Greenville, S.C. – The Furman men's soccer is ranked No. 3 in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, which was released on Tuesday afternoon.
The Paladins are set to return all 11 starters from a 2025 squad that posted a 16-2-5 record, earned the school's first appearance in the NCAA College Cup, claimed the Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, and finished No. 3 in last season's final poll. The list of returnees includes SoCon Player of the Year and first team All-American
Diego Hernandez, SoCon Freshman of the Year and freshman All-American
Braden Dunham, and SoCon Goalkeeper of the Year
Ivan Horvat.
Furman opens its first season under head coach
Brandon Tucker with a 10 a.m. exhibition match on Saturday versus preseason No. 16 High Point. Admission to Saturday's match at Stone Soccer Stadium is free. The Paladins kickoff regular season play on August 20 at Clemson before unveiling the 2025 NCAA College Cup banner at the home opener versus UNC Asheville on August 24.
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
1st Votes |
Total Points |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
University of Washington |
1 |
6 |
195 |
16-6-2 |
| 2 |
NC State University |
2 |
0 |
192 |
16-3-4 |
| 3 |
Furman University |
3 |
1 |
183 |
16-2-5 |
| 4 |
Saint Louis University |
4 |
1 |
179 |
13-3-8 |
| 5 |
Georgetown University |
5 |
0 |
156 |
14-4-4 |
| 6 |
University of Portland |
6 |
0 |
154 |
14-2-4 |
| 7 |
University of Maryland |
7 |
0 |
154 |
14-2-4 |
| 8 |
Princeton University |
8 |
0 |
139 |
15-2-2 |
| 9 |
Stanford University |
9 |
0 |
130 |
14-4-2 |
| 10 |
Bryant University |
10 |
0 |
126 |
17-2-3 |
| 11 |
University of Virginia |
11 |
0 |
121 |
12-2-5 |
| 12 |
University of Akron |
12 |
0 |
115 |
13-5-3 |
| 13 |
University of Vermont |
13 |
0 |
101 |
14-1-5 |
| 14 |
University of North Carolina-Greensboro |
14 |
0 |
92 |
12-5-6 |
| 15 |
Southern Methodist University |
15 |
0 |
85 |
11-5-4 |
| 16 |
High Point University |
16 |
0 |
77 |
14-2-4 |
| 17 |
Marshall University |
17 |
0 |
69 |
12-4-5 |
| 18 |
University of San Diego |
18 |
0 |
64 |
13-3-3 |
| 19 |
Oregon State University |
19 |
0 |
63 |
10-5-2 |
| 20 |
Hofstra University |
20 |
0 |
47 |
14-5-1 |
| 21 |
Grand Canyon University |
21 |
0 |
41 |
14-4-5 |
| 22 |
Indiana University |
22 |
0 |
32 |
12-6-1 |
| 23 |
West Virginia University |
23 |
0 |
29 |
13-5-3 |
| 24 |
University of Connecticut |
24 |
0 |
23 |
12-5-4 |
| 25 |
UMKC |
25 |
0 |
18 |
12-4-5 |
Records are final 2025 records
Also receiving votes: University of North Carolina (6), Cornell University (5), University of Kentucky (5), University of Denver (4), Duke University (3), University of Michigan (1)
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