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2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
DurationAugust – December 2024
Number of teams211
Statistics
Longest unbeaten run15 games:
Indiana
(September 26, 2023–present)
Longest winless run18 games:
UAB
(October 18, 2022–present)
Longest losing run7 games:
UAB
(September 29, 2023–present)
Tournament
Men's College Cup
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season will be the 66th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season will begin in August 2024 and conclude in December 2024.

Clemson are the defending national champions.

Changes from 2023

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Coaching changes

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

Program Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Bradley Jim DeRose Retired[2] November 2, 2023 Tim Regan November 2, 2023
Drexel Mark Fetrow Hired by Villanova[3] November 16, 2023 David Castellanos January 11, 2024
East Tennessee State David Lilly Hired by UAB[4] December 9, 2023 Allen Vital December 12, 2023
Fairfield Carl Rees Resigned[5] November 29, 2023 Krystian Witkowski January 22, 2024
Grand Canyon Michael Kraus Fired[6] December 1, 2023 George Kiefer December 20, 2023
Green Bay Jeremy Bonomo Hired by Northeastern February 2, 2024 John O'Reilly February 2, 2024
Longwood Jon Atkinson Resigned November 29, 2023 Paul Gilbert December 21, 2023
Marquette Louis Bennett Resigned November 1, 2023 David Korn December 11, 2023
Mount St. Mary's Bryan Cunningham Fired November 2, 2023 Brett Teach December 1, 2023
NC State George Kiefer Fired December 27, 2023 Marc Hubbard December 9, 2023
New Hampshire Marc Hubbard Hired by NC State December 9, 2023 Rich Weinrebe January 4, 2024
North Florida Derek Marinatos Fired November 6, 2023 Jamie Davies December 5, 2023
Northeastern Rich Weinrebe Hired by New Hampshire January 4, 2024 Jeremy Bonomo February 2, 2024
Oakland Eric Pogue Fired February 6, 2024
Old Dominion Alan Dawson Retired December 31, 2023 Tennant McVea January 1, 2024
UAB Jefferson Kinney Resigned November 3, 2023 David Lilly[4] December 9, 2023
Villanova Tom Carlin Retired November 16, 2023 Mark Fetrow[3] November 16, 2023

Conference realignment

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The ongoing conference realignment had the following impacts on men's soccer in the 2024 season.

School 2023 conference 2024 conference
California Pac-12 ACC
Chicago State OVC NEC
Merrimack NEC MAAC
Oregon State Pac-12 WCC[a]
Sacred Heart NEC MAAC
San Diego State Pac-12 WAC[a]
SMU American ACC
Stanford Pac-12 ACC
UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten
Washington Pac-12 Big Ten
Western Illinois Summit OVC

New programs

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On April 4, 2024, it was announced that Mercyhurst would be transitioning to NCAA Division I and join the Northeast Conference starting in the 2024-25 academic school year.[7]

Discontinued programs

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There are no programs discontinuing this season, however, the Pac-12 Conference will not be continuing men's soccer this season.[8]

Season outlook

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Preseason polls

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United Soccer Coaches[9]
Rank Team
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25
Top Drawer Soccer[10]
Rank Team
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8
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College Soccer News
Rank Team
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Regular season

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Conference standings

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2024 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Pittsburgh + 6 2 0 12 5 0
No. 7 Clemson + 5 2 1 14 2 4
No. 2 Duke + 4 1 3 11 3 4
No. 15 SMU + 4 2 2 10 2 6
Wake Forest 4 2 2 10 4 7
No. 14 North Carolina + 4 3 1 9 4 4
Stanford + 3 2 3 9 5 4
No. 21 NC State + 3 3 2 8 4 5
Virginia + 3 3 2 10 6 3
Notre Dame 3 3 2 7 5 5
California 2 4 2 8 8 2
Syracuse 2 4 2 7 7 3
Boston College 1 4 3 5 5 6
Virginia Tech 1 5 2 7 6 4
Louisville 0 5 3 6 7 4
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC
2024 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire 4 1 2 7 3 7
No. 17 Vermont 4 1 2 11 2 5
UMBC 4 2 1 8 7 4
Bryant 4 3 0 10 6 4
NJIT 2 3 2 6 8 4
Binghamton 2 3 2 8 7 4
UMass Lowell 1 4 2 6 5 5
Albany 1 5 1 4 12 2
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: America East
2024 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis 4 1 2 7 7 3
South Florida 4 3 0 6 6 4
Charlotte 3 2 2 11 2 5
Florida Atlantic 3 3 1 7 6 3
FIU 2 2 3 6 6 6
Temple 2 2 3 5 7 5
Tulsa 2 4 1 3 9 3
UAB 1 4 2 4 6 5
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The American
2024 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stetson 3 0 4 4 6 6
North Florida 4 2 1 7 7 4
Florida Gulf Coast 3 3 1 4 10 3
Central Arkansas 3 3 1 8 7 3
Queens # 2 2 3 5 10 3
Bellarmine 2 3 2 5 6 5
Jacksonville 2 3 2 4 6 5
Lipscomb 1 4 2 3 8 5
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: ASUN
2024 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
George Mason 6 1 1 13 4 1
No. 5 Dayton 5 1 2 13 2 3
No. 20 UMass + 5 2 1 10 3 5
Duquesne 5 2 1 11 4 2
Fordham + 4 1 3 8 5 5
Saint Louis + 4 1 3 8 4 8
Davidson 4 4 0 6 7 5
La Salle 3 3 2 6 8 4
Loyola Chicago 3 5 1 5 10 3
St. Bonaventure 2 4 2 6 8 3
VCU 1 4 3 4 6 7
Rhode Island 2 6 0 7 7 3
George Washington 1 6 1 3 12 2
Saint Joseph's 1 7 0 4 12 0
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Atlantic 10
2024 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East
No. 25 Providence + 5 1 2 12 5 3
St. John's 5 1 2 9 6 5
No. 24 Georgetown 5 2 1 11 4 5
Seton Hall 4 3 1 11 6 1
UConn 3 2 3 8 4 6
Villanova 0 7 1 1 10 6
Midwest
No. 13 Akron + 7 0 1 11 4 4
Creighton 4 3 1 9 6 3
DePaul 2 4 2 6 8 3
Marquette 2 4 2 6 6 4
Xavier 1 5 2 4 8 5
Butler 1 7 0 4 10 3
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East
2024 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 High Point 6 1 0 11 4 2
Gardner–Webb 5 0 2 12 3 3
Winthrop 4 3 0 5 12 1
UNC Asheville 3 2 2 7 4 4
Longwood 2 4 1 5 10 3
Presbyterian 2 4 1 6 8 2
USC Upstate 2 5 0 3 14 0
Radford 0 5 2 0 13 3
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big South
2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State ‍ 7 1 2   .800 14 1 3   .861
No. 6 Indiana ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 10 4 5   .658
Maryland ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 8 5 5   .583
No. 19 Washington ‍‍‍y 4 3 3   .550 8 5 6   .579
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 5 7 5   .441
UCLA ‍‍‍y 3 4 3   .450 7 5 6   .556
Michigan ‍‍‍y 2 3 5   .450 8 4 7   .605
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 9 7 1   .559
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 6 9 2   .412
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 7 5 e   .568
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 2 6 2   .300 5 9 2   .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 B1G tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2024 NCAA Tournament
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten
2024 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly 4 1 4 7 4 8
UCSB + 4 2 3 11 5 4
UC Irvine 4 3 2 8 8 3
UC Davis 4 3 2 10 5 6
Cal State Bakersfield 4 3 2 7 6 4
Cal State Fullerton 3 2 4 7 6 7
UC Riverside 3 2 4 5 6 5
UC San Diego 3 5 1 4 9 5
Sacramento State 3 6 0 6 10 2
CSUN 0 5 4 2 8 7
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big West
2024 Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Elon 6 2 0 10 7 1
Drexel 5 2 1 9 6 2
Monmouth 4 1 3 8 2 6
No. 18 Hofstra 5 3 0 14 4 2
Charleston 4 2 2 10 6 2
UNCW 4 4 0 6 9 5
Campbell 3 4 1 8 6 4
William & Mary 3 4 1 5 10 1
Northeastern 2 4 2 4 5 7
Delaware 2 6 0 7 7 2
Stony Brook 0 6 2 3 10 3
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: CAA
2024 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oakland 6 1 2 9 7 2
Robert Morris 4 3 2 9 6 3
Milwaukee 4 3 2 9 5 5
Green Bay 4 3 2 11 7 2
Cleveland State 4 4 1 7 7 3
Purdue Fort Wayne 4 4 1 7 7 2
Detroit Mercy 2 3 4 3 10 4
Wright State 3 5 1 7 9 2
Northern Kentucky 2 3 4 3 6 7
IU Indy 2 6 1 5 9 3
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Horizon
2024 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Penn + 7 0 0 14 3 1
No. 16 Cornell + 5 2 0 12 3 2
Princeton 5 2 0 12 6 0
Brown 3 4 0 8 8 1
Harvard 3 4 0 4 7 4
Dartmouth 2 4 1 5 8 3
Columbia 1 5 1 1 12 1
Yale 1 6 0 4 11 1
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Ivy League
2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iona 6 1 1 11 4 3
Rider 6 1 1 14 5 1
Siena 4 1 3 7 5 6
Quinnipiac 4 4 0 7 9 1
Marist 3 3 2 7 9 2
Manhattan 3 3 3 5 8 3
Sacred Heart 3 3 2 8 6 2
Mount St. Mary's 3 3 2 3 11 4
Fairfield 2 3 3 3 9 5
Canisius 2 3 3 4 8 4
Merrimack 2 4 2 3 11 2
Saint Peter's 2 4 2 2 10 3
Niagara 0 7 1 2 12 2
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MAAC
2024 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings[11]
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Missouri State + 7 0 1 12 3 2
Drake 5 1 2 9 5 3
Bowling Green 4 3 1 12 6 2
No. 23 Western Michigan+ 3 1 4 11 2 6
Evansville 4 3 1 11 6 3
UIC 3 5 0 7 10 0
Bradley 1 5 2 4 8 3
Belmont 1 5 2 5 8 4
Northern Illinois 1 6 1 3 12 1
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MVC
2024 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mercyhurst # 5 1 2 8 7 2
Fairleigh Dickinson 5 2 1 10 4 5
Saint Francis (PA) 5 2 1 7 7 2
LIU 4 1 3 8 4 7
Le Moyne # 4 3 1 7 6 4
Stonehill # 2 4 2 6 9 3
Chicago State 2 5 1 3 11 1
Howard 2 5 1 2 11 3
Central Connecticut 1 7 0 1 14 1
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: NEC
2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SIUE 8 1 1 12 5 3
Lindenwood # 6 2 2 11 6 3
Houston Christian 5 2 3 8 7 5
Liberty 5 3 2 7 7 3
Incarnate Word 3 2 5 6 6 6
Western Illinois 3 7 0 8 11 1
Southern Indiana # 1 7 2 2 14 2
Eastern Illinois 1 8 1 2 12 2
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: OVC
2024 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston U 4 1 4 4 4 10
Bucknell 4 1 4 7 6 6
American 4 2 3 5 5 9
Colgate 4 3 2 8 9 3
Lehigh 4 4 1 6 10 3
Loyola (MD) 3 3 3 4 7 6
Holy Cross 3 3 3 4 9 5
Lafayette 3 4 2 8 6 4
Navy 3 5 1 4 8 4
Army 1 7 1 4 11 2
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Patriot League
2024 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UNCG 3 1 1 10 2 5
ETSU 3 1 1 5 7 5
Wofford 3 2 0 8 6 3
Furman 2 1 2 9 3 5
Mercer 1 2 2 6 5 7
VMI 0 5 0 5 11 2
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: SoCon
2024 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Denver + 7 1 0 12 3 4
Kansas City 5 2 1 12 4 3
Oral Roberts 4 4 0 7 6 3
Omaha 2 5 1 7 7 3
St. Thomas (MN) # 1 7 0 4 10 2
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Summit
2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 West Virginia 5 0 4 12 1 7
No. 8 Marshall + 4 0 5 11 1 7
UCF 5 4 0 7 6 3
Kentucky 4 2 3 6 6 6
South Carolina 5 4 0 10 5 2
James Madison 3 3 3 8 5 6
Old Dominion 3 5 1 7 8 2
Georgia Southern 2 5 2 6 7 4
Coastal Carolina 1 5 3 3 10 3
Georgia State 1 5 3 4 8 5
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt
2024 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 San Diego †‡ 7 1 0 13 2 2
San Francisco 5 1 2 7 6 4
Portland 4 0 4 7 4 7
Oregon State + 5 2 1 10 4 3
Loyola Marymount 3 4 1 6 8 3
Santa Clara 2 4 2 5 8 3
Pacific 2 5 1 4 8 4
Saint Mary's (CA) 1 4 3 2 9 6
Gonzaga 0 8 0 6 10 2
  • † – Conference champion
    ‡–Automatic qualifier to NCAA tournament
    + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WCC
2024 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings[12]
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State 7 0 1 10 5 3
Seattle U 7 1 1 12 4 3
Cal Baptist 4 4 1 6 8 5
Utah Valley 3 3 2 8 6 4
San Jose State 3 3 3 6 8 7
Utah Tech 3 4 2 4 10 4
UNLV 2 2 5 5 7 5
UTRGV 2 3 4 4 7 5
Grand Canyon 2 6 1 5 10 3
Air Force 1 8 0 1 15 1
As of November 16, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WAC

Major upsets

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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

Early season tournaments

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Several universities will host early season soccer tournaments.

Names Dates Location Teams Champion Runner-up 3rd-place winner 4th-place finisher TBD
Carolina Nike Classic TBD Dorrance Field
(Chapel Hill, NC)
4
George Tarantini Classic TBD Dail Soccer Field
(Raleigh, NC)
4
Houston Baptist Tournament TBD Sorrels Field
(Houston, TX)
4
Central New York Soccer Classic Aug. 22–25 SU Soccer Stadium
(Syracuse, NY)
4 Binghamton, Colgate, Niagara, Syracuse
Emerald City Classic Aug. 26–29 Husky Soccer Stadium
(Seattle, WA)
4 Denver, Oregon State, Seattle U, Washington
adidas/IU Credit Union Classic Aug. 29–Sep. 1 Bill Armstrong Stadium
(Bloomington, IN)
4 Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Yale
Fairfield by Marriot Invitational Aug. 29–Sep. 1 Sentara Park
(Harrisonburg, VA)
4
John Rennie Invitational Aug. 29–Sep. 1 Koskinen Stadium
(Durham, NC)
4
Palmetto Series Aug. 29–Sep. 1 Stone Stadium
(Columbia, SC)
4 Charleston, Clemson, South Carolina, USC Upstate
UAB Soccer for the Cure Classic Aug. 29–Sep. 1 PNC Field
(Birmingham, AL)
4
Wolstein Classic Aug. 29–Sep. 1 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
(Columbus, OH)
4 Dayton, Ohio State, SIUE, UNLV

Postseason

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
Season
Champion(s)
Tournament
Winner
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Dates
Tournament
Venue (City)
ACC 2024 tournament WakeMed Soccer Park[b]
(Cary, NC)
America East 2024 tournament
American 2024 tournament
ASUN 2024 tournament
Atlantic 10 2024 tournament
Big East 2024 tournament
Big South 2024 tournament
Big Ten 2024 tournament
Big West 2024 tournament
CAA 2024 tournament
Horizon 2024 tournament
Ivy 2024 tournament
MAAC 2024 tournament
Missouri Valley 2024 tournament
Northeast 2024 tournament
OVC 2024 tournament
Patriot 2024 tournament
SoCon 2024 tournament November 8–16 Highest seed
(TBD)
Summit 2024 tournament November 9–16 Highest seed
(TBD)
Sun Belt 2024 tournament November 9–16 Highest seed
(TBD)
WAC 2024 tournament November 10–16 GCU Stadium
(Phoenix, AZ)
WCC No tournament

Awards and honors

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TopDrawerSoccer.com Player/Team of the Week

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  • Bold denotes TDS Player of the Week.

All-America teams

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2024 United Soccer Coaches All-America Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team

Major player of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Conference players and coaches of the year

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Conference Conference
Player of the Year
Offensive
Player of the Year[c]
Defensive
Player of the Year[d]
Midfielder
of the Year
Goalkeeper
of the Year
Rookie
of the Year
Coach
of the Year
ACC
America East
American
ASUN
Atlantic 10
Big East
Big Ten
Big South
Big West
CAA
Horizon
Ivy
MAAC
Missouri Valley
Northeast
OVC
Patriot
SoCon
Summit
Sun Belt
WAC
WCC

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Joining the conference as an affiliate member.
  2. ^ Early round games played at campus sites of the higher seed.
  3. ^ Honorees are forwards unless otherwise indicated.
  4. ^ Honorees are defenders unless otherwise indicated.

References

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  1. ^ Clark, Travis (June 11, 2024). "Tracking Division I coaching changes". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Huett, Wes (November 2, 2023). "Bradley soccer coach Jim DeRose retires after nearly three decades in Peoria". Peoria Journal Star. Gannett. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b McDow, Elijah (December 6, 2023). "Mark Fetrow Takes Over As Men's Soccer Head Coach". The Villanovan. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "David Lilly accepts head coaching job at UAB". etsubucs.com. December 8, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Kingsley, Drew (November 29, 2023). "Carl Rees Steps Down from Men's Soccer Program". fairfieldstags.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "GCU announces men's soccer coaching change". gculopes.com. December 1, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Mercyhurst athletics leap into NCAA Division I and Northeast Conference: What to know". Erie Times-News. Gannett. May 21, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  8. ^ McCann, Michael (May 26, 2024). "Pac-12 Plays Last Games But Legal Issues Will Keep the Conference Going". Sportico. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "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 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "TDS Men's Division I Top 25: Preseason". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Missouri Valley website not updated with tournament results included in Overall Standings.
  12. ^ Due to uneven number of matches played, standings based on points per game."Utah Valley's match at San Diego State canceled". Utah Valley Wolverines Men's Soccer. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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