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2016 NSCAA NCAA D1 MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON NATIONAL POLL
AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's soccer team will open its 2016 campaign ranked No. 2 nationally after the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) released its preseason poll on Tuesday, August 2.
The Zips received 567 points in the initial poll, including two first-place votes as the top team in the country. Akron was 12 points behind preseason favorite and defending NCAA College Cup champion Stanford.
Akron returns seven starters, including all Mid-American Conference first-team performers redshirt junior Sam Gainford (Liverpool, England), junior Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) and seniors Adam Najem (Clifton, N.