2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

The 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 56th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began in late August 2014 and continued into November 2014. The season culminated with the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2014. There are 205 teams in men's Division I competition.[1] The defending champions were the Notre Dame Fighting Irish who won its first NCAA soccer title by defeating the Maryland 2-1 in the 2013 College Cup.[2] The season concluded with Virginia defeating UCLA 0–0 (4–2 PKs) to win its seventh NCAA soccer title.[3]

NCAA Division I
Season2014
ChampionsVirginia
Top goalscorer15 Goals
Neco Brett (RMU)
Biggest home winOregon St. 11–1 NWCU
(September 22)
Biggest away winHoward 0–7 GMason
(August 29)
Highest scoring12 Goals
Oregon St. 11–1 NWCU
(September 22)
Longest winning run9 games
Charlotte
(ended October 18)
Longest unbeaten run11 games
Rhode Island
(ended November 2)
Radford
(ended October 21)
Penn State
(ended October 12)
UC Davis
(ended October 10)
Longest winless run18 games
Sacred Heart (current)
Longest losing run13 games
Presbyterian (current)
VMI (current)
Highest attendance14,345
Cal Poly @ UC Santa Barbara
(October 25)
Lowest attendanceHome field–47
Canisius @ Manhattan
(October 25)
Neutral field–18
Charleston vs. UCF
@ Akron (September 14)
← 2013
2015 →

Changes from 2013

Conference changes
  • The Sun Belt Conference added men's soccer, absent since 1995, with three full member schools plus two ex-independent teams and a transfer from another conference joining the conference for 2014 as affiliate members.[4]

New programs

Discontinued programs

None.

Conference realignment
School Previous Conference New Conference
Appalachian State Southern Conference Sun Belt Conference
Belmont Independent Horizon League
Davidson Southern Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun Conference Southern Conference
Elon Southern Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Georgia Southern Southern Conference Sun Belt Conference
Georgia State Independent Sun Belt Conference
Hartwick Mid-American Conference Sun Belt Conference
Howard Independent Sun Belt Conference
Incarnate Word Independent Western Athletic Conference
Louisville American Athletic Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference Big Ten Conference
Mercer Atlantic Sun Conference Southern Conference
NJIT Independent Sun Belt Conference
Pacific Dormant program West Coast Conference
Rutgers American Athletic Conference Big Ten Conference
Tulsa Conference USA American Athletic Conference
Utah Valley No program Western Athletic Conference
VMI Big South Conference Southern Conference

Season overview

Pre-season polls

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 2014.

NSCAA[7]
Rank Team
1 Notre Dame
2 Maryland
3 Virginia
4 UCLA
5 New Mexico
6 Washington
7 California
8 Connecticut
9 Georgetown
10 Michigan State
11 Wake Forest
12 Marquette
13 Akron
14 Louisville
15 Penn State
16 UC Irvine
17 Coastal Carolina
18 UC Santa Barbara
19 UMBC
20 Stanford
21 Wisconsin
22 North Carolina
23 Charlotte
24 Cal State Northridge
25 Navy
25 Old Dominion
College Soccer News[8]
Rank Team
1 Notre Dame
2 Virginia
3 Maryland
4 UCLA
5 Washington
6 Connecticut
7 New Mexico
8 North Carolina
9 Georgetown
10 California
11 Michigan State
12 Marquette
13 Louisville
14 Stanford
15 UC Santa Barbara
16 Wake Forest
17 Akron
18 Coastal Carolina
19 UC Irvine
20 UNBC
21 Charlotte
22 Penn State
23 Cal State Northridge
24 Clemson
25 Old Dominion
Soccer America[9]
Rank Team
1 UCLA
2 Notre Dame
3 Virginia
4 Washington
5 Maryland
6 Georgetown
7 Connecticut
8 New Mexico
9 Louisville
10 North Carolina
11 Marquette
12 Michigan State
13 Stanford
14 California
15 Penn State
16 Wake Forest
17 Coastal Carolina
18 UC Santa Barbara
19 Clemson
20 UC Irvine
21 UMBC
22 Charlotte
23 Akron
24 Creighton
25 Cal State Northridge
Top Drawer Soccer[10]
Rank Team
1 Notre Dame
2 UCLA
3 Maryland
4 Virginia
5 Washington
6 North Carolina
7 Connecticut
8 Michigan State
9 Wake Forest
10 Louisville
11 Georgetown
12 Stanford
13 New Mexico
14 Akron
15 UMBC
16 Cal State Northridge
17 Marquette
18 UC Irvine
19 Michigan
20 Navy
21 Delaware
22 Loyola Marymount
23 UC Santa Barbara
24 Duke
25 California
College Sports Madness[11]
Rank Team
1 Notre Dame
2 UCLA
3 Washington
4 Virginia
5 Maryland
6 North Carolina
7 Louisville
8 Georgetown
9 Stanford
10 New Mexico
11 Marquette
12 Akron
13 Connecticut
14 Wake Forest
15 Michigan State
16 UMBC
17 Penn State
18 Cal State Northridge
19 Coastal Carolina
20 South Florida
21 California
22 UAB
23 UC-Santa Barbara
24 Michigan
25 Duke

Regular season

#1
Weekly NSCAA #1 ranked team[12]
Date Team Date Team Date Team Date Team
August 6 (preseason) Notre Dame None until after season starts September 2 UCLA September 9 UCLA
September 16 North Carolina September 23 UCLA September 30 Notre Dame October 7 Washington
October 14 Washington October 21 Notre Dame October 28 UCLA November 4 Syracuse
November 11 Syracuse November 18 Stanford None until after tournament December 16 Virginia

Standings
2014 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 UMBC ‡ 6 –0 –1  14 –6 –4
Hartford 5 –2 –0  11 –6 –2
UMass Lowell # 4 –2 –1  8 –9 –1
Binghamton 3 –4 –0  5 –14 –1
Vermont 2 –4 –1  8 –9 –2
Albany 2 –4 –1  4 –9 –6
New Hampshire 2 –5 –0  6 –10 –1
Stony Brook 2 –5 –0  4 –13 –2
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
    #-Ineligible (In transition)
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UConn 6 –1 –1  10 –6 –3
Tulsa ‡ 5 –2 –1  11 –6 –3
SMU 4 –2 –2  10 –6 –2
South Florida 4 –3 –1  10 –7 –3
Memphis 3 –4 –1  9 –7 –2
UCF 1 –3 –4  2 –10 –6
Cincinnati 2 –5 –1  5 –10 –3
Temple 1 –6 –1  2 –14 –2
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rhode Island 7 –1 –0  13 –5 –3
No. 21 Saint Louis + 5 –1 –2  14 –5 –2
VCU 4 –1 –3  7 –8 –5
Davidson 4 –2 –2  10 –5 –3
George Mason 4 –2 –2  11 –4 –5
Dayton 3 –3 –2  7 –7 –5
LaSalle 3 –3 –2  7 –9 –3
Fordham ‡ 3 –3 –2  8 –9 –4
Duquesne 3 –4 –1  8 –7 –3
George Washington 2 –4 –2  6 –9 –2
Saint Joseph's 2 –5 –1  7 –7 –4
UMass 2 –5 –1  3 –14 –1
Saint Bonaventure 0 –8 –0  1 –15 –0
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 10 Syracuse + 5 –2 –1  16 –4 –1
No. 11 Clemson ‡ 5 –2 –1  12 –7 –3
Wake Forest + 5 –3 –0  10 –7 –2
No. 18 Louisville + 4 –3 –1  11 –8 –3
NC State 1 –4 –3  7 –7 –4
Boston College 1 –6 –1  5 –8 –3
Coastal
No. 9 Notre Dame + 6 –1 –1  12 –5 –4
No. 6 North Carolina + 5 –2 –1  15 –5 –2
Duke 4 –4 –0  9 –9 –1
No. 1 Virginia + 3 –3 –2  14 –6 –4
Virginia Tech 2 –5 –1  7 –8 –2
Pittsburgh 0 –6 –2  4 –9 –4
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lipscomb 4 –1 –1  12 –4 –1
Florida Gulf Coast ‡ 4 –1 –1  8 –7 –5
Stetson 4 –2 –0  8 –7 –2
North Florida 3 –2 –1  8 –7 –1
USC Upstate 2 –4 –0  4 –10 –1
North'n Kentucky # 1 –4 –1  6 –10 –4
Jacksonville 1 –5 –0  4 –12 –0
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
    #-Ineligible (In transition)
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Creighton + 7 –1 –1  16 –3 –3
No. 13 Xavier + 6 –1 –2  15 –6 –2
No. 5 Georgetown + 6 –2 –1  14 –4 –5
No. 3 Providence ‡ 5 –2 –2  16 –5 –2
Villanova 3 –4 –2  8 –8 –3
Marquette 2 –3 –4  8 –6 –4
Seton Hall 2 –4 –3  5 –7 –5
Butler 2 –5 –2  6 –7 –5
DePaul 1 –6 –2  4 –10 –4
Saint John's 1 –7 –1  4 –10 –4
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Radford 8 –1 –0  12 –5 –3
No. 22 Coastal Carolina ‡ 7 –1 –1  16 –6 –1
Winthrop 6 –2 –1  13 –4 –2
High Point 6 –2 –1  10 –8 –2
Liberty 6 –3 –0  11 –6 –1
Longwood 3 –6 –0  4 –14 –1
UNC Asheville 3 –4 –2  5 –9 –3
Campbell 2 –7 –0  5 –13 –0
Gardner–Webb 1 –7 –1  3 –13 –1
Presbyterian 0 –9 –0  1 –14 –0
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 Maryland ‡ 5 –2 –1  13 –6 –3
Ohio State + 5 –3 –0  9 –8 –5
Northwestern + 4 –1 –3  9 –4 –6
No. 23 Penn State + 5 –3 –0  13 –6 –1
No. 8 Michigan St. + 4 –2 –2  12 –5 –6
No. 17 Indiana + 3 –3 –2  12 –5 –5
Michigan 3 –3 –2  6 –9 –3
Rutgers 1 –6 –1  6 –12 –1
Wisconsin 0 –7 –1  3 –12 –3
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North
UC Santa Barbara 6 –2 –2  10 –7 –3
UC Davis 5 –3 –2  7 –4 –9
Sacramento State 4 –5 –1  6 –11 –3
Cal Poly 3 –5 –2  8 –7 –4
South
UC Riverside 4 –3 –3  5 –10 –4
No. 14 UC Irvine + 4 –5 –1  16 –6 –3
Cal State Fullerton ‡ 3 –4 –3  11 –8 –6
CSU Northridge 3 –5 –2  7 –9 –3
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Delaware 5 –2 –1  12 –5 –1
UNC Wilmington + 5 –2 –1  12 –3 –2
Hofstra 5 –2 –1  10 –6 –3
Elon 4 –2 –2  9 –6 –4
Northeastern 4 –3 –1  8 –10 –1
James Madison ‡ 3 –3 –2  8 –7 –4
William & Mary 3 –4 –1  6 –11 –1
Drexel 1 –6 –1  5 –10 –3
Charleston 0 –6 –2  2 –11 –3
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 3, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 20 Charlotte + 6 –1 –1  14 –4 –1
Kentucky + 5 –1 –2  10 –6 –4
UAB + 5 –3 –0  11 –7 –2
No. 24 Old Dominion ‡ 4 –3 –1  13 –7 –1
New Mexico 4 –4 –0  11 –6 –1
Marshall 3 –4 –1  6 –9 –3
South Carolina 3 –5 –0  10 –10 –0
Florida International 2 –6 –0  6 –9 –1
Florida Atlantic 1 –6 –1  1 –13 –2
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oakland ‡ 5 –0 –3  10 –7 –3
Detroit 6 –2 –0  9 –7 –4
Wright State 4 –3 –1  12 –7 –2
Cleveland State 4 –4 –0  6 –12 –1
Valparaiso 3 –3 –2  8 –5 –6
Milwaukee 3 –3 –2  6 –10 –3
UIC 3 –4 –1  7 –8 –2
Green Bay 2 –5 –1  6 –9 –3
Belmont 1 –7 –0  3 –15 –0
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 24, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Division I men's soccer independents soccer records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
—None— 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
As of March 20, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 25 Dartmouth ‡ 5 –1 –1  12 –5 –2
Princeton ‡x 5 –1 –1  11 –3 –3
Harvard 4 –1 –2  11 –4 –2
Brown 2 –3 –2  5 –6 –6
Penn 2 –3 –2  6 –9 –2
Columbia 2 –4 –1  7 –8 –1
Cornell 3 –4 –0  10 –6 –1
Yale 0 –6 –1  1 –13 –3
  • ‡-Conference Champions
    x- Not invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Quinnipiac 7 –0 –3  10 –4 –5
Iona 6 –3 –1  9 –7 –3
Rider 6 –4 –0  9 –7 –2
Monmouth ‡ 4 –1 –5  11 –4 –6
Siena 5 –3 –2  10 –7 –2
Fairfield 4 –2 –4  8 –5 –7
Canisius 4 –4 –2  9 –6 –3
Marist 3 –5 –2  7 –7 –4
Niagara 2 –6 –2  5 –11 –3
Saint Peter's 2 –8 –0  4 –14 –0
Manhattan 1 –8 –1  2 –12 –2
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Akron ‡ 4 –1 –0  13 –6 –2
West Virginia 3 –1 –1  11 –7 –1
Bowling Green 2 –2 –1  14 –6 –1
Western Michigan 2 –2 –1  8 –7 –4
Buffalo 1 –2 –2  5 –10 –2
Northern Illinois 0 –4 –1  3 –9 –5
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri State 4 –0 –2  9 –5 –4
SIU Edwardsville ‡ 4 –1 –1  8 –9 –4
Evansville 4 –2 –0  6 –11 –1
Drake 3 –3 –0  5 –11 –3
Loyola Chicago 2 –2 –2  8 –6 –5
Bradley 1 –5 –0  9 –11 –0
Central Arkansas 0 –5 –1  2 –13 –1
  • ‡ - MVC Tournament champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 23, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Francis (PA) 6 –1 –0  13 –6 –1
Bryant 5 –0 –2  9 –5 –3
St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ 4 –1 –2  11 –6 –4
LIU Brooklyn 4 –3 –0  5 –12 –0
Robert Morris 2 –4 –1  7 –9 –2
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 –4 –1  4 –12 –2
Central Connecticut 1 –5 –1  5 –10 –2
Sacred Heart 0 –6 –1  0 –16 –2
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Stanford ‡ 6 –1 –3  13 –3 –3
No. 2 UCLA + 6 –2 –2  14 –4 –6
No. 12 Washington + 5 –4 –1  12 –5 –3
No. 15 California + 4 –5 –1  11 –7 –1
Oregon State + 4 –5 –1  12 –8 –1
San Diego State 1 –9 –0  7 –12 –0
  • ‡-Conference champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Boston U. 6 –0 –3  12 –4 –0
Navy 6 –1 –2  11 –4 –5
American 5 –2 –2  11 –3 –4
Lehigh 5 –3 –1  10 –8 –1
Bucknell ‡ + 4 –3 –2  10 –10 –3
Army 3 –4 –2  6 –8 –6
Loyola (MD) 2 –5 –2  5 –8 –2
Colgate 2 –6 –1  6 –10 –2
Holy Cross 2 –6 –1  5 –9 –3
Lafayette 2 –7 –0  6 –10 –2
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mercer 8 –2 –0  14 –7 –0
Wofford 7 –2 –1  11 –6 –1
Furman ‡ 5 –4 –1  12 –5 –5
UNC Greensboro 5 –4 –1  6 –12 –2
East Tenn. State 3 –6 –1  7 –9 –1
VMI 0 –10 –0  1 –16 –1
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 24, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 The Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Denver ‡ 3 –2 –1  11 –8 –1
Western Illinois 3 –2 –1  9 –7 –3
Omaha # 3 –2 –1  10 –5 –2
Oral Roberts 3 –2 –1  8 –7 –2
Fort Wayne 3 –3 –0  6 –9 –4
IUPUI 2 –3 –1  5 –8 –3
Eastern Illinois 1 –4 –1  3 –13 –1
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship # - Ineligibke (in transition)
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hartwick ‡ 3 –1 –1  6 –10 –4
Georgia State 3 –2 –0  8 –10 –0
Georgia Southern 3 –2 –0  8 –9 –0
NJIT 2 –3 –0  7 –7 –4
Appalachian State 1 –2 –2  7 –8 –3
Howard 1 –3 –1  2 –15 –2
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Diego ‡ 6 –1 –0  11 –6 –4
Saint Mary's 5 –2 –0  12 –5 –2
San Francisco 5 –2 –0  11 –6 –2
Loyola Marymount 3 –1 –3  9 –4 –6
Gonzaga 3 –3 –1  5 –12 –1
Santa Clara 2 –4 –1  6 –9 –4
Pacific 1 –6 –0  3 –15 –0
Portland 0 –6 –1  4 –11 –4
  • ‡-Conference champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 24, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UNLV ‡ 7 –2 –1  14 –5 –3
Seattle 6 –2 –2  11 –5 –3
Incarnate Word # 6 –3 –1  7 –11 –1
Utah Valley 5 –3 –2  9 –7 –2
UMKC 5 –4 –1  8 –10 –2
San Jose State 4 –4 –2  6 –11 –2
Cal St. Bakersfield 3 –5 –2  10 –7 –4
Air Force 3 –6 –1  7 –7 –4
Grand Canyon # 2 –6 –2  5 –12 –3
Houston Baptist 2 –8 –0  3 –11 –2
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship #-Ineligible (In transition)
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA

Major upsets

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.

Date Winner Score Loser
August 29 @ #14 Louisville 1–0 #2 Maryland
August 29 @ #22 North Carolina 3–1 #7 California
August 31 @ Indiana 1–0 #12 Marquette
September 5 American 2–1 ot
@ New Mexico		 #1 UCLA
September 5 @ Tulsa 2–1 2ot #3 Virginia
September 6 @ Memphis 4–0 #15 St. Louis
September 7 Saint Mary's 2–1 ot @ #4 Washington
September 8 Kentucky 1–0 @ #5 Notre Dame
September 8 @ Navy 2–1 #10 Maryland
September 9 @ Saint Louis 1–0 #5 Louisville
September 11 VCU 2–1 @ #6 Georgetown
September 11 Valparaiso 1–0 @ #7 Michigan State
September 12 @ UNLV 1–0 #14 UMBC
September 12 Furman 1–0 @ #13 Coastal Carolina
September 14 @ Cal State Fullerton 4–3 2ot #14 UMBC
September 19 @ Duke 2–1 #1 North Carolina
September 20 #20 Saint Louis 1–0 @ #3 Creighton
September 21 @ #24 Stanford 2–1 #11 Delaware
September 24 Davidson 2–1 @ #2 Virginia
September 26 @ San Diego 1–0 #1 UCLA
September 26 @ #21 Charlotte 2–0 #5 New Mexico
September 27 @ #18 Syracuse 1–0 #2 Virginia
September 27 @ Lehigh 2–1 #14 American
September 30 @ UNC Wilmington 4–3 #14 North Carolina
September 30 Ohio State 1–0 @ #6 Louisville
October 3 Boston College 1–0 @ #1 Notre Dame
October 3 @ NC State 2–1 #6 Louisville
October 4 @ UC Santa Barbara 1–0 #3 UC Irvine
October 5 @ Oregon State 6–2 #13 California
October 7 @ Michigan 3–2 # 6 Notre Dame
October 7 @ George Mason 1–2 #14 Virginia
October 10 @ #22 California 3–2 ot #2 UCLA
October 12 @ Maryland 4–0 #3 Penn State
October 12 @ George Mason 3–2 #13 Saint Louis
October 15 Providence 2–0 @ #3 Georgetown
October 15 @ Butler 1–0 #7 Marquette
October 17 @ Louisville 2–1 ot #2 Syracuse
October 17 @ Clemson 2–1 #10 Virginia
October 18 @ Seton Hall 1–0 #3 Georgetown
October 18 @ Old Dominion 2–1 #4 Charlotte
October 18 @ Kentucky 1–0 #9 New Mexico
October 19 Maryland 2–1 @ #5 Indiana
October 22 @ UC Riverside 2–1 #3 UC Irvine
October 22 @ Oakland 2–0 #10 Michigan State
October 22 West Virginia 2–1 #12 Penn State
October 25 #17 Georgetown 1–0 @ #2 Creighton
October 25 Cal State Northridge 3–0 @ #3 UC Irvine
October 29 @ UAB 3–2 #15 New Mexico
November 1 Marshall 2–1 @ #15 New Mexico
November 1 @ Cal State Northridge 2–0 #14 UC Irvine
November 2 #17 California 1–0 @ #1 UCLA
November 2 @ Butler 2–0 #11 Providence
November 2 Michigan 3–2 @ #12 Michigan State
November 5 # 21 Michigan State 3–2 @ #2 Indiana
November 7 Oregon State 4–3 #7 California
November 9 Louisville 1–0 @ #9 North Carolina
November 14 #19 Louisville 2–1
@ Cary, NC		 #1 Syracuse
November 14 #14 Clemson 1–1 (5–4 PK)
@ Cary, NC		 # 2 Notre Dame
November 14 @ Old Dominion 2–1 #4 Charlotte
November 14 #23 Providence 1–0
@ Chester, PA		 #5 Creighton
November 14 Fordham 2–1
@ Richmond, VA		 #10 Saint Louis
November 16 Oregon State 2–0 @ #9 Washington
November 16 #23 Providence 2–1
@ Chester, PA		 #11 Xavier

Statistics

Individuals
GOALS[13]
Rank Scorer School Games Goals
1 Neco Brett Robert Morris 18 15
Andy Craven North Carolina 22 15
Cameron Porter Princeton 17 15
3 Pat Flynn Bowling Green 21 14
Robert Kristo Saint Louis 20 14
Adam Najem Akron 21 14
7 Andy Bevin West Virginia 19 13
Timi Mulgrew George Mason 20 13
9 8 tied 11

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Goals

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE[14]
Rank Keeper School Games Minutes GA GAA
1 Eric Klenofsky Monmouth 21 2050 11 .483
2 Connor Sparrow Creighton 22 2039 11 .485
3 Matt Turner Fairfield 19 1807 10 .452
4 Scott Levene UConn 11 1043 6 .518
5 Addison Watson Missouri State 16 1514 9 .535
6 Billy Heavner UMBC 17 1513 9 .535
7 Alex Bono Syracuse 21 1949 12 .554
8 Tyler Miller Northwestern 19 1857 12 .581
9 Jackson Morgan Navy 18 1696 11 .584
10 Sven Lissek Furman 21 1998 13 .585

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals Against Average

ASSISTS[15]
Rank Player School Games Assists
1 Eric Lynch Wright State 21 13
2 Connor Hallisey California 19 12
Khiry Shelton Oregon State 21 12
4 Pablo Medina Saint Francis (PA) 20 11
5 Sean Conerty Western Michigan 15 10
Sean Davis Duke 16 10
Michael Gamble Wake Forest 15 10
8 Lucas Baldin South Florida 20 9
Lucas Diniz Stetson 16 9
Joseph Holland Hofstra 19 9
Edwin Moalosi South Florida 20 9
Timo Pitter Creighton 22 9
Will Walker Xavier 23 9

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Assists

SAVE PERCENTAGE[16]
Rank Keeper School Games Saves GA Save %
1 Matt Turner Fairfield 19 78 10 .886
2 Eric Klenofsky Monmouth 21 81 11 .880
3 Tyler Miller Northwestern 19 70 12 .854
4 Zach Zagorski Cornell 17 64 11 .853
5 Borja Angoitia Quinnipiac 18 75 13 .852
6 Alex Bono Syracuse 21 67 12 .848
7 Yves Dietrich Western Illinois 19 97 18 .843
8 Billly Heavner UMBC 17 48 9 .842
9 Greg Ranjitsingh Mercer 21 106 20 .841
10 Connor Sparrow Creighton 22 58 11 .841

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Save pct

TOTAL POINTS[17]
Rank Player School Games Goals Assists Points
1 Andy Craven North Carolina 22 15 5 35
2 Andy Bevin West Virginia 19 13 8 34
Cameron Porter Princeton 17 15 4 34
4 Neco Brett Robert Morris 18 15 3 33
5 Pat Flynn Bowling Green 21 14 4 32
Adam Najem Akron 21 14 4 32
Khiry Shelton Oregon State 21 10 12 32
8 Ethan Kutler Colgate 18 12 7 31
9 Robert Kristo Saint Louis 20 14 2 30
Connor Hallisey California 19 9 12 30

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Points

TOTAL SAVES[18]
Rank Keeper School Games Saves
1 Dan Jackson UNC Asheville 17 118
2 Eric Hamilton Howard 18 111
3 Greg Ranjitsingh Mercer 21 106
4 Matthew Mozynski Campbell 18 101
5 Shane Haworth Seattle 19 99
6 Andre Rawls St. Mary's 19 98
7 Brenden Alfery Robert Morris 18 97
Yves Dietrich Western Illinois 19 97
Jack Falle Georgia Southern 17 97
10 Alex Guerra VMI 14 96
Wade Hamilton Cal Poly 19 96

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Saves

Teams
SCORING OFFENSE[19]
Rank School Games Goals Goals/Game
1 California 19 47 2.474
2 North Carolina 22 52 2.364
3 Winthrop 19 44 2.316
4 Wofford 18 40 2.222
Rider 18 40 2.222
6 Charlotte 19 41 2.158
7 Coastal Carolina 23 48 2.087
8 Delaware 20 41 2.050
9 Stetson 17 34 2.000
Princeton 17 34 2.000
UNLV 22 44 2.000

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals/Game

SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average)[20]
Rank School Games Minutes GA Team GAA
1 Monmouth 21 2050 11 .483
2 Creighton 22 2044 11 .484
3 Syracuse 21 1949 12 .554
4 Missouri State 18 1733 11 .571
5 Northwestern 19 1857 12 .582
6 Fairfield 20 1958 13 .598
7 Furman 22 2088 14 .603
8 Georgetown 23 2208 15 .611
9 Cornell 17 1585 11 .625
10 Navy 20 1939 14 .6498

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team GAA

SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE[21]
Rank School Games Shutouts Shutout %
1 Fairfield 20 13 .650
2 Cornell 17 11 .647
3 Missouri State 18 11 .611
4 Monmouth 21 12 .571
Syracuse 21 12 .571
St. Louis 21 12 .571
7 Michigan State 23 13 .565
8 Creighton 22 12 .545
Furman 22 12 .545
10 George Mason 20 10 .500
Kentucky 20 10 .500
Saint Francis (PA) 20 10 .500
Penn State 20 10 .500
Marquette 18 9 .500

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - SO Pct

  • All statistics are through the games of December 14, 2014. (Final)
WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE[22]
Rank School Wins Loses Ties W-L-T %
1 Creighton 16 3 3 .795
2 Syracuse 15 2 1 .786
3 Charlotte 14 4 1 .763
Stanford 13 3 3 .763
5 Providence 16 5 2 .739
6 Winthrop 13 4 2 .737
7 Lipscomb 12 4 1 .735
Princeton 11 3 3 .735
9 North Carolina 15 5 2 .727
10 Davidson 10 2 6 .722

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team W-L-T pct

NCAA tournament

The College Cup was played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on December 12 & 14, 2014.[23] In the semifinals, Virginia defeated UMBC 1–0[24] and UCLA beat Providence 3–2 in double overtime.[25] In the finals, Virginia and UCLA played to a scoreless draw through two extra periods, and Virginia won its seventh national crown on penalty kicks, 4–2.[26]

Postseason polls

Post season polls with (pre-season rankings).

NSCAA[27]
Rank Team
1 Virginia (3)
2 UCLA (4)
3 Providence (—)
4 UMBC (19)
5 Georgetown (9)
6 North Carolina (22)
7 Creighton (—)
8 Michigan State (10)
9 Notre Dame (1)
10 Syracuse (—)
11 Clemson (—)
12 Washington (6)
13 Xavier (—)
14 UC Irvine (16)
15 California (7)
16 Stanford (20)
17 Indiana (—)
18 Louisville (14)
19 Maryland (2)
20 Charlote (23)
21 Saint Louis (—)
22 Coastal Carolina (17)
23 Penn State (15)
24 Old Dominion (t25)
25 Dartmouth (—)
College Soccer News
Rank Team
No Poll
Soccer America
Rank Team
No Poll
Top Drawer Soccer[28]
Rank Team
1 Virginia (4)
2 UCLA (2)
3 Providence (—)
4 UMBC (15)
5 North Carolina (6)
6 Georgetown (11)
7 Creighton (—)
8 Michigan State (8)
9 Notre Dame (1)
10 Syracuse (—)
11 Xavier (—)
12 UC Irvine (18)
13 Clemson (—)
14 Louisville (10)
15 California (25)
16 Washington (5)
17 Stanford (12)
18 Maryland (3)
19 Indiana (—)
20 Charlotte (—)
21 Ohio State (—)
22 Furman (—)
23 Coastal Carolina (—)
24 Old Dominion (—)
25 Akron (14)
College Sports Madness
Rank Team
No Poll
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See also

References
  1. "Men's Soccer Rankings". NCAA. December 19, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  2. "Irish Claim Title". Top Drawer Soccer. December 16, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/article/2014-12-14/virginia-captures-seventh-national-title-penalty-kick-win-against
  4. "Sun Belt Men's Soccer to Re-Debut in Fall 2014". SunBeltSports.com. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  5. "UVU Accepts Invitation to Join WAC". UVU. October 9, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  6. "Pacific Adds Soccer,..." University of the Pacific. November 12, 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  7. "NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's - National - Preseason Ranking". NSCAA. NSCAA. Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  8. http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-preseason-top-30-poll/629-college-soccer-news-2014-top-30-preseason-poll
  9. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/60154/soccer-america-preseason-mens-top-25.html
  10. http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men
  11. Top 25 Rankings | College Sports Madness
  12. "2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings". NSCAA. NSCAA. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  13. "Total Goals". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  14. "Total Saves". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  15. "Total Assists". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  16. "Save Pct". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  17. "Total Assists". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  18. "Total Saves". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  19. "Goals/Game". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  20. "Total Goals". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  21. "Goals/Game". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  22. "Goals/Game". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com.
  23. "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA. December 18, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  24. "Virginia scores early, holds off UMBC 1-0 to advance to College Cup final". NCAA. December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  25. "UCLA in first College Cup final since 2006 after 2OT win against Providence". NCAA. December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  26. "Virginia captures seventh national title with penalty-kick win against UCLA". NCAA. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  27. "NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's - National - Final Postseason Ranking". NSCAA. NSCAA. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  28. "Men's DI Top 25". Top Drawer Soccer . com. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
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