The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s soccer team will join the women’s team with a top five national preseason ranking.
The United Soccer Coaches Poll place the men’s team at #4 in their preseason rankings. This preseason ranking of fourth matches the team’s final standing in the national poll at the conclusion of the 2020 season.
Four ACC teams are ranked in the top ten, with Pitt one slot ahead of Carolina in the preseason poll. Clemson and Wake Forest are #6 and #7 in the preseason coaches' poll.
Virginia Tech is #15 to round out the ACC representation in the top 25, as while Virginia and Notre Dame received votes they did not crack the top 25.