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Tar Heels Check In At No. 6 In Preseason Coaches Poll
August 4, 2017 | Women's Soccer
UNC is highest of six ACC teams in Top 25.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Coach Anson Dorrance's 2017 University of North Carolina women's soccer team is ranked sixth in the preseason poll issued Friday by the United Soccer Coaches Association. The USCA previously went under the name of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America before being changed this summer.
North Carolina, returning six starters off its 2016 team which reached the NCAA semifinals before falling to West Virginia 1-0, was 17-4-4 a year ago. The Tar Heels are one of six Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the preseason Top 25 poll and the highest-ranking league entity in the group.
West Virginia, 2016 NCAA finalist, is ranked No. 1, while Stanford is second, 2016 NCAA champion USC is third, South Carolina is fourth and Georgetown fifth. The Tar Heels, who defeated the Gamecocks in last year's NCAA quarterfinals, head the second five in the poll followed by No. 7 Florida, No. 8 BYU, No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Auburn.
UNC's 2017 regular season schedule includes games against No. 10 Auburn, No. 11 Virginia, No. 12 Duke, No. 13 Clemson, No. 15 Florida State and No. 18 Notre Dame.
2017 United Soccer Coaches Association Preseason Poll
Rank School 2016 Poll Finish 2016 Record
North Carolina, returning six starters off its 2016 team which reached the NCAA semifinals before falling to West Virginia 1-0, was 17-4-4 a year ago. The Tar Heels are one of six Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the preseason Top 25 poll and the highest-ranking league entity in the group.
West Virginia, 2016 NCAA finalist, is ranked No. 1, while Stanford is second, 2016 NCAA champion USC is third, South Carolina is fourth and Georgetown fifth. The Tar Heels, who defeated the Gamecocks in last year's NCAA quarterfinals, head the second five in the poll followed by No. 7 Florida, No. 8 BYU, No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Auburn.
UNC's 2017 regular season schedule includes games against No. 10 Auburn, No. 11 Virginia, No. 12 Duke, No. 13 Clemson, No. 15 Florida State and No. 18 Notre Dame.
2017 United Soccer Coaches Association Preseason Poll
Rank School 2016 Poll Finish 2016 Record
- West Virginia 2 23-2-2
- Stanford 6 18-2-1
- USC 1 19-4-2
- South Carolina 5 21-2-1
- Georgetown 3 20-3-3
- North Carolina 4 17-4-4
- Florida 10 17-5-1
- BYU 9 18-3-1
- UCLA 13 15-5-2
- Auburn 8 17-7-0
- Virginia 11 15-5-2
- Duke 7 15-5-3
- Clemson 12 14-5-4
- Connecticut 20 19-3-1
- Florida State 14 14-4-4
- Oklahoma RV 14-7-2
- Arkansas 19 18-5-0
- Notre Dame 21 13-3-5
- Minnesota 15 16-3-4
- Utah 16 13-4-5
- Rutgers 25 12-5-6
- Nebraska RV 11-6-5
- Northwestern 18 16-3-4
- Santa Clara 17 12-7-4
- Colorado 23 15-6-1
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