Completed Event: Soccer versus BYU on October 30, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 2
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The University of Utah Athletics
Utes Ranked No. 20 in Coaches Poll
8/4/2017 8:59 AM | Soccer
Utah Soccer starts season Aug. 20
KANSAS CITY - Utah Soccer will begin the season ranked No. 20 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll, one of five Pac-12 squads included in the Top 25
The Utes will play six other nationally-ranked programs this season, splitting them equally home and away. Utah welcomes defending national champion No. 3 USC for the Pac-12 opener (9/23, 2 p.m.), two-time reigning Pac-12 champion No. 2 Stanford (10/5, 5 p.m.) and No. 25 Colorado for Senior Day (11/3, 1 p.m.) . The team travels to No. 8 BYU for the Desert Duel (9/8, 7 p.m.), No. 12 Duke (9/11, 5 p.m.) and No. 9 UCLA (10/12, 9 p.m.).
Utah brings back NSCAA All-Region and US Youth Team members Hailey Skolmoski and Tavia Leachman from last season's squad that made history by reaching the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament. Eight of the starting 11 players from 2016 return along with almost 80 percent of the team's scoring.
Utah opens the season on Aug. 20 with South Dakota State. The game kicks off at noon and can be seen live on the Pac-12 Networks. Season Ticket Scarves for 2017 home games are now on sale at https://utahtickets.com/soccer/#season-ticket-scarves
United Soccer Coaches Preseason Ranking
1. West Virginia
2. Stanford
3. USC
4. South Carolina
5. Georgetown
6. North Carolina
7. Florida
8. BYU
9. UCLA
10. Auburn
11. Virginia
12. Duke
13. Clemson
14. Connecticut
15. Florida State
16. Oklahoma
17. Arkansas
18. Notre Dame
19. Minnesota
20. Utah
21. Rutgers
22. Nebraska
23. Northwestern
24. Santa Clara
25. Colorado
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