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2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

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2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
DurationAugust 24 – December 10, 2023
Number of teams211
Preseason No. 1Syracuse
Top goalscorer19 goals Charlie Sharp (Western Michigan)
Statistics
Biggest home win8 goals:

Lindenwood 8–0 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

(September 19)

Stony Brook 8–0 St. Joseph's University (Long Island) (September 26)

Saint Louis 8–0 Blackburn College

(October 24-)
Biggest away win8 goals:

Western Illinois 0–8 Oral Roberts

(September 23)
Highest scoring9 goals

Presbyterian 8–1 Southern Wesleyan (August 24)

Northern Illinois 7–2 Aurora (September 4)

Western Michigan 5–4 Dayton (September 10)

Cal State Fullerton 5–4 CSUN (September 27)

Charlotte 6–3 Central Arkansas (September 30)

Holy Cross 5–4 UMass Lowell (October 3)

Long Island 6–3 Le Moyne

(October 29)
Longest winning run5 games

Clemson

November 19-present
Longest unbeaten run15 games

Indiana

September 26-present
Longest winless run18 games

UAB (0-13-6)

October 18, 2022–present
Longest losing run7 games

UAB

September 29-present
Highest attendance8,574

SIU Edwardsville vs Saint Louis @ CityPark

(September 2)
Tournament
DurationNovember 15 to December 10, 2023
Men's College Cup
DateDecember 8–11
SiteLynn Family Stadium
Louisville, KY
ChampionsClemson
Runners-upNotre Dame
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 65th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 24, 2023 and concluded on December 10, 2023. Syracuse is the defending national champion.

The Clemson Tigers won their fourth national title, and their first since 2021, defeating Notre Dame in the final.[1]

Changes from 2022

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Coaching changes

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The following coaching changes occurred during the 2022–23 offseason.[2]

Program Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Cal Poly Steve Sampson Retired October 18, 2022 Oige Kennedy December 9, 2022
Temple Brian Rowland Fired November 11, 2022 Bryan Green December 22, 2022
Rider Charlie Inverso Retired November 12, 2022 Chad Duernberger January 3, 2023
Jacksonville Mauricio Ruiz Resigned November 2, 2022 Ali Simmons December 19, 2022
Georgia Southern John Murphy Resigned November 4, 2022 Lee Squires December 14, 2022
Bryant Seamus Purcell Retired November 14, 2022 Ruben Resendes December 7, 2022
Gardner–Webb Tony Setzer Fired November 8, 2022 Scott Wells December 22, 2022
Robert Morris Jason O'Keefe Resigned November 10, 2022 Jonathan Potter December 20, 2022
Saint Francis (PA) Frank Olszewski Hired by Notre Dame of Maryland November 18, 2022 Mads Kaiser December 12, 2022
Detroit Mercy Nicholas Deren Fired November 28, 2022 Nate Kopunek March 6, 2023
Lindenwood Carl Hutter Fired November 29, 2023 Kris Bertsch January 11, 2023
Presbyterian Jonathan Potter Hired by Robert Morris December 20, 2022 Nick Finotti January 24, 2023
Oregon State Terry Boss Resigned December 22, 2022 Greg Dalby January 26, 2023
UMBC Pete Caringi Retired January 31, 2023 Anthony Adams February 6, 2023
Evansville Marshall Ray Resigned March 14, 2023 Robbe Tarver March 14, 2023
Columbia Kevin Anderson Hired by Southern Connecticut March 30, 2023 Michael Casper July 7, 2023
Wright State Jake Slemker Fired March 30, 2023 Alex Van der Sluijs April 18, 2023
Seattle U Pete Fewing Resigned April 4, 2023 Nate Daligcon April 4, 2023
Le Moyne Tom Bonus Retired July 5, 2023 Callum Donnelly July 18, 2023
Drexel Michael Marchiano Resigned July 19, 2023 Mark Fetrow July 28, 2023
Cal State Bakersfield Richie Grant Resigned July 25, 2023 Adam Grant July 25, 2023
St. Francis Brooklyn Tom Giovatto Athletic program disbanded March 23, 2023

Conference realignment

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The ongoing conference realignment had two especially significant impacts on men's soccer in the 2023 season.

First, the Mid-American Conference announced on November 11, 2022 that it would no longer sponsor men's soccer after the 2022 season. The MAC had dropped to five men's soccer members during the realignment cycle, and was unable to find the sixth member needed to maintain its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] The four full MAC members that sponsored the sport found new conference homes within a week, with Akron joining the Big East Conference[4] and Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan joining the Missouri Valley Conference.[5] The one associate member of the group, full independent Chicago State, was temporarily left without a home for its own program.

Then, on March 28, 2023, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) announced that it would launch a men's soccer league in the 2023 season with eight members, equally divided between full members and associates. Three full OVC members (Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Southern Indiana) moved men's soccer from the Summit League, with the other full member (SIU Edwardsville) leaving the Missouri Valley Conference. The new associates are the aforementioned Chicago State; Houston Christian, which formerly housed men's soccer in the Western Athletic Conference; Incarnate Word, which had played the 2022 season as an independent; and Liberty, which left the Atlantic Sun Conference (which sponsors soccer for both sexes) for Conference USA (which sponsors it only for women).[6] Western Illinois later joined the Ohio Valley for all sports this season as well. Western had originally planned to join the OVC's new league as its ninth men's soccer program. However, the conference had already built its schedule, which includes air travel. Therefore, Western instead opted to stay with the Summit League as an affiliate in order for the conference to stay at 6 members and retain its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament while they look to add more members, and will move the sport over to the OVC in 2024.[7]

Team Conference in 2022 Conference in 2023
Akron Mid-American Big East
Bowling Green Mid-American MVC
Campbell Big South CAA
Chicago State Mid-American OVC
Eastern Illinois Summit OVC
Hartford Independent CCC (Division III)
Houston Christian WAC OVC
Incarnate Word Independent OVC
Le Moyne NE-10 (Division II) NEC
Liberty ASUN OVC
Lindenwood Summit OVC
Northern Illinois Mid-American MVC
St. Francis Brooklyn NEC None (dropped athletics)
SIU Edwardsville MVC OVC
Southern Indiana Summit OVC
UCF The American Sun Belt
Western Michigan Mid-American MVC

The 2023 season was the last for at least 11 men's college soccer teams in their then-current conferences:

School Current conference Future conference
California Pac-12 ACC
Chicago State OVC NEC
Merrimack NEC MAAC
Oregon State Pac-12 WCC
Sacred Heart NEC MAAC
San Diego State Pac-12 WAC
SMU American ACC
Stanford Pac-12 ACC
UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten
Washington Pac-12 Big Ten
Western Illinois Summit OVC

New programs

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On May 10, Le Moyne College announced that it had accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference and would begin the transition to Division I.[8]

Discontinued programs

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In March 2023, St. Francis College, athletically known as St. Francis Brooklyn, announced that it would shut down its entire athletic program at the end of the 2022–23 school year.[9]

Other news

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  • May 24, 2023 – George Washington University announced that it would change its nickname from Colonials to Revolutionaries.[10]
  • July 20 – The Colonial Athletic Association announced a name change to Coastal Athletic Association.[11]
  • October 4 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In fall sports other than football, including men's and women's soccer, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days. A 30-day fall window opens 7 days after championship selections are made, followed by a spring window from May 1–15.[12]

Season outlook

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Preseason polls

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United Soccer Coaches[13]
Rank Team
1 Syracuse (4)
2 Indiana (1)
3 Kentucky (1)
4 Duke (1)
5 Pittsburgh
6 Washington
7 Stanford
8 Creighton
9 Clemson
10 UNC Greensboro
11 Marshall (1)
12 Vermont
13 Portland
14 Maryland
15 Virginia
16 Tulsa
17 Georgetown
18 Wake Forest
19 SMU
20 Cornell
21 FIU
22 Akron
23 New Hampshire
24 Saint Louis
25 Penn
Top Drawer Soccer[14]
Rank Team
1 Syracuse
2 Indiana
3 Washington
4 Clemson
5 Duke
6 Kentucky
7 Pittsburgh
8 Stanford
9 Marshall
10 UNC Greensboro
11 Maryland
12 Georgetown
13 Vermont
14 Cornell
15 Portland
16 Creighton
17 Wake Forest
18 SMU
19 Denver
20 Tulsa
21 Saint Louis
22 Akron
23 High Point
24 FIU
25 Pennsylvania
College Soccer News
Rank Team
1 Syracuse
2 Indiana
3 Kentucky
4 Duke
5 Washington
6 Pittsburgh
7 UNC Greensboro
8 Clemson
9 Stanford
10 Vermont
11 Marshall
12 Creighton
13 Portland
14 FIU
15 Wake Forest
16 Virginia
17 Maryland
18 Denver
19 Tulsa
20 Georgetown
21 Akron
22 Cornell
23 Western Michigan
24 SMU
25 Lipscomb
26 Pennsylvania
27 UCLA
28 New Hampshire
29 Saint Louis
30 Ohio State

Regular season

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Major upsets

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In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by an unranked team that defeats a ranked team, or a team ranked 10 spots lower than the other team.

All rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Date Winner Score Loser
August 24 UCF 2–1 @ No. 9 Clemson
Missouri State 1–0 @ No. 14 Maryland
@ Louisville 1–0 No. 16 Tulsa
August 25 @ San Diego 2–0 No. 6 Washington
August 27 Loyola Marymount 3–1 @ No. 15 Virginia
August 29 @ Lipscomb 2–1 No. 15 Saint Louis
September 1 @ Wisconsin 1–0 No. 2 Kentucky
@ Georgetown 4–1 No. 8 Pittsburgh
No. 23 Washington 1–0 @ No. 10 Indiana
@ Denver 3–1 No. 11 SMU
CSUN 3–1 @ No. 12 San Diego
September 2 SIUE 2–0 No. 15 Saint Louis @ CityPark
@ California Baptist 2–0 No. 25 Loyola Marymount
September 4 @ UIC 2–0 No. 21 Wisconsin
September 8 New Hampshire 2–1 @ No. 11 FIU
Penn 3–0 @ No. 14 Penn State
@ South Florida 1–0 No. 15 Indiana
September 9 @ No. 16 West Virginia 1–0 No. 3 Portland
@ Pittsburgh 3–0 No. 9 Wake Forest
September 12 Michigan State 1–0 @ No. 10 Notre Dame
September 15 Virginia Tech 2–1 @ No. 3 Louisville
@ Clemson 2–0 No. 8 Duke
@Creighton 2–1 No. 13 Marquette
South Carolina 1–0 @ No. 24 Kentucky
September 16 @ Grand Canyon 1–0 No. 22 San Diego
@ UMBC 2–1 No. 25 Cornell
September 17 Oregon State 2–1 @ No. 1 Stanford
September 19 @ Cornell 2–1 No. 7 Syracuse
@ Georgetown 2–0 No. 12 James Madison
September 21 @ Seattle 3–2 No. 20 Washington
September 23 @ Coastal Carolina 3–2 No. 12 James Madison
September 24 @ North Carolina 2–1 No. 11 Duke
@ No. 20 Washington 3–1 No. 5 Portland
September 28 California 1–0 @ No. 17 San Diego State
September 29 @ No. 21 Duke 5–3 No. 7 Syracuse
@ Virginia 3–0 No. 8 Louisville
September 30 Western Michigan 1–0 @ No. 20 UIC
Oregon State 2–0 @ No. 22 Washington
October 4 @ DePaul 3–1 No. 20 UIC
October 5 @ Washington 3–1 No. 22 San Diego State
October 6 @ Santa Clara 1–0 No. 7 Portland
@ Clemson 4–0 No. 21 Louisville
October 7 @ NJIT 1–0 No. 15 Vermont
Indiana 2–1 No. 19 Penn State
@ Rhode Island 1–0 No. 24 Fordham
October 9 Temple 2–1 @ No. 10 Syracuse
October 11 UC Irvine 2–1 @ No. 13 Cal State Fullerton
October 12 San Francisco 2–1 @ No. 9 Stanford
October 13 @ Virginia 2–1 No. 11 Pittsburgh
@ Penn State 2–1 No. 12 Northwestern
October 14 @ Providence 1–0 No. 3 Georgetown
@ Delaware 2–1 No. 18 Hofstra
@ Loyola Chicago 3–1 No. 25 Saint Louis
October 18 @ Creighton 3–2 No. 7 Akron
October 20 @ Florida Atlantic 2–1 No. 14 FIU
October 21 UMBC 2–1 @ No. 16 Vermont
October 22 Kentucky 2–0 @ No. 1 Marshall
Western Michigan 2–1 @ No. 10 Missouri State
October 24 Ohio State 3–2 @ No. 16 Michigan State
October 27 @ Kentucky 1–0 No. 2 West Virginia
October 28 @ Loyola Marymount 1–0 No. 9 Portland
October 31 James Madison 2–1 @ No. 1 UCF

Conference standings

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2023 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest + 4 1 3 11 3 5
No. 1 Clemson 4 2 2 15 3 5
No. 25 Syracuse + 2 1 5 9 5 7
No. 24 Louisville + 2 4 2 12 6 3
NC State 1 5 2 6 9 3
Boston College 0 5 3 3 9 5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame + 6 0 2 13 3 6
No. 13 Virginia + 5 2 1 11 4 4
No. 20 Duke+ 4 3 1 11 4 3
No. 6 North Carolina + 2 3 3 11 3 7
Pittsburgh + 2 3 3 6 7 4
Virginia Tech 2 5 1 4 9 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC
2023 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire + 4 0 3 13 3 4
Bryant 4 1 2 16 2 2
UMBC 3 1 3 7 4 5
No. 14 Vermont + 4 3 0 13 6 2
NJIT 3 2 2 7 8 4
Binghamton 2 2 3 5 10 3
Albany 1 5 1 5 11 1
UMass Lowell 0 7 0 2 11 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 SMU + 7 0 1 14 3 2
Charlotte 6 2 0 13 4 1
FIU + 5 1 2 10 5 4
Memphis + 4 4 0 11 6 2
South Florida 3 4 1 6 9 1
Florida Atlantic 3 5 0 6 8 3
Temple 2 4 2 3 8 4
Tulsa 2 5 1 4 8 3
UAB 0 7 1 0 11 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The American
2023 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lipscomb 6 1 0 10 4 4
Stetson 3 2 2 7 7 4
Bellarmine # 3 2 2 6 5 6
Jacksonville 2 2 3 5 9 3
Florida Gulf Coast 2 2 3 3 7 5
Central Arkansas 2 2 3 4 9 4
Queens # 3 4 0 5 10 2
North Florida 0 6 1 3 8 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: ASUN
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VCU 5 1 2 7 6 5
Loyola Chicago 4 1 3 8 2 5
Saint Louis 4 1 3 8 4 5
Davidson 5 3 0 10 5 1
Duquesne 4 2 2 8 7 3
Dayton 3 1 4 8 7 6
UMass 4 3 1 7 6 6
Fordham 3 3 2 6 4 7
Rhode Island 2 4 2 5 6 5
Saint Joseph's 2 4 2 4 11 2
St. Bonaventure 2 5 1 6 7 4
George Mason 2 5 1 5 7 3
George Washington 2 5 1 4 9 4
La Salle 1 5 2 5 8 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Atlantic 10
2023 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East
No. 16 Georgetown + 6 1 1 13 3 3
Providence 4 2 2 8 6 3
St. John's 3 1 4 8 4 5
UConn 4 4 0 9 8 1
Seton Hall 3 4 1 8 6 3
Villanova 1 4 3 1 8 7
Midwest
Xavier 4 1 3 9 4 6
Creighton 3 3 2 4 7 6
Akron 2 1 5 9 2 7
Butler 1 3 4 2 7 6
DePaul 1 4 3 3 7 5
Marquette 1 5 2 7 6 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East
2023 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
High Point 6 0 1 10 4 5
UNC Asheville 4 2 1 10 5 3
Winthrop 3 2 2 4 11 2
Gardner–Webb 2 2 3 4 9 4
Presbyterian 2 3 2 5 8 3
Radford 2 4 1 3 11 3
USC Upstate 2 4 1 5 10 2
Longwood 1 5 1 6 6 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big South
2023 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Indiana  ‍ 4 2 2   .625 15 4 5   .729
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 4 2 2   .625 10 4 5   .658
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 3 1 4   .625 7 2 7   .656
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 10 4 3   .676
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 2 1 5   .563 5 5 7   .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 2 2 4   .500 6 5 6   .529
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 6 6 5   .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 5 8 3   .406
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0 6 2   .125 4 8 3   .367
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Big Ten tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2023 NCAA Tournament
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten
2023 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Fullerton 6 2 1 12 5 3
UC Irvine 5 3 1 9 7 4
UC Santa Barbara 4 3 2 10 8 2
UC Davis 4 4 1 9 7 4
Cal Poly 3 3 3 5 8 4
UC Riverside 3 3 3 3 10 5
Cal State Bakersfield 3 4 2 7 5 5
UC San Diego # 3 5 1 4 11 3
CSUN 2 3 4 4 6 8
Sacramento State 1 4 4 4 10 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big West
2023 Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Hofstra 5 1 2 14 3 5
Monmouth 5 1 2 8 4 6
Stony Brook 4 1 3 6 6 5
Delaware 3 2 3 9 4 6
Drexel 3 2 3 9 2 5
Elon 3 3 2 6 8 4
Charleston 2 4 2 6 6 5
Campbell 2 4 2 4 6 4
UNC Wilmington 1 4 3 6 6 4
Northeastern 1 4 3 4 7 6
William & Mary 1 4 3 2 8 6
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: CAA
2023 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oakland 6 3 0 8 9 2
Green Bay 5 2 2 10 4 5
IUPUI 4 2 3 7 7 5
Detroit Mercy 4 3 2 5 10 3
Purdue Fort Wayne 3 3 3 7 6 4
Wright State 3 4 2 4 9 5
Robert Morris 3 4 2 5 6 5
Cleveland State 2 3 4 3 8 5
Northern Kentucky 3 6 0 4 10 3
Milwaukee 2 5 2 4 9 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Horizon
2023 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn 4 1 2 7 3 6
Yale 3 1 3 11 6 3
Harvard 3 1 3 5 5 7
Brown 2 0 5 5 5 8
Cornell 2 2 3 8 4 3
Dartmouth 2 3 2 4 8 3
Princeton 1 4 2 4 8 3
Columbia 0 5 2 2 8 4

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As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Ivy League
2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iona 9 1 0 12 4 0
Siena 8 2 0 8 9 0
Rider 6 2 2 12 4 4
Manhattan 6 3 1 7 8 3
Niagara 4 4 2 4 10 3
Marist 4 4 2 6 8 3
Fairfield 3 6 1 6 9 1
Mount St. Mary's 2 6 2 2 10 3
Quinnipiac 1 5 4 3 9 5
Saint Peter's 1 6 3 2 9 5
Canisius 1 6 3 2 11 5
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MAAC
2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Western Michigan 7 0 1 17 1 4
Missouri State + 6 1 1 12 4 3
UIC 4 2 2 11 5 3
Bowling Green 4 4 0 7 8 3
Belmont 3 4 1 8 7 3
Northern Illinois 3 4 1 7 9 1
Evansville 2 4 2 4 8 4
Bradley 1 6 1 5 6 6
Drake 1 6 1 3 10 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MVC
2023 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Francis (PA) 5 0 3 7 0 8
LIU 5 1 2 10 6 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 1 3 8 5 5
Sacred Heart 3 2 3 6 8 5
Merrimack 3 3 2 5 7 4
Le Moyne # 2 3 3 2 8 7
Stonehill # 1 4 3 3 8 5
Central Connecticut 1 4 3 3 9 3
Howard 1 7 0 2 13 1
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: NEC
2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SIU Edwardsville 9 0 1 16 1 3
Incarnate Word 4 3 3 7 8 5
Liberty 4 4 2 9 6 3
Lindenwood # 3 3 4 7 7 6
Chicago State 3 4 3 5 10 4
Eastern Illinois 3 5 2 4 10 5
Houston Christian 2 4 4 4 8 6
Southern Indiana # 1 6 3 2 12 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: OVC
2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 21 UCLA 6 0 4 9 4 5
No. 4 Oregon State + 4 1 5 11 6 5
California 3 4 3 7 6 5
No. 5 Stanford + 3 2 5 11 4 5
Washington 2 4 4 5 6 7
San Diego State 0 7 3 6 7 5
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Pac-12
2023 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston University 7 1 1 12 4 4
Loyola (MD) 6 1 2 7 3 8
Lafayette 4 2 3 9 6 6
Colgate 4 3 2 8 10 2
Navy 3 2 4 6 8 5
American 3 3 3 6 5 5
Holy Cross 2 5 2 5 10 3
Lehigh 2 5 2 3 10 5
Army 1 5 3 3 9 4
Bucknell 1 6 2 2 10 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Patriot League
2023 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
ETSU 4 0 1 9 5 3
Wofford 3 0 2 7 4 6
Furman 2 2 1 10 6 3
Mercer 1 2 2 7 6 8
UNC Greensboro 1 2 2 2 10 5
VMI 0 5 0 5 14 0
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: SoCon
2023 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver + 6 0 1 12 3 5
Oral Roberts 4 1 2 10 4 3
Omaha 3 2 2 8 8 4
Kansas City 2 2 3 4 8 6
St. Thomas (MN) # 0 5 2 3 10 3
Western Illinois 1 6 0 2 14 1
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Summit
2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Marshall 7 2 0 18 3 0
No. 19 UCF + 6 2 1 10 4 2
No. 3 West Virginia + 5 1 3 17 3 4
No. 18 James Madison + 4 2 3 10 5 5
Kentucky + 3 3 3 8 8 4
Georgia State 3 4 2 6 7 5
South Carolina 3 4 2 6 9 3
Old Dominion 2 6 1 5 7 5
Georgia Southern 1 5 3 2 9 6
Coastal Carolina 1 6 2 3 9 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt
2023 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego †‡ 5 1 1 11 4 4
Santa Clara 5 1 1 7 7 3
No. 22 Portland + 5 2 0 12 5 0
Saint Mary's (CA) 3 4 0 8 7 2
San Francisco 2 3 2 8 4 5
No. 11 Loyola Marymount + 2 3 2 10 5 6
Pacific 1 5 1 5 8 4
Gonzaga 1 5 1 3 9 6
  • † – Conference champion
    ‡–Automatic qualifier to NCAA tournament
    + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WCC
2023 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Seattle U + 7 0 1 12 4 3
California Baptist 5 1 2 9 6 5
Utah Tech # 4 4 0 9 9 0
UNLV 3 3 2 7 8 4
San Jose State 3 4 1 6 8 4
Utah Valley 2 2 4 3 7 7
Grand Canyon 2 4 2 7 7 3
UTRGV 2 5 1 5 9 1
Air Force 1 6 1 1 14 2
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WAC

Early season tournaments

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Several universities will host early season soccer tournaments.

Name Date(s) Host Stadium City No. teams Champion
Fairfield by Marriott Invitational August 24–27 James Madison Sentara Park Harrisonburg, Virginia 4 James Madison
Wolstein Classic August 24–27 Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, OH 4 UC Davis
John Rennie Invitational August 25–27 Duke Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC 4 Duke
UAB Soccer for the Cure Classic September 1–3 UAB PNC Field Birmingham, AL 4 Belmont & Chicago State
adidas/IU Credit Union Classic September 1–4 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN 4 Washington

Postseason

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
Season
Champion(s)
Tournament
Winner
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Dates
Tournament
Venue (City)
ACC Atlantic – Wake Forest Clemson 2023 tournament November 1–11 All matches before final: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Final: Sahlen's StadiumCary, North Carolina
Coastal – Notre Dame
America East New Hampshire Bryant 2023 tournament November 4–12 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
American SMU Charlotte 2023 tournament November 5–12 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
ASUN Lipscomb Lipscomb 2023 tournament November 4–11 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Atlantic 10 VCU Dayton 2023 tournament November 3–12 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Big East East – Georgetown Xavier 2023 tournament November 4–12 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Maryland SoccerPlexBoyds, Maryland
Midwest – Xavier
Big South High Point High Point 2023 tournament November 5–11 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Big Ten Penn State & Indiana[a] Indiana 2023 tournament November 3–12 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Big West Cal State Fullerton UC Irvine 2023 tournament November 1–11 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
CAA Monmouth & Hofstra[a] Hofstra 2023 tournament November 2–11 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seeds
Final: Hosted by top remaining seed
Horizon Oakland Green Bay 2023 tournament November 5–11 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
Ivy Penn Yale 2023 tournament November 10–12 Campus sites, hosted by No. 1 seed
MAAC Iona Rider 2023 tournament November 5–12 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Missouri Valley Western Michigan Western Michigan 2023 tournament November 5–11 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
Northeast Saint Francis LIU 2023 tournament November 5–12 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
OVC SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville 2023 tournament November 5–11 Ralph Korte StadiumEdwardsville, Illinois
Pac-12 UCLA No tournament
Patriot Boston University Boston University 2023 tournament November 4–11 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
SoCon East Tennessee State Mercer 2023 tournament November 3–12 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seeds
Final: Hosted by top remaining seed
The Summit Denver Omaha 2023 tournament November 9–11 Case Soccer Complex • Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sun Belt Marshall Marshall 2023 tournament November 5–12 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
WAC Seattle U California Baptist 2023 tournament November 5–11 Peter Johann Field • Paradise, Nevada
WCC San Diego No tournament
  1. ^ a b Top seed in conference tournament.

Awards and honors

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TopDrawerSoccer.com Player/Team of the Week

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  • Bold denotes TDS Player of the Week.

All-America teams

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2023 United Soccer Coaches All-America Teams[16]
First Team Second Team Third Team

Bryan Dowd, GK, Notre Dame
Kevin Bonilla, DF, Portland
Morris Duggan, DF, Marshall
Garrison Tubbs, DF, Wake Forest
Mads Westergren, DF, SMU
Yannick Bright, MF, New Hampshire
Elliot Goldthorp, MF, Hofstra
Jono Nyandjo, MF, UNC Charlotte
Matthew Bell, FW, Marshall
Charlie Sharp, FW, Western Michigan
Tyrese Spicer, FW, Lipscomb
Ousmane Sylla, FW, Clemson

Cole Johnson, GK, SMU
Kenny Nielsen, DF, Georgetown
Kieran Sargeant, DF, Georgetown
Jaylen Shannon, DF, Western Michigan
Sam Bassett, MF, Denver
Bailey Sparks, MF, SMU
Mason Tunbridge, MF, San Diego
Foster Ajago, FW, Duke
Marcus Caldeira, FW, West Virginia
Ryan Carmichael, FW, Hofstra
Jelldrik Dallmann, FW, SMU
Jason Shokalook, FW, Akron

Joseba Incera, GK, New Hampshire
Javier Armas, DF, Oregon State
Hesron Barry, DF, Wisconsin-Green Bay
Pierce Infuso, DF, Hofstra
Nick Fernandez, MF, Portland
Tucker Lepley, MF, UCLA
Taimu Okiyoshi, MF, Marshall
Logan Farrington, FW, Oregon State
Stephen Annor Gyamfi, FW, Virginia
Quenzi Huerman, FW, North Carolina
Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos, FW, Memphis
Samuel Sarver, FW, Indiana
Yutaro Tsukada, FW, West Virginia

Major player of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Conference players and coaches of the year

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Conference Conference
Player of the Year
Offensive
Player of the Year[a]
Defensive
Player of the Year[b]
Midfielder
of the Year
Goalkeeper
of the Year
Rookie
of the Year
Coach
of the Year
ACC Forster Ajago, Duke[24] Garrison Tubbs, Wake Forest[24] Jeorgio Kocevski, Syracuse &
Mouhameth Thiam, Virginia[24]
Bryan Dowd, Notre Dame[24] Stephen Annor Gyamfi, F, Virginia[24][c] Chad Riley, Notre Dame[24]
America East Taylor Calheira, UMBC[25][d] Cameron Briggs, New Hampshire[25][e] Yannick Bright, New Hampshire[25] Joseba Incera, New Hampshire[25] Nick Lockermann, DF, Vermont[25] New Hampshire
(head coach: Marc Hubbard)[25][f]
American Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos, Memphis[26] Mads Westergren, SMU[26] Bailey Sparks, SMU[26] Cole Johnson, SMU[26] Niv Berkowitz, MF, SMU[26] SMU
(head coach: Kevin Hudson)[26][f]
ASUN Tyrese Spicer, F, Lipscomb[27] Brock Pope, Bellarmine[27] Matthew Brozovich, Bellarmine[27] Xavi Csato, F, Stetson[27][c] Charles Morrow, Lipscomb[27]
Atlantic 10 Alec Hughes, UMass[28] Diego Konincs, Saint Louis[28] Ask Ekeland, Duquesne[28] Aidan Crawford, Loyola Chicago[28] Andrey Salmeron, MF, VCU[28] Dave Giffard, VCU[28]
Big East Jason Shokalook, Akron[29] Kenny Nielsen, Georgetown[29] Giorgio Probo, Creighton &
Marlon Tabora, Georgetown[29]
Ryan Schewe, Georgetown[29] Kieran Chandler, DF, UConn &
Noeh Hernandez, MF, DePaul[29][c]
Georgetown
(head coach: Brian Wiese)[29][f]
Big Ten Peter Mangione, Penn State[30] Femi Awodesu, Penn State[30] Lawrence Wootton, Maryland[30] Kris Shakes, Penn State[30] Kimani Stewart-Baynes, F, Maryland[30][c] Jeff Cook, Penn State[30]
Big South Jefferson Amaya, MF, High Point[31] Finn McRobb, High Point[31] Charlie Farrar, UNC Asheville[31] Freshman: Victor Faaborg Christensen, F, Presbyterian
Newcomer: Damorney Hutchinson, F, Presbyterian[31][g]
Zach Haines, High Point[31]
Big West Roberto Ordonez, Cal State Fullerton[32] Giovanni Calderon, Cal State Fullerton[32] Errick Serrano, Cal State Fullerton[32] Tetsuya Kadono, Cal State Fullerton[32] Jorge Solorzano, MF, Cal State Northridge[32][c] George Kuntz, Cal State Fullerton[32]
CAA Eliot Goldthorp, MF, Hofstra[33] Youri Senden, Drexel[33] Richard Monath, MF, Delaware[33] Ryan Anatol, Stony Brook[33]
Horizon Lukas Hackaa, MF, IUPUI[34] Mikey Ketteman, Oakland[34] Hesron Barry, Green Bay[34] Tobias Jahn, Green Bay[34] Donavan Phillip, F, Oakland[34][c] Jeremy Bonomo, Green Bay &
Eric Pogue, Oakland[34]
Ivy Alessandro Arlotti, Harvard[35] TJ Presthus, Yale[35] Alex Harris, F, Cornell[35] Brian Gill, Penn[35]
MAAC Camil Azzam Ruiz, Iona[36][h] Tim Timchenko, Iona[36] Nacho Alfaro Monge, Iona[36][i] Saad Chaouki, F, Rider[36] James Hamilton, Iona[36]
Missouri Valley Dylan Sing, F, Western Michigan[37] Dylan Sing, Western Michigan[37][j] Jaylen Shannon, Western Michigan[37] Jack Denton, Missouri State[37] Ethan Brandt, Western Michigan[37] Tyler Caton, MF, Missouri State[37][c] Western Michigan
(head coach: Chad Wiseman)[37][f]
Northeast Emil Jaaskelainen, F, LIU[38] Tom Schellbach, Saint Francis[38] Jordaine Jäger, Saint Francis[38] Joshua Saavedra, MF, LIU[38] Saint Francis
(head coach: Mads Keiser)[38][f]
OVC Stephan Moreira, SIUE[39][j] Will Harris, SIUE[39][e] D'Alessandro Herrera, Houston Christian[39] Sam Gomez, SIUE[39] Ryan Okerayi, F, Houston Christian[39][c] Cale Wassermann, SIUE[39]
Pac-12 Logan Farrington, F, Oregon State[40] Logan Farrington, Oregon State[40] Wyatt Meyer. DF/MF, California[40] Reid Fisher, DF, San Diego State[39][c] Leonard Griffin, California[40]
Patriot Eitan Rosen, Boston University[41] Griffin Roach, Boston University[41] David Jackson, Navy[41] Francesco Montali, Boston University[41] Chris Ogor, DF, Loyola (MD)[41] Kevin Nylen, Boston University[41]
SoCon Tarik Pannholzer, F, ETSU &
Nikolai Rojel, F, Wofford[42]
Cole Hunter, ETSU[42] Barzee Blama, F, Mercer[42][c] David Lilly, ETSU &
Joel Tyson, Wofford[42]
Summit Luis Flores, Oral Roberts[43] Jason Belloli, Denver[43] Sam Bassett, Denver[43] Isaac Nehme, Denver[43] Luis Flores, F, Oral Roberts[43] Jamie Franks, Denver[43]
Sun Belt Matthew Bell, F, Marshall[44] Matthew Bell, Marshall[44] Morris Duggan, Marshall[44] Gabriel Perrotta, Marshall[44] Freshman: Saku Heiskanen, MF, UCF
Newcomer: Clarence Awoudor, F, UCF[44][g]
Scott Calabrese, UCF[44]
WAC James Morris, Seattle[45] Thomas Beecham, California Baptist[45] Charlie Lanphier, Seattle[45] Drew Hardin, MF, California Baptist[45][c] Nate Daligcon, Seattle[45]
WCC Mason Tunbridge, MF, San Diego[46] Kevin Bonilla, Portland[46] Nick Fernandez, Portland[46] Eric Waltz, San Francisco[46] Efetobo Aror, MF, Portland[46][c] Cameron Rast, Santa Clara[46]
  1. ^ Honorees are forwards unless otherwise indicated.
  2. ^ Honorees are defenders unless otherwise indicated.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This conference's award is "Freshman of the Year" and restricted to players of that classification.
  4. ^ This conference's award is styled as "Striker of the Year".
  5. ^ a b This conference's award is styled as "Defender of the Year".
  6. ^ a b c d e The top coaching award in this conference is styled as "Coaching Staff of the Year" and presented to an entire staff, although the head coach is personally cited in the award announcement. The American Athletic Conference and Missouri Valley Conference cite each member of the winning staff individually.
  7. ^ a b This conference presents separate awards for Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. The latter is open to any player in his first season of conference competition, regardless of academic classification.
  8. ^ The MAAC's award in this category is styled as "Golden Boot".
  9. ^ The MAAC's award in this category is styled as "Golden Glove".
  10. ^ a b This conference's award is styled as "Forward of the Year".

See also

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References

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