​Stonington’s Matteo Panciera (21) punches the ball from the front of the net on a corner kick during their Class M soccer state championship against Tolland Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford, Conn. (Jim Shannon/Hearst Connecticut Media)
After one week of the CIAC boys soccer season, both the Class LL/L and M/S poll’s have changed significantly. There are four new teams in Class LL/L in No. 7 East Hartford, No. 8 Guilford, No. 9 Bethel and No. 10 Stamford. Those four have replaced Hall (previously ranked No. 3) after it suffered two straight losses to begin the season, formerly ranked No. 6 Farmington, No. 8 Simsbury and No. 9 Westhill.Class M/S saw three new teams in No. 5 RHAM, No. 8 Hand and No. 9 Cromwell. Dropping out was former No. 6 Somers, No. 9 Morgan, and No. 10 Old Saybrook. Another surprise was the rise of Glastonbury, which jumped from No. 5 to No. 2 after defeating both Middletown and Simsbury last week. The Guardians leaped over Greenwich, which fell one spot to No. 3 despite winning its lone game last week. Tolland retained all nine first-place votes in the Class M/S poll, while Staples added three first-place votes in the LL/L poll for a total of nine. The one remaining first-place vote in LL/L went to No. 4 Xavier. Class LL/L Boys Soccer Week 1 PollTeam (1st-place votes)RECPTSLAST1. STAPLES (9)1-0-09612. GLASTONBURY2-0-08053. GREENWICH2-0-07224. XAVIER (1)1-0-06645. SOUTH WINDSOR1-0-04476. TRUMBULL1-0-030107. EAST HARTFORD2-0-024NR8. GUILFORD2-0-024NR9. BETHEL2-0-021NR10. STAMFORD1-0-017NRDropped out:Hall (3), Farmington (6), Simsbury (8), Westhill (9). Others receiving votes:
 
Pomperaug, 15; NFA, 11; Fairfield Prep, 10; New Milford, 9; East Lyme, 6; Hamden, 5; Berlin, 4; Wilton, 4; Danbury, 4; Naugatuck, 2; Middletown, 2; West Haven, 2; Avon, 1.Coaches voting: Dave Zlatin, Avon; Chris Laughton, Independent; Joe Mancini, Pomperaug; Chris Cap, Independent; Nick Boorman, Farmington; Artur Branco, Cheshire; Paul Horta, Rocky Hill; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; Sil Vitello, Trumbull; Jim Lewicki, IndependentClass M/S Boys Soccer Week 1 PollTeam (1st-place votes)RECPTSLAST1. TOLLAND (9)1-0-09012. WESTON2-0-07743. PLAINVILLE2-0-05374. HADDAM KILLINGWORTH2-0-05255. RHAM2-0-051NR6. STONINGTON2-0-05037. LEWIS MILLS1-1-02728. HAND2-0-017NR9. CROMWELL2-0-016NR10. GRANBY0-0-2138Dropped out:Somers (6), Morgan (9), Old Saybrook (10). Others receiving votes:
 
Waterford, 10; Northwestern, 10; Nonnewaug, 8; Somers, 6; Suffield, 5; Shepaug, 3; Suffield, 2; Canton, 1; Bacon Academy, 1.Coaches voting: Rob Andrulis, Independent; Ben Kulas, Lewis Mills; Michael Dombrowski, Granby; Bill Glenney, Ledyard; Andrew Campbell, Northwestern; Zeke Seguro, Hall; Vic Santos, Independent; Mario Costa, Stonington; Paul Horta, Rocky Hill; Mike Gruber, LawSign up for the Connecticut Briefing from CT Insider. Get the biggest headlines of the day from our network of journalists around the state.Thi