HADDONFIELD, N.J. – Immaculata men's soccer placed third in the 2026 Atlantic East Conference (AEC) preseason poll, which was revealed on Wednesday.
The preseason poll is voted on by the conference's head coaches.
Marymount was named the preseason favorite with 25 votes and five first-place votes. Saint Elizabeth and Immaculata were second and third, respectively, with 18 and 16.
The bottom three teams in the poll were Gwynedd Mercy (14, one first-place vote), Centenary (N.J.) (12), and Pratt (5).
Immaculata will aim for improvement in 2026 after a 3-12-2 (2-3-2 AEC) record in 2025, which was the first season under head coach
Rob Dallas.
The Mighty Macs' 2026 campaign begins on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m., when they host Haverford.
To read the conference press release, click
here.
See below for the conference poll.
| No. |
Team |
Votes |
First-Place Votes |
| 1. |
Marymount |
25 |
5 |
| 2. |
Saint Elizabeth |
18 |
|
| 3. |
Immaculata |
16 |
|
| 4. |
Gwynedd Mercy |
14 |
1 |
| 5. |
Centenary (N.J.) |
12 |
|
| 6. |
Pratt |
5 |
|
