GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team is ranked No. 14 in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, which was released on Tuesday afternoon.
UNCG is set to return 11 from a 2025 squad that posted a 12-5-6 overall record and a 3-2 Southern Conference (SoCon) mark. The 2025 Spartans earned their 20
th ticket to the NCAA Tournament, after facing the ninth-toughest schedule in the nation. The squad carried a top 25 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll from week 1 to the end of the season. UNCG faced three top 25 programs during the regular season, earning a victory against No. 5 High Point, tying No. 9 Virginia and No. 3 NC State. The victory against High Point was the highest ranked win since No. 2 Clemson in 2021.
UNCG opens the 2026 slate with three home exhibitions, starting with Campbell on Aug. 8, then Milligan on Aug. 9 and Tech on Aug. 14. This will be the eighth season under the direction of Head Coach
Chris Rich, who has accumulated a 68-35-26 record with three NCAA Tournament appearances including one Elite Eight game, four SoCon Regular Season titles and two SoCon Tournament Championships.
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
1st Votes |
Total Points |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
University of Washington |
1 |
6 |
195 |
16-6-2 |
| 2 |
NC State University |
2 |
0 |
192 |
16-3-4 |
| 3 |
Furman University |
3 |
1 |
183 |
16-2-5 |
| 4 |
Saint Louis University |
4 |
1 |
179 |
13-3-8 |
| 5 |
Georgetown University |
5 |
0 |
156 |
14-4-4 |
| 6 |
University of Portland |
6 |
0 |
154 |
14-2-4 |
| 7 |
University of Maryland |
7 |
0 |
154 |
14-2-4 |
| 8 |
Princeton University |
8 |
0 |
139 |
15-2-2 |
| 9 |
Stanford University |
9 |
0 |
130 |
14-4-2 |
| 10 |
Bryant University |
10 |
0 |
126 |
17-2-3 |
| 11 |
University of Virginia |
11 |
0 |
121 |
12-2-5 |
| 12 |
University of Akron |
12 |
0 |
115 |
13-5-3 |
| 13 |
University of Vermont |
13 |
0 |
101 |
14-1-5 |
| 14 |
University of North Carolina-Greensboro |
14 |
0 |
92 |
12-5-6 |
| 15 |
Southern Methodist University |
15 |
0 |
85 |
11-5-4 |
| 16 |
High Point University |
16 |
0 |
77 |
14-2-4 |
| 17 |
Marshall University |
17 |
0 |
69 |
12-4-5 |
| 18 |
University of San Diego |
18 |
0 |
64 |
13-3-3 |
| 19 |
Oregon State University |
19 |
0 |
63 |
10-5-2 |
| 20 |
Hofstra University |
20 |
0 |
47 |
14-5-1 |
| 21 |
Grand Canyon University |
21 |
0 |
41 |
14-4-5 |
| 22 |
Indiana University |
22 |
0 |
32 |
12-6-1 |
| 23 |
West Virginia University |
23 |
0 |
29 |
13-5-3 |
| 24 |
University of Connecticut |
24 |
0 |
23 |
12-5-4 |
| 25 |
UMKC |
25 |
0 |
18 |
12-4-5 |
Records are final 2025 records
Also receiving votes: University of North Carolina (6), Cornell University (5), University of Kentucky (5), University of Denver (4), Duke University (3), University of Michigan (1)
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