Aug. 28, 2008

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - In advance of games this weekend at College Station, Texas against Texas A&M and Tennessee, the North Carolina women's soccer team moved up a spot this week in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas National Rankings.

The Tar Heels started the season No. 3 in the poll but now stand No. 2 after the first week of play. UNC will play No. 13 Texas A&M Friday and No. 14 Tennessee Sunday in College Station.

Here is the complete poll:

Rank, School, Points, Previous Poll, W-L-T
1. USC (29 first place votes), 794, 1st, 1-0-0
2. North Carolina (1 first place vote), 738, 3rd, 1-0-0
3. UCLA (2 first place votes), 726, 2nd, 0-0-0
4. Notre Dame, 688, 5th, 1-0-0
5. Florida State, 671, 4th, 0-0-0
6. Portland, 642, Tied 6th, 1-0-0
7. Virginia, 597, Tied 6th, 1-0-0
8. Texas, 562, 8th, 1-0-0
9. Penn State, 554, 9th, 1-0-0
10. Stanford, 539, 10th, 1-0-0
11. West Virginia, 437, 12th, 1-0-0
12. Connecticut, 422, 11th, 0-1-0
13. Texas A&M, 379, 15th, 2-0-0
14. Tennessee, 356, 13th, 1-0-0
15. Boston College, 342, 14th, 1-0-0
16. Duke, 335, 16th, 1-0-0
17. California, 303, 17th, 1-0-0
18. Illinois, 236, 19th, 1-0-0
19. Georgia, 208, 18th, 1-0-0
20. Wake Forest, 191, 21st, 1-0-0
21. Santa Clara, 175, 22nd, 1-0-0
22. Florida, 151, 20th, 1-0-1
23. Oklahoma State, 147, 23rd, 1-0-0
24. San Diego, 69, 25th, 0-1-0
25. Purdue, 26, 24th, 0-1-0
Also Receiving Votes: Denver 25, Maryland 17, Kansas 12.5, Dayton 12, Washington State 10, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 7, LSU 5, Colorado 3, Hofstra 3, Ohio State 3, William & Mary 3, Villanova 3, Cal State Fullerton 2, North Carolina State, 1.5, Georgetown 1, BYU 1, Louisville 1, Northeastern 1, Arizona State 1