UNCG Men’s Soccer Earns No. 14 Ranking in United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
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 20th 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 Virginia 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)
Denise Archetto
Assistant Athletic Director For Strategic Communications
UNC Greensboro