No. 10 UNCG Men’s Soccer Earns Two More Top 10 Preseason Rankings
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s soccer team added two more top-10 rankings this preseason, most recently from College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer.
The Spartans were voted No. 7 in the College Soccer News Preseason National Poll, sitting between Pittsburgh at No. 6 and Clemson at No. 8.
They received a No. 10 preseason ranking from TopDrawerSoccer, where the Spartans were placed between No. 9 Marshall and No. 11 Maryland.
In early August, UNCG received a No. 10 preseason ranking from the United Soccer Coaches. The Spartans concluded the 2022 season ranked No. 5 nationally, its highest ranking in program history. The previous highest ranking was No. 9 in 2004.
The Spartans added 11 freshmen and three transfer student-athletes adding to their 15 returning from last year’s roster.
UNCG is set to open the 2023 season at home with its opener on Thursday, August 24. The Spartans will host the California Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. at the UNCG Soccer Stadium.
They will then travel to College Park, Maryland for a Sunday, August 27 contest to battle Maryland at 7:00 p.m. Last season, the Terps fell in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Maryland was voted No. 11 in the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Poll, No. 14 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll, and No. 17 in the College Soccer News Preseason Poll.
Denise Archetto
Assistant Athletic Director For Strategic Communications
UNC Greensboro