2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season explained

Competition:NCAA Division I
Season:2014
Winners:Virginia
League Topscorer:15 Goals
Neco Brett (RMU)
Biggest Home Win:Oregon St. 11–1 NWCU
(September 22)
Biggest Away Win:Howard 0–7 GMason
(August 29)
Highest Scoring:12 Goals
Oregon St. 11–1 NWCU
(September 22)
Longest Wins:9 games
Charlotte
(ended October 18)
Longest Unbeaten:11 games
Rhode Island
(ended November 2)
Radford
(ended October 21)
Penn State
(ended October 12)
UC Davis
(ended October 10)
Longest Winless:18 games
Sacred Heart (current)
Longest Losses:13 games
Presbyterian (current)
VMI (current)
Highest Attendance:14,345
Cal Poly @ UC Santa Barbara
(October 25)
Lowest Attendance:Home field–47
Canisius @ Manhattan
(October 25)
Neutral field–18
Charleston vs. UCF
@ Akron (September 14)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 56th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began in late August 2014 and continued into November 2014. The season culminated with the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2014. There are 205 teams in men's Division I competition.[1] The defending champions were the Notre Dame Fighting Irish who won its first NCAA soccer title by defeating the Maryland 2-1 in the 2013 College Cup.[2] The season concluded with Virginia defeating UCLA 0–0 (4–2 PKs) to win its seventh NCAA soccer title.[3]

Changes from 2013

Conference changes

New programs

Discontinued programs

None.

Conference realignment

SchoolPrevious ConferenceNew Conference
Appalachian StateSouthern ConferenceSun Belt Conference
BelmontIndependentHorizon League
DavidsonSouthern ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
East Tennessee StateAtlantic Sun ConferenceSouthern Conference
ElonSouthern ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Georgia SouthernSouthern ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Georgia StateIndependentSun Belt Conference
HartwickMid-American ConferenceSun Belt Conference
HowardIndependentSun Belt Conference
Incarnate WordIndependentWestern Athletic Conference
LouisvilleAmerican Athletic ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
MarylandAtlantic Coast ConferenceBig Ten Conference
MercerAtlantic Sun ConferenceSouthern Conference
NJITIndependentSun Belt Conference
PacificDormant programWest Coast Conference
RutgersAmerican Athletic ConferenceBig Ten Conference
TulsaConference USAAmerican Athletic Conference
Utah ValleyNo programWestern Athletic Conference
VMIBig South ConferenceSouthern Conference

Season overview

Pre-season polls

Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2014.

NSCAA[7]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2Maryland
3Virginia
4UCLA
5New Mexico
6Washington
7California
8Connecticut
9Georgetown
10Michigan State
11Wake Forest
12Marquette
13Akron
14Louisville
15Penn State
16UC Irvine
17Coastal Carolina
18UC Santa Barbara
19UMBC
20Stanford
21Wisconsin
22North Carolina
23Charlotte
24Cal State Northridge
25Navy
25Old Dominion
College Soccer News[8]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2Virginia
3Maryland
4UCLA
5Washington
6Connecticut
7New Mexico
8North Carolina
9Georgetown
10California
11Michigan State
12Marquette
13Louisville
14Stanford
15UC Santa Barbara
16Wake Forest
17Akron
18Coastal Carolina
19UC Irvine
20UNBC
21Charlotte
22Penn State
23Cal State Northridge
24Clemson
25Old Dominion
Soccer America[9]
RankTeam
1UCLA
2Notre Dame
3Virginia
4Washington
5Maryland
6Georgetown
7Connecticut
8New Mexico
9Louisville
10North Carolina
11Marquette
12Michigan State
13Stanford
14California
15Penn State
16Wake Forest
17Coastal Carolina
18UC Santa Barbara
19Clemson
20UC Irvine
21UMBC
22Charlotte
23Akron
24Creighton
25Cal State Northridge
Top Drawer Soccer[10]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2UCLA
3Maryland
4Virginia
5Washington
6North Carolina
7Connecticut
8Michigan State
9Wake Forest
10Louisville
11Georgetown
12Stanford
13New Mexico
14Akron
15UMBC
16Cal State Northridge
17Marquette
18UC Irvine
19Michigan
20Navy
21Delaware
22Loyola Marymount
23UC Santa Barbara
24Duke
25California
College Sports Madness[11]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2UCLA
3Washington
4Virginia
5Maryland
6North Carolina
7Louisville
8Georgetown
9Stanford
10New Mexico
11Marquette
12Akron
13Connecticut
14Wake Forest
15Michigan State
16UMBC
17Penn State
18Cal State Northridge
19Coastal Carolina
20South Florida
21California
22UAB
23UC-Santa Barbara
24Michigan
25Duke

Regular season

  1. 1
Weekly NSCAA #1 ranked team[12]
DateTeamDateTeamDateTeamDateTeam
August 6 (preseason)Notre DameNone until after season startsSeptember 2UCLASeptember 9UCLA
September 16North CarolinaSeptember 23UCLASeptember 30Notre DameOctober 7Washington
October 14WashingtonOctober 21Notre DameOctober 28UCLANovember 4Syracuse
November 11SyracuseNovember 18StanfordNone until after tournamentDecember 16Virginia

Major upsets

In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher.

DateWinnerScoreLoser
August 29@ #14 Louisville1–0
  1. 2 Maryland
August 29@ #22 North Carolina3–1
  1. 7 California
August 31@ Indiana 1–0
  1. 12 Marquette
September 5American2–1 ot
@ New Mexico
  1. 1 UCLA
September 5@ Tulsa2–1 2ot
  1. 3 Virginia
September 6@ Memphis4–0
  1. 15 St. Louis
September 7Saint Mary's2–1 ot@ #4 Washington
September 8Kentucky1–0@ #5 Notre Dame
September 8@ Navy2–1
  1. 10 Maryland
September 9@ Saint Louis1–0
  1. 5 Louisville
September 11VCU2–1@ #6 Georgetown
September 11Valparaiso1–0@ #7 Michigan State
September 12@ UNLV1–0
  1. 14 UMBC
September 12Furman1–0@ #13 Coastal Carolina
September 14@ Cal State Fullerton 4–3 2ot
  1. 14 UMBC
September 19@ Duke2–1
  1. 1 North Carolina
September 20
  1. 20 Saint Louis
1–0@ #3 Creighton
September 21@ #24 Stanford2–1
  1. 11 Delaware
September 24Davidson2–1@ #2 Virginia
September 26@ San Diego1–0
  1. 1 UCLA
September 26@ #21 Charlotte2–0
  1. 5 New Mexico
September 27@ #18 Syracuse1–0
  1. 2 Virginia
September 27@ Lehigh2–1
  1. 14 American
September 30@ UNC Wilmington4–3
  1. 14 North Carolina
September 30Ohio State1–0@ #6 Louisville
October 3Boston College1–0
October 3 @ NC State2–1
  1. 6 Louisville
October 4@ UC Santa Barbara1–0
  1. 3 UC Irvine
October 5@ Oregon State6–2
  1. 13 California
October 7@ Michigan3–2
October 7@ George Mason1–2
October 10@ #22 California3–2 ot
  1. 2 UCLA
October 12@ Maryland4–0
  1. 3 Penn State
October 12@ George Mason3–2
  1. 13 Saint Louis
October 15Providence2–0@ #3 Georgetown
October 15@ Butler1–0
  1. 7 Marquette
October 17@ Louisville2–1 ot
  1. 2 Syracuse
October 17@ Clemson2–1
  1. 10 Virginia
October 18@ Seton Hall1–0
  1. 3 Georgetown
October 18@ Old Dominion2–1
  1. 4 Charlotte
October 18@ Kentucky1–0
  1. 9 New Mexico
October 19Maryland2–1@ #5 Indiana
October 22@ UC Riverside2–1
  1. 3 UC Irvine
October 22@ Oakland2–0
  1. 10 Michigan State
October 22West Virginia2–1
  1. 12 Penn State
October 25
  1. 17 Georgetown
1–0@ #2 Creighton
October 25Cal State Northridge3–0@ #3 UC Irvine
October 29@ UAB3–2
  1. 15 New Mexico
November 1Marshall2–1@ #15 New Mexico
November 1@ Cal State Northridge2–0
  1. 14 UC Irvine
November 2
  1. 17 California
1–0@ #1 UCLA
November 2@ Butler2–0
  1. 11 Providence
November 2Michigan3–2@ #12 Michigan State
November 5
  1. 21 Michigan State
3–2
November 7Oregon State4–3
  1. 7 California
November 9Louisville1–0@ #9 North Carolina
November 14
  1. 19 Louisville
2–1
@ Cary, NC
  1. 1 Syracuse
November 14
  1. 14 Clemson
1–1 (5–4 PK)
@ Cary, NC
November 14@ Old Dominion2–1
November 14
  1. 23 Providence
1–0
@ Chester, PA
  1. 5 Creighton
November 14Fordham2–1
@ Richmond, VA
  1. 10 Saint Louis
November 16Oregon State2–0@ #9 Washington
November 16
  1. 23 Providence
2–1
@ Chester, PA
  1. 11 Xavier

Statistics

Individuals

GOALS[13]
RankScorerSchoolGamesGoals
1Neco BrettRobert Morris1815
Andy CravenNorth Carolina2215
Cameron PorterPrinceton1715
3Pat FlynnBowling Green2114
Robert KristoSaint Louis2014
Adam NajemAkron2114
7Andy BevinWest Virginia1913
Timi MulgrewGeorge Mason2013
98 tied11

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Goals

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE[14]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesMinutesGAGAA
1Eric KlenofskyMonmouth21205011.483
2Connor SparrowCreighton22203911.485
3Matt TurnerFairfield19180710.452
4Scott LeveneUConn1110436.518
5Addison WatsonMissouri State1615149.535
6Billy HeavnerUMBC1715139.535
7Alex BonoSyracuse21194912.554
8Tyler MillerNorthwestern19185712.581
9Jackson MorganNavy18169611.584
10Sven LissekFurman21199813.585

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals Against Average

ASSISTS[15]
RankPlayerSchoolGamesAssists
1Eric LynchWright State2113
2Connor HalliseyCalifornia1912
Khiry SheltonOregon State2112
4Pablo MedinaSaint Francis (PA)2011
5Sean ConertyWestern Michigan1510
Sean DavisDuke1610
Michael GambleWake Forest1510
8Lucas BaldinSouth Florida209
Lucas DinizStetson169
Joseph HollandHofstra199
Edwin MoalosiSouth Florida209
Timo PitterCreighton229
Will WalkerXavier239

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Assists

SAVE PERCENTAGE[16]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesSavesGASave %
1Matt TurnerFairfield197810.886
2Eric KlenofskyMonmouth218111.880
3Tyler MillerNorthwestern197012.854
4Zach ZagorskiCornell176411.853
5Borja AngoitiaQuinnipiac187513.852
6Alex BonoSyracuse216712.848
7Yves DietrichWestern Illinois199718.843
8Billy HeavnerUMBC17489.842
9Greg RanjitsinghMercer2110620.841
10Connor SparrowCreighton225811.841

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Save pct

TOTAL POINTS[17]
RankPlayerSchoolGamesGoalsAssistsPoints
1Andy CravenNorth Carolina2215535
2Andy BevinWest Virginia1913834
Cameron PorterPrinceton1715434
4Neco BrettRobert Morris1815333
5Pat FlynnBowling Green2114432
Adam NajemAkron2114432
Khiry SheltonOregon State21101232
8Ethan KutlerColgate1812731
9Robert KristoSaint Louis2014230
Connor HalliseyCalifornia1991230

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Points

TOTAL SAVES[18]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesSaves
1Dan JacksonUNC Asheville17118
2Eric HamiltonHoward18111
3Greg RanjitsinghMercer21106
4Matthew MozynskiCampbell18101
5Shane HaworthSeattle1999
6Andre RawlsSt. Mary's1998
7Brenden AlferyRobert Morris1897
Yves DietrichWestern Illinois1997
Jack FalleGeorgia Southern1797
10Alex GuerraVMI1496
Wade HamiltonCal Poly1996

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Saves

Teams

SCORING OFFENSE[19]
RankSchoolGamesGoalsGoals/Game
1California19472.474
2North Carolina22522.364
3Winthrop19442.316
4Wofford18402.222
Rider18402.222
6Charlotte19412.158
7Coastal Carolina23482.087
8Delaware20412.050
9Stetson17342.000
Princeton17342.000
UNLV22442.000

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals/Game

SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average)[20]
RankSchoolGamesMinutesGATeam GAA
1Monmouth21205011.483
2Creighton22204411.484
3Syracuse21194912.554
4Missouri State18173311.571
5Northwestern19185712.582
6Fairfield20195813.598
7Furman22208814.603
8Georgetown23220815.611
9Cornell17158511.625
10Navy20193914.6498

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team GAA

SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE[21]
RankSchoolGamesShutoutsShutout %
1Fairfield2013.650
2Cornell1711.647
3Missouri State1811.611
4Monmouth2112.571
Syracuse2112.571
St. Louis2112.571
7Michigan State2313.565
8Creighton2212.545
Furman2212.545
10George Mason2010.500
Kentucky2010.500
Saint Francis (PA)2010.500
Penn State2010.500
Marquette189.500

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - SO Pct

WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE[22]
RankSchoolWinsLosesTiesW-L-T %
1Creighton1633.795
2Syracuse1521.786
3Charlotte1441.763
Stanford1333.763
5Providence1652.739
6Winthrop1342.737
7Lipscomb1241.735
Princeton1133.735
9North Carolina1552.727
10Davidson1026.722

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team W-L-T pct

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The College Cup was played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on December 12 & 14, 2014.[23] In the semifinals, Virginia defeated UMBC 1–0[24] and UCLA beat Providence 3–2 in double overtime.[25] In the finals, Virginia and UCLA played to a scoreless draw through two extra periods, and Virginia won its seventh national crown on penalty kicks, 4–2.[26]

Postseason polls

Post season polls with (pre-season rankings).

NSCAA[27]
RankTeam
1Virginia (3)
2UCLA (4)
3Providence (—)
4UMBC (19)
5Georgetown (9)
6North Carolina (22)
7Creighton (—)
8Michigan State (10)
9Notre Dame (1)
10Syracuse (—)
11Clemson (—)
12Washington (6)
13Xavier (—)
14UC Irvine (16)
15California (7)
16Stanford (20)
17Indiana (—)
18Louisville (14)
19Maryland (2)
20Charlotte (23)
21Saint Louis (—)
22Coastal Carolina (17)
23Penn State (15)
24Old Dominion (t25)
25Dartmouth (—)
Top Drawer Soccer[28]
RankTeam
1Virginia (4)
2UCLA (2)
3Providence (—)
4UMBC (15)
5North Carolina (6)
6Georgetown (11)
7Creighton (—)
8Michigan State (8)
9Notre Dame (1)
10Syracuse (—)
11Xavier (—)
12UC Irvine (18)
13Clemson (—)
14Louisville (10)
15California (25)
16Washington (5)
17Stanford (12)
18Maryland (3)
19Indiana (—)
20Charlotte (—)
21Ohio State (—)
22Furman (—)
23Coastal Carolina (—)
24Old Dominion (—)
25Akron (14)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer Rankings . NCAA . April 9, 2014 . December 19, 2013.
  2. Web site: Irish Claim Title. Top Drawer Soccer . April 9, 2014 . December 16, 2013.
  3. Web site: Virginia captures seventh national title | NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com.
  4. Web site: Sun Belt Men's Soccer to Re-Debut in Fall 2014. SunBeltSports.com. February 28, 2014. February 11, 2014.
  5. Web site: UVU Accepts Invitation to Join WAC . UVU . April 9, 2014 . October 9, 2012.
  6. Web site: Pacific Adds Soccer,... . University of the Pacific . April 9, 2014 . November 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407051548/http://pacifictigers.com/genrel/Pacific_Adds_Three_Sports . April 7, 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's - National - Preseason Ranking. NSCAA. NSCAA. August 6, 2014. https://archive.today/20140816043840/http://www.nscaatv.com/rankings/3108/NCAADivisionI/men/PreseasonPoll. 2014-08-16. dead.
  8. Web site: College Soccer News 2014 Top 30 Preseason Poll - CollegeSoccerNews.com . www.collegesoccernews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084250/http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-preseason-top-30-poll/629-college-soccer-news-2014-top-30-preseason-poll . 2014-08-19.
  9. Web site: Soccer America Preseason Men's Top 25. www.socceramerica.com.
  10. Web site: College Soccer National Ranking.
  11. Web site: Top 25 Rankings. www.collegesportsmadness.com.
  12. Web site: 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings. NSCAA. NSCAA. 1 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226035130/http://www.nscaatv.com/rankings/college. 26 December 2014.
  13. Web site: Total Goals. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  14. Web site: Total Saves. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  15. Web site: Total Assists. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  16. Web site: Save Pct. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  17. Web site: Total Assists. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  18. Web site: Total Saves. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  19. Web site: Goals/Game. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  20. Web site: Total Goals. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  21. Web site: Goals/Game. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  22. Web site: Goals/Game. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  23. Web site: 2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites . NCAA . April 9, 2014 . December 18, 2013.
  24. Web site: Virginia scores early, holds off UMBC 1-0 to advance to College Cup final . NCAA . December 13, 2014 . December 18, 2014 .
  25. Web site: UCLA in first College Cup final since 2006 after 2OT win against Providence . NCAA . December 13, 2014 . December 18, 2014 .
  26. Web site: Virginia captures seventh national title with penalty-kick win against UCLA. NCAA . December 15, 2014 . December 18, 2014 .
  27. Web site: NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's - National - Final Postseason Ranking. NSCAA. NSCAA. December 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218190601/http://www.nscaatv.com/rankings/4044/NCAADivisionI/men/LastPoll. 2014-12-18. dead.
  28. Web site: Men's DI Top 25 . Top Drawer Soccer . com . December 15, 2014. December 18, 2014 .

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