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MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University men's soccer team checked in at No. 23 in the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Division I Men’s Preseason Ranking, as released on Tuesday.
The Mountaineers are one of two Mid-American Conference schools ranked in the preseason poll. Akron, which finished as the 2018 national runner-up, also is featured, sitting at No. 3.
WVU appears in the preseason poll after finishing the 2018 season listed in the top 25 in each of the major poll’s final rankings. WVU finished as high as No. 17 by Soccer America, as well as No. 22 by United Soccer Coaches, No. 23 by TopDrawerSoccer.com and No. 24 by College Soccer News.
Defending National Champion Maryland earned the No. 1 spot, while Indiana ranks No. 2. Following Akron, No. 4 Wake Forest and No. 5 Stanford rounded out the top five. No. 6 North Carolina, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 8 Kentucky, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Duke also appeared in the top 10.