NSCAA Pre-Season Rankings

[bobbyake]

Rank School Prev. W-L-T

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 Coastal 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

2011 final record and ranking shown.

Akron plays against the teams in bold.

Also receiving votes: Virginia, Rutgers, Duke, Wake Forest, California, Monmouth, West Virginia, Central Florida, William & Mary, Xavier, Cal State Bakersfield, Northern Illinois, South Carolina

http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/1043/NCAADiv...dbb00ab789cf001

[TennZip]

looks like they really relied on last year ending rankings

With Creighton, S. Florida , St. Johns and IU matches in a 3 week period, the zips can really improve their ranking.

[bisbee]

looks like they really relied on last year ending rankings

With Creighton, S. Florida , St. Johns and IU matches in a 3 week period, the zips can really improve their ranking.

Preseason rankings are always based on where teams ended up in previous season.

[Z.I.P.]

Someone please remind me -- the voters in this poll are a select group of D-1 coaches only, correct? You would think they would have heard about new bodies...

[bobbyake]

Top Drawer has Akron at #4

WVU is at #18

NIU is at #39

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soc...ent-ranking/men

[MDZip]

College Soccer News has the Zips at #6. NIU at #26, WVU in the ORV category (would be #35 based on their position).

[Z.I.P.]

I watched the hated Indiana Whosers on FSC on Saturday, at the Ft Wayne pre-season festival playing Chivas Guadalajara's U-23s (game went to PKs). They looked really good on possession, but appeared to lack an inside finisher. I'd give Akron the pre-season advantage going into the Sep 7th matchup @ South Bend. Petts, Kotlov, Konstansky in the middle make IU a really difficult nut to crack. I think we'll do it though.

[fknbuflobo]

I watched the hated Indiana Whosers on FSC on Saturday, at the Ft Wayne pre-season festival playing Chivas Guadalajara's U-23s (game went to PKs). They looked really good on possession, but appeared to lack an inside finisher. I'd give Akron the pre-season advantage going into the Sep 7th matchup @ South Bend. Petts, Kotlov, Konstansky in the middle make IU a really difficult nut to crack. I think we'll do it though.

I too watched the match. I mostly agree with your analysis. Zips also lack quality finishing. Hoosiers will be a tough out.