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. 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. The season concluded with Virginia defeating UCLA 0–0 to win its seventh NCAA soccer title.

Changes from 2013

Conference changes

None.

Conference realignment

SchoolPrevious ConferenceNew Conference
Appalachian StateSouthern ConferenceSun Belt Conference
BelmontIndependentHorizon League
DavidsonSouthern ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
East Tennessee StateAtlantic Sun ConferenceSouthern Conference
ElonSouthern ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Georgia SouthernSouthern ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Georgia StateIndependentSun Belt Conference
HartwickMid-American ConferenceSun Belt Conference
HowardIndependentSun Belt Conference
Incarnate WordIndependentWestern Athletic Conference
LouisvilleAmerican Athletic ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
MarylandAtlantic Coast ConferenceBig Ten Conference
MercerAtlantic Sun ConferenceSouthern Conference
NJITIndependentSun Belt Conference
PacificDormant programWest Coast Conference
RutgersAmerican Athletic ConferenceBig Ten Conference
TulsaConference USAAmerican Athletic Conference
Utah ValleyNo programWestern Athletic Conference
VMIBig South ConferenceSouthern 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.

Regular season

#1

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.
DateWinnerScoreLoser
August 29@ #14 Louisville1–0#2 Maryland
August 29@ #22 North Carolina3–1#7 California
August 31@ Indiana 1–0#12 Marquette
September 5American2–1 ot
@ New Mexico		#1 UCLA
September 5@ Tulsa2–1 2ot#3 Virginia
September 6@ Memphis4–0#15 St. Louis
September 7Saint Mary's2–1 ot@ #4 Washington
September 8Kentucky1–0@ #5 Notre Dame
September 8@ Navy2–1#10 Maryland
September 9@ Saint Louis1–0#5 Louisville
September 11VCU2–1@ #6 Georgetown
September 11Valparaiso1–0@ #7 Michigan State
September 12@ UNLV1–0#14 UMBC
September 12Furman1–0@ #13 Coastal Carolina
September 14@ Cal State Fullerton4–3 2ot#14 UMBC
September 19@ Duke2–1#1 North Carolina
September 20#20 Saint Louis1–0@ #3 Creighton
September 21@ #24 Stanford2–1#11 Delaware
September 24Davidson2–1@ #2 Virginia
September 26@ San Diego1–0#1 UCLA
September 26@ #21 Charlotte2–0#5 New Mexico
September 27@ #18 Syracuse1–0#2 Virginia
September 27@ Lehigh2–1#14 American
September 30@ UNC Wilmington4–3#14 North Carolina
September 30Ohio State1–0@ #6 Louisville
October 3Boston College1–0@ #1 Notre Dame
October 3@ NC State2–1#6 Louisville
October 4@ UC Santa Barbara1–0#3 UC Irvine
October 5@ Oregon State6–2#13 California
October 7@ Michigan3–2# 6 Notre Dame
October 7@ George Mason1–2#14 Virginia
October 10@ #22 California3–2 ot#2 UCLA
October 12@ Maryland4–0#3 Penn State
October 12@ George Mason3–2#13 Saint Louis
October 15Providence2–0@ #3 Georgetown
October 15@ Butler1–0#7 Marquette
October 17@ Louisville2–1 ot#2 Syracuse
October 17@ Clemson2–1#10 Virginia
October 18@ Seton Hall1–0#3 Georgetown
October 18@ Old Dominion2–1#4 Charlotte
October 18@ Kentucky1–0#9 New Mexico
October 19Maryland2–1@ #5 Indiana
October 22@ UC Riverside2–1#3 UC Irvine
October 22@ Oakland2–0#10 Michigan State
October 22West Virginia2–1#12 Penn State
October 25#17 Georgetown1–0@ #2 Creighton
October 25Cal State Northridge3–0@ #3 UC Irvine
October 29@ UAB3–2#15 New Mexico
November 1Marshall2–1@ #15 New Mexico
November 1@ Cal State Northridge2–0#14 UC Irvine
November 2#17 California1–0@ #1 UCLA
November 2@ Butler2–0#11 Providence
November 2Michigan3–2@ #12 Michigan State
November 5# 21 Michigan State3–2@ #2 Indiana
November 7Oregon State4–3#7 California
November 9Louisville1–0@ #9 North Carolina
November 14#19 Louisville2–1
@ Cary, NC		#1 Syracuse
November 14#14 Clemson1–1
@ Cary, NC		# 2 Notre Dame
November 14@ Old Dominion2–1#4 Charlotte
November 14#23 Providence1–0
@ Chester, PA		#5 Creighton
November 14Fordham2–1
@ Richmond, VA		#10 Saint Louis
November 16Oregon State2–0@ #9 Washington
November 16#23 Providence2–1
@ Chester, PA		#11 Xavier

Statistics

Individuals


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Teams


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  • All statistics are through the games of December 14, 2014.

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NCAA tournament

The College Cup was played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on December 12 & 14, 2014. In the semifinals, Virginia defeated UMBC 1–0 and UCLA beat Providence 3–2 in double overtime. 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.

Postseason polls

Post season polls with.