2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

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DurationAugust 25, 2022 to December 12, 2022
Number of teams212
Preseason No.1Clemson
Hermann TrophyDuncan McGuire
2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
DurationAugust 25, 2022 to December 12, 2022
Number of teams212
Preseason No. 1Clemson
Hermann TrophyDuncan McGuire
Top goalscorerDuncan McGuire (22)
Statistics
Biggest home win8 goals:
Siena 8–0 Hartford
(September 11)[1]
Biggest away win6 goals:
VMI 0–6 Northern Kentucky
(September 6)[2]
Highest scoring10 goals:
UMBC 8–2 Fairfield
(August 26)[3]
Longest winless run21 games:
Colgate
(April 3, 2021–August 25, 2022)
Longest losing run20 games:
Colgate
(April 10, 2021–August 25, 2022)
Tournament
DurationNovember 14 to December 12, 2022
Most conference bidsACC – 8 bids
Men's College Cup
DateDecember 12
SiteWakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
ChampionsSyracuse
Runners-upIndiana
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 64th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer.

The season began in August 2022 and concluded in November. It culminated with the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, with the Men's College Cup held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Syracuse won the NCAA Championship by defeating Indiana 7–6 on penalty kicks following a 2–2 draw.[4]

Rule changes

Season outlook

Preseason polls

United Soccer Coaches released their preseason poll on August 2, 2022.[83] College Soccer News released their preseason poll on August 18, 2022.[84] TopDrawer Soccer released their rankings on August 19, 2022.[85]

United Soccer Coaches[86]
Rank Team
1 Clemson
2 Georgetown
3 Washington
4 Notre Dame
5 Oregon State
6 West Virginia
7 Pittsburgh
8 Kentucky
9 New Hampshire
10 Saint Louis
11 Tulsa
12 Duke
13 Indiana
14 Marshall
15 Wake Forest
16 Providence
17 Hofstra
18 FIU
19 Missouri State
20 Maryland
21 Penn State
22 Santa Clara
23 UCLA
24 North Carolina
T-25 Bowling Green
Campbell
Top Drawer Soccer[85]
Rank Team
1 Clemson
2 Washington
3 Notre Dame
4 Georgetown
5 Oregon State
6 Providence
7 West Virginia
8 Indiana
9 Pittsburgh
10 Saint Louis
11 Duke
12 SMU
13 Tulsa
14 Penn State
15 Kentucky
16 New Hampshire
17 Maryland
18 Hofstra
19 Wake Forest
20 UCLA
21 Missouri State
22 Campbell
23 FIU
24 Santa Clara
25 St. John's
College Soccer News[84]
Rank Team
1 Clemson
2 Washington
3 Georgetown
4 Notre Dame
5 West Virginia
6 Oregon State
7 New Hampshire
8 Pittsburgh
9 Saint Louis
10 Kentucky
11 Duke
12 Tulsa
13 Hofstra
14 Providence
15 Indiana
16 Wake Forest
17 Marshall
18 FIU
19 Virginia Tech
20 Maryland
21 Missouri State
22 Penn State
23 UCLA
24 North Carolina
25 Bowling Green
26 Campbell
27 Santa Clara
28 Denver
29 UNC Greensboro
T-30 Georgia State
St. John's

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.

DateWinnerScoreLoser
August 25Louisville3–1No. 10 Saint Louis
Seattle3–1No. 4 Notre Dame
August 28Boston University1–0No. 9 New Hampshire
Lipscomb2–1No. 10 Saint Louis
August 29Butler1–0No. 14 Marshall
September 2Saint Louis3–2No. 7 Creighton
Seton Hall1–0No. 10 Oregon State
September 3FIU2–1No. 13 North Carolina
September 5Grand Canyon3–2No. 4 UCLA
September 9Indiana2–0No. 9 Akron
Ohio State2–0No. 12 Butler
September 10Portland2–0No. 15 UCLA
September 11San Diego State2–1No. 6 Denver
September 16FIU3–0No. 12 Tulsa
No. 16 Syracuse2–1No. 1 Clemson
September 20Oregon State2–1No. 11 Denver
September 23No. 25т Louisville2–1No. 8 Pittsburgh
September 24Virginia1–0No. 3 Syracuse
September 25Penn State1–0No. 15 Akron
Tulsa2–0No. 12 Charlotte
September 30Virginia3–1No. 10 Pittsburgh
October 4Cornell2–1No. 7 Syracuse
October 9South Florida2–1No. 14 Tulsa
October 11William & Mary2–1No. 10 Wake Forest
October 14Oregon State3–2No. 6 Portland
October 15Old Dominion2–1No. 4 Marshall
October 17High Point2–1No. 7 Maryland
October 21UCF2–1No. 13т Charlotte
October 22Georgetown3–0No. 9 Xavier
UMBC2–1No. 10 Vermont
October 27Oregon State2–1No. 5 Stanford
October 28Florida Atlantic2–1No. 12 SMU
Wake Forest3–0No. 9 Louisville
October 29Florida Gulf Coast1–0No. 10 Lipscomb
Harvard3–2No. 15 Penn
San Diego4–1No. 7 Portland
October 30Wisconsin3–2No. 13 Ohio State
November 2Virginia Tech2–1No. 11 Louisville
November 6Clemson2–0No. 3 Duke
James Madison1–0No. 5 Marshall
Memphis2–1 (OT)No. 13 Tulsa
November 9Indiana2–1No. 6 Maryland
November 10Albany1–0No. 8 Vermont
Oregon State1–0No. 1 Washington
USF1–0No. 13 SMU
November 12Western Michigan2–1No. 15 Akron
November 13Creighton3–0No. 14 Georgetown
November 20Creighton3–1No. 1 Washington
Pittsburgh3–0No. 15 Akron
Tulsa1–0 (OT)No. 14 Georgetown
Western Michigan1–0No. 12 Lipscomb
November 27Indiana1–0No. 9т Marshall
Pittsburgh2–1No. 2 Kentucky
December 3Creighton3–2No. 4 Duke
Indiana2–0No. 7 UNC Greensboro

Conference standings

2022 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Syracuse ‡5–1–218–2–5
No. 24 Wake Forest +5–3–014–6–0
Louisville +4–3–19–6–3
No. 13 Clemson +3–4–113–7–1
Boston College1–4–34–7–5
NC State1–5–26–7–5
Coastal
No. 3 Duke +5–0–313–2–4
No. 16 Virginia +5–1–210–4–5
No. 8 Pittsburgh +3–2–312–5–5
North Carolina +2–2–48–6–5
Notre Dame3–4–18–7–2
Virginia Tech0–8–03–14–1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC
2022 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 21 New Hampshire‡6–1–015–4–1
No. 4 Vermont+5–1–116–4–2
UMBC4–3–010–6–2
Albany3–1–36–8–6
Binghamton3–2–26–9–4
NJIT1–4–25–8–4
UMass Lowell0–4–32–9–5
Bryant0–6–13–10–1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: America East
2022 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 FIU‡6–2–113–5–2
No. 18 SMU+6–3–010–6–1
South Florida+5–1–39–7–4
No. 15 Tulsa+5–3–110–5–2
Memphis+5–3–19–6–4
Charlotte3–4–29–5–2
Florida Atlantic3–4–24–9–3
UCF3–6–06–7–0
UAB1–5–33–9–4
Temple1–7–14–9–3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The American
2022 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 22 Lipscomb‡7–1–014–3–2
Central Arkansas5–1–26–5–6
Stetson4–2–26–3–7
Florida Gulf Coast3–2–38–5–4
North Florida3–3–24–8–4
Bellarmine #2–3–36–4–8
Liberty1–4–33–6–6
Queens #1–5–24–10–2
Jacksonville0–5–33–8–4
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: ASUN
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 25 Saint Louis‡6–1–112–5–3
Duquesne4–1–311–4–4
VCU3–1–43–8–6
Dayton3–2–310–2–5
Loyola Chicago3–2–39–2–7
George Washington4–4–08–8–2
UMass2–1–57–4–7
La Salle3–3–25–9–4
Rhode Island2–2–46–3–7
Saint Joseph's2–2–43–6–8
Davidson3–4–16–8–3
Fordham1–2–53–4–9
George Mason1–6–12–11–2
St. Bonaventure0–6–23–10–3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Atlantic 10
2022 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Georgetown+8–1–112–6–3
Seton Hall+4–1–57–4–7
Xavier3–1–69–2–7
Butler4–3–310–6–3
Providence3–2–55–5–7
No. 9 Creighton‡3–3–413–5–6
UConn3–4–37–7–3
St. John's2–4–44–8–5
DePaul1–4–54–6–7
Villanova2–6–26–8–3
Marquette1–5–45–9–4
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East
2022 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Campbell6–1–111–4–5
High Point‡5–0–311–5–5
USC Upstate4–1–36–6–5
Presbyterian3–3–210–5–2
Gardner–Webb2–2–47–5–4
Radford3–4–14–10–2
Winthrop2–5–13–13–1
UNC Asheville1–4–32–11–4
Longwood0–6–22–10–5
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big South
2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Maryland+4–0–411–4–5
Ohio State+4–2–211–3–6
Rutgers ‡4–2–210–5–6
No. 2 Indiana+3–1–414–4–7
Penn State3–2–36–6–4
Wisconsin3–4–16–6–4
Michigan State3–4–16–9–2
Northwestern1–5–23–9–5
Michigan1–6–14–10–3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten
2022 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Riverside‡5–2–28–8–4
UC Santa Barbara4–1–410–4–6
Cal State Northridge5–3–19–6–4
UC Irvine5–3–16–12–2
UC Davis4–3–25–9–4
Sacramento State4–5–09–8–2
Cal State Fullerton3–3–38–6–5
UC San Diego #4–5–08–8–2
Cal Poly2–3–42–11–4
Cal State Bakersfield0–8–12–13–2
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big West
2022 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Elon+6–1–211–5–3
UNC Wilmington5–1–36–4–7
Hofstra‡5–2–214–4–3
Northeastern4–4–16–9–3
Drexel3–3–37–5–6
William & Mary3–3–35–7–6
College of Charleston3–4–25–7–5
Stony Brook3–6–05–11–0
Monmouth2–6–17–7–1
Delaware2–6–14–11–2
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: CAA
2022 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cleveland State‡5–1–311–4–5
Wright State4–1–44–7–6
IUPUI4–2–37–7–6
Oakland4–2–34–10–5
Robert Morris4–3–26–7–3
Detroit Mercy3–2–44–7–6
Green Bay2–2–56–3–7
Northern Kentucky2–6–14–11–2
Milwaukee0–4–51–8–8
Purdue Fort Wayne1–6–22–10–3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Horizon
2022 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn†6–1–013–3–2
No. 14 Cornell+5–1–114–3–1
Harvard3–1–39–4–4
Dartmouth3–4–06–7–3
Yale2–3–27–4–5
Princeton1–3–36–6–4
Columbia0–3–41–9–6
Brown0–4–38–6–3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Ivy League
2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Quinnipiac‡6–2–213–5–3
Iona5–1–47–5–5
Manhattan5–1–48–5–6
Siena4–2–48–5–6
Niagara4–2–45–9–6
Fairfield4–5–18–10–1
Marist3–4–37–6–4
Rider2–3–53–8–6
Mount St. Mary's3–5–17–8–1
Saint Peter's2–5–33–10–4
Canisius0–7–31–10–6
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MAAC
2022 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 23 Akron+5–0–311–4–5
Western Michigan‡5–1–216–3–2
Bowling Green4–2–26–5–5
Northern Illinois2–5–15–8–4
Chicago State0–8–01–13–3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MAC
2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri State‡6–0–212–2–4
Drake5–2–17–4–4
Evansville3–2–38–5–6
Belmont2–2–47–4–7
UIC3–4–15–9–2
SIU Edwardsville2–6–05–9–2
Bradley1–6–15–11–3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MVC
2022 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fairleigh Dickinson‡6–0–210–6–3
Merrimack #5–2–18–6–3
St. Francis Brooklyn4–1–38–5–6
Sacred Heart4–3–17–9–1
Saint Francis (PA)3–2–36–6–4
LIU3–4–19–6–2
Stonehill #1–5–23–12–2
Howard1–5–22–11–2
Central Connecticut1–6–13–11–1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: NEC
2022 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Army5–1–38–4–5
Boston University4–2–36–5–7
Colgate3–1–57–4–7
Navy‡3–1–57–5–9
Lafayette3–2–49–6–4
American3–4–28–7–5
Loyola (MD)2–2–54–5–8
Lehigh2–5–23–10–3
Bucknell2–5–23–12–2
Holy Cross1–5–35–9–4
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Patriot League
2022 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Washington†7–1–215–2–3
No. 7 Stanford+4–2–412–2–6
Oregon State+3–1–57–4–6
UCLA+4–4–112–7–1
San Diego State1–6–35–9–4
California1–6–33–8–6
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Pac-12
2022 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 UNC Greensboro‡4–0–113–2–6
East Tennessee State3–1–18–6–3
Mercer2–1–28–5–6
Wofford2–2–16–9–2
Furman1–3–17–7–4
VMI0–5–02–14–1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: SoCon
2022 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oral Roberts7–1–011–4–2
Denver‡6–0–214–3–5
Omaha5–2–18–6–2
Kansas City4–1–37–5–5
Western Illinois2–3–32–8–7
St. Thomas #2–5–13–12–2
Southern Indiana #2–5–12–12–3
Lindenwood #2–6–03–11–1
Eastern Illinois0–7–11–12–3
  • ‡ – 2022 Summit Tournament Champion
    + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA tournament
    # – Ineligible for post-season (In transition)
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Summit
2022 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Kentucky‡5–0–315–1–5
No. 12 Marshall+4–1–311–4–4
Georgia State4–2–212–4–3
West Virginia3–1–47–7–4
Coastal Carolina2–1–55–5–6
Old Dominion3–4–16–8–2
James Madison2–3–38–8–4
South Carolina1–4–35–8–4
Georgia Southern0–8–01–14–1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt
2022 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego†6–0–18–5–6
No. 10 Portland+6–1–015–3–3
Saint Mary's2–1–47–6–5
Loyola Marymount3–3–19–6–3
Santa Clara1–2–44–4–7
Pacific2–4–13–12–2
Gonzaga0–4–34–11–3
San Francisco0–5–27–6–4
As of November 8, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WCC
2022 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Air Force7–1–18–6–3
San Jose State5–2–210–5–4
Seattle5–4–07–10–1
Utah Valley5–4–07–8–1
California Baptist†4–3–210–7–4
Grand Canyon4–3–27–8–3
Texas–Rio Grande Valley4–4–17–7–3
Utah Tech #2–5–24–12–2
Houston Christian1–5–35–8–6
UNLV0–6–31–9–7
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WAC
2022 NCAA Division I independents men's soccer records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Incarnate Word – 2–13–1
Hartford – 0–14–0

Early season tournaments

Several universities hosted early season soccer tournaments.

NameDate(s)Stadium CityNo. teamsChampion
Duke TournamentAugust 25–28Koskinen StadiumDurham, NC4Elon
Fairfield Inn by Marriott JMU InvitationalAugust 25–28Sentara ParkHarrisonburg, VA4Drexel
UAB Soccer for the Cure ClassicAugust 25–28PNC FieldBirmingham, AL4UAB
Wolstein ClassicAugust 25–28Jesse Owens Memorial StadiumColumbus, OH4Dayton
Portland TournamentSeptember 2–5Merlo FieldPortland, OR4
adidas/IU Credit Union ClassicSeptember 3–6Bill Armstrong StadiumBloomington, IN3

Postseason

Player statistics

As of August 26, 2022

Goals

As of November 2, 2022[87]
RankPlayerCollegeGoals
1England Eliot GoldthorpHofstra14
2Australia Finn Ballard McBrideUC Santa Barbara13
United States Ryan BecherUMBC13
United States MD MyersRutgers13
5United States Duncan McGuireCreighton12
Iceland Stefan SigurðarsonBoston College12
7Spain David BercedoQuinnipiac14
United States Taylor CalheiraUMBC11
Germany Jelldrik DallmannLipscomb11
United States Thaddaeus DewingAir Force11

Assists

As of November 2, 2022
RankPlayerCollegeAssists
1Germany Nick GutmannKentucky14
2England Tom CooklinGeorge Washington13
3France JC NgandoUNC Greensboro11
4United States Ryan BecherUMBC10
United States Chris MeyersWashington10
Serbia Filip MirkovićPittsburgh10
7United States Shane AndersonOral Roberts9
France Adam AoumaichMarshall9
New Zealand Willem EbbingeHarvard9
United States Dylan GaitherMercer9
Italy Giorgio ProboCreighton9
Denmark Alexander StjernegaardQuinnipiac9

Points

As of November 2, 2022. Two points per a goal, and one point per an assist.
RankPlayerCollegePoints
1United States Ryan BecherUMBC36
2England Eliot GoldthorpHofstra33
3United States MD MyersRutgers30
4Spain David BercedoQuinnipiac28
United States Taylor CalheiraUMBC28
England Shaun JoashGrand Canyon28
7New Zealand Finn Ballard McBrideUC Santa Barbara27
8United States Duncan McGuireCreighton26
United States Lucas MeekWashington26
10Iceland Stefan SigurðarsonBoston College25
United States Thaddaeus DewingAir Force25
New Zealand Kieran RichardsEast Tennessee State25
United States Charlie SharpWestern Michigan25

Hat tricks

As of August 26, 2022
Player For Against Score Date
United States Duncan McGuire Creighton Oakland 6–0 (H) August 25, 2022[88]
United States Jose Ortiz SMU Oral Roberts 4–0 (H) August 25, 2022[89]
Germany Milo Yosef Marshall VCU 5–0 (H) August 25, 2022[90]
United States Spencer Hanks UMBC Fairfield 8–2 (H) August 26, 2022[91]
Poland Jakub Woznicki Stonehill La Salle 3–5 (A) August 26, 2022[92]
England Sam Pitts-Eckersall UNC Asheville Georgia Southern 5–3 (H) August 28, 2022[93]
United States Harrison Coron 4 Drexel College of Charleston 5–0 (H) September 24, 2022[94]

Awards and honors

See also

References

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