# 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

The 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 66th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 22, 2024, and concluded on December 16, 2024. Clemson is the defending national champion.
The Vermont Catamounts achieved their first national championship in team history, defeating Marshall 2-1 on a golden goal in the final.

## Changes from 2023
### Coaching changes

The following coaching changes occurred during the 2023–24 offseason.
| Program | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Marquette | Louis Bennett | Resigned | November 1, 2023 | David Korn | December 11, 2023 |
| Bradley | Jim DeRose | Retired | November 2, 2023 | Tim Regan | November 2, 2023 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Bryan Cunningham | Resigned | November 2, 2023 | Brett Teach | December 1, 2023 |
| NC State | George Kiefer | Terminated Hired by Grand Canyon | November 3, 2023 | Marc Hubbard | December 9, 2023 |
| North Florida | Derek Marinatos | Reassigned by department | November 6, 2023 | Jamie Davies | December 5, 2023 |
| Old Dominion | Alan Dawson | Retired | November 5, 2023 | Tennant McVea | November 5, 2023 |
| Villanova | Tom Carlin | Retired | November 16, 2023 | Mark Fetrow | November 16, 2023 |
| Drexel | Mark Fetrow | Hired by Villanova | November 16, 2023 | David Castellanos | January 11, 2024 |
| Fairfield | Carl Rees | Resigned | November 29, 2023 | Krystian Witkowski | January 22, 2024 |
| Longwood | Jon Atkinson | Reassigned by department | November 29, 2023 | Paul Gilbert | December 21, 2023 |
| Grand Canyon | Mike Kraus | Terminated | December 1, 2023 | George Kiefer | December 20, 2023 |
| UAB | Jeff Kinney | No announcement | December 8, 2023 | David Lilly | December 8, 2023 |
| New Hampshire | Marc Hubbard | Hired by NC State | December 9, 2023 | Rich Weinrebe | January 4, 2024 |
| East Tennessee State | David Lilly | Hired by UAB | December 8, 2023 | Allen Vital | February 12, 2024 |
| Northeastern | Rich Weinrebe | Hired by New Hampshire | January 4, 2024 | Jeremy Bonomo | February 2, 2024 |
| Green Bay | Jeremy Bonomo | Hired by Northeastern | February 2, 2024 | John O'Reilly | February 2, 2024 |
| Oakland | Eric Pogue | Terminated | February 6, 2024 | Paul Doroh | April 22, 2024 |
| Holy Cross | Marco Koolman | Retired | May 15, 2024 | Matt Brown | June 17, 2024 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Seth Roland | Retired | June 3, 2024 | Jaymee Highcock | June 11, 2024 |
| Air Force | Doug Hill | Retired | July 24, 2024 | Kevin Doyle | July 25, 2024 |

### Conference realignment

| Team | Conference in 2023 | Conference in 2024 |
| Western Illinois | Summit | OVC |
| Chicago State | OVC | NEC |
| Mercyhurst | PSAC (Div. II) | NEC |
| Merrimack | NEC | MAAC |
| Sacred Heart | NEC | MAAC |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
| Washington | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
| California | Pac-12 | ACC |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | ACC |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | WCC |
| San Diego State | Pac-12 | WAC |
| SMU | American | ACC |

## 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.

## 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. With the Indiana University (IU) system retaining most of the former joint venture, the athletic program remains with IU.
On October 25, 2024, the American Athletic Conference announced that Missouri State would join as a men's soccer affiliate in the 2025 season. This move coincides with Missouri State's move to Conference USA, which currently sponsors soccer only for women.

## Season outlook
### Preseason polls

United Soccer Coaches :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Clemson |
| 2 | Notre Dame |
| 3 | West Virginia |
| 4 | Oregon State |
| 5 | Stanford |
| 6 | North Carolina |
| 7 | Indiana |
| 8 | Marshall |
| 9 | New Hampshire |
| 10 | SMU |
| 11 | Loyola Marymount |
| 12 | Western Michigan |
| 13 | Virginia |
| 14 | Vermont |
| 15 | Wake Forest |
| 16 | Georgetown |
| 17 | Hofstra |
| 18 | James Madison |
| 19 | UCF |
| 20 | Duke |
| 21 | UCLA |
| 22 | Portland |
| 23 | Seattle |
| 24 | Louisville |
| 25 | Syracuse |
Top Drawer Soccer :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Clemson |
| 2 | Notre Dame |
| 3 | West Virginia |
| 4 | Stanford |
| 5 | Indiana |
| 6 | Marshall |
| 7 | North Carolina |
| 8 | Virginia |
| 9 | Oregon State |
| 10 | SMU |
| 11 | Georgetown |
| 12 | James Madison |
| 13 | Loyola Marymount |
| 14 | Vermont |
| 15 | Denver |
| 16 | Hofstra |
| 17 | New Hampshire |
| 18 | UCF |
| 19 | Wake Forest |
| 20 | Duke |
| 21 | UCLA |
| 22 | Kentucky |
| 23 | Portland |
| 24 | Syracuse |
| 25 | SIUE |

## 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 |

### Conference standings

2024 ACC men's soccer standings :
| 2024 ACC men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Pittsburgh + 6 –2 –014 –6 –0 No. 9 Clemson + 5 –2 –115 –3 –4 No. 15 Duke + 4 –1 –311 –4 –4 No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ 4 –2 –212 –5 –7 No. 5 SMU + 4 –2 –212 –3 –6 North Carolina + 4 –3 –19 –4 –5 No. 13 Stanford + 3 –2 –39 –5 –6 No. 17 Virginia + 3 –3 –211 –7 –3 No. 14 NC State + 3 –3 –210 –5 –5 Notre Dame 3 –3 –27 –5 –5 Syracuse 2 –4 –27 –7 –3 California 2 –4 –28 –8 –2 Boston College 1 –4 –35 –5 –6 Virginia Tech 1 –5 –27 –6 –4 Louisville 0 –5 –36 –7 –4 ‡ – ACC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC | 2024 America East Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T New Hampshire 4 –1 –27 –3 –7 No. 1 Vermont ‡ 4 –1 –216 –2 –6 UMBC 4 –2 –18 –7 –4 Bryant 4 –3 –011 –5 –4 NJIT 2 –3 –26 –8 –4 Binghamton 2 –3 –28 –7 –4 UMass Lowell 1 –4 –26 –5 –5 Albany 1 –5 –14 –12 –2 ‡ – AAC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: America East | 2024 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Memphis 4 –1 –27 –7 –3 South Florida 4 –3 –06 –6 –4 Charlotte ‡ 3 –2 –211 –3 –5 Florida Atlantic 3 –3 –17 –6 –3 FIU 2 –2 –36 –6 –6 Temple 2 –2 –35 –7 –5 Tulsa 2 –4 –13 –9 –3 UAB 1 –4 –24 –6 –5 ‡ – AAC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The American |
| 2024 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T North Florida ‡ 4 –2 –17 –8 –4 Stetson 3 –0 –44 –6 –6 Florida Gulf Coast 3 –3 –14 –10 –3 Central Arkansas 3 –3 –18 –7 –3 Queens $^#$ 2 –2 –35 –10 –3 Jacksonville 2 –3 –24 –6 –5 Bellarmine 2 –3 –25 –6 –5 Lipscomb 1 –4 –23 –8 –5 ‡ – 2024 ASUN tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament $^#$ – Ineligible for post-season (In transition)As of December 16, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: ASUN | 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T George Mason 6 –1 –113 –4 –1 No. 12 Dayton ‡ 5 –1 –213 –2 –3 Duquesne 5 –2 –111 –4 –2 No. 8 UMass + 5 –2 –110 –3 –5 Fordham + 4 –1 –38 –5 –5 Saint Louis + 4 –1 –38 –4 –8 Davidson 4 –4 –06 –7 –5 La Salle 3 –3 –26 –8 –4 Loyola Chicago 3 –5 –15 –10 –3 St. Bonaventure 2 –4 –26 –8 –3 VCU 1 –4 –34 –6 –7 Rhode Island 2 –6 –07 –7 –3 George Washington 1 –6 –13 –12 –2 Saint Joseph's 1 –7 –04 –12 –0 ‡ – 2024 Atlantic 10 tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 18, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Atlantic 10 | 2024 Big East Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T East Providence + 5 –1 –213 –6 –3 St. John's 5 –1 –29 –6 –5 No. 25 Georgetown ‡ 5 –2 –111 –5 –5 Seton Hall 4 –3 –111 –6 –1 UConn 3 –2 –38 –4 –6 Villanova 0 –7 –11 –10 –6 Midwest No. 21 Akron + 7 –0 –112 –5 –4 Creighton 4 –3 –19 –6 –3 DePaul 2 –4 –26 –8 –3 Marquette 2 –4 –26 –7 –4 Xavier 1 –5 –24 –8 –5 Butler 1 –7 –04 –10 –3 ‡ – 2024 Big East tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 18, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big East |
| 2024 Big South Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T High Point 6 –1 –011 –4 –2 Gardner–Webb ‡ 5 –0 –213 –4 –3 Winthrop 4 –3 –05 –12 –1 UNC Asheville 3 –2 –27 –4 –4 Longwood 2 –4 –15 –10 –3 Presbyterian 2 –4 –16 –8 –2 USC Upstate 2 –5 –03 –14 –0 Radford 0 –5 –20 –13 –3 ‡ – 2024 Big South tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big South | 2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 3 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍ 7–1–2 .80016–2–4 .818 No. 11 Indiana ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–1–2 .80011–5–5 .643 Maryland ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–3–2 .6009–6–5 .575 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 4–3–3 .5508–6–7 .548 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .5005–7–5 .441 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 3–4–3 .4507–6–6 .526 Michigan ‍‍‍$^y$ 2–3–5 .4509–5–7 .595 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3509–7–1 .559 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3506–9–2 .412 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .3507–5–3 .567 Penn State ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .3005–9–2 .375 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 B1G tournament champion y – Invited to the 2024 NCAA Tournament As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big Ten | 2024 Big West Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Cal Poly 4 –1 –47 –4 –8 UCSB + 4 –2 –312 –5 –5 UC Irvine 4 –3 –28 –8 –3 UC Davis ‡ 4 –3 –210 –6 –6 Cal State Bakersfield 4 –3 –27 –6 –4 Cal State Fullerton 3 –2 –47 –6 –7 UC Riverside 3 –2 –45 –6 –5 UC San Diego 3 –5 –14 –9 –5 Sacramento State 3 –6 –06 –10 –2 CSUN 0 –5 –42 –8 –7 ‡ – 2024 Big West tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big West |
| 2024 Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Elon 6 –2 –010 –7 –1 Drexel 5 –2 –19 –6 –2 Monmouth 4 –1 –38 –2 –6 No. 23 Hofstra ‡ 5 –3 –014 –5 –2 Charleston 4 –2 –210 –6 –2 UNCW 4 –4 –06 –9 –5 Campbell 3 –4 –18 –6 –4 William & Mary 3 –4 –15 –10 –1 Northeastern 2 –4 –24 –5 –7 Delaware 2 –6 –07 –7 –2 Stony Brook 0 –6 –23 –10 –3 ‡ – 2024 CAA tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: CAA | 2024 Horizon League men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Oakland 6 –1 –29 –7 –2 Robert Morris ‡ 4 –3 –29 –7 –3 Milwaukee 4 –3 –29 –5 –5 Green Bay 4 –3 –211 –7 –2 Cleveland State 4 –4 –17 –7 –3 Purdue Fort Wayne 4 –4 –17 –7 –2 Detroit Mercy 2 –3 –43 –10 –4 Wright State 3 –5 –17 –9 –2 Northern Kentucky 2 –3 –43 –6 –7 IU Indy 2 –6 –15 –9 –3 ‡ – 2024 Horizon tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Horizon | 2024 Ivy League men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 19 Penn + 7 –0 –015 –4 –1 No. 22 Cornell + 5 –2 –013 –4 –2 Princeton ‡ 5 –2 –012 –7 –0 Brown 3 –4 –08 –8 –1 Harvard 3 –4 –04 –7 –4 Dartmouth 2 –4 –15 –8 –3 Columbia 1 –5 –11 –12 –1 Yale 1 –6 –04 –11 –1 ‡ – 2024 Ivy League tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Ivy League |
| 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Iona ‡ 6 –1 –111 –5 –3 Rider 6 –1 –114 –5 –1 Siena 4 –1 –37 –5 –6 Quinnipiac 4 –4 –07 –9 –1 Marist 3 –3 –27 –9 –2 Manhattan 3 –3 –25 –8 –3 Sacred Heart 3 –3 –28 –6 –2 Mount St. Mary's 3 –3 –23 –11 –4 Canisius 2 –3 –34 –8 –4 Fairfield 2 –3 –33 –9 –5 Merrimack 2 –4 –23 –11 –2 Saint Peter's 2 –4 –22 –10 –3 Niagara 0 –7 –12 –12 –2 ‡ – 2024 MAAC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MAAC | 2024 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings Conf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Missouri State + 7 –0 –112 –3 –2 Drake 5 –1 –29 –5 –3 Bowling Green 4 –3 –112 –6 –2 No. 23 Western Michigan+ 3 –1 –411 –2 –6 Evansville ‡ 4 –3 –111 –6 –3 UIC 3 –5 –07 –10 –0 Bradley 1 –5 –24 –8 –3 Belmont 1 –5 –25 –8 –4 Northern Illinois 1 –6 –13 –12 –1 ‡ – 2024 MVC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of November 18, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MVC | 2024 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mercyhurst $^#$ 5 –1 –28 –7 –2 Fairleigh Dickinson 5 –2 –110 –4 –5 Saint Francis (PA) 5 –2 –17 –7 –2 LIU ‡ 4 –1 –38 –5 –7 Le Moyne $^#$ 4 –3 –17 –6 –4 Stonehill $^#$ 2 –4 –26 –9 –3 Chicago State 2 –5 –13 –11 –1 Howard 2 –5 –12 –11 –3 Central Connecticut 1 –7 –01 –14 –1 ‡ – 2024 NEC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament $^#$ – Ineligible for post-season (In transition)As of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: NEC |
| 2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T SIUE ‡ 8 –1 –112 –5 –3 Lindenwood $^#$ 6 –2 –211 –6 –3 Houston Christian 5 –2 –38 –7 –5 Liberty 5 –3 –27 –7 –3 Incarnate Word 3 –2 –56 –6 –6 Western Illinois 3 –7 –08 –11 –1 Southern Indiana $^#$ 1 –7 –22 –14 –2 Eastern Illinois 1 –8 –12 –12 –2 ‡ – 2024 Ohio Valley tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament $^#$ – Ineligible for NCAA tournament (In transition)As of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: OVC | 2024 Patriot League men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Boston U 4 –1 –44 –4 –10 Bucknell ‡ 4 –1 –47 –7 –6 American 4 –2 –35 –5 –9 Colgate 4 –3 –28 –9 –3 Lehigh 4 –4 –16 –10 –3 Loyola (MD) 3 –3 –34 –7 –6 Holy Cross 3 –3 –34 –9 –5 Lafayette 3 –4 –28 –6 –4 Navy 3 –5 –14 –8 –4 Army 1 –7 –14 –11 –2 ‡ – 2024 Patriot League tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Patriot League | 2024 Southern Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T UNCG 3 –1 –110 –2 –5 ETSU 3 –1 –15 –7 –5 Wofford 3 –2 –08 –6 –3 Furman ‡ 2 –1 –29 –4 –6 Mercer 1 –2 –26 –5 –7 VMI 0 –5 –05 –11 –2 ‡– 2024 SoCon tournament Champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: SoCon |
| 2024 Summit League men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Denver + 7 –1 –015 –3 –5 No. 18 Kansas City ‡ 5 –2 –114 –5 –3 Oral Roberts 4 –4 –07 –6 –3 Omaha 2 –5 –17 –7 –3 St. Thomas (MN) $^#$ 1 –7 –04 –10 –2 ‡ – 2024 Summit tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament $^#$ – Ineligible for post-season (In transition)As of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Summit | 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 West Virginia ‡ 5 –0 –413 –2 –7 No. 2 Marshall + 4 –0 –515 –2 –7 UCF 5 –4 –07 –6 –3 Kentucky 4 –2 –36 –6 –6 South Carolina 5 –4 –010 –5 –2 James Madison 3 –3 –38 –5 –6 Old Dominion 3 –5 –17 –8 –2 Georgia Southern 2 –5 –26 –7 –4 Coastal Carolina 1 –5 –33 –10 –3 Georgia State 1 –5 –34 –8 –5 ‡ – 2024 Sun Belt Conference tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt | 2024 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 San Diego †‡ 7 –1 –015 –3 –2 San Francisco 5 –1 –27 –6 –4 Oregon State + 5 –2 –110 –5 –3 Portland 4 –0 –47 –4 –7 Loyola Marymount 3 –4 –16 –8 –3 Santa Clara 2 –4 –25 –8 –3 Pacific 2 –5 –14 –8 –4 Saint Mary's (CA) 1 –4 –32 –9 –6 Gonzaga 0 –8 –06 –10 –2 † – Conference champion ‡–Automatic qualifier to NCAA tournament + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: WCC |
| 2024 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings Conf.Overall TeamW L TW L T San Diego State 7 –0 –110 –5 –3 Seattle U ‡ 7 –1 –112 –4 –3 Cal Baptist 4 –4 –16 –8 –5 Utah Valley 3 –3 –28 –6 –4 San Jose State 3 –3 –36 –8 –7 Utah Tech 3 –4 –24 –10 –4 UNLV 2 –2 –55 –7 –5 UTRGV 2 –3 –44 –7 –5 Grand Canyon 2 –6 –15 –10 –3 Air Force 1 –8 –01 –15 –1 ‡ – 2024 WAC tournament Champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournamentAs of November 16, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: WAC |