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 was 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. ProgramOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate 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 TerminatedHired 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 CoachesRankTeam 1 Clemson 2 Notre Dame 3 4 5 Stanford 6 North Carolina 7 8 9 10 SMU 11 12 13 Virginia 14 15 Wake Forest 16 17 18 19 20 Duke 21 22 23 24 Louisville 25 Syracuse Top Drawer SoccerRankTeam 1 Clemson 2 Notre Dame 3 4 Stanford 5 6 7 North Carolina 8 Virginia 9 10 SMU 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Wake Forest 20 Duke 21 22 23 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 August 22 @ Pittsburgh 2–0 16 Georgetown VCU 2–1 @ 15 Wake Forest 21 UCLA 2–0 @ 11 Loyola Marymount August 23 @ Saint Louis 2–0 7 Indiana August 25 Denver 1–0 @ 5 Stanford Colgate 1–0 @ 13 Virginia Cal State Northridge 2–1 @ 11 Loyola Marymount August 26 @ Washington 1–0 4 Oregon State August 29 @ Xavier 2–0 2 Marshall @ SMU 1–0 6 Saint Louis September 1 @ Penn 1–0 3 Pittsburgh @ Oral Roberts 2–1 24 UC Santa Barbara September 2 Le Moyne 1–0 @ 7 Syracuse September 5 Cal State Bakersfield 3–2 @ 18 Portland Cal State Fullerton 3–1 @ 6 UCLA September 6 @ Akron 4–0 13 VCU Notre Dame 2–1 @ 15 Louisville September 9 @ James Madison 1–0 14 Georgetown @ Washington 2–1 11 Seattle U September 11 @ FIU 4–3 10 UCF September 12 Gonzaga 2–1 @ 9 Seattle U September 13 @ Marist 2–1 18 Fordham @ Maryland 3–0 8 Wisconsin UCLA 1–0 14 Northwestern September 16 @ VCU 2–0 15 Penn September 17 Furman 4–2 @ 23 Charleston September 20 @ Providence 1–0 8 Seton Hall @ SMU 2–0 13 Virginia Tech @ Washington 2–0 20 Northwestern September 21 @ Monmouth 2–1 12 Hofstra September 22 Cal State Fullerton 2–0 @ 15 San Diego September 27 @ Notre Dame 2–1 12 Clemson September 28 @ Cal Poly 2–0 13 UC Santa Barbara October 1 High Point 1–0 @ 17 Elon @ Indiana 3–2 8 Wisconsin October 4 @ Georgetown 3–0 21 Providence @ 19 Clemson 3–2 3 North Carolina @ Virginia 2–1 19 Virginia Tech Rutgers 2–1 @ 8 Wisconsin October 5 @ Drexel 5–4 14 Hofsra Fordham 1–0 @ 23 VCU @ Memphis 1–0 9 Charlotte October 8 @ Stony Brook 2–1 11 Seton Hall @ Virginia 1–0 8 James Madison October 11 @ Michigan State 2–0 25 Wisconsin California 1–0 @ 1 Pittsburgh @ UCLA 2–1 2 Ohio State October 12 Duquesne 2–1 @ 13 George Mason @ Kansas City 1–0 3 Denver October 14 High Point 1–0 @ 1 Pittsburgh October 15 @ Dayton 5–1 1 West Virginia Indiana 5–0 @ 18 Michigan @ Monmouth 1–0 12 Penn October 17 @ San Francisco 2–0 2 Stanford October 18 @ Northwestern 1–0 18 Michigan October 19 @ 23 NC State 5–1 10 SMU October 25 @ Michigan 2–0 2 Maryland @ 25 Indiana 2–1 15 UCLA October 26 @ Charleston 3–1 18 Hofstra @ UMass 1–0 23 Duquesne @ UMBC 1–0 16 Vermont October 29 @ Rutgers 3–1 10 Maryland November 1 @ Bowling Green 3–0 14 Western Michigan Gardner-Webb 1–0 @ 11 High Point @ Syracuse 2–0 3 Pittsburgh @ Wake Forest 1–0 12 NC State Boston College 1–0 @ 8 North Carolina California 1–0 @ 22 Stanford November 2 @ St. John's 2–0 18 Georgetown November 3 Washington 2–0 @ 25 UCLA
Conference standings
Postseason
Conference winners and tournaments
ConferenceRegular Season Champion(s)Tournament WinnerConference TournamentTournamentDatesTournament Venue (City) ACC 2024 tournament November 6–17 First Round and Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seedSemifinals and Final: WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, North Carolina America East Vermont & Vermont 2024 tournament November 9–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed American 2024 tournament November 8–17 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seedSemifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion ASUN & 2024 tournament November 9–16 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Atlantic 10 2024 tournament November 8–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Big East East – & 2024 tournament November 9–17 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seedSemifinals and final: Maryland SoccerPlex • Boyds, Maryland Midwest – Big South 2024 tournament November 6–16 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Big Ten & 2024 tournament November 7–17 SeatGeek Stadium • Bridgeview, Illinois Big West 2024 tournament November 6–15 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed CAA 2024 tournament November 7–16 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seedsFinal: Hosted by top remaining seed Horizon 2024 tournament November 5–11 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seedSemifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion Ivy 2024 tournament November 15–17 Campus sites, hosted by No. 1 seed MAAC & 2024 tournament November 10–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Missouri Valley 2024 tournament November 10–16 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seedSemifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion Northeast 2024 tournament November 14–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed OVC 2024 tournament November 10–16 Ralph Korte Stadium • Edwardsville, Illinois Patriot & 2024 tournament November 9–16 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed SoCon & 2024 tournament November 8–17 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seedsFinal: Hosted by top remaining seed The Summit 2024 tournament November 16 University of Denver Soccer Stadium • Denver, Colorado Sun Belt 2024 tournament November 10–17 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seedsFinal: Hosted by top remaining seed WAC & 2024 tournament November 10–16 GCU Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona WCC No tournament
Awards and honors Major player of the year awards Hermann Trophy: Michael Adedokun, Ohio State TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award: Sam Bassett, Denver
Other major awards United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: Brian Maisonneuve, Ohio State NCAA Tournament MVP: Maximilian Kissel (Offensive) Niklas Herceg (Defensive)
Conference players and coaches of the year