The Next 25: Best NCAA men’s soccer programs of the past 5 years (26-50)
Last week, we shared the Best 25 NCAA men’s soccer programs of the past 5 years, according to average final position in the United Soccer Coaches Polls and Rating Percentage Index (RPI).
This week, we take a look at the programs ranked 26-50 in NCAA men’s college soccer over the past 5 years, based on their average position in the end-of-season rankings from 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In this group of “The Next 25”, quite a few programs have been on the rise over the past several seasons, and could be on their way to new heights in the years to come. Also featured in the 26-50 range are a handful of historic programs that may have missed the Top 25 due to one or more early upset losses in recent NCAA Tournaments.
See below for the full list of 26-50, or Click Here to view the teams ranked 1-25.
26. South Florida
27. Duke
28. Michigan
29. Florida International
30. Michigan State
31. Connecticut
32. West Virginia
33. Oregon State
34. UMass Lowell
35. Saint Mary’s
36. Florida Gulf Coast
37. Butler
38. Central Florida
39. UC Santa Barbara
40. South Carolina
41. UC Davis
42. Dartmouth
43. Penn State
44. NC State
45. Albany
46. California
47. Portland
48. Western Michigan
49. Vermont
50. UNC Wilmington
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