2017 Preseason TDS Best XI announced
A new season is almost here, with Stanford eyeing up a third straight Division I men's crown.
The stage is set for the other Division I powers to slow down the Cardinal, with talent spread around the country.
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In an aim to highlight the top players in the 2017 season, TopDrawerSocer.com announces the Preseason Best XI teams, projecting the top players in NCAA soccer.
First Team
GK: Jefferson Caldwell (Virginia)
D: Kevin Politz (Wake Forest), Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Stanford), Grant Lillard (Indiana), Tim Kubel (Louisville)
M: Brad Dunwell (Wake Forest), Cameron Lindley (North Carolina), Amar Sejdic (Maryland)
F: Gordon Wild (Maryland), Albert Ruiz (Florida Gulf Coast(m)), Jon Gallagher (Notre Dame)
Second Team
GK: Ben Lundgaard (Virginia Tech)
D: Wyatt Omsberg (Dartmouth), Cory Brown (Xavier), Aaron Herrera (New Mexico)
M: Jean-Christophe Koffi (Virginia), Brian White (Duke), Pablo Pelaez (San Diego State), Mauro Cichero (SMU)
F: Mohamed Thiaw (Louisville), Foster Langsdorf (Stanford), Marcelo Acuna (Virginia Tech)
Third Team
GK: James Marcinkowski (Georgetown)
D: Grant Stoneman (Loyola-Chicago), Sergi Nus (Virginia), Patrick Bunk-Andersen (Clemson)
M: Drew Skundrich (Stanford), Mo Adams (Syracuse), Paul Hoffmeister (Utah Valley)
F: Edward Opoku (Virginia), Afonso Pinheiro (Albany), Daniel Musovski (UNLV), Sam Gainford (Akron)
Freshman Team
GK: William Pulisic (Duke)
D: Brandon Terwege (UCLA), Logan Panchot (Stanford), John Nelson (North Carolina)
M: Blake Bodily (Washington), Brandon Servania (Wake Forest), David Loera (NC State), Caua Soares (Portland)
F: Kizza Edward (Pittsburgh), Rodney Michael (UC Santa Barbara), Umar Farouk Osman (Michigan)
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