The Maryland men's soccer team landed at No. 2 on the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's National Preseason Rankings, announced Tuesday.
Maryland, which led the nation in winning percentage a year ago, follows 2012 national champion Indiana and is joined in the top five by Georgetown, North Carolina and Connecticut, respectively.
The Terps return eight starters - including MAC Hermann Trophy winner Patrick Mullins - from last year's squad which advanced to the College Cup and won both the ACC regular season and tournament championship.
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Rank
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School
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Prev.
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W-L-T
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1
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Indiana
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1
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16-5-3
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2
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Maryland
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3
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20-1-3
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3
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Georgetown
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2
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19-4-3
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4
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North Carolina
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5
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16-4-3
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5
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Connecticut
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6
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17-3-1
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6
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Creighton
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4
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16-4-3
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7
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Notre Dame
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8
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17-4-1
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8
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Akron
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7
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18-1-3
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9
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UCLA
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3
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13-3-3
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10
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Louisville
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9
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14-6-1
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11
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New Mexico
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10
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17-4-1
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12
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Marquette
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15
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16-4-1
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13
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Coastal Carolina
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11
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20-3-2
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14
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Tulsa
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14
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14-6-1
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15
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Saint Louis
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19
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16-5-0
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16
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San Diego
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12
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14-9-0
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17
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Wake Forest
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22
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11-4-5
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18
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Brown
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16
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13-3-3
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19
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Northwestern
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18
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13-6-4
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20
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Syracuse
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17
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14-6-1
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21
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Charlotte
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23
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15-4-3
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22
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Cornell
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20
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15-2-0
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23
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Washington
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24
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13-5-3
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24
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Virginia Commonowealth
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25
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12-4-5
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25
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Virginia
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RV
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10-7-4
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