The University of Akron will open its 2016 men’s soccer season Friday as the No. 1 ranked team in the country in the Soccer America Top 25 poll, which was released Thursday.
Stanford, UCLA, Maryland and North Carolina round out the top five in the poll.
The Zips enter the 2016 season also ranked second nationally in the NSCAA and College Soccer Newspolls and third in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll. UA hosts Georgetown at 7: 30 p.m. Friday at FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field and then will host Seattle on at 7:30 p.