MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference released its 2025 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll on Tuesday afternoon, with Nova Southeastern University selected to finish fifth in the league standings after earning 51 points.
The Sharks are coming off an impressive 2025 campaign that ended in a hard-fought SSC Quarterfinal match against Rollins. NSU concluded the season with an 8-4-3 overall record and a 5-3-2 mark in conference play.
Nova Southeastern returns a strong core of experienced players from last season's squad, including Henrik Dahl, Sebastian Valdez, Matthew Gordon, Andres Morral Rosales, Markus Rokseth, Santino Scerbo, Jamie Bulloch, Aidan Marshall King, Toga Katsuma, and Nikolas Ricardo.
Below are the full results of the 2026 SSC preseason coaches' poll. (Points are based on the coaches' preseason rankings, with first-place votes noted in parentheses. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own institution.).
2026 SSC MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL
| Rank |
School |
Points (First Place Votes) |
| 1 |
Lynn |
16 (5) |
| 2 |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
19 (4) |
| 3 |
Rollins |
29 (2) |
| 4 |
Florida Tech |
36 |
| 5 |
Nova Southeastern |
51 |
| 6 |
Tampa |
53 |
| 7 |
Barry |
59 |
| 8 |
Saint Leo |
76 |
| 9 |
Florida Southern |
79 |
| 10 |
Embry-Riddle |
93 |
| 11 |
Eckerd |
94 |
The Nova Southeastern Sharks will kick off their 2026 campaign with back-to-back home matches against Carson-Newman on Thursday, August 27th, and Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, August 30th.
To stay up-to-date with the Sharks this season, visit NSUSharks.com or follow them on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_MSoccer.
