2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season | |
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Duration | August 24 – December 10, 2023 |
Number of teams | 211 |
Preseason No. 1 | Syracuse |
Top goalscorer | 19 goals Charlie Sharp (Western Michigan) |
Statistics | |
Biggest home win | 8 goals: Lindenwood 8–0 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis (September 19) Stony Brook 8–0 St. Joseph's University (Long Island) (September 26) Saint Louis 8–0 Blackburn College (October 24-) |
Biggest away win | 8 goals: (September 23) |
Highest scoring | 9 goals Presbyterian 8–1 Southern Wesleyan (August 24) Northern Illinois 7–2 Aurora (September 4) Western Michigan 5–4 Dayton (September 10) Cal State Fullerton 5–4 CSUN (September 27) Charlotte 6–3 Central Arkansas (September 30) Holy Cross 5–4 UMass Lowell (October 3) Long Island 6–3 Le Moyne (October 29) |
Longest winning run | 5 games November 19-present |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 games September 26-present |
Longest winless run | 18 games UAB (0-13-6) October 18, 2022–present |
Longest losing run | 7 games September 29-present |
Highest attendance | 8,574 (September 2) |
Tournament | |
Duration | November 15 to December 10, 2023 |
Men's College Cup | |
Date | December 8–11 |
Site | Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, KY |
Champions | Clemson |
Runners-up | Notre Dame |
Seasons | |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 65th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 24, 2023 and concluded on December 10, 2023. Syracuse is the defending national champion.
The Clemson Tigers won their fourth national title, and their first since 2021, defeating Notre Dame in the final.[1]
Changes from 2022
Coaching changes
The following coaching changes occurred during the 2022–23 offseason.[2]
Program | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Cal Poly | Steve Sampson | Retired | October 18, 2022 | Oige Kennedy | December 9, 2022 |
Temple | Brian Rowland | Fired | November 11, 2022 | Bryan Green | December 22, 2022 |
Rider | Charlie Inverso | Retired | November 12, 2022 | Chad Duernberger | January 3, 2023 |
Jacksonville | Mauricio Ruiz | Resigned | November 2, 2022 | Ali Simmons | December 19, 2022 |
Georgia Southern | John Murphy | Resigned | November 4, 2022 | Lee Squires | December 14, 2022 |
Bryant | Seamus Purcell | Retired | November 14, 2022 | Ruben Resendes | December 7, 2022 |
Gardner–Webb | Tony Setzer | Fired | November 8, 2022 | Scott Wells | December 22, 2022 |
Robert Morris | Jason O'Keefe | Resigned | November 10, 2022 | Jonathan Potter | December 20, 2022 |
Saint Francis (PA) | Frank Olszewski | Hired by Notre Dame of Maryland | November 18, 2022 | Mads Kaiser | December 12, 2022 |
Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Deren | Fired | November 28, 2022 | Nate Kopunek | March 6, 2023 |
Lindenwood | Carl Hutter | Fired | November 29, 2023 | Kris Bertsch | January 11, 2023 |
Presbyterian | Jonathan Potter | Hired by Robert Morris | December 20, 2022 | Nick Finotti | January 24, 2023 |
Oregon State | Terry Boss | Resigned | December 22, 2022 | Greg Dalby | January 26, 2023 |
UMBC | Pete Caringi | Retired | January 31, 2023 | Anthony Adams | February 6, 2023 |
Evansville | Marshall Ray | Resigned | March 14, 2023 | Robbe Tarver | March 14, 2023 |
Columbia | Kevin Anderson | Hired by Southern Connecticut | March 30, 2023 | Michael Casper | July 7, 2023 |
Wright State | Jake Slemker | Fired | March 30, 2023 | Alex Van der Sluijs | April 18, 2023 |
Seattle U | Pete Fewing | Resigned | April 4, 2023 | Nate Daligcon | April 4, 2023 |
Le Moyne | Tom Bonus | Retired | July 5, 2023 | Callum Donnelly | July 18, 2023 |
Drexel | Michael Marchiano | Resigned | July 19, 2023 | Mark Fetrow | July 28, 2023 |
Cal State Bakersfield | Richie Grant | Resigned | July 25, 2023 | Adam Grant | July 25, 2023 |
St. Francis Brooklyn | Tom Giovatto | Athletic program disbanded | March 23, 2023 | — | — |
Conference realignment
The ongoing conference realignment had two especially significant impacts on men's soccer in the 2023 season.
First, the Mid-American Conference announced on November 11, 2022 that it would no longer sponsor men's soccer after the 2022 season. The MAC had dropped to five men's soccer members during the realignment cycle, and was unable to find the sixth member needed to maintain its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] The four full MAC members that sponsored the sport found new conference homes within a week, with Akron joining the Big East Conference[4] and Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan joining the Missouri Valley Conference.[5] The one associate member of the group, full independent Chicago State, was temporarily left without a home for its own program.
Then, on March 28, 2023, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) announced that it would launch a men's soccer league in the 2023 season with eight members, equally divided between full members and associates. Three full OVC members (Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Southern Indiana) moved men's soccer from the Summit League, with the other full member (SIU Edwardsville) leaving the Missouri Valley Conference. The new associates are the aforementioned Chicago State; Houston Christian, which formerly housed men's soccer in the Western Athletic Conference; Incarnate Word, which had played the 2022 season as an independent; and Liberty, which left the Atlantic Sun Conference (which sponsors soccer for both sexes) for Conference USA (which sponsors it only for women).[6] Western Illinois later joined the Ohio Valley for all sports this season as well. Western had originally planned to join the OVC's new league as its ninth men's soccer program. However, the conference had already built its schedule, which includes air travel. Therefore, Western instead opted to stay with the Summit League as an affiliate in order for the conference to stay at 6 members and retain its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament while they look to add more members, and will move the sport over to the OVC in 2024.[7]
Team | Conference in 2022 | Conference in 2023 |
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Akron | Mid-American | Big East |
Bowling Green | Mid-American | MVC |
Campbell | Big South | CAA |
Chicago State | Mid-American | OVC |
Eastern Illinois | Summit | OVC |
Hartford | Independent | CCC (Division III) |
Houston Christian | WAC | OVC |
Incarnate Word | Independent | OVC |
Le Moyne | NE-10 (Division II) | NEC |
Liberty | ASUN | OVC |
Lindenwood | Summit | OVC |
Northern Illinois | Mid-American | MVC |
St. Francis Brooklyn | NEC | None (dropped athletics) |
SIU Edwardsville | MVC | OVC |
Southern Indiana | Summit | OVC |
UCF | The American | Sun Belt |
Western Michigan | Mid-American | MVC |
The 2023 season was the last for at least 11 men's college soccer teams in their then-current conferences:
School | Current conference | Future conference |
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California | Pac-12 | ACC |
Chicago State | OVC | NEC |
Merrimack | NEC | MAAC |
Oregon State | Pac-12 | WCC |
Sacred Heart | NEC | MAAC |
San Diego State | Pac-12 | WAC |
SMU | American | ACC |
Stanford | Pac-12 | ACC |
UCLA | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
Washington | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
Western Illinois | Summit | OVC |
New programs
On May 10, Le Moyne College announced that it had accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference and would begin the transition to Division I.[8]
Discontinued programs
In March 2023, St. Francis College, athletically known as St. Francis Brooklyn, announced that it would shut down its entire athletic program at the end of the 2022–23 school year.[9]
Other news
- May 24, 2023 – George Washington University announced that it would change its nickname from Colonials to Revolutionaries.[10]
- July 20 – The Colonial Athletic Association announced a name change to Coastal Athletic Association.[11]
- October 4 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In fall sports other than football, including men's and women's soccer, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days. A 30-day fall window opens 7 days after championship selections are made, followed by a spring window from May 1–15.[12]
Season outlook
Preseason polls
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 |
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August 24 | UCF | 2–1 | @ No. 9 Clemson |
Missouri State | 1–0 | @ No. 14 Maryland | |
@ Louisville | 1–0 | No. 16 Tulsa | |
August 25 | @ San Diego | 2–0 | No. 6 Washington |
August 27 | Loyola Marymount | 3–1 | @ No. 15 Virginia |
August 29 | @ Lipscomb | 2–1 | No. 15 Saint Louis |
September 1 | @ Wisconsin | 1–0 | No. 2 Kentucky |
@ Georgetown | 4–1 | No. 8 Pittsburgh | |
No. 23 Washington | 1–0 | @ No. 10 Indiana | |
@ Denver | 3–1 | No. 11 SMU | |
CSUN | 3–1 | @ No. 12 San Diego | |
September 2 | SIUE | 2–0 | No. 15 Saint Louis @ CityPark |
@ California Baptist | 2–0 | No. 25 Loyola Marymount | |
September 4 | @ UIC | 2–0 | No. 21 Wisconsin |
September 8 | New Hampshire | 2–1 | @ No. 11 FIU |
Penn | 3–0 | @ No. 14 Penn State | |
@ South Florida | 1–0 | No. 15 Indiana | |
September 9 | @ No. 16 West Virginia | 1–0 | No. 3 Portland |
@ Pittsburgh | 3–0 | No. 9 Wake Forest | |
September 12 | Michigan State | 1–0 | @ No. 10 Notre Dame |
September 15 | Virginia Tech | 2–1 | @ No. 3 Louisville |
@ Clemson | 2–0 | No. 8 Duke | |
@Creighton | 2–1 | No. 13 Marquette | |
South Carolina | 1–0 | @ No. 24 Kentucky | |
September 16 | @ Grand Canyon | 1–0 | No. 22 San Diego |
@ UMBC | 2–1 | No. 25 Cornell | |
September 17 | Oregon State | 2–1 | @ No. 1 Stanford |
September 19 | @ Cornell | 2–1 | No. 7 Syracuse |
@ Georgetown | 2–0 | No. 12 James Madison | |
September 21 | @ Seattle | 3–2 | No. 20 Washington |
September 23 | @ Coastal Carolina | 3–2 | No. 12 James Madison |
September 24 | @ North Carolina | 2–1 | No. 11 Duke |
@ No. 20 Washington | 3–1 | No. 5 Portland | |
September 28 | California | 1–0 | @ No. 17 San Diego State |
September 29 | @ No. 21 Duke | 5–3 | No. 7 Syracuse |
@ Virginia | 3–0 | No. 8 Louisville | |
September 30 | Western Michigan | 1–0 | @ No. 20 UIC |
Oregon State | 2–0 | @ No. 22 Washington | |
October 4 | @ DePaul | 3–1 | No. 20 UIC |
October 5 | @ Washington | 3–1 | No. 22 San Diego State |
October 6 | @ Santa Clara | 1–0 | No. 7 Portland |
@ Clemson | 4–0 | No. 21 Louisville | |
October 7 | @ NJIT | 1–0 | No. 15 Vermont |
Indiana | 2–1 | No. 19 Penn State | |
@ Rhode Island | 1–0 | No. 24 Fordham | |
October 9 | Temple | 2–1 | @ No. 10 Syracuse |
October 11 | UC Irvine | 2–1 | @ No. 13 Cal State Fullerton |
October 12 | San Francisco | 2–1 | @ No. 9 Stanford |
October 13 | @ Virginia | 2–1 | No. 11 Pittsburgh |
@ Penn State | 2–1 | No. 12 Northwestern | |
October 14 | @ Providence | 1–0 | No. 3 Georgetown |
@ Delaware | 2–1 | No. 18 Hofstra | |
@ Loyola Chicago | 3–1 | No. 25 Saint Louis | |
October 18 | @ Creighton | 3–2 | No. 7 Akron |
October 20 | @ Florida Atlantic | 2–1 | No. 14 FIU |
October 21 | UMBC | 2–1 | @ No. 16 Vermont |
October 22 | Kentucky | 2–0 | @ No. 1 Marshall |
Western Michigan | 2–1 | @ No. 10 Missouri State | |
October 24 | Ohio State | 3–2 | @ No. 16 Michigan State |
October 27 | @ Kentucky | 1–0 | No. 2 West Virginia |
October 28 | @ Loyola Marymount | 1–0 | No. 9 Portland |
October 31 | James Madison | 2–1 | @ No. 1 UCF |
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Early season tournaments
Several universities will host early season soccer tournaments.
Name | Date(s) | Host | Stadium | City | No. teams | Champion |
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Fairfield by Marriott Invitational | August 24–27 | James Madison | Sentara Park | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 4 | James Madison |
Wolstein Classic | August 24–27 | Ohio State | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium | Columbus, OH | 4 | UC Davis |
John Rennie Invitational | August 25–27 | Duke | Koskinen Stadium | Durham, NC | 4 | Duke |
UAB Soccer for the Cure Classic | September 1–3 | UAB | PNC Field | Birmingham, AL | 4 | Belmont & Chicago State |
adidas/IU Credit Union Classic | September 1–4 | Indiana | Bill Armstrong Stadium | Bloomington, IN | 4 | Washington |
Postseason
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference | Regular Season Champion(s) | Tournament Winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament Dates | Tournament Venue (City) |
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ACC | Atlantic – Wake Forest | Clemson | 2023 tournament | November 1–11 | All matches before final: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Final: Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, North Carolina |
Coastal – Notre Dame | |||||
America East | New Hampshire | Bryant | 2023 tournament | November 4–12 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
American | SMU | Charlotte | 2023 tournament | November 5–12 | Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion |
ASUN | Lipscomb | Lipscomb | 2023 tournament | November 4–11 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
Atlantic 10 | VCU | Dayton | 2023 tournament | November 3–12 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
Big East | East – Georgetown | Xavier | 2023 tournament | November 4–12 | Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Maryland SoccerPlex • Boyds, Maryland |
Midwest – Xavier | |||||
Big South | High Point | High Point | 2023 tournament | November 5–11 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
Big Ten | Penn State & Indiana[a] | Indiana | 2023 tournament | November 3–12 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
Big West | Cal State Fullerton | UC Irvine | 2023 tournament | November 1–11 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
CAA | Monmouth & Hofstra[a] | Hofstra | 2023 tournament | November 2–11 | Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seeds Final: Hosted by top remaining seed |
Horizon | Oakland | Green Bay | 2023 tournament | November 5–11 | Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion |
Ivy | Penn | Yale | 2023 tournament | November 10–12 | Campus sites, hosted by No. 1 seed |
MAAC | Iona | Rider | 2023 tournament | November 5–12 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
Missouri Valley | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2023 tournament | November 5–11 | Quarterfinals: Campus sites, hosted by higher seed Semifinals and final: Hosted by regular-season champion |
Northeast | Saint Francis | LIU | 2023 tournament | November 5–12 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
OVC | SIU Edwardsville | SIU Edwardsville | 2023 tournament | November 5–11 | Ralph Korte Stadium • Edwardsville, Illinois |
Pac-12 | UCLA | No tournament | |||
Patriot | Boston University | Boston University | 2023 tournament | November 4–11 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
SoCon | East Tennessee State | Mercer | 2023 tournament | November 3–12 | Quarterfinals and semifinals: Campus sites, hosted by top two seeds Final: Hosted by top remaining seed |
The Summit | Denver | Omaha | 2023 tournament | November 9–11 | Case Soccer Complex • Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Sun Belt | Marshall | Marshall | 2023 tournament | November 5–12 | Campus sites, hosted by higher seed |
WAC | Seattle U | California Baptist | 2023 tournament | November 5–11 | Peter Johann Field • Paradise, Nevada |
WCC | San Diego | No tournament |
- ^ a b Top seed in conference tournament.
Awards and honors
TopDrawerSoccer.com Player/Team of the Week
- Bold denotes TDS Player of the Week.
TopDrawer Soccer Team of the Week | |||||
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Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |
Week 1 – August 28[15] | Nate Crockford – Wisconsin | Luca Nikolai – James Madison Bryce LeBel – Louisville Kevin Bonilla – Portland Trevor Dillon – San Diego | Jack Denton – Missouri State Nick Pariano – Duke Zach Bohane – Stanford | Sam Donnellan – Delaware Matthew Bell – Marshall Lineker Santos – Memphis |
All-America teams
2023 United Soccer Coaches All-America Teams[16] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | ||||
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Bryan Dowd, GK, Notre Dame | Cole Johnson, GK, SMU | Joseba Incera, GK, New Hampshire |
Major player of the year awards
- Hermann Trophy: Ousmane Sylla – Clemson[17]
- TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award: Bryan Dowd – Notre Dame[18]
Other major awards
- United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: Chad Riley[19]
- Bill Jeffrey Award: Becky Burleigh[20]
- Jerry Yeagley Award: Rob Stone[21]
- Mike Berticelli Award: Rob Herringer[22]
- NCAA Tournament MVP:Ousmane Sylla (Offensive) Pape Mar Boye (Defensive)[23]
Conference players and coaches of the year
Conference | Conference Player of the Year | Offensive Player of the Year[a] | Defensive Player of the Year[b] | Midfielder of the Year | Goalkeeper of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Coach of the Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACC | — | Forster Ajago, Duke[24] | Garrison Tubbs, Wake Forest[24] | Jeorgio Kocevski, Syracuse & Mouhameth Thiam, Virginia[24] | Bryan Dowd, Notre Dame[24] | Stephen Annor Gyamfi, F, Virginia[24][c] | Chad Riley, Notre Dame[24] |
America East | — | Taylor Calheira, UMBC[25][d] | Cameron Briggs, New Hampshire[25][e] | Yannick Bright, New Hampshire[25] | Joseba Incera, New Hampshire[25] | Nick Lockermann, DF, Vermont[25] | New Hampshire (head coach: Marc Hubbard)[25][f] |
American | — | Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos, Memphis[26] | Mads Westergren, SMU[26] | Bailey Sparks, SMU[26] | Cole Johnson, SMU[26] | Niv Berkowitz, MF, SMU[26] | SMU (head coach: Kevin Hudson)[26][f] |
ASUN | Tyrese Spicer, F, Lipscomb[27] | — | Brock Pope, Bellarmine[27] | — | Matthew Brozovich, Bellarmine[27] | Xavi Csato, F, Stetson[27][c] | Charles Morrow, Lipscomb[27] |
Atlantic 10 | — | Alec Hughes, UMass[28] | Diego Konincs, Saint Louis[28] | Ask Ekeland, Duquesne[28] | Aidan Crawford, Loyola Chicago[28] | Andrey Salmeron, MF, VCU[28] | Dave Giffard, VCU[28] |
Big East | — | Jason Shokalook, Akron[29] | Kenny Nielsen, Georgetown[29] | Giorgio Probo, Creighton & Marlon Tabora, Georgetown[29] | Ryan Schewe, Georgetown[29] | Kieran Chandler, DF, UConn & Noeh Hernandez, MF, DePaul[29][c] | Georgetown (head coach: Brian Wiese)[29][f] |
Big Ten | — | Peter Mangione, Penn State[30] | Femi Awodesu, Penn State[30] | Lawrence Wootton, Maryland[30] | Kris Shakes, Penn State[30] | Kimani Stewart-Baynes, F, Maryland[30][c] | Jeff Cook, Penn State[30] |
Big South | — | Jefferson Amaya, MF, High Point[31] | Finn McRobb, High Point[31] | — | Charlie Farrar, UNC Asheville[31] | Freshman: Victor Faaborg Christensen, F, Presbyterian Newcomer: Damorney Hutchinson, F, Presbyterian[31][g] | Zach Haines, High Point[31] |
Big West | — | Roberto Ordonez, Cal State Fullerton[32] | Giovanni Calderon, Cal State Fullerton[32] | Errick Serrano, Cal State Fullerton[32] | Tetsuya Kadono, Cal State Fullerton[32] | Jorge Solorzano, MF, Cal State Northridge[32][c] | George Kuntz, Cal State Fullerton[32] |
CAA | Eliot Goldthorp, MF, Hofstra[33] | — | Youri Senden, Drexel[33] | — | — | Richard Monath, MF, Delaware[33] | Ryan Anatol, Stony Brook[33] |
Horizon | Lukas Hackaa, MF, IUPUI[34] | Mikey Ketteman, Oakland[34] | Hesron Barry, Green Bay[34] | — | Tobias Jahn, Green Bay[34] | Donavan Phillip, F, Oakland[34][c] | Jeremy Bonomo, Green Bay & Eric Pogue, Oakland[34] |
Ivy | — | Alessandro Arlotti, Harvard[35] | TJ Presthus, Yale[35] | — | — | Alex Harris, F, Cornell[35] | Brian Gill, Penn[35] |
MAAC | — | Camil Azzam Ruiz, Iona[36][h] | Tim Timchenko, Iona[36] | — | Nacho Alfaro Monge, Iona[36][i] | Saad Chaouki, F, Rider[36] | James Hamilton, Iona[36] |
Missouri Valley | Dylan Sing, F, Western Michigan[37] | Dylan Sing, Western Michigan[37][j] | Jaylen Shannon, Western Michigan[37] | Jack Denton, Missouri State[37] | Ethan Brandt, Western Michigan[37] | Tyler Caton, MF, Missouri State[37][c] | Western Michigan (head coach: Chad Wiseman)[37][f] |
Northeast | Emil Jaaskelainen, F, LIU[38] | — | Tom Schellbach, Saint Francis[38] | — | Jordaine Jäger, Saint Francis[38] | Joshua Saavedra, MF, LIU[38] | Saint Francis (head coach: Mads Keiser)[38][f] |
OVC | — | Stephan Moreira, SIUE[39][j] | Will Harris, SIUE[39][e] | D'Alessandro Herrera, Houston Christian[39] | Sam Gomez, SIUE[39] | Ryan Okerayi, F, Houston Christian[39][c] | Cale Wassermann, SIUE[39] |
Pac-12 | Logan Farrington, F, Oregon State[40] | Logan Farrington, Oregon State[40] | Wyatt Meyer. DF/MF, California[40] | — | — | Reid Fisher, DF, San Diego State[39][c] | Leonard Griffin, California[40] |
Patriot | — | Eitan Rosen, Boston University[41] | Griffin Roach, Boston University[41] | David Jackson, Navy[41] | Francesco Montali, Boston University[41] | Chris Ogor, DF, Loyola (MD)[41] | Kevin Nylen, Boston University[41] |
SoCon | Tarik Pannholzer, F, ETSU & Nikolai Rojel, F, Wofford[42] | — | — | — | Cole Hunter, ETSU[42] | Barzee Blama, F, Mercer[42][c] | David Lilly, ETSU & Joel Tyson, Wofford[42] |
Summit | — | Luis Flores, Oral Roberts[43] | Jason Belloli, Denver[43] | Sam Bassett, Denver[43] | Isaac Nehme, Denver[43] | Luis Flores, F, Oral Roberts[43] | Jamie Franks, Denver[43] |
Sun Belt | Matthew Bell, F, Marshall[44] | Matthew Bell, Marshall[44] | Morris Duggan, Marshall[44] | — | Gabriel Perrotta, Marshall[44] | Freshman: Saku Heiskanen, MF, UCF Newcomer: Clarence Awoudor, F, UCF[44][g] | Scott Calabrese, UCF[44] |
WAC | — | James Morris, Seattle[45] | Thomas Beecham, California Baptist[45] | — | Charlie Lanphier, Seattle[45] | Drew Hardin, MF, California Baptist[45][c] | Nate Daligcon, Seattle[45] |
WCC | — | Mason Tunbridge, MF, San Diego[46] | Kevin Bonilla, Portland[46] | Nick Fernandez, Portland[46] | Eric Waltz, San Francisco[46] | Efetobo Aror, MF, Portland[46][c] | Cameron Rast, Santa Clara[46] |
- ^ Honorees are forwards unless otherwise indicated.
- ^ Honorees are defenders unless otherwise indicated.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This conference's award is "Freshman of the Year" and restricted to players of that classification.
- ^ This conference's award is styled as "Striker of the Year".
- ^ a b This conference's award is styled as "Defender of the Year".
- ^ a b c d e The top coaching award in this conference is styled as "Coaching Staff of the Year" and presented to an entire staff, although the head coach is personally cited in the award announcement. The American Athletic Conference and Missouri Valley Conference cite each member of the winning staff individually.
- ^ a b This conference presents separate awards for Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. The latter is open to any player in his first season of conference competition, regardless of academic classification.
- ^ The MAAC's award in this category is styled as "Golden Boot".
- ^ The MAAC's award in this category is styled as "Golden Glove".
- ^ a b This conference's award is styled as "Forward of the Year".
See also
- College soccer in the United States
- 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
- List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs
- 2023 in American soccer
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