Butler has been picked to finish second in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll. The conference's head coaches voted in both the preseason poll and for preseason All-BIG EAST honors. The results were announced Wednesday, Aug. 15.
 
Three Bulldogs also picked up preseason accolades as senior Joe Moulden and juniors Brandon Guhl and Jared Timmer were selected to the preseason All-BIG EAST squad. Guhl was also named the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
 
Butler enters the 2018 campaign ranked No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason national poll. The Bulldogs went 14-5-2 a season ago, winning the BIG EAST regular season title and advancing to the NCAA Round of 16.
 
Georgetown, which finished second to the Bulldogs in the 2017 regular season but won the BIG EAST Tournament, was picked to win the conference. The Hoyas received seven first-place votes from the coaches, while Butler picked up the remaining three nods.

Coach Paul Snape returns seven starters from a season ago. The team will also welcome back midfielders Timmer and Marco Charalambous, who missed the 2017 season due to injury.
 
Guhl has also been selected to the 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. He was named a Second-Team All-American by College Soccer News following the 2017 season, which was his first as a Bulldog after transferring from SMU. Guhl led the BIG EAST with 13 goals and 31 points and was named the conference's Co-Offensive Player of the Year in addition to landing a spot on the conference's first team.
 
Moulden anchors the Bulldogs' back line. He played every minute in the 20 matches he started in 2017. He was named All-BIG EAST second team and United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region third team a season ago. He helped the Bulldogs to nine shutouts in 2017 while also scoring two goals and adding one assist.
 
Timmer received a medical redshirt in 2017 after suffering a season-ending injury in the team's second match of the season. He was a 2016 All-BIG EAST First Team selection when he led the conference with nine assists.
 
The Bulldogs host Division II national champion University of Charleston Sunday in the team's final exhibition contest prior to the beginning of the 2018 season.
 
2018 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Preseason Honors
 
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Brandon Guhl, Butler, Jr., F
 
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Brendan McDonough, Georgetown, Sr., D
 
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
^ Colin Miller, Providence, RS-Sr., GK
 
2018 Men's Soccer Preseason All-BIG EAST #
^ Brandon Guhl, Butler, Jr., F
Derek Dodson, Georgetown, So., F/M
Achara, Georgetown, Jr., F
Luka Prpa, Marquette, Jr., M
Simen Hestnes, Xavier, Sr., M
Danny Griffin, Providence, Jr., M
Joel Rydstrand, Creighton, Sr., M
Jared Timmer, Butler, RS-Jr., M
^ Brendan McDonough, Georgetown, Sr., D
^ Joe Moulden, Butler, Sr., D
Cameron Taylor, Xavier, RS-Sr., D
^ Colin Miller, Providence, RS-Sr., GK
 
2018 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll
First place votes in ( )

1. Georgetown (7)	79 pts.
2. Butler (3)	73
3. Xavier	60
T4. Creighton	54
T4. Providence	54
6. Marquette	37
7. St. John's	33
8. Villanova	31
9. Seton Hall	20
10. DePaul	9

 
^ - denotes unanimous selection
# there is an extra player on the preseason All-BIG EAST team due to a tie in voting