2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season explained

Year:2024
No Of Teams:212
Duration:August 22 – December 16, 2023
Top Scorer:23 goals
Emil Jaaskelainen (Akron)
Bighomewin:14 goals
Duke 14- 0 Averett (September 1)
Bigawaywin:4 goals
USC Upstate 1-5 Charleston (August 29)

Eastern Illinois 1-5 Detroit Mercy (September 1)

Northern Illinois 2-6 Kansas City (September 6)

Highestscore:14 goals
Duke 14- 0 Averett (September 1)
Longest Win Run:8 games
Dayton(October 15-present)
Longest Unbeaten Run:11 gamesDayton (8-0-8)

(October 15-present)

West Virginia (4-0-4)(October 19-present)

Longest Winless Run:11 games
Niagara (0-7-4)September 14-present
Longest Losing Run:8 games
Gonzaga (September 28 – present)
High Attend:9,985
Cal Poly @ UCSB(October 6)
Tournament Link:2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Tournament:Tournament
Tourneyduration:November 21 to December 16, 2023
Collegecup Link:2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Collegecup:Men's College Cup
Championship Date:December 13–16
Championship Location:WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
Prevseason Year:2023
Nextseason Year:2025
Updated:6 July 2024

The 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season is the 66th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 22, 2024, and will conclude on December 16, 2024. Clemson is the defending national champion.

Changes from 2023

Coaching changes

The following coaching changes occurred during the 2023–24 offseason.[1]

ProgramOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Resigned November 1, 2023 David Korn December 11, 2023
Retired November 2, 2023 November 2, 2023
Resigned November 2, 2023 Brett Teach December 1, 2023
Terminated
Hired by Grand Canyon
November 3, 2023 Marc Hubbard December 9, 2023
Derek Marinatos Reassigned by department November 6, 2023 Jamie Davies December 5, 2023
Alan Dawson Retired November 5, 2023 November 5, 2023
Retired November 16, 2023 Mark Fetrow November 16, 2023
Mark Fetrow Hired by Villanova November 16, 2023 January 11, 2024
Resigned November 29, 2023 Krystian Witkowski January 22, 2024
Jon Atkinson Reassigned by department November 29, 2023 Paul Gilbert December 21, 2023
Terminated December 1, 2023 December 20, 2023
Jeff Kinney No announcement December 8, 2023 December 8, 2023
Marc Hubbard Hired by NC State December 9, 2023 Rich Weinrebe January 4, 2024
Hired by UAB December 8, 2023 Allen Vital February 12, 2024
Rich Weinrebe Hired by New Hampshire January 4, 2024 February 2, 2024
Hired by Northeastern February 2, 2024 John O'Reilly February 2, 2024
Eric Pogue Terminated February 6, 2024 Paul Doroh April 22, 2024
Marco Koolman Retired May 15, 2024 Matt Brown June 17, 2024
Retired June 3, 2024 Jaymee Highcock June 11, 2024
Doug Hill Retired July 24, 2024 Kevin Doyle July 25, 2024

Conference realignment

See main article: 2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment.

TeamConference in 2023Conference in 2024
OVC
NEC
PSAC (Div. II)
MAAC
MAAC
Big Ten
Big Ten
ACC
ACC
WCC
WAC
ACC

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New programs

On April 4, the Northeast Conference announced that it had invited Mercyhurst University of the Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference to join the conference and begin the transition to Division I.[2]

Other news

The team formerly known as the IUPUI Jaguars officially changed its athletic identity to the IU Indy Jaguars on July 1, 2024 as Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis separated into two independent institutions, Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis.[3] With Indiana University (IU) retaining most of the former joint venture, the athletic program remains with IU.

Season outlook

Preseason polls

United Soccer Coaches[4]
RankTeam
1Clemson
2Notre Dame
3
4
5Stanford
6North Carolina
7
8
9
10SMU
11
12
13Virginia
14
15Wake Forest
16
17
18
19
20Duke
21
22
23
24Louisville
25Syracuse
Top Drawer Soccer[5]
RankTeam
1Clemson
2Notre Dame
3
4Stanford
5
6
7North Carolina
8Virginia
9
10SMU
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19Wake Forest
20Duke
21
22
23
24Syracuse
25SIUE

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.

Conference standings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tracking Division I coaching changes . . 12 February 2024. 6 July 2024 .
  2. Web site: Mercyhurst University ascends to Division I, joins Northeast Conference . 4 April 2024 . 26 July 2024.
  3. Web site: UPUI to split into two campuses; will be known as “IU Indianapolis” by 2024 . Indiana Public Radio . August 16, 2022 . 23 August 2024 .
  4. Web site: United Soccer Coaches Releases Preseason Rankings for All Divisions of NCAA and Junior College Men’s and Women’s Soccer. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 6, 2024. August 6, 2024.
  5. Web site: TDS Men's Division I Top 25: Preseason. topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. August 19, 2024. August 19, 2024.