Defending national champion Florida State will begin the 2015 season ranked first in the women’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. The Seminoles went 24-1-1 last season and closed the year by pitching seven straight shutouts including six in the NCAA Tournament.
FSU took down Virginia 1-0 for both the ACC title and the first national championship in school-history. The Seminoles got a goal from Jamia Fields in the 83rd minute to take the crown. FSU will open the 2015 season against New Mexico in Albuquerque on August 21st.
The Seminoles open the 2015 season ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA Preseason poll.
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2015 NSCAA Preseason Poll
First place votes in parenthesis
1. Florida State (25)
2. Virginia (3)
3. Stanford (1)
4. UCLA (3)
5. Texas A&M
6. Penn State
7. North Carolina
8. Florida
9. Notre Dame
10. Pepperdine
11. South Carolina
12. West Virginia
13. Virginia Tech
14. Wisconsin
15. Texas Tech
16. Kentucky
17. UCF
18. California
19. BYU
20. Washington
21. DePaul
22. Clemson
23. Kansas
24. Rutgers
25. Georgetown
Also receiving votes: Duke (42), Connecticut (33), University Of Southern California (27), Arizona State (22), Washington State (20), Marquette (20), Auburn (10), Michigan (10), Colorado (10), Northeastern (10), Santa Clara (9), Boston College (7), Missouri (6), Minnesota (5), Arizona (4), Maryland (4), USF (3), Texas (2), North Texas (2), Harvard (1), Furman (1), Oklahoma (1), Tennessee (1), San Diego State (1)
Feature image courtesy of Florida State Athletics
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