Aug. 16, 2005
BALTIMORE, MD -
The Johns Hopkins men's soccer team enters the 2005 season where it left off last year in the national poll, ranked 11th by the NSCAA/adidas Division III committee. There was no change in the today's preseason poll from the final poll on November 30, 2004, meaning that defending champion Messiah is the preseason favorite this year.
Last season, the Blue Jays won the Centennial Conference title to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament, and then advanced on penalty kicks past Elizabethtown in the first round. Hopkins was eliminated in the second round by #3 Salisbury, 1-0. The Seagulls advanced to the Final Four before falling to eventual champion Messiah, 1-0. Messiah defeated UC Santa Cruz 4-0 in the championship game.
Johns Hopkins opens its season against USMMA on September 3 at 11 a.m. on Homewood Field.
2005 NSCAA/adidas Division III National Poll
(Preseason, Aug. 16, 2005)
Rank School Record Prev.
1. Messiah 23-2-0 1
2. UC Santa Cruz 22-2-1 2
3. Salisbury (Md.) 20-1-3 3
4. SUNY - Geneseo 17-5-2 4
5. Williams 14-3-2 5
6. Gustavus Adolphus 18-2-3 6
7. Stevens Tech. 21-2-1 7
8T. Trinity (Texas) 18-1-0 T8
8T. Wartburg 20-2-2 T8
10. Richard Stockton 18-4-3 10
11. Johns Hopkins 17-1-2 11
12. St. Lawrence 16-3-1 12
13. Wilmington 17-3-2 13
14. Saint Norbert 17-1-2 14
15. Wheaton 17-4-2 15
16. Calvin 18-2-1 16
17. Arcadia 16-3-4 17
18. Keene State 16-4-1 18
19. Allegheny 10-8-4 19
20. NC Wesleyan 16-2-2 20
21. Whitworth 16-3-1 21
22. Elizabethtown 15-3-4 22
23. Wheaton 18-5-0 23
24. Babson 16-5-1 24
25. Carnegie Mellon 12-1-4 25
Also receiving votes: Rochester, Hamilton, Chicago, Redlands, Kings Point, Ohio Wesleyan, Emory, Middlebury
