UCLA is ranked No. 9 in the Soccer America preseason poll, which was released on Tuesday. The Bruins will face three other Top 10 teams this season (No. 4 Indiana, No. 6 Creighton, No. 7 California and No. 8 Maryland)  and will host an exhibition game against No. 16 UC Irvine on Sunday, Aug. 29 at 4 pm on the North Athletic Field.

Soccer America Men's Preseason Top 25
1. North Carolina (15-8-1 in 2008)
2. Akron (17-2-4)
3. St. John's (19-3-3)
4. Indiana (14-7-3)
5. Wake Forest (21-2-1)
6. Creighton (16-2-2)
7. California (12-4-5)
8. Maryland (23-3-0)
9. UCLA (10-5-6)
10. Notre Dame (12-7-2)
11. Northwestern (15-5-3)
12. UIC (12-4-6)
13. Connecticut (11-5-6)
14. Dartmouth (11-6-3)
15. UC Santa Barbara (10-7-5)
16. UC Irvine (15-2-6)
17. Loyola (Md.) (18-2-1)
18. South Florida (15-5-3)
19. George Mason (14-7-2)
20. Cal Poly (11-6-6)
21. Michigan (13-6-3)
22. Tulsa (16-4-3)
23. Louisville (11-8-2)
24. Boston University (12-6-3)
25. Denver (10-5-2)