Men's Soccer | 8/13/2025 10:15:00 AM

ORLANDO, Fla. - Sunshine State Conference men's soccer coaches tabbed the Barry Buccanneers sixth in the 2025 SSC Pre-Season Poll. The Bucs, who finished seventh in the regular season last year, earned 63 points to sit in the middle of the poll..

The coaches picked defending national champion Lynn as the preseason favorite in 2025. With 100 points and 10 first-place votes in the poll, the Fighting Knights receive the most points possible, as they are expected to win the program's 12th regular-season title.

Florida Tech finishes in second place with 84 points and eight second-place votes. Rollins pulls 74 points to sit alone in third place. Tampa garners 70 points to anchor the fourth spot, while Nova Southeastern earns 65 points and the final first-place vote to finish fifth. They are followed by Palm Beach Atlantic (55 points) and Saint Leo (29 points). Florida Southern (28 points), Eckerd (19 points), and Embry-Riddle (18 points) occupy the final three positions in the poll.

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Last season, the Bucs went 6-9-3, 3-5-2 in the SSC. They faces the second-seeded Florida Tech Panthers in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament, coming away with a 2-0 win before falling 2-1 to the Rollins Tars in the semifinals.

Martin Gasztos, who earned Third-Team All-SSC as a defender, returns to lead 15 returning lettermen for coach Petsa Ivanovic's Bucs.  Barry has won five regular season titles and three conference tournament championships since 2000.

Since 2010, 12 men's soccer teams have reached the national quarterfinals, and 11 have advanced to the national semifinals. Seven teams have advanced to the national title game, with four walking away with a championship trophy. Lynn (4), Tampa (3), Florida Tech (2), and Barry (1) boast all 10 of the SSC's men's soccer national championships.

Last season, the league boasted six All-American honors. Additionally, United Soccer Coaches named Lynn's Henry Haferkorn National Player of the Year. Haferkorn (1st) and teammates Luca Clavero (2nd) and Luis Kiefer (3rd), along with Rollins' Jorge Lameiras (2nd), took home United Soccer Coaches accolades. Haferkorn (1st) also earned a D2CCA nod along with Clavero (2nd).

Six teams open up the SSC non-conference season with matches on Thursday, September 4th. The conference schedule kicks off with four games on Saturday, September 20th. Lynn (No. 1) represents the SSC in the 2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II preseason men's poll. The ranking was announced on Thursday, July 31st.

Below are the full results of the 2025 SSC preseason coaches' poll. Coaches cannot vote for their teams (points: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, first-place votes in parentheses).  

See Also: SSC All-Americans | All-SSC Teams | SSC Champions | 2024 Standings

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