AMC Season Preview: 2025 Men's Soccer

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Columbia College Cougars have been picked to win the American Midwest Conference, earning four first-place votes in the preseason coaches' poll. Williams Baptist fol-lows closely behind, with the Eagles earning two first-place votes.

The Cougars finished second in the 2024 AMC Men's Soccer Tournament while Williams Baptist fell in the semifinals.

2025 AMC Men's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll

Rank	Team (1st place votes)	Points
1	Columbia (4)	34
2	Williams Baptist (2)	32
3	Harris-Stowe	27
4	Hannibal-LaGrange	22
5	Central Baptist	20
6	Health Sciences & Pharmacy	15
7	Mission	12

2024 NAIA Poll Tracker

	Aug.14	Aug. 28	Sep. 11	Sep. 25	Oct.9	Oct.23	Nov. 6	Dec.18
Columbia	14	17	25	15	16	20	23	RV
Williams Baptist	RV	--	RV	RV	RV	--	RV	25

Returning All-Conference Players

School	Name	Award
Central Baptist	Hugo Chacon	AMC Second Team, All-Tournament
Columbia	Brady Freeman	AMC Freshman of the Year, First Team
Columbia	Joshua Petterson	AMC All-Tournament
Harris-Stowe	Leo Mori	AMC First Team, All-Tournament
Mission	Daniel Williams	AMC Second Team
UHSP	Rishab Rajesh	AMC Second Team, All-Tournament
Williams Baptist	Carlos Aedo	AMC Second Team
Williams Baptist	Pedro Paulo	AMC Second Team

New Coaches

School	Name
Columbia	Nathan Mason
Health Sciences & Pharmacy	Paul Anderson
Mission	Anthony Grant
Williams Baptist	Lucas Custodio

AMC Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2025 AMC Men's Soccer Tournament will be held from Nov. 5-11, with games hosted by higher-seeded teams. Only the top six teams qualify for the tournament.