2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
DurationAugust 29 – December 15, 2019
Number of teams206
Hermann TrophyRobbie Robinson (Clemson)
Top goalscorer18 Goals
Thibaut Jacquel (Campbell)
Cal Jennings (UCF)
Robbie Robinson (Clemson)
Statistics
Biggest home winNorthern Kentucky 11–0 Berea (10/09)
Syracuse 11–0 Morrisville State (10/22)
Biggest away winNJIT 7–0 Sacred Heart (08/30)
Highest scoringNorthern Kentucky 11–0 Berea (10/09)
Syracuse 11–0 Morrisville State (10/22)
Longest winning runSeason
17 games
Missouri State (09/02–11/17)
Ongoing
8 games
Merrimack (10/04–current)
Longest unbeaten runSeason
21 games
Missouri State (19–0–2) (11/07/2018–11/24/2019)
Ongoing
16 games
Seattle (13-0-3)
Longest winless run23 games
Harvard (0–22–1) (10/02/2018-current)
Longest losing run13 games
Evansville (09/18–current)
Highest attendance11,075
UC Santa Barbara @ Cal Poly (11/02)
Tournament
DurationNovember 24–December 15, 2019
College Cup
DateDecember 15, 2019
SiteWakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
ChampionsGeorgetown
Runners-upVirginia
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 61st season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 30, 2019 and continued into the third weekend of November 2019. The season culminated with the four-team College Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, December 13–15, 2019.[1] A total of 206 men's soccer teams played in Division I during this season. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA title, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 7–6 on penalty kicks following a 3–3 draw after.two extra time periods.[2]

Changes from 2018[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Program Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
American Todd West Resigned [3] November 25, 2018 Zach Samol [4] December 21, 2018
Belmont Bryan Green Resigned[5] November 6, 2018 David Costa[6] December 27, 2018
Cleveland State Kirk Harwat Resigned[7] March 5, 2019 Siniša Ubiparipović[8] May 24, 2019
Creighton Elmar Bolowich Hired by Jacksonville Armada FC[9] November 12, 2018 Johnny Torres[9] November 12, 2018
Davidson Matt Spear Hired by Richmond Kickers[10] December 6, 2018 Mike Babst[11] January 17, 2019
Fordham Jim McElderry Hired by Rutgers[12] December 9, 2018 Carlo Acquista[13] January 30, 2019
High Point EJ O’Keeffe Hired by UNC Greensboro [14] January 15, 2019 Zach Haines [15] February 12, 2019
Liberty Jeff Alder Resigned [16] November 29, 2018 Kelly Findley[17] December 20, 2018
LIU
(replaces LIU Brooklyn) 		TJ Kostecky Not retained
To Bard College[18] 		Not announced Michael Mordocco [19] February 6, 2018
(as Head Coach, LIU Post)
Louisville Ken Lolla Resigned [20] December 11, 2018 John Michael Hayden[21] December 27, 2018
Pacific Ryan Jorden To UCLA[22] April 29, 2019 Adam Reeves[23] June 20, 2019
Rutgers Dan Donigan Fired [24] November 6, 2018 Jim McElderry[12] December 9, 2018
San Francisco Eddie Soto Resigned[25] March 7, 2019 Leonard Griffin[26] April 11, 2019
SIU Edwardsville Mario Sanchez Hired by Louisville City FC[27] November 30, 2018 Cale Wassermann[28] January 17, 2019
VMI Michael Bonelli Resigned[29] February 28, 2019 Charlie Hubbard[30] March 26, 2019
UAB Mike Getman Not announced [31][32][33] November 26, 2018 Jeff Kinney [34] December 21, 2018
UCLA Jorge Salcedo Resigned[35] March 21, 2019 Ryan Jorden[22] April 29, 2019
UNC Greensboro Justin Maullin Contract not renewed [36] November 15, 2018 EJ O’Keeffe [14] January 15, 2019
Wofford Ralph Polson Retired[37] November 12, 2018 Joel Tyson[38] December 12, 2018

New programs[edit]

The Merrimack Warriors began the transition from Division II to Division I, joining the Northeast Conference.[39]

Long Island University announced in October 2018 that its two current athletic programs—the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers—would merge into a single Division I athletic program under the LIU name after the 2018–19 school year. The unified program, which maintains LIU Brooklyn's Division I and Northeast Conference memberships, announced its new nickname of Sharks on May 15, 2019.[40][41] With both campuses having sponsored men's soccer, the two teams became a single LIU team based at the Post campus in Nassau County, New York in the 2019 season.[42]

Rebranded programs[edit]

In addition to LIU, one other Division I men's soccer program assumed a new athletic identity during the 2018–19 offseason. On July 1, 2019, the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) announced that its athletic program, previously known as the UMKC Kangaroos, would henceforth be known as the Kansas City Roos.[43]

Upcoming programs[edit]

Three schools that sponsor men's soccer began transitions from Division II in the 2020–21 school year. Bellarmine will join the ASUN Conference,[44] Dixie State will join the Western Athletic Conference,[45] and UC San Diego will join the Big West Conference.[46]

Discontinued programs[edit]

Despite the program's many successes, the University of New Mexico's Board of Regents voted, for economic reasons, to discontinue the men's soccer program and three other sports teams at the conclusion of their 2018–19 seasons.[47]

Conference realignment[edit]

School Previous Conference New Conference
Central Arkansas Missouri Valley Conference affiliate Sun Belt Conference affiliate
Merrimack Northeast-10 Conference (NCAA Division II) Northeast Conference

This was also the final season for four schools in their then-current conferences. The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners and Kansas City Roos both left their then-current home of the Western Athletic Conference, with the Roadrunners joining the Big West Conference[48] and the Roos returning to the Summit League[49] in July 2020.[46] The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons left the Summit League for the Horizon League.[50] The UConn Huskies left the American Athletic Conference to join several of their former conference mates in the Big East Conference.[51]

Season outlook[edit]

Preseason polls[edit]

United Soccer Coaches [52]
Rank Team
1 Maryland
2 Indiana
3 Akron
4 Wake Forest
5 Stanford
6 North Carolina
7 Michigan State
8 Kentucky
9 Notre Dame
10 Duke
11 Saint Mary's
12 Virginia
13 Georgetown
14 Louisville
15 UCF
16 Virginia Tech
17 James Madison
18 Denver
19 Air Force
20 Portland
21 Charlotte
22 Oregon State
23 West Virginia
24 Michigan
25 UC Irvine
College Soccer News[53]
Rank Team
1 Wake Forest
2 Kentucky
3 Akron
4 Maryland
5 Stanford
6 Saint Mary's
7 North Carolina
8 Duke
9 Indiana
10 Michigan State
11 James Madison
12 Georgetown
13 Virginia
14 Notre Dame
15 Louisville
16 Michigan
17 Denver
18 UCF
19 Virginia Tech
20 West Virginia
21 Oregon State
22 SMU
23 Charlotte
24 Portland
25 NC State
26 UConn
27 UC Irvine
28 Washington
29 Colgate
30 New Hampshire
Top Drawer Soccer [54]
Rank Team
1 Maryland
2 Akron
3 Wake Forest
4 Stanford
5 Indiana
6 Kentucky
7 North Carolina
8 Michigan State
9 Louisville
10 Duke
11 Georgetown
12 Denver
13 Michigan
14 Saint Mary's
15 Virginia
16 Notre Dame
17 UCF
18 Portland
19 Virginia Tech
20 Charlotte
21 UC Irvine
22 NC State
23 Air Force
24 James Madison
25 West Virginia
Soccer America [55]
Rank Team
1 North Carolina
2 Akron
3 Saint Mary's
4 Stanford
5 Wake Forest
6 Kentucky
7 Maryland
8 Duke
9 Virginia
10 Indiana
11 Georgetown
12 James Madison
13 UCF
14 Virginia Tech
15 Michigan State
16 Louisville
17 Michigan
18 Washington
19 Denver
20 Charlotte
21 Oregon State
22 Portland
23 UC Irvine
24 Lipscomb
25 NC State

Regular season[edit]

#1[edit]

See also: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2019 Top 25 coaches poll and 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Weekly United Soccer Coaches #1 ranked team
Date Team Date Team Date Team Date Team
August 6 (preseason) Maryland None until after season starts September 3 Wake Forest September 10 Wake Forest
September 17 Wake Forest September 24 Stanford October 1 Virginia October 8 Virginia
October 15 Virginia October 22 Washington October 29 Washington November 5 Washington
November 12 Clemson November 19 Virginia None until after tournament December 17 Georgetown

Standings[edit]

2019 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 New Hampshire ‡ 5 – 1 – 1 15 – 2 – 3
Vermont 5 – 1 – 1 11 – 6 – 1
Hartford 4 – 2 – 1 12 – 5 – 4
Albany 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 7 – 1
UMass Lowell 3 – 4 – 0 9 – 8 – 1
Binghamton 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 9 – 3
UMBC 1 – 5 – 1 6 – 9 – 1
Stony Brook 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 11 – 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 UCF + 6 – 0 – 1 15 – 3 – 2
No. 7 SMU ‡ 5 – 1 – 1 18 – 2 – 1
South Florida + 4 – 3 – 0 10 – 7 – 1
Memphis 4 – 3 – 0 10 – 7 – 0
Temple 3 – 2 – 2 8 – 8 – 2
UConn 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 12 – 1
Cincinnati 1 – 5 – 1 5 – 11 – 1
Tulsa 0 – 6 – 1 4 – 9 – 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island ‡ 7 – 1 – 0 14 – 4 – 3
VCU 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 8 – 3
Dayton 6 – 2 – 0 13 – 8 – 0
Saint Louis 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 7 – 0
Fordham 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 10 – 3
La Salle 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 9 – 1
Duquesne 3 – 5 – 0 8 – 8 – 1
UMass 3 – 5 – 0 7 – 10 – 0
George Washington 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 11 – 1
George Mason 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 12 – 2
Davidson 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 11 – 2
Saint Joseph's 1 – 7 – 0 5 – 12 – 1
St. Bonaventure 1 – 7 – 0 5 – 11 – 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 – 1 – 1 18 – 2 – 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 – 2 – 0 16 – 5 – 2
NC State + 3 – 4 – 1 9 – 7 – 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 – 4 – 1 10 – 8 – 2
Boston College + 2 – 4 – 2 9 – 6 – 3
Syracuse + 2 – 4 – 2 8 – 7 – 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 – 1 – 1 21 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh + 4 – 3 – 1 10 – 8 – 2
Notre Dame + 3 – 5 – 0 10 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 5 – 0 7 – 8 – 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 – 4 – 2 10 – 6 – 3
Duke 2 – 5 – 1 7 – 9 – 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
2019 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NJIT ‡ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 5 – 4
Florida Gulf Coast 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 8 – 2
Stetson 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 10 – 2
North Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 8 – 2
Lipscomb 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 9 – 2
Liberty 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 13 – 0
Jacksonville 0 – 5 – 1 5 – 7 – 2
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgetown ‡ 7 – 0 – 2 18 – 1 – 4
No. 12 St. John's + 6 – 2 – 1 15 – 5 – 1
No. 14 Providence + 6 – 3 – 0 16 – 7 – 0
Creighton 4 – 4 – 1 8 – 7 – 2
Butler + 4 – 4 – 1 11 – 7 – 2
Marquette 4 – 5 – 0 8 – 9 – 1
Seton Hall 3 – 5 – 1 6 – 9 – 1
Xavier 3 – 6 – 0 8 – 8 – 1
Villanova 2 – 6 – 1 9 – 8 – 1
DePaul 1 – 5 – 3 5 – 9 – 3
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 24 Campbell ‡ 8 – 0 – 0 17 – 3 – 2
High Point 7 – 1 – 0 13 – 7 – 0
Gardner–Webb 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 8 – 2
Winthrop 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 10 – 3
Presbyterian 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 13 – 1
Radford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 11 – 2
UNC Asheville 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 12 – 1
Longwood 1 – 7 – 0 6 – 10 – 0
USC Upstate 1 – 7 – 0 5 – 12 – 0
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Indiana ‡ 7 – 1 – 0 15 – 3 – 4
No. 18 Penn State + 6 – 1 – 1 12 – 4 – 3
No. 17 Michigan + 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 5 – 6
Maryland + 3 – 3 – 2 11 – 8 – 2
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 2 8 – 8 – 2
Michigan State 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 12 – 3
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 3 3 – 11 – 4
Rutgers 1 – 6 – 1 7 – 8 – 3
Ohio State 1 – 6 – 1 7 – 11 – 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten
2019 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 25 UC Davis ‡ 5 – 1 – 1 12 – 5 – 2
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara+ 4 – 1 – 2 15 – 4 – 4
UC Irvine 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 7 – 5
Cal State Fullerton 3 – 4 – 0 12 – 7 – 1
Cal Poly 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 9 – 1
Cal State Northridge 2 – 3 – 2 8 – 9 – 3
Sacramento State 2 – 4 – 1 7 – 9 – 2
UC Riverside 1 – 5 – 1 6 – 9 – 3
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UNCW 7 – 0 – 1 12 – 5 – 2
James Madison ‡ 5 – 2 – 1 12 – 7 – 2
Hofstra 5 – 2 – 1 10 – 7 – 2
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 2 7 – 9 – 2
Northeastern 3 – 3 – 2 6 – 9 – 3
Delaware 2 – 4 – 2 3 – 9 – 3
Elon 2 – 6 – 0 7 – 9 – 1
Drexel 1 – 5 – 1 6 – 9 – 2
Charleston 1 – 7 – 1 2 – 12 – 1
As of 32 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Marshall ‡ 5 – 1 – 1 16 – 3 – 3
No. 21 Charlotte + 4 – 0 – 3 12 – 4 – 4
No. 23 Kentucky + 4 – 2 – 1 13 – 5 – 3
FIU 4 – 2 – 1 10 – 3 – 5
Florida Atlantic 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 8 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 7 – 9 – 2
UAB 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 12 – 2
Old Dominion 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 11 – 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UIC 6 – 2 – 0 12 – 5 – 1
Oakland 4 – 2 – 2 7 – 9 – 3
Detroit Mercy 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 11 – 1
Green Bay 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 8 – 2
Wright State ‡ 4 – 4 – 0 11 – 8 – 4
Milwaukee 3 – 3 – 2 10 – 6 – 4
Cleveland State 3 – 5 – 0 7 – 7 – 1
Northern Kentucky 3 – 5 – 0 7 – 10 – 1
IUPUI 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 10 – 3
As of 25 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale † 6 – 1 – 0 13 – 3 – 2
Penn 4 – 1 – 2 8 – 5 – 3
Cornell 3 – 2 – 2 10 – 5 – 2
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 7 – 2
Princeton 2 – 2 – 3 10 – 5 – 3
Columbia 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 8 – 4
Brown 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 10 – 3
Harvard 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 14 – 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Peter's 9 – 1 – 0 13 – 6 – 0
Quinnipiac 7 – 2 – 1 9 – 6 – 3
Iona ‡ 6 – 3 – 1 14 – 6 – 1
Marist 6 – 4 – 0 10 – 9 – 0
Manhattan 5 – 4 – 1 6 – 10 – 1
Rider 4 – 4 – 2 7 – 8 – 2
Niagara 4 – 5 – 1 6 – 11 – 1
Fairfield 3 – 4 – 2 5 – 7 – 4
Monmouth 3 – 7 – 1 3 – 13 – 2
Siena 2 – 7 – 1 5 – 12 – 1
Canisius 1 – 9 – 0 3 – 15 – 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Akron 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 10 – 2
Western Michigan 2 – 1 – 2 11 – 6 – 2
SIUE 2 – 1 – 2 8 – 5 – 4
Northern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 10 – 1
Bowling Green 2 – 3 – 0 13 – 7 – 1
West Virginia ‡ 0 – 4 – 1 10 – 9 – 2
As of 25 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MAC
2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Missouri State + 10 – 0 – 0 18 – 1 – 1
Loyola Chicago ‡ 5 – 2 – 3 11 – 4 – 4
Bradley 5 – 2 – 2 8 – 6 – 4
Drake 4 – 5 – 1 8 – 9 – 1
Valparaiso 3 – 7 – 0 4 – 13 – 1
Evansville 0 – 10 – 0 2 – 15 – 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Merrimack # 9 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 2
Saint Francis (PA) 7 – 2 – 0 10 – 6 – 0
LIU 6 – 2 – 1 10 – 7 – 2
Bryant 5 – 4 – 0 8 – 8 – 0
Fairleigh Dickinson ‡ 3 – 4 – 2 8 – 9 – 3
St. Francis Brooklyn 3 – 5 – 1 7 – 6 – 2
Robert Morris 3 – 5 – 1 4 – 11 – 2
Mount St. Mary's 3 – 6 – 0 7 – 10 – 0
Sacred Heart 1 – 5 – 3 2 – 11 – 3
Central Connecticut 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 13 – 1
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Washington † 9 – 2 – 0 16 – 4 – 0
No. 4 Stanford + 6 – 2 – 2 14 – 3 – 5
Oregon State 5 – 3 – 2 8 – 5 – 2
California + 4 – 4 – 2 8 – 7 – 3
UCLA 2 – 6 – 1 6 – 9 – 2
San Diego State 1 – 9 – 0 4 – 12 – 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh ‡ 6 – 0 – 3 13 – 5 – 3
Loyola (MD) 7 – 2 – 0 10 – 8 – 1
Navy 5 – 3 – 1 11 – 4 – 1
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 2 10 – 7 – 3
Colgate 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 9 – 4
Bucknell 2 – 2 – 5 6 – 7 – 7
American 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 11 – 2
Boston U 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 12 – 1
Army 2 – 4 – 3 5 – 7 – 4
Holy Cross 1 – 8 – 0 3 – 15 – 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UNCG 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 9 – 1
Furman 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 7 – 1
ETSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 8 – 2
Mercer ‡ 3 – 3 – 0 14 – 7 – 0
Wofford 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 13 – 1
Belmont 1 – 4 – 1 5 – 12 – 2
VMI 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 16 – 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 13 – 1
Oral Roberts 4 – 1 – 0 13 – 4 – 0
Denver ‡ 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 12 – 3
Omaha 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 9 – 4
Eastern Illinois 1 – 2 – 2 5 – 9 – 2
Purdue Fort Wayne 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 15 – 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Arkansas 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 7 – 1
Coastal Carolina ‡ 3 – 2 – 0 10 – 8 – 3
Appalachian State 2 – 3 – 0 11 – 7 – 1
Georgia State 2 – 3 – 0 12 – 4 – 4
Georgia Southern 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 9 – 2
Howard 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 12 – 1
As of 29 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Saint Mary's † 7 – 0 – 0 16 – 2 – 0
Loyola Marymount + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 6 – 3
Gonzaga 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 10 – 3
San Diego 3 – 4 – 0 12 – 5 – 1
Portland 3 – 4 – 0 9 – 7 – 1
Santa Clara 2 – 4 – 1 8 – 7 – 2
Pacific 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 10 – 1
San Francisco 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 13 – 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2019 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Seattle ‡ 10 – 0 – 1 15 – 3 – 5
Utah Valley 8 – 3 – 0 13 – 6 – 2
Air Force 6 – 5 – 0 8 – 11 – 0
CSU Bakersfield 6 – 5 – 0 8 – 11 – 0
San Jose State 5 – 4 – 2 5 – 12 – 2
Cal Baptist # 5 – 5 – 1 6 – 11 – 2
Houston Baptist 5 – 6 – 0 7 – 11 – 0
Kansas City 5 – 6 – 0 6 – 11 – 0
UTRGV 4 – 5 – 2 8 – 6 – 2
UNLV 4 – 6 – 1 6 – 12 – 1
Incarnate Word 2 – 9 – 0 5 – 12 – 0
Grand Canyon 1 – 7 – 3 4 – 9 – 4
As of 17 December, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Major upsets[edit]

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.

All rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Date Winner Score Loser
August 30 @ Xavier 2–0 #3 Akron
September 3 @ Louisville 3–0 #9 Kentucky
September 6 @ UCLA 3–2 #3 Maryland
September 12 @ Cal State Northridge 3–1 #8 Washington
September 13 @ UC Riverside 2–0 #14 Florida Gulf Coast
September 13 @ West Virginia 5–2 #15 Coastal Carolina
September 14 Memphis 3–2 2OT @ #11 Xavier
September 17 @ James Madison 1–0 #1 Wake Forest
September 23 @ #25 Maryland 1–0 2OT #9 St. John's
September 24 @ Butler 2–1 #5 Indiana
September 24 @ #17 Louisville 1–0 2OT #2 Georgetown
September 26 UC Davis 4–2 @ #6 Saint Mary's
September 27 Duke 3–2 @ #14 North Carolina
October 4 @ Boston College 2–1 #3 Wake Forest
October 5 @ Maryland 2–0 #14 Cal State Fullerton
October 15 Georgia State 1–0 @ #10 Charlotte
October 18 @ #25 Maryland 3–0 #6 Indiana
October 18 Pittsburgh 2–0 @ #1 Virginia
October 18 Memphis 4–3 OT @ #3 SMU
October 26 Notre Dame 1–0 @ #2 Wake Forest
October 26 @ Florida Atlantic 1–0 OT #15 Marshall
November 1 @ South Carolina 1–0 #13 FIU
November 1 @ Albany 1–0 #14 New Hampshire
November 6 @ Providence 2–0 #8 St. John's
November 7 California 3–2 @ #1 Washington
November 14 California 1–0 @ #4 Stanford
November 15 Michigan 1–0 #12 Penn State
November 15 Providence 2–1 @ #14 St. John's
November 24 #22 UC Santa Barbara 4–0 @ #10 Saint Mary's
December 1 #22 UC Santa Barbara 1–0 2OT @ #6 Indiana

Early season tournaments[edit]

Several universities hosted early season soccer tournaments.

Name Date(s) Stadium City No. teams Champion
Bryant & Sons Cup (preseason) Aug. 17 Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 2 UC Santa Barbara
Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic Aug. 30–Sep. 1 Patriots Point Soccer Field Charleston, SC 4 Georgia Southern
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic Aug. 30–Sep. 1 Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN 4 Indiana
Carolina Nike Classic Aug. 30–Sep. 1 UNC Lacrosse & Soccer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 4 Wake Forest
Hampton Inn at Loyola Chicago Classic Aug. 30–Sep. 1 Loyola Soccer Park Chicago, IL 4 Loyola Chicago
John Rennie Invitational Aug. 30–Sep. 1 Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC 4 Duke
Portland Tournament Aug. 30–Sep. 1 Merlo Field Portland, OR 4 Coastal Carolina
Wolstein Classic Aug. 30–Sep. 1 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, OH 4 Cal State Northridge
Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament Aug. 30–Sep. 2 Hodges Stadium Jacksonville, FL 4 North Florida
VCU Tournament Aug. 31–Sep. 2 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA 4 LIU
Aztec Soccer Classic Sep. 6–8 SDSU Sports Deck San Diego, CA 4 Detroit Mercy
Chicago Classic Sep. 6–8 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium Evanston, IL 4 Bowling Green
Copa de Causeway Sep. 6–8 Aggie Soccer Field Davis, CA 4 UC Davis
Dayton Classic Sep. 6–8 Baujan Field Dayton, OH 4 Ohio State
Fairfield Inn/JMU Invitational Sep. 6–8 Sentara Park Harrisonburg, VA 4 Virginia Tech
Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament Sep. 6–8 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN 4 Notre Dame
Soccer For a Cure Classic Sep. 6–8 Mike Rose Soccer Complex Memphis, TN 4 Mercer
Stihl Classic Sep. 6–8 ODU Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA 4 NJIT

Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week[edit]

  • Bold denotes TDS player of the week.

College Soccer News Team of the Week[edit]

  • Bold denotes College Soccer News player of the week.

Postseason[edit]

Conference winners and tournaments[edit]

Conference Regular
Season
Champion(s) 		Tournament
Winner 		Conference
Tournament 		Tournament
Dates 		Tournament
Venue (City)
ACC Atlantic-Clemson
Coastal-Virginia 		Virginia 2019 Tournament November 5–17 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Final: Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, North Carolina
America East New Hampshire
& Vermont (tied) 		New Hampshire 2019 Tournament November 9–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
American UCF SMU 2019 Tournament November 9–16 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
ASUN NJIT NJIT 2019 Tournament November 8–16 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seeds
Final: Hosted by top remaining seed
Atlantic 10 Rhode Island Rhode Island 2019 Tournament November 2–17 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, New York
Big East Georgetown Georgetown 2019 Tournament November 9–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Big South Campbell Campbell 2019 Tournament November 10–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Big Ten Indiana Indiana 2019 Tournament November 9–17 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Ludwig Field • College Park, Maryland
Big West UC Davis UC Davis 2019 Tournament November 6–16 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
CAA UNC Wilmington James Madison 2019 Tournament November 8–17 Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seeds
Final: Hosted by top remaining seed
C-USA Marshall Marshall 2019 Tournament November 13–17 Old Dominion Soccer Complex • Norfolk, Virginia
Horizon UIC Wright State 2019 Tournament November 11–16 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by #3 and #4 seeds
Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
Ivy Yale No Tournament
MAAC Saint Peter's Iona 2019 Tournament November 10–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
MAC Akron West Virginia 2019 Tournament November 12–17 Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion
Missouri Valley Missouri State Loyola Chicago 2019 Tournament November 13–17 Loyola Soccer Park • Chicago, Illinois
Northeast Merrimack * Fairleigh Dickinson 2019 Tournament November 15–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Pac-12 Washington No Tournament
Patriot Lehigh Lehigh 2019 Tournament November 9–16 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
SoCon UNC Greensboro
& Furman (tied) 		Mercer 2019 Tournament November 5–17 Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
The Summit Oral Roberts
Western Illinois (tied) 		Denver 2019 Tournament November 14–16 CIBER Field • Denver, Colorado
Sun Belt Central Arkansas Coastal Carolina 2019 Tournament November 13–17 ASU Soccer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina
WCC Saint Mary's No Tournament
WAC Seattle Seattle 2019 Tournament November 13–17 Cadet Soccer Stadium • U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
  • * = Ineligible, in transition from DII

Postseason awards[edit]

Hermann Trophy[edit]

Main article: Hermann Trophy

The Hermann Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player. The finalists were announced on December 12.[85] On January 4, 2020, Robbie Robinson of Clemson won the Hermann Trophy.

TDS National Player of the Year[edit]

Main article: TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award

The TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award recognizes the top college soccer player in the nation by the TDS staff. On December 23, 2019, Joe Bell of Virginia won the award.[86]

Senior CLASS Award[edit]

Main article: List of Senior CLASS Award men's soccer winners

All-Americans[edit]

Main article: 2019 NCAA Men's Soccer All-Americans
Further information: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer First-Team All-America teams

Conference player and coaches of the year[edit]

Conference Conference
Player of the Year 		Offensive
Player of the Year 		Defensive
Player of the Year 		Midfielder
of the Year 		Goalkeeper
of the Year 		Rookie
of the Year 		Conference
Coach of the Year
America East[88] — Austin DaSilva
(Albany) 		Josh Bauer
(New Hampshire) 		Antonio Colacci
(New Hampshire) 		Alejandro Robles
(New Hampshire) 		Rasmus Tobinski
(Vermont) 		Marc Hubbard
(New Hampshire)
American[89] — Cal Jennings
(UCF) 		Eddie Munjoma
(SMU) 		Yoni Sorokin & Gabriel Costa
(UCF) & (SMU) 		Yannik Oettl
(UCF) 		Gino Vivi
(UCF) 		Scott Calabrese
(UCF)
ACC[90] — Robbie Robinson
(Clemson) 		Malick Mbaye
(Clemson) 		Joe Bell
(Virginia) 		— Philip Mayaka
(Clemson) 		Mike Noonan
(Clemson)
Atlantic Sun[91] Rene White
(NJIT) 		Rene White
(NJIT) 		Ian McCauley
(Stetson) 		Samuel Reisgys
(NJIT) 		— Alejandro Rabell
(NJIT) 		Fernando Barboto
(NJIT)
Atlantic 10[92] — Jonas Fjeldberg
(Dayton) 		Joergen Oland
(Fordham) 		Kingsford Adjei
(Dayton) 		— Toluwalase Oladeinbo
(Dayton) 		Gareth Elliott
(Rhode Island)
Big East[93] — Tani Oluwasey
(St. John's) 		Dylan Nealis
(Georgetown) 		Jacob Montes
(Georgetown) 		Giannis Nikopolidis & Jan Hoffelner
(Georgetown) & (St. John's) 		Wilmer Cabrera Jr.
(Butler) 		Dave Masur
(St. John's)
Big South[94] — Thibaut Jacquel
(Campbell) 		Gideon Betz
(Campbell) 		— — Moses Mensah
(Campbell) 		Dustin Fonder
(Campbell)
Big Ten[95] — Nebojša Popović
(Michigan) 		Aaron Molloy
(Penn State) 		Jack Maher
(Indiana) 		Andrew Verdi
(Michigan) 		Aidan Morris
(Indiana) 		Todd Yeagley
(Indiana)
Big West[96] — Daniel Trejo
(Cal State Northridge) 		Noah Billingsley
(UC Santa Barbara) 		Victor Falck & Thibault Candia
(UC Irvine) & (UC Santa Barbara) 		Wallis Lapsley
(UC Davis) 		Finn Ballard-McBride
(UC Santa Barbara) 		Dwayne Shaffer
(UC Davis)
Colonial[97] Manuel Ferriol
(James Madison) 		Manuel Ferriol
(James Madison) 		Danny Reynolds
(UNCW) 		— — Timothy Ennin
(Northeastern) 		Aidan Heaney
(UNCW)
Conference USA[98] Aimé Mabika
(Kentucky) 		Milo Yosef
(Marshall) 		Aimé Mabika & Nick O'Callaghan
(Kentucky) & (FIU) 		Andrew Booth
(FIU) 		Elliot Panicco & Paulo Pita
(Charlotte) & (Marshall) 		Milo Yosef
(Marshall) 		Chris Grassie
(Marshall)
Horizon[99] Jesus Perez
(UIC) 		Bar Hozut
(UIC) 		Jacob Graiber
(UIC) 		— Sullivan Lauderdale
(Oakland) 		Robert Alonso
(UIC) 		Sean Phillips
(UIC)
Ivy[100] — Mark Winhoffer
(Yale) 		Alex Touche
(Penn) 		— — Uri Zeitz
(Columbia) 		Kylie Stannard
(Yale)
MAAC[101] — Dominic Laws
(Saint Peter's) 		Malcolm Moreno
(Iona) 		— Samuel Ilin
(Marist) 		Tomas Svecula
(Quinnipiac) 		Julian Richens
(Saint Peter's)
Mid-American[102] Jorge Gonzalez
(SIUE) 		— — — — Charlie Sharp
(Western Michigan) 		Jared Embick
(Akron)
Missouri Valley[103] Aidan Megally
(Loyola Chicago) 		Matthew Bentley
(Missouri State) 		Kyle Hiebert
(Missouri State) 		— Michael Creek
(Missouri State) 		Andy Mitchell
(Loyola Chicago) 		Jon Leamy
(Missouri State)
Northeast[104] Lucas Rosa
(Saint Francis Pa.) 		— Mirko Nufi
(Merrimack) 		— — Papa Ndoye
(LIU) 		Tony Martone
(Merrimack)
Pac-12[105] Blake Bodily
(Washington) 		— Ethan Bartlow
(Washington) 		— — Ousseni Bouda
(Stanford) 		Jamie Clark
(Washington)
Patriot[106] — Josh Luchini
(Lehigh) 		Matt Nocita
(Navy) 		Barry Sharifi
(Loyola Md.) 		Will Smith
(Lehigh) 		Daniel Osuji
(Loyola Md.) 		Dean Koski
(Lehigh)
Southern[107] Casey Penland
(UNCG) 		— — — Josh Perryman
(ETSU) 		Adrian Roseth
(Wofford) 		Doug Allison
(Furman)
Summit[108] — Tanguy Guerineau
(Oral Roberts) 		Paul Kirdorf
(Western Illinois) 		— Miles Motakef
(Oral Roberts) 		Reed Barry
(Oral Roberts) 		Ryan Bush & Eric Johnson
(Oral Roberts) & (Western Illinois)
Sun Belt[109] Niklas Brodacki
(Central Arkansas) 		Aris Briggs
(Georgia State) 		Zeiko Harris
(Appalachian State) 		— — Sam Snaith
(Coastal Carolina) 		Ross Duncan
(Central Arkansas)
WAC[110] — Blake Frischknecht
(Utah Valley) 		Nkosi Burgess
(Seattle U) 		— — James Morris
(Seattle U) 		Pete Fewing
(Seattle U)
West Coast[111] Anders Engebretsen & Miguel Berry
(Saint Mary's) & (San Diego) 		Miguel Barry
(San Diego) 		Filippo Zattarin
(Saint Mary's) 		Anders Engebretsen
(Saint Mary's) 		Remi Prieur
(Saint Mary's) 		Noel Caliskan
(LMU) 		Adam Cooper
(Saint Mary's)

Other major awards[edit]

Final rankings[edit]

Rank United Soccer Coaches [116] TopDrawerSoccer.com [117] College Soccer News [118]
1 Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown
2 Virginia Virginia Virginia
3 Wake Forest Wake Forest Stanford
4 Stanford Stanford Wake Forest
5 Clemson SMU SMU
6 Washington Washington Clemson
7 SMU UC Santa Barbara Washington
8 UC Santa Barbara Clemson UC Santa Barbara
9 Indiana Indiana Indiana
10 UCF (Central Florida) UCF UCF
11 Marshall Providence Missouri State
12 St, John's Virginia Tech Marshall
13 Virginia Tech Michigan Saint Mary's
14 Providence Louisville Michigan
15 Saint Mary's Marshall Providence
16 Missouri State St, John's Seattle
17 Michigan Missouri State Virginia Tech
18 Penn State Penn State Louisville
19 Seattle Charlotte St. John's
20 Louisville Maryland Penn State
21 Charlotte UC Davis Kentucky
22 New Hampshire Saint Mary's New Hampshire
23 Kentucky New Hampshire Charlotte
24 Campbell Wright State UC Davis
25 UC Davis Boston College Canpbell
26 Maryland
27 Boston College
28 Yale
29 Pittsburgh
30 Coastal Carolina

Statistics[edit]

Individuals[edit]

Goals
Rank Scorer School Games Goals
1 United States Robbie Robinson Clemson 19 18
United States Cal Jennings UCF 20 18