ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake men's soccer landed in seventh place in the 2023 MVC Preseason Poll. The Bulldogs, who finished last season second in The Valley, earned 34 total points, just one behind the sixth place UIC Flames.
Defending MVC champion Missouri State earned 78 total points with six first place votes and enter the 2023 season as the league favorite. MVC newcomers Western Michigan and Bowling Green rounded out the top three, the former garnering three first place votes.
The league's third expansion team, Northern Illinois, was slotted in eighth position with 25 points.