6.21.2000
In the 1999 Polls
Saint Louis finished the season ranked nationally for 12 consecutive weeks, ranking as high No. 4 in the Soccer Times poll, while UAB ranked as high as No. 8 in the NSCAA poll. Here's an entire look at the three major polls:
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NSCAA Poll (Final) |
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1. |
Indiana |
14. |
SMU |
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2. |
Santa Clara |
15. |
St. John's |
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3. |
UCLA |
16. |
Maryland |
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4. |
Connecticut |
17. |
Brown |
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5. |
Furman |
18. |
Yale |
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6. |
Penn State |
19. |
San Diego |
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7. |
Duke |
20. |
Rutgers |
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8. |
UAB |
21. |
Creighton |
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9. |
Saint Louis |
22. |
Md.-Baltimore Cty. |
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10. |
Virginia |
23. |
Stanford |
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11. |
Wake Forest |
24. |
North Carolina |
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12. |
Washington |
25. |
Rhode Island |
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13. |
SW Missouri State |
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Va. Commonwealth |
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Soccer America Poll (Final) |
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1. |
Duke |
11. |
UMBC |
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2. |
Indiana |
12. |
Wake Forest |
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3. |
Furman |
13. |
UAB |
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4. |
UCLA |
14. |
San Diego |
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5. |
SW Missouri State |
15. |
Stanford |
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6. |
Penn State |
16. |
Portland |
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7. |
Connecticut |
17. |
Brown |
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8. |
Maryland |
18. |
Rhode Island |
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9. |
SMU |
19. |
Santa Clara |
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10. |
Washington |
20. |
William & Mary |
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Soccer Times Poll (Final) |
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1. |
Duke |
14. |
SMU |
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2. |
Indiana |
15. |
Creighton |
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3. |
UCLA |
16. |
San Diego |
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4. |
Saint Louis |
17. |
Md.-Baltimore Cty. |
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5. |
Connecticut |
18. |
UAB |
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6. |
SW Missouri State |
18. |
Brown |
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7. |
Furman |
20. |
Rutgers |
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8. |
Penn State |
21. |
St. John's |
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9. |
Maryland |
22. |
Stanford |
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10. |
Wake Forest |
23. |
Portland |
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11. |
Virginia |
24. |
Old Dominion |
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12. |
Washington |
24. |
Rhode Island |
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13. |
Santa Clara |
24. |
William & Mary |
NOTING THE POLLS
Conference USA had multiple teams nationally-ranked in nine different weeks in 1999. Saint Louis and UAB both finished ranked in the top 10 of the NSCAA poll, marking the first time that C-USA had a pair of teams finish in the top 10 in a final poll of a season. Earlier in the season, Cincinnati was ranked for four weeks, while South Florida was in the polls for one week.
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