USC Rankings 2026

[Kuiper]

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

[repete]

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.

[Kuiper]

United Soccer Coaches National Ranking 9/15/26

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

[Ejay]

What a F'n joke

[SimpleCoach]

United Soccer Coaches National Ranking 9/15/26

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.

[Kuiper]

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

[jknezek]

Good lord what I wouldn't give for the old D3soccer.com poll....