With 10 new teams in this week’s United Soccer Coaches top 25, you can see that the preseason polls mean next to nothing!
1. Vermont (Prev: 1) – 2-0-0
2. Marshall (2) – 1-0-0
3. Pittsburgh (7) – 1-0-0
4. Stanford (13) – 2-0-0
5. Wake Forest (6) – 1-0-0
6. Clemson (9) – 0-0-1
7. Indiana (11) – 1-0-1
8. NC State (14) – 2-0-0
9. Duke (15) – 2-0-0
10. West Virginia (16) – 2-0-0
11. Virginia (17) – 2-0-0
12. Virginia Tech (NR) – 2-0-0
13. High Point (NR) – 2-0-0
14. Oregon State (NR) – 2-0-0
15. North Carolina (RV) – 2-0-0
16. Akron (21) – 2-0-0
17. California (NR) – 2-0-0
18. Kentucky (NR) – 1-0-0
19. UMKC (18) – 0-0-1
20. Gardner-Webb (NR) – 2-0-0
21. Denver (NR) – 1-1-0
22. Florida Atlantic (NR) – 2-0-0
23. UNC-Greensboro (NR) – 2-0-0
23. Missouri State (24) – 1-0-0
25. Dayton (12) – 1-0-1
Also receiving votes (not in the top 25): UMass, Ohio State, UC Irvine, SMU, San Jose State, Portland, Maryland, Saint Louis, Bucknell, UConn.
Records through games of August 24, 2025