PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Pilots are continuing their climb up the ranks of NCAA Division I soccer, coming in at sixth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll. They are also fifth in the latest TopDrawerSoccer Top 25 poll.
This is their highest rankings in any two polls since the 1988 and 1989 seasons, when the Pilots ranked as high as third in the nation. In 1988, the Pilots made their first ever appearances in the NCAA College Cup, taking on the Indiana Hoosiers in the semifinals. In 1989, the Pilots made the playoffs and advanced to the second round.