Terps Ranked No. 4 in NSCAA Preseason Top 25
8/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland men's soccer team landed at No. 4 in the NSCAA Preseason Top 25 rankings, released late Monday.
The Terps captured a fourth-straight conference tournament title a year ago, defeating top seed and host Ohio State in Columbus. Maryland advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship before bowing out to eventual national runner-up Clemson.
Maryland returns eight starters from a year ago, including All-Big Ten honorees Alex Crognale, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Sebastian Elney and Eryk Williamson. The Terps incoming recruiting class was ranked third in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer.
The Terps begin the 2016 campaign with a highly-anticipated trip to the West Coast for a battle with UCLA on August 26 before returning home for the Ludwig opener against Hartford on Aug. 29.
NSCAA Preseason Top 25 Rankings
1 Stanford
2 Akron
3 Clemson
4 Maryland
5 Wake Forest
6 Syracuse
7 Creighton
8 North Carolina
9 Notre Dame
10 Georgetown
11 Boston College
12 Southern Methodist
13 UC Santa Barbara
14 Seattle
15 Indiana
16 UCLA
17 Virginia
18 Ohio State
19 South Florida
20 Denver
21 Coastal Carolina
22 Charlotte
23 FIU
24 South Carolina
25 Rutgers
