NEW YORK | The Skyline Conference head men's soccer coaches have voted on their 2022 edition of the preseason poll, and last year’s championship rivals headline the rankings.

Manhattanville, which fell last November in the championship after finishing with the best record and earning the No. 1 seed, receives the top choice in the preseason rankings this fall. Reigning champion Mount Saint Vincent returns 2021 championship Most Outstanding Player Carlos Romero, and despite defeating the Valiants for their first conference title, has been selected to finish second.
 
Mount Saint Mary and the United States Merchant Marine Academy are tied for third in the tallies, with Farmingdale State, Yeshiva, Maritime, St. Joseph’s-Long Island, Purchase and Sarah Lawrence rounding out the top 10.

The six-team 2022 Skyline Conference Men's Soccer Championship gets underway with first-round action on Saturday, Oct. 29, at home sites. Semifinal play takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 2, with the championship final at the highest remaining seed on Saturday, Nov. 5. The winner of the title earns the Skyline's automatic bid to the following week’s 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship.

2022 Skyline Conference Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll

Rank, Team
1. Manhattanville
2. Mount Saint Vincent
3t. Mount Saint Mary and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
5. Farmingdale State
6. Yeshiva
7. Maritime
8. St. Joseph's-Long Island
9. Purchase
10. Sarah Lawrence
11. Old Westbury
12. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn