CARMEL, Ind.–In a vote amongst league coaches, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team was picked to finish first in the 2023 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.

 
Hanover College was voted to finish second and picked up two first-place votes. Transylvania University snagged the third-place spot just one point behind Hanover. In fourth place, there was a tie between the Anderson University Ravens and the Manchester University Spartans. 

Bluffton University placed sixth with 42 votes.

Bluffton men's soccer players named as "Players to Watch" are Angel Velasco-Urbina, Elijah Zimmerman, Jackson Clark and Drew Ireland.

2023 HCAC MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes

1.Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (7)78

2.Hanover College (2)71

3.Transylvania University (1)70

4.Anderson University50

4.Manchester University50

­6.Bluffton University42

7.Franklin College28

8.Defiance College23

9.Earlham College21

10.Mount St. Joseph University17