NCAA Men’s Soccer Preseason Rankings announced for Fall 2025

United Soccer Coaches released the NCAA Division I men’s soccer preseason poll ahead of the 2025 campaign.
The reigning NCAA National Champion Vermont Catamounts have earned the No. 1 ranking as they look to repeat their success, after capturing the program’s first-ever College Cup title in 2024.
Last season’s national runner-up Marshall enters the new campaign at No. 2, followed by Ohio State at No. 3, Denver at No. 4 and SMU rounding out the Top 5.
See below for a full look at the preseason rankings, as voted on by current college coaches.
National – Pre-season Poll – July 31, 2025
Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vermont | 1 | 4 | 193 | 16-2-6 |
2 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 192 | 15-2-7 |
3 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 188 | 16-2-4 |
4 | Denver | 4 | 0 | 179 | 15-3-5 |
5 | SMU | 5 | 0 | 159 | 12-3-6 |
6 | Wake Forest | 6 | 0 | 156 | 12-5-7 |
7 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | 147 | 14-6-0 |
8 | Massachusetts | 8 | 0 | 144 | 13-4-5 |
9 | Clemson | 9 | 0 | 127 | 15-3-4 |
10 | San Diego | 10 | 0 | 121 | 15-3-2 |
11 | Indiana | 11 | 0 | 118 | 11-5-5 |
12 | Dayton | 12 | 0 | 115 | 14-3-3 |
13 | Stanford | 13 | 0 | 99 | 9-5-6 |
14 | NC State | 14 | 0 | 87 | 10-5-5 |
15 | Duke | 15 | 0 | 83 | 11-4-4 |
16 | West Virginia | 16 | 0 | 70 | 13-2-7 |
17 | Virginia | 17 | 0 | 66 | 11-7-3 |
18 | UMKC | 18 | 0 | 61 | 14-5-3 |
19 | Penn | 19 | 0 | 52 | 14-4-1 |
20 | Western Michigan | 20 | 0 | 46 | 12-3-6 |
21 | Akron | 21 | 0 | 38 | 12-5-4 |
22 | Cornell | 22 | 0 | 36 | 13-4-2 |
23 | Hofstra | 23 | 0 | 32 | 14-5-2 |
24 | Missouri State | 24 | 0 | 26 | 12-4-2 |
25 | Georgetown | 25 | 0 | 21 | 11-5-5 |
Records shown are final 2024 records.
Also receiving votes: University of Maryland (15), University of California Santa Barbara (13), University of North Carolina (8), University of Washington (7), Seattle University (7)
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