The Western Oregon men's soccer team was ranked No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Preseason Poll.
The Wolves are coming off their first GNAC title, NCAA postseason trip and NCAA postseason win in 2024 - finishing the season 14-5-2.
WOU is the only team in the conference ranked and has two matches against ranked foes in non-conference action - a home match Sept. 18 against No. 3 CSU-Pueblo and a neutral site contest Sept. 27 against No. 10 Midwestern State in Frisco, Texas.
The Wolves open the season at home Sept. 6 against UC Merced.
United Soccer Coaches NCAA DII Men Pre-season Poll
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
Lynn University |
1 |
20-0-2 |
| 2 |
University of Charleston |
2 |
22-2-1 |
| 3 |
Colorado State University-Pueblo |
3 |
17-4-3 |
| 4 |
McKendree University |
4 |
16-1-7 |
| 5 |
Clayton State University |
5 |
13-4-4 |
| 6 |
Fort Lewis College |
6 |
14-4-6 |
| 7 |
Saginaw Valley State University |
7 |
13-6-2 |
| 8 |
Felician University |
8 |
17-4-2 |
| 9 |
Coker University |
9 |
15-3-1 |
| 10 |
Midwestern State University |
10 |
15-3-3 |
| 11 |
California State University-Los Angeles |
11 |
12-3-6 |
| 12 |
Franklin Pierce University |
13 |
12-3-5 |
| 13 |
University of West Florida |
14 |
12-3-4 |
| 14 |
Tiffin University |
15 |
14-6-1 |
| 15 |
Post University |
16 |
13-5-4 |
| 16 |
University of Findlay |
17 |
12-4-5 |
| 17 |
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs |
18 |
14-3-4 |
| 18 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
19 |
14-2-7 |
| 19 |
Southern New Hampshire University |
20 |
14-2-3 |
| 20 |
Rogers State University |
21 |
9-5-7 |
| 21 |
Auburn University Montgomery |
22 |
11-3-6 |
| 22 |
Western Oregon University |
23 |
14-5-1 |
| 23 |
Fort Hays State University |
24 |
13-4-4 |
| 24 |
California State University-Dominguez Hills |
25 |
10-5-6 |
| 25 |
Converse University |
RV |
9-1-9 |
Records shown are final 2024 records.
Also receiving votes:Â Bloomsburg University, Gannon University, Concord University, Lewis University, Mars Hill University, Maryville University of St. Louis, University of the District of Columbia, Southern Nazarene University, Davenport University, Point Loma Nazarene University, Westmont College, Flagler College, Francis Marion University