Women: 1996 Final Soccer America Top 20
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
Final 1996 regular season poll including games through Nov. 11. Conducted by the national weekly Soccer America and released in the Nov. 25th issue. Listing includes records through conference playoffs as well as NCAA tournament record and team lost to. Teams in bold type went on to reach NCAA Final Four. All tournament games decided by penalty kicks are considered ties.
| Nov.11 Record | NCAA Recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 20-1-0 | 4-1 (N. Carolina) |
| 2 | North Carolina | 20-1-0 | 5-0 |
| 3 | Portland | 16-0-2 | 3-1 (Notre Dame) |
| 4 | Connecticut | 20-2-0 | 2-1 (Santa Clara) |
| 5 | Nebraska | 21-0-0 | 2-1 (Portland) |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 19-3-0 | 0-1 (San Diego) |
| 7 | Harvard | 15-1-0 | 0-1 (Massachusetts) |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 15-3-2 | 3-1 (N. Carolina) |
| 9 | Florida | 20-2-0 | 2-1 (N.Carolina) |
| 10 | Virginia | 12-6-2 | 0-1 (Duke) |
| 11 | Clemson | 15-6-1 | 0-1 (Wake Forest) |
| 12 | William & Mary | 14-8-0 | 0-1 (N. Carolina) |
| 13 | Maryland | 17-4-2 | 2-1 (Notre Dame) |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 14-4-4 | 1-1 (Notre Dame) |
| 15 | NC-Greensboro | 16-5-1 | 0-1 (James Madison) |
| 16 | George Mason | 14-6-2 | 0-1 (Penn St.) |
| 17 | Indiana | 11-10-0 | 0-1 (Notre Dame) |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 13-7-0 | 1-1 (Florida) |
| 19 | California | 13-3-2 | did not play |
| 20 | Duke | 9-9-3 | 1-1 (Nebraska) |
| Women | NCAA Division I Tournament |
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