KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The High Point University men's soccer team has tied its highest ranking in program and school history, moving to No. 11 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, which was announced on Tuesday afternoon. This is the official NCAA.com poll.
Dating back to 2024, the Panthers have been ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll for eight regular-season weeks in a row. High Point has been a top-ranked squad in the country since October 15, 2024. On October 28 of last year, HPU earned its No. 11 ranking which the 2025 team now ties in the latest ranking.
Additionally, the Panthers have been ranked the No. 1 team in the South Region. The top placement has High Point ahead of Wake Forest, NC State, Stanford, Clemson, UNC Greensboro, Furman, Louisville, Duke and Virginia. This is the highest region ranking in program history.
High Point entered the United Soccer Coaches rankings following its first 2-0 start since the 2020-21 season. The Panthers defeated No. 14/25 Georgetown in the season opener, 2-1, before shutting out ETSU on the road,1-0.
The Panthers moved to No. 15 after a 1-1 draw with Charlotte and come into the College Soccer News week two rankings at No. 19. After besting VCU and scoring three unanswered goals en route to a 3-1 win, High Point moved up three spots to No. 12. The Panthers tied No. 10 Marshall this past Tuesday, 2-2, and shutout Central Arkansas Sunday to slide up one spot to No. 11 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and No. 14 by CNS.
Under Head Coach
Zach Haines, HPU has been ranked six out of his seven years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025) with the Panthers receiving votes in 2023. HPU earned the program and school's highest national ranking in 2024 when United Soccer Coaches tabbed the Panthers at No. 11, while TopDrawerSoccer ranked High Point No. 2 in the nation.
The Panthers have become accustomed to besting some of the nation's top teams under Haines as High Point has defeated: No. 1 Pittsburgh, No. 7 Maryland, North Carolina, Duke, No. 14/25 Georgetown, No. 25 Coastal Carolina while tying No. 2 Georgetown in 2022 and No. 10 Marshall in 2025.
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2025 Rankings
TopDrawerSoccer (TDS)
United Soccer Coaches (USC)
College Soccer News (CSN)
Preseason: #24 (TDS)
Week 1: #13 (USC), #24 (TDS)
Week 2: #15 (USC), #19 (CSN)
Week 3: #12 (USC), #18 (CSN)
Week 4: #11 (USC), #14 (CSN)
