PITMAN, N.J. (8/26/26) - The Kean University men's soccer team has been picked ninth in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Rowan took the top spot with six first place votes, while Montclair State landed in the second spot with three first place votes and TCNJ rounded out the top three. Stockton, New Paltz (Dark Horse), Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers-Newark and William Paterson were all ahead of the Cougars at slots four through eight. The rest of the poll is as follows: Ramapo

The Cougars will kick off the 2026 season against Saint Elizabeth on Tues., Sept 1^st.