August 7, 2012
NSCAA MEN'S PRE-SEASON RANKINGS
SMU is ranked 16th

KANSAS CITY, Kan. Reigning Division I men's national champion North Carolina sit in the top spot of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division I Men's College Preseason Rankings, after finishing 21-2-3 overall in 2011.

Both UCLA and Creighton (Neb.) move up a spot from the 2011 postseason poll to No. 2 and 3, respectively. Rounding out the preseason Top 5 are Connecticut and South Florida.

SMU is ranked 16th, three spots ahead of thier 2011 finish.

The first ranking of the 2012 men's regular season will be released August 28.



2012 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's Rankings
Rank School Postseason 2011 Ranking 2011 Record
1 North Carolina (1) 21-2-3
2 UCLA (3) 18-4-2
3 Creighton (4) 21-2-1
4 Connecticut (5) 19-3-3
5 South Florida (6) 13-4-4
6 New Mexico (8) 18-0-4
7 Louisville (7) 14-7-2
8 Charlotte (2) 16-5-4
9 Maryland (9) 14-4-3
10 Akron (11) 15-4-4
11 UC Santa Barbara (12) 15-7-1
12 Indiana (10) 13-4-5
13 UC Irvine (13) 16-6-1
14 Boston College (15) 14-6-1
15 St. John's (18) 14-7-2
16 SMU (19) 13-7-1
17 Costal Carolina (16) 18-4-0
18 Saint Mary's (Calif.) (14) 11-7-5
19 James Madison (20) 13-5-2
20 Northwestern (22) 11-5-5
21 UAB (21) 13-5-3
22 Brown (17) 12-5-3
23 Old Dominion (24) 12-6-2
24 Furman (RV) 14-4-4
25 Bradley (25) 15-6-2
Receiving votes: Virginia, Rutgers, Duke, Wake Forest, California, Monmouth, West Virginia, Central Florida, William & Mary, Xavier, Cal State, Bakersfield, Northern Illinois, South Carolina.