PROVIDENCE, R.I. – UConn has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2017 American Athletic Conference men’s soccer title in a vote of the league’s eight head coaches, the conference announced on Tuesday.
The Huskies, who are ranked No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches (formerly the NSCAA) national preseason rankings, received four first-place votes and 45 total points to claim the top spot in the American preseason poll. Tulsa (one first-place vote, 43 points) was picked second and USF (two first-place votes, 34 points) came in at No.