BLACKSBURG, Va. - After its first College Cup appearance in school history, the Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished third in the final postseason NSCAA/adidas National Men's Soccer Poll on Wednesday. This is the highest ranking in school history.

Tech finished 14-4-5 overall, which tied the 1997 team for the most wins in a single season in school history. The Hokies' .717 winning percentage this season stands as the second-highest in the program's 36-year history.

Wake Forest won the College Cup and finished as the top-ranked team in the nation. Two other Atlantic Coast Conference foes were included: Boston College finished 12^th and Maryland was 15^th. Connecticut finished fifth, Old Dominion was 19^th, Tulsas was 20^th, and California finished 24^th.

In other postseason honors, MAC Hermann Trophy finalist and NSCAA First-Team All-American Patrick Nyarko was named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team.