TCU Soccer Once Again Ranked Preseason Top Ten

With the start of the season just days away, the women's soccer team is once again expected to have a stellar season.
TCU Soccer Once Again Ranked Preseason Top Ten
TCU Soccer Once Again Ranked Preseason Top Ten

Women's soccer coach Eric Bell has built an incredible program at TCU. In recent years, the team is among one of the elite programs in the nation. Last season, the team began the preseason ranked No. 10. They finished with a 14-5-5 record and lost in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament. They finished the season where they began - ranked No. 10. 

The Frogs' season kicks off on Thursday, August 17, with a home match versus cross-Metroplex rival SMU.

Earlier this week, the United Soccer Coaches Association released its preseason poll for the 2023 season. TCU is ranked No. 9 and is the highest-ranked team from the Big 12. 

Other ranked teams from the Big 12 include BYU (No. 13), Texas (No. 15), and UCF (No. 24).

United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll

The 2023 final ranking and record are listed in the parenthesis after each team.

1 - UCLA (1, 22-2-1)

2 - North Carolina (2, 20-5-1)

3 - Notre Dame (5, 17-3-3)

4 - Duke (6, 15-5-3)

5 - Virginia (7, 16-4-3)

6 - Florida State (3, 17-3-3)

7 - Alabama (4, 23-3-1)

8 - Arkansas (8, 13-4-5)

9 - TCU (10, 14-5-5)

10 - Penn State (13, 15-5-3)

11 - Stanford (16, 17-2-3)

12 - South Carolina (9, 15-4-5)

13 - BYU (14, 11-3-7)

14 - Pittsburgh (12, 14-5-3)

15 - Texas (17, 15-3-4)

16 - Georgetown (19, 15-2-5)

17 - Michigan State (15, 18-3-3)

18 - Northwestern (11, 16-5-2)

19 - Santa Clara (22, 11-7-3)

20 - Memphis (NR, 11-5-6)

21 - Saint Louis (20, 20-2-0)

22 - USC (23, 12-3-3)

23 - Harvard (25, 12-2-3)

24 - UCF (23, 9-2-7)

25 - Clemson (NR, 8-5-5)


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