2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Duration	August 24 – December 10, 2023
Number of teams	211
Preseason No. 1	Syracuse
Top goalscorer	19 goals Charlie Sharp (Western Michigan)
Statistics
Biggest home win	8 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 win	8 goals: Western Illinois 0–8 Oral Roberts (September 23)
Highest scoring	9 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 run	8 games Indiana October 27-present
Longest unbeaten run	15 games Indiana September 26-present
Longest winless run	18 games UAB (0-13-6) October 18, 2022–present
Longest losing run	7 games UAB September 29-present
Highest attendance	8,574 SIU Edwardsville vs Saint Louis @ CityPark (September 2)
Tournament
Duration	November 15 to December 10, 2023
Men's College Cup
Date	December 8–11
Site	Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, KY
Champions	Clemson
Runners-up	Notre 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

Coaching changes

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

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

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

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

• 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

Preseason polls

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

Major upsets

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 Syracse
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

2023 ACC men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – ACC tournament champion + – Also invited to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC	2023 America East Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches	2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – AAC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The American
2023 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 ASUN tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament # – Ineligible for post-season (In transition) As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: ASUN	2023 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Atlantic 10 tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Atlantic 10	2023 Big East Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Big East tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big East
2023 Big South Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Big South tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big South	2023 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Big West tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament # – Ineligible for post-season (In transition) As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big West
2023 Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 CAA tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: CAA	2023 Horizon League men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Horizon tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Horizon	2023 Ivy League men's soccer standings v t e 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 - ‡ – 2023 Ivy League tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Ivy League
2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 MAAC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MAAC	2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 MVC Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MVC	2023 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 NEC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament # – Ineligible for post-season (In transition) As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: NEC
2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Ohio Valley tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament # – Ineligible for NCAA tournament (In transition) As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: OVC	2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 † – Conference champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Pac-12	2023 Patriot League men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Patriot Tournament Champion + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Patriot League
2023 Southern Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡– 2023 SoCon tournament Champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: SoCon	2023 Summit League men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Summit tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament # – Ineligible for post-season (In transition) As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Summit	2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 Sun Belt Conference tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt
2023 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings v t e 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 v t e 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 ‡ – 2023 WAC tournament Champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament # – Ineligible (In transition) As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: WAC

Early season tournaments

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

Conference winners and tournaments

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 Stadium • Cary, 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 SoccerPlex • Boyds, 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 Stadium • Edwardsville, 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

Awards and honors

TopDrawerSoccer.com Player/Team of the Week

• Bold denotes TDS Player of the Week.

TopDrawer Soccer Team of the Week
Week	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Week 1 – August 28[15]	Nate Crockford – Wisconsin	Luca Nikolai – James Madison Bryce LeBel – Louisville Kevin Bonilla – Portland Trevor Dillon – San Diego	Jack Denton – Missouri State Nick Pariano – Duke Zach Bohane – Stanford	Sam Donnellan – Delaware Matthew Bell – Marshall Lineker Santos – Memphis

All-America teams

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 Forster 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 Arams, 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

• Hermann Trophy: Ousmane Sylla – Clemson^[17]
• TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award: Bryan Dowd – Notre Dame^[18]

Other major awards

• United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: Chad Riley^[19]
• Bill Jeffrey Award: Becky Burleigh^[20]
• Jerry Yeagley Award: Rob Stone^[21]
• Mike Berticelli Award: Rob Herringer^[22]
• NCAA Tournament MVP:Ousmane Sylla (Offensive) Pape Mar Boye (Defensive)^[23]

Conference players and coaches of the year

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]

See also

• College soccer in the United States
• 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs
• 2023 in American soccer

References

External links