2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
The 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 55th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. There were 203 teams in men's Division I competition. The defending champions were the Indiana Hoosiers who defeated the Georgetown Hoyas in the 2012 College Cup. The season concluded with Notre Dame defeating Maryland 2–1 to win its first NCAA soccer title.
Changes from 2012
New programs
- Grand Canyon joined the WAC after previously playing in NCAA Division II.
- UMass Lowell joined the America East Conference after previously playing in NCAA Division II.
- Incarnate Word joined the Southland Conference, but is playing as an independent after having been an NCAA Division II member.
Discontinued programs
- Richmond dropped the sport, as well as men's track and field, following the school's decision to add men's lacrosse as a varsity sport.
- Mount St. Mary's dropped the sport, as well as men's and women's golf, for economic reasons.
- Towson dropped the sport due to budgetary concerns. Plans to cut baseball were delayed after late funding increases.
Programs leaving Division I
- Adelphi reclassified its men's soccer program to Division II, reuniting that team with the rest of its athletic program in the Northeast-10 Conference.
Conference realignment
| School | Previous Conference | New Conference |
| Adelphi | Independent | Northeast-10 Conference |
| Air Force | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | Western Athletic Conference |
| Boston University | America East Conference | Patriot League |
| Butler | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big East Conference |
| Charlotte | Atlantic 10 Conference | Conference USA |
| Cincinnati | Big East Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| College of Charleston | Southern Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Connecticut | Big East Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Creighton | Missouri Valley Conference | Big East Conference |
| CSU Bakersfield | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | Western Athletic Conference |
| Denver | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | The Summit League |
| DePaul | Big East Conference | Big East Conference |
| Florida Atlantic | Mid-American Conference | Conference USA |
| George Mason | Colonial Athletic Association | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Georgetown | Big East Conference | Big East Conference |
| Georgia State | Colonial Athletic Association | Independent |
| Grand Canyon | Pacific West Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Houston Baptist | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | Western Athletic Conference |
| Incarnate Word | Lone Star Conference | Independent |
| Louisville | Big East Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Loyola | Horizon League | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Loyola | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Patriot League |
| Marquette | Big East Conference | Big East Conference |
| Memphis | Conference USA | American Athletic Conference |
| Monmouth | Northeast Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| New Mexico | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | Conference USA |
| Notre Dame | Big East Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Oakland | The Summit League | Horizon League |
| Old Dominion | Colonial Athletic Association | Conference USA |
| Pittsburgh | Big East Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Providence | Big East Conference | Big East Conference |
| Quinnipiac | Northeast Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Rutgers | Big East Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Big East Conference | Big East Conference | |
| San Jose State | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | Western Athletic Conference |
| Seattle | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | Western Athletic Conference |
| Seton Hall | Big East Conference | Big East Conference |
| SMU | Conference USA | American Athletic Conference |
| South Florida | Big East Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Syracuse | Big East Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Temple | Atlantic 10 Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| UCF | Conference USA | American Athletic Conference |
| UMass Lowell | Northeast-10 Conference | America East Conference |
| UMKC | The Summit League | Western Athletic Conference |
| UNLV | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | Western Athletic Conference |
| Villanova | Big East Conference | Big East Conference |
| Xavier | Atlantic 10 Conference | Big East Conference |
Conference changes
- The original Big East Conference split into two conferences. The schools that do not sponsor FBS football now operate as the Big East Conference under a new charter, while the FBS schools now operate under the original Big East charter with the new name of American Athletic Conference. Both conferences sponsor soccer.
- The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dropped men's soccer.
- The Western Athletic Conference added men's soccer, with several ex-MPSF teams joining the conference for 2013
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 2013.Regular season
Standings
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 30 | @ California | #3 Georgetown | |
| August 30 | @ Milwaukee | #12 Marquette | |
| September 1 | @ California | #2 Maryland | |
| September 3 | UNC Greensboro | @ #15 Charlotte | |
| September 5 | Cal Poly | @ #6 UCLA | |
| September 6 | @ #18 UAB | # 8 Indiana | |
| September 6 | @ #23 St. John's | #5 Akron | |
| September 7 | Butler | @ #7 Louisville | |
| September 8 | West Virginia | @ #8 Indiana | |
| September 8 | VCU | @ #13 Maryland | |
| September 11 | @ Evansville | #6 Saint Louis | |
| September 13 | #19 VCU | @ #7 Akron | |
| September 14 | Bradley | @ #2 Connecticut | |
| September 15 | @ William & Mary | #1 Creighton | |
| September 15 | ETSU | @ #8 UAB | |
| September 17 | @ #24 Elon | #9 Wake Forest | |
| September 17 | @ Syracuse | #12 Connecticut | |
| September 19 | @ UC Irvine | #11 UCLA | |
| September 20 | Drake | @ #14 New Mexico | |
| September 21 | Coastal Carolina | @ #8 VCU | |
| September 24 | William & Mary | @ #1 North Carolina | |
| September 28 | Old Dominion | @ #15 Tulsa | |
| October 1 | Delaware | @ #7 UMBC | |
| October 1 | @ Fairleigh Dickenson | #14 St. John's | |
| October 2 | @ #22 Saint Louis | #4 Creighton | |
| October 2 | Bradley | @ #5 Northwestern | |
| October 5 | Hartwick | @ #9 Akron | |
| October 5 | Providence | @ #14 St. John's | |
| October 6 | Michigan State | @ #5 Northwestern | |
| October 11 | UC Santa Barbara | @ #4 Cal State Northridge | |
| October 12 | @ Marquette | #7 Creighton | |
| October 12 | @ Xavier | #9 Georgetown | |
| October 12 | Old Dominion | #10 UAB | |
| October 15 | @ Michigan | #12 Creighton | |
| October 19 | Villanova | @ #12 Creighton | |
| October 22 | @ Charlotte | #14 Clemson | |
| October 23 | @ Cincinnati | #6 Louisville | |
| October 23 | @ Georgia State | #11 Furman | |
| October 25 | San Diego | @ #1 California | |
| October 26 | #23 Virginia | @ #2 Notre Dame | |
| October 26 | UC Irvine | @ #5 Cal State Northridge | |
| October 29 | @ Elon | #6 Coastal Carolina | |
| October 29 | Georgia Southern | @ #14 Furman | |
| October 30 | @ New Mexico | #10 UAB | |
| November 1 | North Carolina | @ #15 Virginia | |
| November 2 | @ St. John's | #5 Georgetown | |
| November 2 | @ UNC Asheville | #6 Coastal Carolina | |
| November 2 | @ Ohio State | #9 Penn State | |
| November 2 | UC Riverside | @ #13 Cal State Northridge | |
| November 2 | Wofford | @ #14 Furman | |
| November 3 | South Carolina | @ #10 UAB | |
| November 8 | @ DePaul | #10 Marquette | |
| November 9 | @ Rutgers | #7 Louisville | |
| November 13 | @ Stanford | #5 California | |
| November 13 | Northwestern | #13 Wisconsin | |
| November 13 | @ Charlotte | #15 UAB | |
| November 15 | Providence | #7 Georgetown | |
| November 15 | #25 Cal State Northridge | @ #10 UC Santa Barbara | |
| November 17 | South Florida | #11 UConn |
Conference regular season and tournament winners
Statistics
Individuals
Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: