Men's Soccer | August 21, 2023
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The 2023 men's soccer preseason rankings for the A-10 Conference were released Monday morning, and La Salle was voted to be 12
th in the polls.
The reigning A-10 Champions, Saint Louis Billikens, were voted unanimously as the top team in the A-10 after earning 195 total points, and 13 first-place votes.
The returning A-10 Conference Rookie of the Year Basit Umar and the Dayton Flyers tallied 161 total points and have been voted second in the preseason polls.
Entering their second year in the A-10 Conference, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers are third in this year's preseason polls after posting a 9-2-7 (3-2-3 conference) record last season. The Ramblers fell to Saint Louis in the A-10 Championship match via penalty kicks to end their successful first season.
The Explorers are coming into the 2023 season after a 5-9-4 (3-3-2 conference) season and a close loss (2-1) to Duquesne in the A-10 Championships quarterfinals. The team went on a late season two-game winning streak to help propel them into the playoffs.
2023 Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
|
School (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1 |
Saint Louis (13) |
195 |
| 2 |
Dayton |
161 |
| 3 |
Loyola Chicago (1) |
158 |
| 4 |
VCU |
146 |
| 5 |
Duquesne |
144 |
| 6 |
Rhode Island |
131 |
| 7 |
Massachusetts |
112 |
| 8 |
Fordham |
100 |
| t-9 |
Davidson |
75 |
| t-9 |
Saint Joseph's |
75 |
| 11 |
George Washington |
60 |
| 12 |
La Salle |
52 |
| 13 |
George Mason |
44 |
| 14 |
St. Bonaventure |
17 |
2023 Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference Team
Denis Krioutchenkov, Davidson -- Forward
Maxi Hopfer, Duquesne -- Forward
Alec Hughes, Massachusetts -- Forward
Basit Umar, Dayton -- Midfielder
Ask Ekeland, Duquesne -- Midfielder
Marc Torrellas, Loyola Chicago -- Midfielder
Christian Buendia, Saint Louis -- Midfielder
Timo Hummrich, Fordham -- Defender
Julian Cisneros, Loyola Chicago -- Defender
Diego Konincks, Saint Louis -- Defender
Dario Caetano, Dayton -- Goalkeeper
