Conference Preseason Coaches Polls

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I am grateful that Kiup does all that work. Couldn't find CCC or NESCAC.

2023 NEWMAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
Babson (7)
Wheaton (1)
MIT
WPI
Emerson (1)
Coast Guard
Salve
Springfield
Clark

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Little East

https://littleeast.com/news/2023/8/25/umass-boston-edges-westconn-for-top-spot-in-2023-lec-mens-soccer-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx

2023 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll

Institution - Points (FPV)
1. UMass Boston - 60 (4)
2. Western Connecticut - 59 (5)
3. Eastern Connecticut - 52   
4. Rhode Island College - 40 
5. Keene State - 32     
6. VTSU Castleton - 30
7. Plymouth State - 20
8. Southern Maine - 20         
9. UMass Dartmouth - 11

[First poll I have seen where the team with the most points did not also have the most first place votes - Looks like Western Connecticut and rankings/polls don't get along!]

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Collegiate Conference of the South

https://collegiateconferenceofthesouth.com/news/2023/8/27/covenant-selected-2023-preseason-ccs-mens-soccer-favorite.aspx

2023 CCS MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL

    Covenant

   27 points

    LaGrange

   26 points

    Maryville

   23 points

    Belhaven

   19 points

    Piedmont

   16 points

    Berea

   8 points

    Huntingdon

   7 points

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SCIAC:

2023 SCIAC Football Preseason Poll
1. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 34 points (4 first-place votes)
2. Chapman, 26 pts (1)
3. Pomona-Pitzer, 24 pts (1)
4. Redlands, 24 pts
5. California Lutheran, 11 pts
6. La Verne, 7 pts

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PAC

https://pacathletics.org/news/2023/8/21/grove-city-voted-first-in-pac-mens-soccer-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx

2023 PAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll (Predicted order of finish)
School (first-place votes)    Points    2022 record (conference)
1. Grove City College (9)    99    12-5-1 (10-0 PAC)
2. Franciscan University (2)    85    13-4-4 (7-2-1 PAC)
3. Geneva College    75    10-4-7 (6-1-3 PAC)
4. Bethany College    72    9-7-5 (4-3-3 PAC)
5. Allegheny College    62    5-8-4 (4-2-4 PAC)
6. Westminster College    55    9-6-3 (4-3-3 PAC)
7. Washington & Jefferson College    54    6-8-2 (3-5-2 PAC)
8. Chatham University    42    3-10-3 (2-6-2 PAC)
9. Saint Vincent College    27    5-9-4 (1-6-3 PAC)
10. Waynesburg University    22    3-9-5 (1-6-3 PAC)
11. Thiel College    11    1-15-2 (1-9 PAC)

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SCIAC:

2023 SCIAC Football Preseason Poll
1. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 34 points (4 first-place votes)
2. Chapman, 26 pts (1)
3. Pomona-Pitzer, 24 pts (1)
4. Redlands, 24 pts
5. California Lutheran, 11 pts
6. La Verne, 7 pts

Ironically, that might not be that far off for the SCIAC Men's Soccer coaches poll this year too (which wasn't out yet last I checked).  I suspect Cal Tech and Whittier will slot in around La Verne, but Redlands might gripe about being that low, as would Cal Lutheran.  Oxy would too, but we could chalk it up to the curse of Jack Kemp for dropping football. 

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MAC Commonwealth

https://gomacsports.com/news/2023/8/18/messiah-earns-top-pick-in-mac-commonwealth-mens-soccer-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx

2023 MAC Commonwealth Men's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll
Rank    Team    Points    (1st Place Votes)
1.    Messiah    49    (7)
T2.    Widener    39    
T2.    Alvernia    39    
4.    York (Pa.)    30    
5.     Stevenson    28    
6.    Eastern    19    
T7.    Albright    10    
T7.     Hood    10    

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SAA

https://saa-sports.com/news/2023/8/21/rhodes-leads-close-vote-on-top-of-saa-mens-soccer-preseason-poll.aspx

2023 SAA Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
1. Rhodes - 39 pts (3)
2. Berry - 38 pts (1)
T3. Oglethorpe - 37 pts (3)
T3. Sewanee - 37 pts
5. Birmingham-Southern (1) - 25 pts
6. Hendrix - 21 pts
7. Centre - 20 pts
8. Millsaps - 7 pts

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MASCAC

https://www.bsubears.com/sports/msoc/2023-24/releases/MASCAC_Preseason_Poll

2023 MASCAC Men's Soccer
Preseason Coaches Poll
(1st Place Votes in Parentheses)
                    
Rank         School         Points
1.         Worcester State         44 points (3)
2.         Salem State         42 points (2)
3.         Framingham State         40 points (1)
4.         Bridgewater State         33 points (1)
5.         Westfield State         25 points
T-6.         Fitchburg State         16 points
T-6.         MCLA         16 points
8.         Mass. Maritime         8 points

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MAC Freedom

https://gomacsports.com/news/2023/8/18/stevens-earns-top-pick-in-mac-freedom-mens-soccer-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx

2023 MAC Freedom Men's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll
Rank    Team    Points    (1st Place Votes)
1.    Stevens    49    (7)
2.     Misericordia    43    
3.    Lebanon Valley    34    
4.     Arcadia    30    
5.     FDU-Florham    25    
6.     DeSales    22    
7.    King's    12    
8.     Delaware Valley    9    

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NACC

https://naccsports.org/news/2023/8/21/msoe-edges-aurora-for-top-spot-in-nacc-mens-soccer-preseason-poll.aspx

2023 NACC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
Institution    Points
MSOE (12)    316
Aurora (8)    305
Dominican (5)    282
Concordia Wisconsin (1)    242
Benedictine    242
St. Norbert    216
Marian    195
Wisconsin Lutheran    165
Illinois Tech    136
Rockford    89
Concordia Chicago    68
Lakeland    62
Edgewood    48

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C2C

https://www.cnusports.com/news/2023/8/22/christopher-newport-mens-soccer-picked-second-in-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx

2023 C2C Men's Soccer Preseason Poll

Rank   Institution               Points (1st)

1.      Mary Washington       47 (5)
2.    Christopher Newport    45 (3)
3.    Wisconsin-Whitewater    34
4.    Salisbury    28
T5.     Wisconsin-Platteville    25
T5.    UC Santa Cruz    25
7.    Warren Wilson    11
8.    Pratt    9

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USA South Athletic

https://www.ncwcsports.com/sports/msoc/2023-24/releases/20230827kdfyek

2023 USA South Coaches Preseason Men's Soccer Poll
Rank    Institution (1st Place Votes)    Points
1.    Brevard^ (4)    44
2.    William Peace (2)    43
3.    N.C. Wesleyan* (2)    42
4.    Methodist    31
5.    Greensboro    20
6.    Pfeiffer    19
7.    Southern Virginia    17
8.    Mary Baldwin    8
*Defending Regular Season Champion
^Defending Tournament Champion

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No polls for NESCAC, UAA, Centennial, SCIAC, and Northwest.  I probably missed a few others or they aren't out either.  Some conferences may hold these until the last minute as part of a publicity blitz in advance of the first game on Friday or their coaches hold their votes as long as possible before submitting them.

What's interesting is that the coaches polls reveal the conferences where the coaches believe that one team is clearly dominant (e.g., MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom where Messiah and Stevens got all the first place votes, respectively) and where the coaches consider the league completely wide open (e.g., the SAA with half the teams receiving first place votes and only two points separate the top four spots)

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What's the back-testing like on these polls?