teams to make the preseason poll. Catawba College starts out the season ranked 15th. Tusculum College is ranked 22nd.

The 2006 season begins Thursday with three of the league's teams in action.

For more information, visit the NSCAA website at www.NSCAA.com.

Rank School Prev. W-L-T

1 Fort Lewis College (Colo.) 1 22 - 0 - 1
2 Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 2 16 - 6 - 5
3 Lynn University (Fla.) 3 16 - 3 - 0
4 SIU-Edwardsville 4 16 - 3 - 3
5 Cal State Dominguez Hills 5 16 - 5 - 3
6 Carson-Newman College 6 18 - 2 - 2
7 Dowling College (N.Y.) 10 13 - 1 - 5
8 Clayton State (Ga.) 12 13 - 4 - 4
9 Seattle Pacific University 7 15 - 3 - 3
10 Saint Leo Univ. (Fla.) 9 15 - 2 - 0
11 Dominican College (N.Y.) 11 18 - 2 - 0
12 Colorado School of Mines 14 13 - 7 - 4
13 Rockhurst University (Mo.) 18 15 - 5 - 1
14 Lander University (S.C.) 15 11 - 5 - 4
15 Catawba College (N.C.) 17 15 - 5 - 2
16 New York Institute of Tech. 8 13 - 4 - 4
17 Sonoma State Univ.(Calif.) 21 12 - 9 - 2
18 Univ. of Montevallo (Ala.) NR 16 - 5 - 2
19 Univ. of the Incarnate Word 23 14 - 4 - 3
20 Univ. of Wisconsin, Parkside NR 13 - 4 - 1
21 LeMoyne College (N.Y.) 24 14 - 6 - 2
22 Univ. of N. Carolina-Pembroke19 12 - 3 - 5
22 Tusculum College (Tenn.) 25 11 - 7 - 1
24 Southern Connecticut State NR 10 - 4 - 4
25 Rollins College (Fla.) NR 10 - 5 - 0
2005 Final Record and Rank Shown