2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Football league season
The 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 55th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer .[ 4] There were 203 teams in men's Division I competition.[ 5] The defending champions were the Indiana Hoosiers who defeated the Georgetown Hoyas in the 2012 College Cup .[ 6] The season concluded with Notre Dame defeating Maryland 2–1 to win its first NCAA soccer title.[ 7]
Changes from 2012
New programs
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.[ 11]
Mount St. Mary's dropped the sport, as well as men's and women's golf, for economic reasons.[ 12]
Towson dropped the sport due to budgetary concerns. Plans to cut baseball were delayed after late funding increases.[ 13]
Programs leaving Division I
Conference realignment
Conference changes
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
2013 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Penn ‡
5
–
1
–
1
8
–
8
–
2
Harvard
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
8
–
2
Princeton
4
–
2
–
1
7
–
9
–
1
Brown
3
–
2
–
2
7
–
7
–
3
Yale
2
–
3
–
2
4
–
11
–
2
Cornell
2
–
4
–
1
8
–
5
–
4
Columbia
1
–
3
–
3
8
–
6
–
3
Dartmouth
1
–
6
–
0
6
–
7
–
4
As of November 21, 2013 Rankings from NSCAA
2013 Pac-12 men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Washington ‡
7
–
1
–
2
16
–
2
–
4
No. 8 UCLA +
6
–
1
–
3
12
–
3
–
5
No. 6 California +
6
–
3
–
1
14
–
5
–
2
No. 21 Stanford +
3
–
5
–
2
10
–
7
–
4
San Diego State
2
–
5
–
2
5
–
11
–
2
Oregon State
0
–
8
–
2
7
–
10
–
2
As of December 17, 2013 (UTC) Rankings from NSCAA
2013 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 25 Navy ‡
9
–
0
–
0
16
–
4
–
2
Army
6
–
2
–
1
12
–
3
–
3
Holy Cross
6
–
3
–
0
9
–
9
–
2
Bucknell
5
–
3
–
1
13
–
7
–
1
American
4
–
3
–
2
7
–
8
–
5
Colgate
3
–
5
–
1
4
–
14
–
2
Boston U.
3
–
6
–
0
6
–
10
–
1
Lafayette
2
–
5
–
2
4
–
6
–
8
Loyola (MD)
2
–
6
–
1
7
–
8
–
2
Lehigh
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
14
–
1
As of December 17, 2013 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.
Conference regular season and tournament winners
Conference
Regular Season Champion
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue (City)
Tournament Champion
America East
UMBC
2013 America East Men's Soccer Tournament
Higher seed
UMBC
American Athletic
Louisville
2013 American Athletic Men's Soccer Tournament
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX )
South Florida
Atlantic Coast
Notre Dame & Maryland
2013 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
Maryland SoccerPlex (Boyds, MD )
Maryland
Atlantic 10
Saint Louis
2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Baujan Field (Dayton, OH )
George Mason
Atlantic Sun
FGCU
2013 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament
Higher seed
East Tennessee State
Big East
Georgetown & Marquette
2013 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament
PPL Park (Chester, PA )
Marquette
Big South
Coastal Carolina
2013 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Bryan Park (Greensboro, NC )
Coastal Carolina
Big Ten
Penn State
2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Columbus Crew Stadium (Columbus, OH )
Indiana
Big West
UC Santa Barbara —NorthUC Irvine —South
2013 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Higher seed
UC Irvine
Colonial
Drexel
2013 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
Vidas Field @ Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA )
Drexel
Conference USA
New Mexico
2013 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
Transamerica Field (Charlotte, NC )
Charlotte
Horizon
UIC
2013 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament
Titan FieldDetroit, MI
Milwaukee
Ivy
Penn
No tournament
Metro Atlantic
Monmouth & Quinnipiac
2013 MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Tenney Stadium (Poughkeepsie, NY )
Quinnipiac
Mid-American
Akron
2013 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
FirstEnergy Stadium (Akron, OH )
Akron
Missouri Valley
Missouri State
2013 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Shea Stadium (Peoria, IL )
Bradley
Northeast
Central Connecticut
2013 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
CCSU Field (New Britain, CT )
St. Francis Brooklyn
Pac-12
Washington
No tournament
Patriot
Navy
2013 Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament
Riggs Field (Washington, D.C. )
Navy
Southern
Wofford
2013 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, NC )
Elon
Summit
Denver
2013 The Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament
John MacKenzie Alumni Field (Macomb, IL )
Denver
West Coast
Loyola Marymount
No tournament
WAC
Seattle
2013 Western Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Air Force Soccer Stadium {Colorado Springs, CO )
Seattle
Statistics
Individuals
Teams
SCORING OFFENSE[ 29]
Rank
School
Games
Goals
Goals/Game
1
UAB
18
43
2.39
2
Delaware
20
45
2.25
3
Wofford
19
42
2.21
4
Dayton
19
41
2.16
5
Winthrop
19
40
2.11
6
St. Louis
21
44
2.10
7
UMBC
20
41
2.05
8
Cal Poly
21
43
2.048
9
Washington
22
45
2.045
8
Maryland
26
53
2.038
Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Goals/Game
SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average)[ 30]
Rank
School
Games
Minutes
GA
Team GAA
1
Missouri St.
18
1735
8
.415
2
Georgetown
21
1952
10
.461
3
Army
18
1728
10
.529
4
New Hampshire
18
1695
11
.584
5
Cornell
17
1643
11
.603
6
North Carolina
20
1930
13
.606
7
Milwaukee
20
1865
13
.626
8
St.Francis (PA)
19
1822
13
.6421
9
South Florida
21
2151
16
.669
10
Temple
18
1733
13
.675
Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Team GAA
SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE[ 31]
Rank
School
Games
Shutouts
Shutout %
1
Georgetown
21
14
.667
Army
18
12
.667
3
Missouri State
18
11
.611
4
Michigan State
23
13
.565
5
Furman
18
10
.556
6
Denver
20
11
.550
7
Charlotte
21
11
.524
Hartford
21
11
.524
Quinnipiac
21
11
.524
10
UConn
23
12
.522
Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – SO Pct
WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE[ 32]
Rank
School
Wins
Loses
Ties
W-L-T %
1
UMBC
16
1
3
.875
2
Notre Dame
17
1
6
.833
3
Washington
16
2
4
.818
4
Dayton
14
2
3
.816
5
Milwaukee
15
3
2
.800
UIC
16
4
0
.800
7
Akron
17
4
1
.795
8
Coastal Carolina
19
5
0
.792
9
Navy
16
4
2
.773
10
Army
12
3
3
.750
Denver
13
3
4
.750
Maryland
17
4
5
.750
Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Team W-L-T pct
NCAA tournament
The College Cup was played at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on December 13 & 15, 2013.[ 33] In the semifinals, Notre Dame defeated New Mexico, and Maryland beat Virginia. In the Finals, Notre Dame prevailed 2–1 for its first championship.[ 7]
National Semifinals December 13
National Championship December 15
8
Virginia
1
5
Maryland
2
5
Maryland
1
3
Notre Dame
2
3
Notre Dame
2
7
New Mexico
0
Award winners
Hermann Trophy/National Player of the Year
The Hermann Trophy for the national men's Player of the Year was awarded by the Missouri Athletic Club and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to Patrick Mullins of Maryland . Mullins became the fourth man and the seventh player overall to win the trophy in back-to-back years.[ 34]
NSCAA/Continental Tire Men's NCAA Division I All-America Team
On December 9, 2013, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released their All-American teams for the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The list included a first, second and third team.[ 35]
First team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Second team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Third team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
See also
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