American college soccer season
2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season Number of teams 206 TV partner/s ESPNU , BTN , P12N , ACCN Hermann Trophy Jordan Morris (Stanford )Top goalscorer Gordon Wild (USC Upstate ) (16 goals)Biggest home win VMI 0–11 UNC Greensboro (October 27) Biggest away win USC Upstate 7–0 Presbyterian (September 5) UNC Greensboro 7–0 VMI (October 10) Highest scoring VMI 0–11 UNC Greensboro (October 27) Longest winning run 15 gamesCreighton (August 28 – October 28) Longest unbeaten run 18 gamesDenver (August 29 – November 22) Longest winless run 35 gamesVMI (since 9/12/2014) Longest losing run 32 games VMI (since 9/23/14) Highest attendance Home field –14,919Cal Poly @ UC Santa Barbara (October 24 )Neutral field –9,316Army vs Navy @ Chester, PA(November 3) Lowest attendance Home field –Several reported as 0– Probably incorrect, but official Neutral field –22Missouri State v. Loyola Marymount @ New Mexico (September 18) Duration November 19 – December 13, 2015 Most conference bids ACC–7 bids American Athletic, Big Ten & Conference USA–4 bids Date December 13, 2015 Site Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas Champions Stanford Runners-up Clemson
The 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 57th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer . The regular season began on August 28 and continues into November 2015. The season culminated with the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2015. There were 206 teams in men's Division I competition.[ 1] The defending champions were Virginia who defeated UCLA 0–0 (4–2 PKs) to win its seventh NCAA soccer title.[ 2] The season concluded with Stanford defeating Clemson 4–0 to win its first championship.
Program
Outgoing coach
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Incoming coach
Date of appointment
Campbell
Steve Armas
Hired as an assistant at Wake Forest
May 7, 2015
Dustin Fonder
June 9, 2015 [ 3]
Cal Poly
Phil Ruskin
Interim, not retained
Was not announced
Steve Sampson
December 4, 2014[ 4]
Denver
Bobby Muuss
Head coach at Wake Forest
January 8, 2015
Jamie Franks
January 30, 2015[ 5]
Drake
Sean Holmes
Fired
August 28, 2015
Gareth Smith (Interim)
August 28, 2015 [ 6]
Eastern Illinois
Mark Hansen
Not retained
Was not announced
Kiki Lara
March 10, 2015[ 7]
Evansville
Mike Jacobs
Resigned
November 2014
Marshall Ray
December 8, 2014[ 8]
Grand Canyon
Petar Draksin
Relieved of duties
December 11, 2014
Schellas Hyndman
January 13, 2015[ 9]
Green Bay
Dan Popik
Resigned
November 2014
Jeremy Bonomo
March 8, 2015[ 10]
High Point
Dustin Fonder
Head coach at Campbell
June 9, 2015
EJ O'Keeffe
July 22, 2015 [ 11]
James Madison
Dr. Tom Martin
Retired
September 22, 2014
Tom Foley
January 8, 2015[ 12]
UMass
Devin O'Neill
Interim not retained/to Western New England
March 5, 2015
Fran O'Leary
February 11, 2015 [ 13]
UNC Asheville
Matt Kern
Contract not renewed
November 20, 2014
Mathes Mennell
February 11, 2015[ 14]
St. Bonaventure
Mel Mahler
Resigned
November 20, 2014
Kwame Oduro
December 18, 2015[ 15]
SIU Edwardsville
David Korn & Brian Jones
Interim Co-head to Associate head coach Interim Co-head to Assistant, Saint Louis FC
December 5, 2014
Mario Sanchez
January 27, 2015[ 16]
SMU
Tim McClements
Contract not renewed
January 9, 2015
Kevin Hudson
January 9, 2015 [ 17]
VMI
Richie Rose
Resigned
November 19, 2015
Jon Freeman
January 7, 2015[ 18]
Wake Forest
Jay Vidovich
Head coach for the Portland Timbers 2
December 18, 2014
Bobby Muuss
January 8, 2015[ 19]
Yale
Brian Tompkins
Moved to administration
August 2014
Kylie Stannard
December 29, 2014[ 20]
Discontinued programs [ edit ]
None.
Conference realignment [ edit ]
NJIT , previously the only Division I basketball independent , played the 2014 season as a single-sport member of the Sun Belt Conference . Although NJIT replaced Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) in July 2015, the men's soccer team remained in the Sun Belt for the 2015 season due to contractual commitments to that league. NJIT men's soccer will join the A-Sun in 2016.[ 21]
Additionally, the 2015 season was the last for Coastal Carolina in the Big South Conference . The Chanticleers will join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2016, in all sports except football, with that team joining the conference a year later. The arrival of Coastal Carolina will maintain the Sun Belt at six men's soccer members, preserving the league's automatic NCAA tournament berth.[ 22]
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 2015.
NSCAA [ 23]
Rank
Team
1
UCLA
2
Virginia
3
Georgetown
4
Notre Dame
5
North Carolina
6
Creighton
7
Providence
8
Stanford
9
Michigan State
10
Washington
11
Clemson
12
UMBC
13
Maryland
14
Indiana
15
Syracuse
16
California
17
Charlotte
18
Louisville
19
Xavier
20
UC Irvine
21
Coastal Carolina
22
Saint Louis
23
Penn State
24
Old Dominion
25
Akron
College Soccer News [ 24]
Rank
Team
1
UCLA
2
Virginia
3
Georgetown
4
Creighton
5
Stanford
6
Providence
7
Notre Dame
8
Washington
9
Maryland
10
North Carolina
11
Clemson
12
Indiana
13
Michigan State
14
Charlotte
15
Louisville
16
California
17
UC Irvine
18
Xavier
19
Syracuse
20
UMBC
21
Coastal Carolina
22
Old Dominion
23
Saint Louis
24
Akron
25
Penn State
Soccer America [ 25]
Rank
Team
1
UCLA
2
Virginia
3
Georgetown
4
Stanford
5
Creighton
6
Maryland
7
Providence
8
Clemson
9
North Carolina
10
Notre Dame
11
Louisville
12
Washington
13
Indiana
14
California
15
Charlotte
16
Syracuse
17
UC Santa Barbara
18
UC Irvine
19
Akron
20
Coastal Carolina
21
UConn
22
Xavier
23
Penn State
24
Delaware
25
Old Dominion
Top Drawer Soccer [ 26]
Rank
Team
1
Virginia
2
UCLA
3
Georgetown
4
Stanford
5
Creighton
6
North Carolina
7
Notre Dame
8
Michigan State
9
California
10
Louisville
11
UC Irvine
12
Maryland
13
Clemson
14
Kentucky
15
Penn State
16
Xavier
17
Charlotte
18
Indiana
19
Saint Louis
20
Washington
21
Monmouth
22
Coastal Carolina
23
Syracuse
24
Providence
25
UMBC
Weekly NSCAA #1 ranked team[ 27]
Date
Team
Date
Team
Date
Team
Date
Team
August 3 (preseason)
UCLA
None until after season starts
September 1
UCLA
September 8
Creighton
September 15
Creighton
September 22
Creighton
September 29
Creighton
October 6
Creighton
October 13
Creighton
October 20
Creighton
October 27
Creighton
November 3
Wake Forest
November 10
Wake Forest
November 17
Wake Forest
None until after tournament
December 15
Stanford
2015 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 11 SMU +
7
–
0
–
1
15
–
3
–
4
No. 15 South Florida +
5
–
1
–
2
11
–
6
–
3
Connecticut +
3
–
3
–
2
10
–
6
–
6
Tulsa ‡
3
–
3
–
2
8
–
6
–
7
UCF
3
–
4
–
1
7
–
8
–
2
Temple
2
–
6
–
0
10
–
7
–
2
Cincinnati
1
–
4
–
3
7
–
9
–
3
Memphis
1
–
4
–
3
3
–
10
–
4
As of November 29, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA
2015 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dartmouth ‡
6
–
1
–
0
12
–
6
–
1
Harvard
5
–
2
–
0
9
–
6
–
2
Brown
4
–
1
–
2
10
–
5
–
2
Columbia
4
–
3
–
0
10
–
5
–
1
Princeton
3
–
3
–
1
10
–
5
–
2
Cornell
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
13
–
0
Penn
1
–
5
–
1
3
–
11
–
2
Yale
0
–
5
–
2
1
–
14
–
2
As of November 22, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA
2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Monmouth
7
–
0
–
3
13
–
4
–
4
Rider ‡
6
–
3
–
1
14
–
6
–
1
Iona
5
–
3
–
2
10
–
7
–
3
Marist
5
–
3
–
2
7
–
9
–
2
Fairfield
5
–
3
–
2
6
–
6
–
6
Siena
5
–
4
–
1
8
–
10
–
3
Canisius
5
–
5
–
0
8
–
9
–
1
Saint Peter's
4
–
5
–
1
7
–
9
–
2
Manhattan
3
–
6
–
1
4
–
11
–
2
Quinnipiac
1
–
5
–
4
2
–
11
–
6
Niagara
0
–
9
–
1
1
–
16
–
3
As of November 20, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA
2015 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 7 Stanford ‡
7
–
1
–
2
17
–
2
–
2
No. 25 UCLA +
5
–
4
–
1
11
–
9
–
1
Washington
4
–
3
–
3
8
–
5
–
6
California
4
–
4
–
2
9
–
6
–
2
Oregon State
3
–
6
–
1
8
–
9
–
1
San Diego State
2
–
7
–
1
8
–
8
–
3
As of December 5, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA
2015 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Colgate
7
–
2
–
0
10
–
7
–
2
Boston U. +
6
–
1
–
2
12
–
6
–
2
American
5
–
2
–
2
14
–
5
–
3
Lehigh ‡
4
–
3
–
2
13
–
6
–
3
Bucknell
3
–
3
–
3
7
–
7
–
5
Army
3
–
3
–
3
5
–
8
–
5
Navy
4
–
5
–
0
8
–
9
–
1
Holy Cross
3
–
4
–
2
6
–
8
–
4
Lafayette
2
–
6
–
1
5
–
8
–
5
Loyola (MD)
0
–
8
–
1
2
–
13
–
2
As of November 20, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA
2015 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
UNC Greensboro
6
–
1
–
3
11
–
5
–
5
Furman ‡
6
–
2
–
2
8
–
5
–
6
Mercer
5
–
3
–
2
11
–
6
–
3
East Tenn. State
4
–
4
–
2
8
–
7
–
4
Wofford
4
–
5
–
1
9
–
7
–
2
VMI
0
–
10
–
0
0
–
19
–
0
As of November 20, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA
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.
Last update on December 14, 2015.
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE[ 29]
Rank
Keeper
School
Games
Minutes
GA
GAA
1
Drew Shepherd
Western Michigan
13
1101
4
.327
2
Tim Dobrowolski
Loyola Chicago
19
1806
8
.399
3
Dan Jackson
Denver
19
1794
8
.401
4
Jack Binks
St. Francis Brooklyn
18
1769
8
.407
5
Kyle Dal Santo
SIUE
18
1652
9
.490
6
Logan Keys
LIU Brooklyn
14
1357
8
.530
7
Stefan Cleveland
Dartmouth
15
1297
9
.625
8
Dallas Jaye
Xavier
14
1289
9
.628
9
Ryan Herman
Washington
18
1711
12
.631
10
Andrew Epstein
Stanford
23
2138
15
.631
Last update on December 14, 2015.
Last update on December 14, 2015
SAVE PERCENTAGE[ 31]
Rank
Keeper
School
Games
Saves
GA
Save %
1
Dominik Reining
Marshall
11
59
7
.894
2
Drew Shepherd
Western Michigan
13
29
4
.879
3
Ryan Herman
Washington
18
85
12
.876
4
Logan Keys
LIU Brooklyn
14
55
8
.873
5
Stefan Cleveland
Dartmouth
15
58
9
.866
6
Jack Binks
St. Francis Brooklyn
18
47
8
.855
7
Joseph Kuta
Buffalo
11
58
10
.853
8
Alec Ferrell
Wake Forest
18
66
12
.846
9
James Pyle
North Carolina
15
47
9
.839
10
Dan Jackson
Denver
19
40
8
.833
Kyle Dal Santo
SIUE
18
45
9
.833
Last update on December 14, 2015
Last update on December 14, 2015
TOTAL SAVES[ 33]
Rank
Keeper
School
Games
Saves
1
Alex Guerra
VMI
19
127
2
Brenden Alfery
Robert Morris
19
112
3
Jake Fenlason
Akron
24
105
4
Patric Pray
Hofstra
22
98
5
Zack Davis
UNC Asheville
17
96
6
Eduardo Cortes
IUPUI
17
95
7
Harrison Veith
Central Arkansas
18
91
8
Michael Nelson
SMU
22
90
9
Bobby Diaz
St. Bonaventure
14
89
Kody Palmer
High Point
21
89
Last update on December 14, 2015
SCORING OFFENSE[ 34]
Rank
School
Games
Goals
Goals/Game
1
Dayton
23
58
2.522
2
Akron
24
56
2.333
3
Creighton
23
53
2.304
4
Georgia State
18
41
2.278
5
UCLA
21
47
2.338
6
Radford
20
44
2.200
7
UNC Greensboro
21
46
2.190
8
Wake Forest
22
48
2.182
9
Clemson
24
52
2.167
10
Seattle
23
49
2.130
Last update on December 14, 2015
SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average)[ 35]
Rank
School
Games
Minutes
GA
Team GAA
1
Loyola Chicago
19
1833
8
.393
2
Denver
19
1794
8
.401
3
St. Francis Brooklyn
18
1785
8
.403
4
Western Michigan
19
1798
10
.501
5
Wake Forest
22
2029
13
.577
6
Stanford
23
2164
15
.624
7
Washington
19
1846
13
.634
8
SIUE
18
1697
12
.636
9
Kentucky
19
1783
13
.656
10
Coastal Carolina
20
1905
14
.661
Last update on December 14, 2015
SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE[ 36]
Rank
School
Games
Shutouts
Shutout %
1
St. Francis Brooklyn
18
12
.667
2
Denver
19
12
.632
Loyola Chicago
19
12
.632
Western Michigan
19
12
.632
5
Dartmouth
19
11
.579
Washington
19
11
.579
7
SIUE
18
10
.556
8
American
22
12
.545
Cal State Fullerton
22
12
.545
Wake Forest
22
12
.545
Last update on December 14, 2015
All statistics are through the games of December 13, 2015
WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE[ 37]
Rank
School
Wins
Loses
Ties
W-L-T %
1
Denver
15
1
3
.868
2
Stanford
18
2
3
.848
3
Georgetown
16
2
3
.833
4
Creighton
19
4
0
.826
5
North Carolina
15
2
3
.825
6
Wake Forest
17
3
2
.818
7
Akron
18
3
3
.813
8
Seattle
18
4
1
.804
9
Clemson
17
3
4
.792
10
SMU
15
3
4
.773
Last update on December 14, 2015
Team
Home average
UC Santa Barbara
3,844
UConn
3,504
Creighton
3,297
Maryland
3,203
Wake Forest
2,720
Louisville
2,663
Clemson
2,648
Cal Poly
2,488
South Carolina
2,245
Akron
2,186
Indiana
1,994
Saint Louis
1,915
UCLA
1,858
Virginia
1,810
New Mexico
1,691
Utah Valley
1,590
Portland
1,548
Penn St.
1,546
UMBC
1,543
Kentucky
1,489
Syracuse
1,316
North Carolina
1,174
Stanford
1,174
SIUE
1,157
Elon
1,155
Notre Dame
1,092
Virginia Tech
1,040
Grand Canyon
1,038
Boston U.
1,032
UNCG
1,030
Ohio St.
1,027
Georgetown
958
Michigan
951
Michigan St.
942
Air Force
941
Butler
932
Charlotte
924
Milwaukee
918
Binghamton
915
UNCW
901
Dartmouth
894
Furman
876
South Florida
871
Yale
862
UAB
856
Washington
816
St. John's (NY)
811
North Carolina St.
802
CSU Bakersfield
800
Cincinnati
793
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