Oct. 27, 2008

By Maria Burns Ortiz
ESPNsoccernet.com
published Oct. 27 on ESPN.com

There are teams with storied soccer histories. Powerhouse programs that have made numerous College Cup appearances. Teams that have won numerous conference titles. Schools that have produced multiple Hermann Trophy winners.

Then there is UC Davis' men's program. For example, does anyone not affiliated with the school actually know the team's nickname?

That won't be the case for long if Davis keeps playing the way it has been this season. (They're the Aggies, by the way.)

After making its first NCAA tournament appearance last season, UC Davis is 12-2-3 overall, sits atop the Big West Conference standings at 4-1-3 and is the No. 10 team in the nation.

So where have they been before now? Let's call it Division I½.

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