Reigning PBC Tournament Champions, Flagler College, have been named unanimous favorites for the 2026 season as voted for by the league’s coaches. Flagler received first place votes from each of their opposing coaches, totaling 36 points. Reigning PBC Regular Season Champions North Georgia received one first place vote and totaled 30 points. Clayton State and Lander completed the top four followed in order by USCA, Georgia Southwestern and Middle Georgia.
The Preseason Coaches’ Poll is below followed by the Preseason All-Conference team. Coaches were not permitted to rank their own teams or vote for their own players.
2025 PBC Tournament Champions Flagler have been tabbed favorites for the 2026 season, receiving six first place votes. Flagler closed out the 2025 PBC regular season in third place with a PBC record of 6-1-5. The Saints received the #3 seed in the PBC Tournament where they defeated USCA 7-2 in a first-round goal fest. The Saints then knocked off #2 seed Lander 3-0 in the semifinal before facing #1 North Georgia in their second consecutive PBC Championship where they came back from 1-0 down to win the game in the second minute of overtime. Flagler received the #8 seed in NCAA Super Region 2 where they secured 2-0 victories over #9 Young Harris and #1 Palm Beach Atlantic before falling short to eventual National Runners Up Rollins. For the 2026 season, the Saints roster is highlighted by the return of PBC Freshman & Defensive Player of the Year Filip Hornburg alongside PBC All-Conference selections Ryan Rivas, Finn Weigelt, Daniel Becarra and the addition of Callum Stokes.
Reigning PBC Regular Season Champions, North Georgia, received one first place vote and have been tabbed to finish second in the 2026 season. The Nighthawks had a historic season in 2025, securing the programs first PBC title with an 8-2-2 record in conference play. North Georgia received the #1 seed in the PBC Tournament where they defeated Clayton State 1-0 in the semifinals before falling to Flagler in overtime in the championship game. The Nighthawks see the return of PBC All-Conference selections Max Mitchell and Isaac Calderon alongside the addition of Rafael Kawata.
| 2026 PBC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Flagler (6) |
36 |
| 2. |
North Georgia (1) |
30 |
| 3. |
Clayton State |
26 |
| 4. |
Lander |
20 |
| 5. |
USCA |
17 |
| 6. |
Georgia Southwestern |
11 |
| 7. |
Middle Georgia |
7 |
PBC Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference
Camilo Velez, Clayton State
Senior, Midfielder
- Played in all 20 matches, starting 16
- Scored two goals,
- Led the team with eight assists
- PBC All-Conference Second Team
Daniel Becerra, Flagler
Senior, Defender
- Started in 22 games
- Scored four goals and assisted two for eleven points
- Scored two game-winning goals
- PBC All-Conference Second Team
Owen Cunha, Flagler
Senior, Defender
- Played in 23 games, started 22
- Made five assists, eight in the PBC
- PBC All-Tournament Team
Filip Hornburg, Flagler
Sophomore, Defender
- Played and started 23 games
- Scored five goals and assisted three
- PBC All-Conference First Team
- PBC Defensive Player of the Year
- PBC Freshman of the Year
- USC & D2CCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- D2CCA All-America First Team
Ryan Rivas, Flagler
Senior, Goalkeeper
- Started 22 of the matches played
- Finished with a 0.95 goals-against average
- Saved 92 shots with a 0.814 save percentage
- Secured 10 shutouts on the season, averaging 4.18 saves per game
- PBC All-Conference First Team
- USC All-Southeast Region First Team
Callum Stokes, Flagler
Junior, Forward
- Started all 18 games
- Scored seven goals, assisted one
- PBC All-Conference First Team
- D2CCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- USC All-Southeast Region Second Team
Finn Weigelt, Flagler
Senior, Forward
- Played in 22 games, started 18
- Scored four goals and assisted one for nine points
- PBC All-Conference Second Team
Luke Williams, Flagler
Senior, Forward
- Played in 23 games, started 18
- Scored eight goals, assisted six for 22 points
- Second in the PBC with eight goals, sixth in shots on goal with 20
- PBC All-Tournament Team
Javier Gongora, Middle Georgia
Sophomore, Forward
- Played in 18 games, started 14
- Scored five goals, added two assists
- Led the team in goals and points as a freshman in 2025
Isaac Calderon, North Georgia
Senior, Midfielder
- Played in 18 games, started 15
- Recorded a program single season record 11 assists
- Scored 3 goals and totaled 17 points
- PBC All-Conference First Team
- USC All-Southeast Region First Team
?Maxwell Mitchell, North Georgia
Junior, Forward
- Played in 17 games, starting 16
- Recorded four goals and four assists for 12 points
- PBC All-Conference Second Team
- USC All-Southeast Region Second Team