Carolina Ranked 10th In Preseason Soccer America Poll

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 2017 University of North Carolina women's soccer team is ranked 10^th the preseason Soccer America poll released Wednesday. Coach Anson Dorrance's team returns 17 letter winners and six starters from last year's squad which reached the NCAA College Cup semifinals before falling to consensus #1-ranked West Virginia 1-0.

Stanford is No. 1 in the Soccer America Women's Preseason College 25 rankings ahead of West Virginia, the 2016 NCAA Division I runner-up, Penn State, UCLA and Florida State, which round out the top five. Defending national champion USC is No. 8. For the complete Preseason Top 25, see below. Records for teams listed reflect their final 2016 records.

Soccer America Women's Preseason Top 25

Stanford, 18-2-1
West Virginia, 23-2-2
Penn State, 12-5-4
UCLA, 15-5-2
Florida State, 14-4-4
Georgetown, 20-3-3
South Carolina, 21-2-1
USC, 19-4-2
Florida, 17-5-1
North Carolina, 17-4-4
Santa Clara, 12-7-4
BYU, 18-3-1
Duke, 15-5-3
Virginia, 15-5-2
California, 13-5-3
Notre Dame, 13-3-5
Utah, 13-4-5
Clemson, 14-5-4
Colorado, 15-6-1
Northwestern, 16-3-4
Texas A&M, 12-8-2
Rutgers, 12-5-6
Kansas, 13-8-2
Memphis, 14-5-1
Auburn, 17-7-0

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