The 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
Previous season
Marshall won both the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championship. West Virginia would make it to the College College Cup, losing in the semifinals to National Champions Clemson.
Teams
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacityCoastal Carolina ChanticleersConway, South CarolinaCCU Soccer Complex1,000Georgia Southern EaglesStatesboro, GeorgiaEagle Field3,500Georgia State PanthersDecatur, GeorgiaGSU Soccer Complex1,892James Madison DukesHarrisonburg, VirginiaSentara Park1,500Kentucky WildcatsLexington, KentuckyWendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex3,368Marshall Thundering HerdHuntington, West VirginiaVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex1,006Old Dominion MonarchsNorfolk, VirginiaOld Dominion Soccer Complex4,000South Carolina GamecocksColumbia, South CarolinaStone Stadium5,700UCF KnightsOrlando, FloridaUCF Soccer and Track Stadium2,000West Virginia MountaineersMorgantown, West VirginiaDick Dlesk Soccer Stadium1,600
Coaches Tennant McVea was hired in November 2023 to become the Head Coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs following the retirement of Alan Dawson. Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2023 season
Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school SBC recordRef.Coastal Carolina Shaun Docking Charleston Southern 27 Georgia Southern Lee Squires Lander 1 Georgia State Brett Surrency Georgia State (asst.) 15 James Madison Paul Zazenski James Madison (asst.) 7 Kentucky Johan Cedergren Dartmouth (asst.) 13 Marshall Chris Grassie Charleston (WV) 8 Old Dominion Tennant McVea Old Dominion (asst.) 0 South Carolina Tony Annan Atlanta United Academy 4 UCF Scott Calabrese FIU 7 West Virginia Dan Stratford Charleston (WV) 4
Preseason Preseason poll The preseason poll was released in August 2024.
SBC preseason poll 1 Marshall 138 (8) 2 West Virginia 132 (2) 3 UCF 111 4 Kentucky 108 5James Madison 106 6 South Carolina 83 7 Georgia State 80 8 Old Dominion 70 6T Coastal Carolina 62 10 Georgia Southern 60
Preseason national polls The preseason national polls were released in August 2024.
UnitedSoccer Top DrawerSoccerCoastal Carolina — Georgia Southern — Georgia State — James Madison 18 Kentucky — Marshall 8 Old Dominion — South Carolina — UCF 19 West Virginia 3
Regular season
National rankings
Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingNRNot Ranked Pre Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 FinalCoastal Carolina NR NR NR NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNone releasedNR Georgia Southern NRNone released Georgia State NRNone released James Madison 18None released Kentucky NRNone released Marshall 8276107563468None released2 Old Dominion NRNone released South Carolina NRNone released UCF 19None released West Virginia 3None released
MLS SuperDraft
The 2024 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 20, 2024.
Total picks by school TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalCoastal Carolina 0 0 0 0Georgia State 0 0 0 0Georgia Southern 0 0 0 0James Madison 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 1 0 1Marshall 1 0 2 3Old Dominion 0 0 0 0South Carolina 0 0 2 2UCF 0 0 0 0West Virginia 1 0 0 1
List of selections Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Nationality Ref.128Seattle Sounders FCRyan BaerMFWest Virginia 129Real Salt LakeLineker Rodrigues dos SantosFWMarshall2 55 Minnesota United FC Logan Dorsey FW Kentucky 3 66 Nashville SC Ethan Ballek MF South Carolina 3 70 D.C. United Jonah Biggar DF South Carolina 3 87 Orlando City SC Takahiro Fujita DF Marshall 3 89 Real Salt Lake Aleksandar Vuković DF Marshall
References
External links Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer