UNC men ranked No. 1 in soccer poll

Posted Aug 20, 2006

North Carolina was ranked No. 1 in Soccer America's preseason men's poll. The Tar Heels return 10 starters from a team that went 17-4-3 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals last season. In the women's poll, North Carolina was third. (Greensboro News & Record)

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