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Syracuse Men's Soccer Ranked #1 in United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll

The Orange remain in the top spot after winning the National Championship last season.
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Syracuse Men's Soccer Ranked #1 in United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
Syracuse Men's Soccer Ranked #1 in United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll

Syracuse men's soccer will begin the 2023 season where it ended the 2022 campaign. As the nation's top team. The United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll was released on Wednesday, and the Orange was ranked number one. Syracuse won the program's first National Championship last season in thrilling fashion, topping Indiana in penalty kicks. 

Two other ACC schools made the top in Duke (4) and Pittsburgh (5). The team Syracuse beat to win the National Championship last season, Indiana, is ranked second. Kentucky is ranked third to round out the top five. 

Syracuse's 2023 schedule features five teams ranked in the preseason poll's top 20. 

The Orange won a program best 19 games last season, on its way to a 19-2-4 record. Syracuse won the regular season ACC title, the ACC Conference Tournament and the National Championship. In doing so, it became just the fourth ACC squad to accomplish that feat in the same season. 

That led to five Syracuse players being selected in the 2023 MLS Draft and the NCAA College Cup's Most Outstanding Player, Nathan Opoku, signing a professional contract with Leicester City FC.  

The 2023 season begins for Syracuse on August 24th against Providence at SU Soccer Stadium. The season opener kicks off at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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