Courtesy of Akron's Sports Information Department
SOCCER AMERICA PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL
AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's soccer team will make its 2016 debut on Friday, Aug. 26, as the newly minted top-rated team in the country after Soccer America released its preseason Top 25 poll this week.
Stanford, UCLA, Maryland and North Carolina follow the Zips in the top five of the poll, respectively.
The Zips enter their 2016 campaign also ranked second nationally in the NSCAA and College Soccer News polls and third as voted on by TopDrawerSoccer.