
Princeton Tigers Open 2026 Men’s Soccer Season with High Hopes
Princeton’s men’s soccer team returns with key players and a strong preseason ranking, aiming to defend its league title and make a deep NCAA Tournament run.
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Princeton’s men’s soccer team returns with key players and a strong preseason ranking, aiming to defend its league title and make a deep NCAA Tournament run.

The Princeton men’s soccer team, fresh off an Ivy League title and a deep NCAA run, enters the 2026 season ranked eighth in the preseason poll, eager to showcase its depth despite the loss of 11 seniors.

The defending Ivy League champions open their 2026 campaign at home against Villanova, looking to build on a record‑setting 2025 season that saw them finish unbeaten in conference play and earn a top‑10 preseason ranking.

Princeton’s men’s soccer team enters 2025 ranked eighth nationally, riding a perfect Ivy League season and a historic NCAA seed, with key returnees poised to make a deep tournament run.

Senior goalkeeper Andrew Samuels was selected for the United Soccer Coaches Watch List following a historic 2025 season in which Princeton went 7‑0‑0 in Ivy League play without conceding a goal.

Senior forward Liam Beckwith and senior defender Andrew Samuels will lead the Princeton men's soccer team in 2026, riding the momentum of a record‑breaking season that saw the Tigers go undefeated in Ivy League play and secure the program's highest NCAA tournament seed.