The USA South Athletic Conference's men's soccer coaches have released their 2025 preseason poll. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
N.C. Wesleyan was placed atop the rankings thanks to receiving 47 total points and five of the possible eight first place votes. The Battling Bishops are the defending regular season League champions after compiling an unblemished 7-0-0 record. N.C. Wesleyan fell in the semifinals of last season's USA South Tournament to eventual champions, William Peace. The Pacers captured the program's first tournament crown and sit second in this year's preseason poll with 42 points and two first place votes. Brevard placed third in the preseason rankings with 37 points while Methodist rounded out the top-four with 33 points and grabbed the final remaining first place vote.
Since the first Conference men's soccer preseason poll in 2003, the N.C. Wesleyan program has been picked to capture the title six times, coming through just once. The team picked first in the poll's history has won the Conference championship just eight out of 21 years. Conversely, the second place team in the poll has grabbed the League title on six occasions, including last fall. Finally, the team picked first in the preseason poll has reached at least the semifinals of the Conference tournament every year and played for the championship 14 times.
The 2025 USA South Men's Soccer Tournament will once again be conducted exclusively on campus sites. The top-six seeded teams will advance to the tournament which will begin with first round action on Saturday, November 1. The semifinals will take place Wednesday, November 5 with the finals occurring on Saturday, November 8. The higher-seeded team in each contest will serve as the host.
| 2025 USA South Coaches Preseason Men's Soccer Poll |
| Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
N.C. Wesleyan* (5) |
47 |
| 2. |
William Peace^ (2) |
42 |
| 3. |
Brevard |
37 |
| 4. |
Methodist (1) |
33 |
| 5. |
Southern Virginia |
26 |
| 6. |
Pfeiffer |
18 |
| 7. |
Greensboro |
14 |
| 8. |
Mary Baldwin |
7 |
*Defending Regular Season Champion
^Defending Tournament Champion |
All-Time Men's Soccer Conference Records
(records as of the 1974 season - listed by wins of current Conference members) |
| Team |
Seasons |
Record |
Pct. |
Conference Championships
(Reg. Season / Tournament) |
| N.C. Wesleyan |
51 |
211-120-24 |
.628 |
11 / 4 |
| Greensboro |
49 |
193-122-28 |
.603 |
10 / 10 |
| Methodist |
51 |
181-139-33 |
.559 |
10 / 2 |
| William Peace |
11 |
41-49-10 |
.460 |
1 / 1 |
| Brevard |
7 |
28-21-8 |
.561 |
0 / 3 |
| Pfeiffer |
7 |
18-35-6 |
.356 |
0 / 0 |
| Southern Virginia |
4 |
10-15-3 |
.411 |
0 / 0 |
| Mary Baldwin |
6 |
10-34-3 |
.245 |
0 / 0 |