CHICAGO, Ill. – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) men’s soccer coaches voted North Park to grab its fifth-straight league title, as the league’s preseason poll was announced Thursday afternoon.
The Vikings received five first-place votes for a total of 61 points to edge runner-up North Central. NPU swept the league schedule a year ago (8-0-0) as part of a 16-win campaign, including three victories in the NCAA Tournament en route to the Elite Eight. The Vikings have dropped only two games in league play (28-2-2) during their four-year run atop the league standings and will shoot to become the first team to win or share five consecutive regular-season CCIW crowns since Wheaton earned nine. in a row from 1995 through 2003.
2022 CCIW Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
| Team (First-Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. North Park (5) | 61 |
| 2. North Central (3) | 59 |
| 3. Wheaton (1) | 49 |
| 4. Carthage | 43 |
| 5. Illinois Wesleyan | 35 |
| 6. Elmhurst | 31 |
| 7. Carroll | 21 |
| 8. Millikin | 13 |
| 9. Augustana | 12 |
Additionally, the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Preseason Top 25 poll ranked North Park as Division III’s seventh-best team.
Stay tuned for the preseason release, detailing all of the returning talent for North Park!