The United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll has been released. As in the past, it's just a repeat or reminder of the year-end rankings.
National - Pre-season Poll - August 4, 2026
Rank School Prev W-L-T
1 Tufts University 1 20-1-3
2 Trinity (Texas) 2 20-2-1
3 St. Olaf College 3 20-3-3
4 Emory University 4 17-2-3
5 Bowdoin College 5 12-4-4
6 Dickinson College 6 16-1-7
7 Wheaton (Mass.) 7 17-2-4
8 Augsburg College 8 18-3-3
9 Connecticut College 9 12-3-6
10 Williams College 10 10-5-4
11 SUNY Cortland 11 14-1-6
12 Rowan University 12 17-4-4
13 Macalester College 13 17-4-4
14 Wash University (Mo.) 14 14-4-1
14 Lynchburg 14 19-2-2
16 Messiah University 16 12-8-2
17 University of Scranton 17 13-1-6
18 Brandeis University 18 10-4-5
19 Middlebury College 19 11-6-2
20 University of Chicago 20 12-3-5
21 Denison University 21 14-3-3
22 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 22 13-3-4
23 UMass-Boston 23 13-4-4
24 Christopher Newport 24 13-3-5
25 Luther College 25 10-3-7
Records shown are final 2025 records.
Also receiving votes: Catholic University, Wesleyan University, Babson College, Calvin University, Hampden-Sydney College, Edgewood University, Texas Lutheran University
Willing to bet Tudor Flintham will have St. John's ahead of at least one of the three MIAC teams in rankings.
He played a ton of first years last season and is adding a lot of talent again.
United Soccer Coaches National Ranking 9/15/26 (https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-diii-men/)
National - Poll 1 - September 15, 2026
Rank School Prev W-L-T
1 Wesleyan University RV 3-0-0
2 St. Olaf College 3 6-0-0
3 Case Western Reserve University NR 6-0-0
4 Babson College RV 4-0-0
5 Rowan University 12 4-0-0
6 Middlebury College 19 3-0-0
7 SUNY Cortland 11 4-0-0
8 University of Chicago 20 4-1-0
9 University of Scranton 17 3-0-1
10 University of Lynchburg 14 4-1-0
11 Williams College 10 3-0-0
12 Claremont-McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges NR 3-1-1
13 University of Mary Washington NR 4-0-0
14 Hobart College NR 5-0-0
15 Stevens Institute of Technology NR 3-0-1
16 Catholic University NR 4-0-0
17 Otterbein University NR 3-0-0
18 Tufts University 1 2-1-0
19 Wheaton College (Mass.) 7 3-0-2
20 Saint John's University NR 6-0-0
21 North Central College NR 5-0-1
22 University of Redlands NR 2-1-0
23 Washington & Lee University NR 4-1-0
24 St. Lawrence University NR 3-0-1
25 Messiah University 16 3-1-0
Records shown are through games of September 13, 2026
Also receiving votes: Christopher Newport University, Denison University, Rutgers University-Newark, Connecticut College, Hope College, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, SUNY Oneonta, Southwestern University, East Texas Baptist University
What a F'n joke
Quote from: Kuiper on September 15, 2026, 02:20:04 PMUnited Soccer Coaches National Ranking 9/15/26 (https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-diii-men/)
National - Poll 1 - September 15, 2026
Rank School Prev W-L-T
1 Wesleyan University RV 3-0-0
2 St. Olaf College 3 6-0-0
3 Case Western Reserve University NR 6-0-0
4 Babson College RV 4-0-0
5 Rowan University 12 4-0-0
6 Middlebury College 19 3-0-0
7 SUNY Cortland 11 4-0-0
8 University of Chicago 20 4-1-0
9 University of Scranton 17 3-0-1
10 University of Lynchburg 14 4-1-0
11 Williams College 10 3-0-0
12 Claremont-McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges NR 3-1-1
13 University of Mary Washington NR 4-0-0
14 Hobart College NR 5-0-0
15 Stevens Institute of Technology NR 3-0-1
16 Catholic University NR 4-0-0
17 Otterbein University NR 3-0-0
18 Tufts University 1 2-1-0
19 Wheaton College (Mass.) 7 3-0-2
20 Saint John's University NR 6-0-0
21 North Central College NR 5-0-1
22 University of Redlands NR 2-1-0
23 Washington & Lee University NR 4-1-0
24 St. Lawrence University NR 3-0-1
25 Messiah University 16 3-1-0
Records shown are through games of September 13, 2026
Also receiving votes: Christopher Newport University, Denison University, Rutgers University-Newark, Connecticut College, Hope College, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, SUNY Oneonta, Southwestern University, East Texas Baptist University
I am going to put forth the proposition that Division III should adopt the SimpleCoach Top 25 as their ranking of choice.
SC.
USC National Poll #2 Sept 22, 2026
https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-diii-men/
Rank School Prev W-L-T
1 St. Olaf College 2 7-0-0
2 Case Western Reserve University 3 7-0-0
3 Middlebury College 6 4-0-0
4 Rowan University 5 5-0-1
5 Babson College 4 5-0-1
6 St. Lawrence University 24 5-0-1
7 University of Chicago 8 6-1-0
8 University of Lynchburg 10 6-1-1
9 Catholic University 16 6-0-0
10 SUNY Cortland 7 5-1-0
11 Tufts University 18 4-1-1
12 Southwestern University RV 6-1-0
13 Washington & Lee University 23 5-1-0
14 University of Scranton 9 3-1-2
15 Bowdoin College NR 4-0-2
16 Otterbein University 17 3-0-1
17 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire RV 4-0-2
18 Wheaton College (Mass.) 19 4-0-3
19 New York University NR 6-0-1
20 Calvin University NR 4-1-1
21 Hobart College 14 6-1-0
22 Colorado College NR 4-1-1
23 Connecticut College RV 4-1-1
24 Emory University NR 5-1-1
25 Haverford College NR 6-0-1
Records shown are through games of September 20, 2026
Also receiving votes: Williams College, SUNY Oneonta, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Redlands, Messiah University, Wesleyan University, North Park University, Saint John's University, Stevens Institute of Technology
Good lord what I wouldn't give for the old D3soccer.com poll....