United Soccer Coaches Rankings
 

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Ahead of the sport’s return to the Sun Belt for the Fall 2022 campaign, multiple Sun Belt men’s soccer programs earned mention in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.  
 

West Virginia received its highest preseason ranking in program history at No. 6, while conference foe Kentucky checked in close behind at No. 8. Marshall rounded out the trio of Sun Belt schools at No. 14. Georgia State also received votes in the national poll.  
 

The Mountaineers finished at No. 8 in last season’s final United Soccer Coaches poll, their highest mark to end a year in program history. In all, the squad went 12-3-6 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 1981.  
 

The Wildcats enter 2022 coming off one of their most successful seasons in program history, earning their second Conference USA Tournament championship title after defeating Florida Atlantic, 2-1, in an overtime thriller. Kentucky then went on to its fourth-ever and second-straight NCAA Championship Sweet 16 appearance.  
 

The Herd earn preseason recognition after going 11-4-3 in 2021. Marshall went on to make its third-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, a run which includes its first ever College Cup NCAA championship in the spring of 2021.