College Soccer News’ Men’s Soccer Week 1 Top 25 Poll: Stanford And Maryland Take Top Spots

College Soccer News August 25, 2026 Articles After an opening week full of action we have our first coaches poll based on game week results. Six conferences feature in our top 10, with the ACC and Big Ten each with three teams in that group. Conference breakdown: ACC (7), Big Ten (5), America East (2), Big East (2), WCC (2), A10 (1), Big South (1), Ivy League (1), Pac 12 (1), SoCon (1), Summit League (1), Sun Belt (1) North Carolina continues to be the men’s soccer hot bed with five teams ranked in the top 25. State Breakdown: North...