MANSFIELD, Mass. - The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team has been selected fifth in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches. The announcement was made by the league office earlier today.

The Owls, who are also among those receiving votes in the NSCAA preseason national poll, open the 2016 season on Sept. 1 with a game against Dominican in Garden City, N.Y.

Here's a look at the complete poll:
1. So. New Hampshire - 167 (12)
2. Adelphi - 154 (2)
3. Merrimack - 146
4. Le Moyne - 127
5. So. Connecticut - 126
6. Bentley - 111
7. Franklin Pierce - 87
8. Stonehill - 84
9. Saint Rose - 75
10. Saint Michael's - 67
11. American Int'l - 44
12. Assumption - 42
13. New Haven - 30
14. Saint Anselm - 14