2015 Preseason Rankings Announced
Soccer News: The National Soccer Coaches Association of America and USA TODAY High School Sports have teamed up to produce and promote the USA TODAY/NSCAA Super 25 High School Rankings for boys’ and girls’ teams.
To kick off this partnership, USA TODAY and the NSCAA have released the Super 25 Fall High School Preseason Rankings. This is the first time the NSCAA has done a preseason poll of high school teams. Regular season rankings for the fall-competing teams will begin September 1; winter and spring team rankings will be available starting January 5 and March 22, respectively.
“We’re pleased to be able to partner with a respected news outlet like USA TODAY to provide our regional and national rankings for soccer fans to see,” Lynn Berling-Manuel, NSCAA CEO said. “We believe this partnership will be mutually beneficial and will help further promote high school soccer on a national scale.”
Director of content for USA TODAY High School Sports, Josh Barnett, added: “We are excited to begin this partnership with the NSCAA and to be adding boys and girls soccer to the Super 25 rankings. The NSCAA rankings have been recognized as the best available and come from devoted coaches nationwide working to help athletes excel. As participation continues to grow in high school soccer and the game’s popularity remains on the rise, soccer’s inclusion is overdue in the Super 25.”
With this partnership, USA TODAY adds two sports to its Super 25 rankings program. Super 25 now provides rankings for 10 high school sports (five boys and five girls), growing from four sports two years ago. The Super rankings date back 30 years and hold a significant place in USA TODAY Sports’ history.
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To view these weekly rankings, fans can go to either NSCAA.com or USATODAYhss.com.
