SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference announced the 2024 WCC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll and the Portland Pilots were picked to finish second, one point behind Oregon State. The Pilots had three players named to the 11-player WCC Preseason Team: Nick Fernandez, Buba Fofanah and Sebastian Nava.
The Pilots garnered 55 total points and two first place votes. Oregon State had four first-place votes and 56 total points. San Diego (48) also had a pair of top votes and was third, while LMU picked up a single first-place vote and was fourth overall (47).