Final high school rankings released for winter season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 24, 2018) – United Soccer Coaches (formerly the NSCAA) and USA TODAY High School Sports released today the first national polls in the USA TODAY/United Soccer Coaches rankings for boys and girls high school soccer in the winter season.
Texas state champions Alief Elsik (Houston, Texas) take the No. 1 ranking in the boys’ poll, finishing the season unbeaten at 22-0-2 under head coach Vincenzo Cox. On the girls’ side, Florida state champion St. Johns Country Day School (Orange Park, Fla) claim the top spot with a perfect 26-0-0 season under head coach Mike Pickett.
Boys National Rankings (Final – April 24, 2018)
School | Prev. | W-L-T | |
1. | Alief Elsik (Houston, Texas) | 1 | 22-0-2 |
2. | St. Ignatius College Prep (San Francisco, Calif.) | 3 | 20-1-5 |
3. | Plant City (Plant City, Fla.) | 4 | 18-1-1 |
4. | Reagan (San Antonio, Texas.) | NR | 19-2-7 |
5. | Folsom (Folsom, Calif.) | 5 | 23-1-4 |
6. | Episcopal School of Acadania (Cade, La.) | 6 | 23-0-1 |
7. | Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.) | 8 | 25-1-4 |
8. | American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) | 9 | 19-1-3 |
9. | Coppell (Coppell, Texas) | NR | 22-2-3 |
T10. | Gulfport (Gulfport, Miss.) | 10 | 18-4-2 |
T10. | American Heritage (Delray Beach, Fla.) | NR | 20-3-1 |
Girls National Rankings (Final – April 24, 2018)
School | Prev. | W-L-T | |
1. | St Johns Country Day School (Orange Park, Fla.) | 1 | 26-0-0 |
2. | Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.) | 3 | 26-0-1 |
3. | Memorial (Houston, Texas) | NR | 28-0-1 |
4. | JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) | 5 | 25-2-2 |
5. | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) | 4 | 22-1-0 |
6. | Wakeland (Frisco, Texas) | NR | 24-1-3 |
7. | Upland (Upland, Calif.) | 7 | 23-3-1 |
8. | Grapevine (Grapevine, Texas) | NR | 28-2-1 |
9. | Lourdes Academy (Miami, Fla.) | 8 | 20-1-0 |
10. | St. Scholastica Academy (New Orleans, La.) | 10 | 21-1-3 |
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