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Men's Soccer			'08 U.S. News Rank	APR (out of 1,000)	National Ranking ’06/’05/’04	Games Above .500 (Past 3 Seasons)	STACK Factor
Duke Photography	1	Duke	8	993	5/16/4	34	120
	2	Virginia	23	966	4/11/5	33	96
	3	Wake Forest	30	971	3/12/12	29	72
	4	Notre Dame	19	986	6/15/17	23	96
	5	SMU	67	962	11/4/11	35	36
	6	Maryland	54	947	10/1/3	37	48
	7	UCLA	25	934	2/19/14	25	168
	8	Indiana	75	960	9/17/1	36	72
	9	California	21	957	12/8/18	26	84
	10	UC Santa Barbara	44	895	1/23/2	37	24
	11	North Carolina	28	977	19/7/NR	19	120
	12	UNC Greensboro	126	972	15/18/9	39	12
	13	New Mexico	126	917	22/2/10	42	24
	14	Northwestern	14	992	8/NR/NR	17	60
	15	Clemson	67	958	13/3/NR	16	72

Why They're On Top

1. Duke
Duke has been famous for basketball for too long. The school’s soccer program is also among the elite. In 2007, the Blue Devils achieved a soccer ranking lower than their U.S. News ranking—a monumental accomplishment for a top-10 school. Also, Duke’

2. Virginia
Virginia’s soccer reputation continues to grow. The Cavaliers muscled their way to a top-five finish in ’05, and are ranked number four in 2007. With a U.S. News ranking in the top 25 and a ridiculous sports atmosphere, UVA provides a comfortable ho

3. Wake Forest
The ACC dominates the country, as Wake Forest joins its conference foes in rounding out our top three. The Demon Deacons can place themselves in college soccer’s elite class after being ranked no lower than 12 and accumulating 29 wins over .500 in the last

More about Men's Soccer

Top Producers of First Team All-Americans [since 2000]

SMU, Indiana..............................	7
Maryland....................................	6
Notre Dame, UCLA.....................	4
New Mexico, Stanford, Furman, UConn........................................	3

Best APR

Bucknell, Columbia, Georgetown, Pennsylvania...................................	1000
Dartmouth........................................	997
Duke, Yale.......................................	993
Northwestern, Harvard, James Madison, Princeton..........................................	992

Alma Maters of the Current U.S. National Team

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UCLA, Portland

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Maryland, Clemson, Illinois-Chicago, Furman, NC State, South Carolina, West Texas A&M