Panthers Embracing Challenging 2025 Slate
7/24/2025 1:33:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Pitt's 2025 slate features numerous thrilling matchups. The defending ACC regular season champions are set to face eight teams that reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament, including six of the top 16 national seeds.
Top 16 national seeds last season (2025 opponents)
3. Denver
4. Georgetown
8. Wake Forest
9. Clemson
10. Duke
16. Stanford
Additionally, Pitt is set to face seven teams that finished the 2024 campaign ranked in the top 25 of the final United Soccer Coaches Poll.
|
School |
United Soccer Coaches Poll |
RPI |
|
Denver |
4 |
2 |
|
Wake Forest |
6 |
8 |
|
Clemson |
9 |
15 |
|
Stanford |
13 |
12 |
|
NC State |
14 |
22 |
|
Duke |
15 |
17 |
|
Georgetown |
25 |
6 |
The Panthers' challenging slate features 12 teams that have reached the College Cup, including nine that have won a national championship in their respective program's history.
|
School |
National Championship Year(s) |
|
Michigan State |
1967, 1968 |
|
Georgetown |
2019 |
|
Clemson |
1984, 1987, 2021, 2023 |
|
Notre Dame |
2013 |
|
Maryland |
1968, 2005, 2008, 2018 |
|
Duke |
1986 |
|
Stanford |
2015, 2016, 2017 |
|
Syracuse |
2022 |
|
Wake Forest |
2007 |