2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
DurationAugust 21 – December 15, 2025
Number of teams213
Statistics
Longest unbeaten run10 games, Vermont
(November 1, 2024 – present)
Longest winless run18 games, Radford
(October 25, 2023 – present)
Longest losing run8 games, Air Force
(September 28, 2024 – present)
Tournament
DurationNovember 20 – December 15, 2025
Men's College Cup
DateDecember 12–15, 2025
SiteWakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season will be the 67th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season will begin on August 21, 2025, and will conclude on December 15, 2025. Vermont is the defending national champion.[1]

Changes from 2024

Coaching changes

The following coaching changes have occurred during the 2024–25 offseason.[2]

Program Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment References
Air Force Doug Hill Retired July 24, 2024 Greg Dalby January 13, 2025 [3][4]
Central Arkansas Frank Kohlenstein Retired December 3, 2024 Kyle Segebart December 3, 2024 [5][6]
Eastern Illinois Josh Oakley Resigned February 11, 2025 Ray Vaz February 14, 2025 [7][8]
Florida Gulf Coast Jesse Cormier Contract not renewed December 2, 2024 Oliver Twelvetrees January 23, 2025 [9][10]
Gonzaga Aaron Lewis Resigned December 5, 2024 Chris McGaughey (Interim) December 5, 2024 [11][12]
Oregon State Greg Dalby Hired by Air Force January 13, 2025 Jarred Brookins February 13, 2025 [4][13]
Saint Joseph's Don D'Ambra Mutually Agreed to Part Ways November 4, 2024 Tim Mulqueen December 9, 2024 [14][15]
St. Bonaventure Kwame Oduro Resigned February 24, 2025 Mick Girodano April 2, 2025 [16][17]
UNC Asheville Mick Girodano Hired by St. Bonaventure April 2, 2025 Danny Frid May 6, 2025 [17][18]
USC Upstate Scott Halkett Contract not renewed November 8, 2024 Michael Antoniewicz December 13, 2024 [19][20]
Wofford Joel Tyson Hired by NC State January 23, 2025 Roy Osborne March 5, 2025 [21][22]

Conference realignment

Team Conference in 2024 Conference in 2025
Delaware CAA Summit League[23]
Missouri State MVC American[24]
New Haven NE-10 (D-II) NEC[25]
Seattle WAC WCC[26]
UMass Atlantic 10 Summit League[27]

New programs

On May 6, the Northeast Conference announced that New Haven of the Division II Northeast-10 Conference had accepted an invitation to join the conference and begin the transition to Division I.[25] The Chargers will begin play in the NEC this year, and will become full Division I members in the 2028–29 season.

Other news

Season outlook

Preseason polls

United Soccer Coaches
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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

Conference standings

2025 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 0
California 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0
NC State 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMU 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of April 24, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC
2025 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0
UMBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0
NJIT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Binghamton 0 0 0 0 0 0
UMass Lowell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albany 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of March 30, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: America East
2025 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIU 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temple 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0
UAB 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of April 24, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The American
2025 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bellarmine 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lipscomb 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Queens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stetson 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of April 30, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: ASUN
2025 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dayton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duquesne 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fordham 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0
La Salle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loyola Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Joseph's 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Bonaventure 0 0 0 0 0 0
VCU 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Atlantic 10
2025 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East
Georgetown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Providence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seton Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. John's 0 0 0 0 0 0
UConn 0 0 0 0 0 0
Villanova 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midwest
Akron 0 0 0 0 0 0
Butler 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creighton 0 0 0 0 0 0
DePaul 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marquette 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xavier 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East
2025 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gardner–Webb 0 0 0 0 0 0
High Point 0 0 0 0 0 0
Longwood 0 0 0 0 0 0
Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radford 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNC Asheville 0 0 0 0 0 0
USC Upstate 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winthrop 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big South
2025 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Indiana ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Maryland ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Michigan ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Michigan State ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Northwestern ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Penn State ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
UCLA ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Washington ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 B1G tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2025 NCAA Tournament
As of December 18, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten
2025 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cal State Bakersfield 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 0 0 0 0 0
CSUN 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sacramento State 0 0 0 0 0 0
UC Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0
UC Irvine 0 0 0 0 0 0
UC Riverside 0 0 0 0 0 0
UC San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0
UCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big West
2025 Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charleston 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drexel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hofstra 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northeastern 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stony Brook 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNCW 0 0 0 0 0 0
William & Mary 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: CAA
2025 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cleveland State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit Mercy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0
IU Indy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purdue Fort Wayne 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wright State 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Horizon
2025 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dartmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harvard 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penn 0 0 0 0 0 0
Princeton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yale 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Ivy League
2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Canisius 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fairfield 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manhattan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marist 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merrimack 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niagara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quinnipiac 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rider 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sacred Heart 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Peter's 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siena 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MAAC
2025 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Belmont 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evansville 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0
UIC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Western Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MVC
2025 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0
Le Moyne # 0 0 0 0 0 0
LIU 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercyhurst # 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Haven # 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Francis (PA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stonehill # 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • ‡ – 2025 NEC tournament champion
    + – At-large invitation to the 2025 NCAA tournament
    # – Ineligible for post-season (In transition)
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: NEC
2025 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston Christian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Incarnate Word 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lindenwood 0 0 0 0 0 0
SIU Edwardsville 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 0
Western Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: OVC
2025 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
American 0 0 0 0 0 0
Army 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston U 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bucknell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colgate 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy Cross 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lehigh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loyola (MD) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lafayette 0 0 0 0 0 0
Navy 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • ‡ – 2025 Patriot League tournament champion
    + – At-large invitation to the 2025 NCAA tournament
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Patriot League
2025 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
ETSU 0 0 0 0 0 0
Furman 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNCG 0 0 0 0 0 0
VMI 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wofford 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: SoCon
2025 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oral Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Thomas (MN) 0 0 0 0 0 0
UMass 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Summit
2025 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coastal Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia Southern 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia State 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Madison 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0
Old Dominion 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0
UCF 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • ‡ – 2025 Sun Belt Conference tournament champion
    + – At-large invitation to the 2025 NCAA tournament
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt
2025 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gonzaga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loyola Marymount 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oregon State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Mary's (CA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seattle U 0 0 0 0 0 0
Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • † – Conference champion
    ‡–Automatic qualifier to NCAA tournament
    + – At-large invitation to the 2025 NCAA tournament
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WCC
2025 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cal Baptist 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grand Canyon 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Diego State 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Jose State 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNLV 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0
UTRGV 0 0 0 0 0 0
As of November 16, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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