The Concordia men's soccer team was picked to finish twelfth in the 2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference preseason coaches' poll. The Bulldogs finished the 2007 season 4-14 overall (4-8 GPAC). Points were assigned on a 12-1 basis and coaches could not vote for their own team. The Bulldogs received 27 points. The Hastings men, who won the GPAC last season with a 10-2 record, totaled 142 points and eleven first-place votes in the poll. Northwestern, who advanced to the NAIA national tournament, was picked second with 123 points and one first-place vote. Nebraska Wesleyan totaled 116 votes and garnered one first-place vote.
The 2008 schedule will consist of 12 league games as once again all 13 teams will compete for the conference crown. This year the GPAC will have two automatic berths to the national tournament under direct qualification. The GPAC regular season champion receives the first automatic berth. The GPAC tournament champion will earn the second bid, unless it is also the regular season champion. In that case, the GPAC tournament runner-up will advance to the national tournament.
The complete 2008 GPAC Men's Preseason Soccer Poll:
Place | School | Points | First Place Votes |
1. | Hastings | 142 | 11 |
2. | Northwestern | 123 | 1 |
3. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 116 | 1 |
4. | Morningside | 103 | |
5. | Sioux Falls | 94 | |
6. | Doane | 81 | |
7. | Dana | 79 | |
8. | Midland Lutheran | 77 | |
9. | Briar Cliff | 67 | |
10. | Dordt | 48 | |
11. | Dakota Wesleyan | 44 | |
12. | Concordia | 27 | |
13. | Mount Marty | 13 | |