FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State is receiving votes in the 2024 United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll, released on August 6. The Tigers appeared in the receiving votes section of the poll three times last year and last ranked among the Top 25 during October of the 2022 season.
Fort Hays State has eight returners on this year's squad, but four of those returners earned all-conference honors in 2023. Three of the four all-conference selections were all-region honorees. The Tigers will see an influx of 28 newcomers this year as head coach Alex Nichols enters his first year guiding the program.
Fellow GAC/MIAA conference member Southern Nazarene starts the year inside the Top 25 at No. 23. FHSU will also face a pair of preseason ranked teams in non-conference play, which includes No. 8 Midwestern State and No. 12 Maryville.
Below is the United Soccer Coaches Men's Soccer Preseason Top 25.
Rank - School - Prev W-L-T
1 - Franklin Pierce - 1 - 21-0-2
2 - Colorado State University-Pueblo - 2 - 18-5-3
3 - Florida Tech - 3 - 13-3-5
4 - Lewis - 4 - 13-4-6
5 - California State University-Los Angeles - 5 - 18-1-3
6 - Limestone - 6 - 14-3-2
7 - Gannon - 7 - 18-2-2
8 - Midwestern State - 8 - 20-1-1
9 - University of Charleston - 9 - 19-2-0
10 - Cal Poly Pomona - 10 - 14-2-5
11 - Barry - 11 - 13-4-1
12 - Maryville - 12 - 12-4-6
13 - West Florida - 13 - 12-1-6
14 - Post 14 - 13-2-6
15 - Indianapolis - 15 - 12-2-7
16 - Clayton State - 16 - 15-3-3
17 - Illinois-Springfield - 17 - 13-1-7
18 - California State-Chico - 18 - 11-2-7
19 - Lynn - 19 - 10-3-6
20 - Wingate - 20 - 12-5-2
21 - Fort Lewis College - 21 - 12-5-4
22 - Tiffin - 22 - 14-3-3
23 - Southern Nazarene - 23 - 14-5-2
24 - McKendree - 24 - 12-2-7
25 - Millersville 25 - 14-3-3
Also receiving votes: Point Loma Nazarene, California State Monterey Bay, Lincoln Memorial, West Chester, Mississippi College, Lake Erie College, Fort Hays State, Rogers State, Colorado Mesa