The Mountaineers are one of four Big 12 squads to receive at least one first-place vote. The conference poll was based on votes from the league's 10 head coaches who were not permitted to vote for their own teams.
Athletics
The No.6-ranked Mountaineers are set to play in eight regular season contests at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium this season, featuring key matchups against 2021 NCAA Tournament qualifiers and new Sun Belt Conference foes Kentucky (Oct. 15) and Georgia State (Oct. 23).
The No. 6-ranked West Virginia University men's soccer team was voted to finish first in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, a vote from the league’s nine head coaches.
Fifth-year senior defender Jordan Brewster with the WVU women’s soccer team is the lone Mountaineer among this year's preseason picks.
West Virginia University senior Trent Tipton and freshman Westy McCabe are competing, starting today, at the 122nd U.S. Amateur Golf Championship in Paramus, New Jersey.
About 1,500 Mountaineer fans turned out Saturday to meet with Neal Brown along with other WVU football coaches and players ahead of an open workout session as WVU continues preparations for the upcoming season.