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Vanessa E. Curry/CourtesyThe last time the Roughriders took the field, they left with the program's sixth national championship this past November.

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Not that last season will be easy to top, but the Yavapai College soccer team is picking up where it left off.The Roughriders earned the nation's No. 1 ranking in the NJCAA's preseason poll, released Thursday. The ranking was expected, however, since the poll's top seven spots feature the top seven finishing clubs from the 2007 season.The defending national champions earned the program's 64th No. 1 ranking since the program's inception in 1989. The team embarks on Yavapai's 20th season Aug. 23 at home against Mesa.

July 31, 2008