North Carolina begins season at No. 1
August 20, 2012
The men’s college season has returned, and so has the TopDrawerSoccer.com Tournament 48 National Ranking. In our initial offering, the North Carolina Tar Heels get the nod as a favorite to defend their national title.
A number of other familiar names also appear in the top 10, including Maryland, Akron, Connecticut, Duke and UC Santa Barbara.
The Tournament 48 National Ranking is a one-of-a-kind effort to rank the top men’s college soccer teams and also project the post-season NCAA Tournament field, including all of the automatic qualifiers from 22 eligible Division I conferences. The ranking is updated every Monday morning through the season.
You can see the full Men's Top 48 Tournament ranking here.
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