2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

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NCAA Division I
Season2014
Champions Virginia
Top goalscorer15 Goals
Neco Brett (RMU)
Biggest home win Oregon St. 11–1 NWCU
(September 22)
Biggest away win Howard 0–7 GMason
(August 29)
Highest scoring12 Goals
Oregon St. 11–1 NWCU
(September 22)
Longest winning run9 games
Charlotte
(ended October 18)
Longest unbeaten run11 games
Rhode Island
(ended November 2)
Radford
(ended October 21)
Penn State
(ended October 12)
UC Davis
(ended October 10)
Longest winless run18 games
Sacred Heart (current)
Longest losing run13 games
Presbyterian (current)
VMI (current)
Highest attendance14,345
Cal Poly @ UC Santa Barbara
(October 25)
Lowest attendanceHome field–47
Canisius @ Manhattan
(October 25)
Neutral field–18
Charleston vs. UCF
@ Akron (September 14)
← 2013
2015 →

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. [1] 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. [2] The season concluded with Virginia defeating UCLA 0–0 (4–2 PKs) to win its seventh NCAA soccer title. [3]

Contents

Changes from 2013

Conference changes

New programs

Discontinued programs

None.

Conference realignment

SchoolPrevious ConferenceNew Conference
Appalachian State Southern Conference Sun Belt Conference
Belmont Independent Horizon League
Davidson Southern Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun Conference Southern Conference
Elon Southern Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Georgia Southern Southern ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Georgia State Independent Sun Belt Conference
Hartwick Mid-American Conference Sun Belt Conference
Howard IndependentSun Belt Conference
Incarnate Word Independent Western Athletic Conference
Louisville American Athletic Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference Big Ten Conference
Mercer Atlantic Sun ConferenceSouthern Conference
NJIT IndependentSun Belt Conference
Pacific Dormant programWest Coast Conference
Rutgers American Athletic ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Tulsa Conference USA American Athletic Conference
Utah Valley No programWestern Athletic Conference
VMI Big 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.

NSCAA [7]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2Maryland
3Virginia
4UCLA
5New Mexico
6Washington
7California
8Connecticut
9Georgetown
10Michigan State
11Wake Forest
12Marquette
13Akron
14Louisville
15Penn State
16UC Irvine
17Coastal Carolina
18UC Santa Barbara
19UMBC
20Stanford
21Wisconsin
22North Carolina
23Charlotte
24Cal State Northridge
25Navy
25Old Dominion
College Soccer News [8]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2Virginia
3Maryland
4UCLA
5Washington
6Connecticut
7New Mexico
8North Carolina
9Georgetown
10California
11Michigan State
12Marquette
13Louisville
14Stanford
15UC Santa Barbara
16Wake Forest
17Akron
18Coastal Carolina
19UC Irvine
20UNBC
21Charlotte
22Penn State
23Cal State Northridge
24Clemson
25Old Dominion
Soccer America [9]
RankTeam
1UCLA
2Notre Dame
3Virginia
4Washington
5Maryland
6Georgetown
7Connecticut
8New Mexico
9Louisville
10North Carolina
11Marquette
12Michigan State
13Stanford
14California
15Penn State
16Wake Forest
17Coastal Carolina
18UC Santa Barbara
19Clemson
20UC Irvine
21UMBC
22Charlotte
23Akron
24Creighton
25Cal State Northridge
Top Drawer Soccer [10]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2UCLA
3Maryland
4Virginia
5Washington
6North Carolina
7Connecticut
8Michigan State
9Wake Forest
10Louisville
11Georgetown
12Stanford
13New Mexico
14Akron
15UMBC
16Cal State Northridge
17Marquette
18UC Irvine
19Michigan
20Navy
21Delaware
22Loyola Marymount
23UC Santa Barbara
24Duke
25California
College Sports Madness [11]
RankTeam
1Notre Dame
2UCLA
3Washington
4Virginia
5Maryland
6North Carolina
7Louisville
8Georgetown
9Stanford
10New Mexico
11Marquette
12Akron
13Connecticut
14Wake Forest
15Michigan State
16UMBC
17Penn State
18Cal State Northridge
19Coastal Carolina
20South Florida
21California
22UAB
23UC-Santa Barbara
24Michigan
25Duke

Regular season

#1

Weekly NSCAA #1 ranked team [12]
DateTeamDateTeamDateTeamDateTeam
August 6 (preseason) Notre Dame None until after season startsSeptember 2 UCLA September 9UCLA
September 16 North Carolina September 23UCLASeptember 30Notre DameOctober 7 Washington
October 14WashingtonOctober 21Notre DameOctober 28UCLANovember 4 Syracuse
November 11SyracuseNovember 18 Stanford None until after tournamentDecember 16 Virginia

Standings

2014 America East Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UMBC ‡ 6 –0 –114 –6 –4
Hartford 5 –2 –011 –6 –2
UMass Lowell #4 –2 –18 –9 –1
Binghamton 3 –4 –05 –14 –1
Vermont 2 –4 –18 –9 –2
Albany 2 –4 –14 –9 –6
New Hampshire 2 –5 –06 –10 –1
Stony Brook 2 –5 –04 –13 –2
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UConn 6 –1 –110 –6 –3
Tulsa ‡ 5 –2 –111 –6 –3
SMU 4 –2 –210 –6 –2
South Florida 4 –3 –110 –7 –3
Memphis 3 –4 –19 –7 –2
UCF 1 –3 –42 –10 –6
Cincinnati 2 –5 –15 –10 –3
Temple 1 –6 –12 –14 –2
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island 7 –1 –013 –5 –3
No. 21 Saint Louis + 5 –1 –214 –5 –2
VCU 4 –1 –37 –8 –5
Davidson 4 –2 –210 –5 –3
George Mason 4 –2 –211 –4 –5
Dayton 3 –3 –27 –7 –5
LaSalle 3 –3 –27 –9 –3
Fordham ‡ 3 –3 –28 –9 –4
Duquesne 3 –4 –18 –7 –3
George Washington 2 –4 –26 –9 –2
Saint Joseph's 2 –5 –17 –7 –4
UMass 2 –5 –13 –14 –1
Saint Bonaventure 0 –8 –01 –15 –0
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 10 Syracuse + 5 –2 –116 –4 –1
No. 11 Clemson ‡ 5 –2 –112 –7 –3
Wake Forest + 5 –3 –010 –7 –2
No. 18 Louisville + 4 –3 –111 –8 –3
NC State 1 –4 –37 –7 –4
Boston College 1 –6 –15 –8 –3
Coastal
No. 9 Notre Dame + 6 –1 –112 –5 –4
No. 6 North Carolina + 5 –2 –115 –5 –2
Duke 4 –4 –09 –9 –1
No. 1 Virginia + 3 –3 –214 –6 –4
Virginia Tech 2 –5 –17 –8 –2
Pittsburgh 0 –6 –24 –9 –4
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lipscomb 4 –1 –112 –4 –1
Florida Gulf Coast ‡ 4 –1 –18 –7 –5
Stetson 4 –2 –08 –7 –2
North Florida 3 –2 –18 –7 –1
USC Upstate 2 –4 –04 –10 –1
North'n Kentucky #1 –4 –16 –10 –4
Jacksonville 1 –5 –04 –12 –0
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Creighton + 7 –1 –116 –3 –3
No. 13 Xavier + 6 –1 –215 –6 –2
No. 5 Georgetown + 6 –2 –114 –4 –5
No. 3 Providence ‡ 5 –2 –216 –5 –2
Villanova 3 –4 –28 –8 –3
Marquette 2 –3 –48 –6 –4
Seton Hall 2 –4 –35 –7 –5
Butler 2 –5 –26 –7 –5
DePaul 1 –6 –24 –10 –4
Saint John's 1 –7 –14 –10 –4
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Radford 8 –1 –012 –5 –3
No. 22 Coastal Carolina ‡ 7 –1 –116 –6 –1
Winthrop 6 –2 –113 –4 –2
High Point 6 –2 –110 –8 –2
Liberty 6 –3 –011 –6 –1
Longwood 3 –6 –04 –14 –1
UNC Asheville 3 –4 –25 –9 –3
Campbell 2 –7 –05 –13 –0
Gardner–Webb 1 –7 –13 –13 –1
Presbyterian 0 –9 –01 –14 –0
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Maryland ‡ 5 –2 –113 –6 –3
Ohio State + 5 –3 –09 –8 –5
Northwestern + 4 –1 –39 –4 –6
No. 23 Penn State + 5 –3 –013 –6 –1
No. 8 Michigan St. + 4 –2 –212 –5 –6
No. 17 Indiana + 3 –3 –212 –5 –5
Michigan 3 –3 –26 –9 –3
Rutgers 1 –6 –16 –12 –1
Wisconsin 0 –7 –13 –12 –3
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North
UC Santa Barbara 6 –2 –210 –7 –3
UC Davis 5 –3 –27 –4 –9
Sacramento State 4 –5 –16 –11 –3
Cal Poly 3 –5 –28 –7 –4
South
UC Riverside 4 –3 –35 –10 –4
No. 14 UC Irvine + 4 –5 –116 –6 –3
Cal State Fullerton ‡ 3 –4 –311 –8 –6
CSU Northridge 3 –5 –27 –9 –3
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Delaware 5 –2 –112 –5 –1
UNC Wilmington + 5 –2 –112 –3 –2
Hofstra 5 –2 –110 –6 –3
Elon 4 –2 –29 –6 –4
Northeastern 4 –3 –18 –10 –1
James Madison ‡ 3 –3 –28 –7 –4
William & Mary 3 –4 –16 –11 –1
Drexel 1 –6 –15 –10 –3
Charleston 0 –6 –22 –11 –3
As of November 3, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Charlotte + 6 –1 –114 –4 –1
Kentucky + 5 –1 –210 –6 –4
UAB + 5 –3 –011 –7 –2
No. 24 Old Dominion ‡ 4 –3 –113 –7 –1
New Mexico 4 –4 –011 –6 –1
Marshall 3 –4 –16 –9 –3
South Carolina 3 –5 –010 –10 –0
Florida International 2 –6 –06 –9 –1
Florida Atlantic 1 –6 –11 –13 –2
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Horizon League men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oakland ‡ 5 –0 –310 –7 –3
Detroit 6 –2 –09 –7 –4
Wright State 4 –3 –112 –7 –2
Cleveland State 4 –4 –06 –12 –1
Valparaiso 3 –3 –28 –5 –6
Milwaukee 3 –3 –26 –10 –3
UIC 3 –4 –17 –8 –2
Green Bay 2 –5 –16 –9 –3
Belmont 1 –7 –03 –15 –0
As of November 24, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Ivy League men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 25 Dartmouth ‡ 5 –1 –112 –5 –2
Princeton ‡x 5 –1 –111 –3 –3
Harvard 4 –1 –211 –4 –2
Brown 2 –3 –25 –6 –6
Penn 2 –3 –26 –9 –2
Columbia 2 –4 –17 –8 –1
Cornell 3 –4 –010 –6 –1
Yale 0 –6 –11 –13 –3
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Quinnipiac 7 –0 –310 –4 –5
Iona 6 –3 –19 –7 –3
Rider 6 –4 –09 –7 –2
Monmouth ‡ 4 –1 –511 –4 –6
Siena 5 –3 –210 –7 –2
Fairfield 4 –2 –48 –5 –7
Canisius 4 –4 –29 –6 –3
Marist 3 –5 –27 –7 –4
Niagara 2 –6 –25 –11 –3
Saint Peter's 2 –8 –04 –14 –0
Manhattan 1 –8 –12 –12 –2
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Akron ‡ 4 –1 –013 –6 –2
West Virginia 3 –1 –111 –7 –1
Bowling Green 2 –2 –114 –6 –1
Western Michigan 2 –2 –18 –7 –4
Buffalo 1 –2 –25 –10 –2
Northern Illinois 0 –4 –13 –9 –5
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri State 4 –0 –29 –5 –4
SIU Edwardsville ‡ 4 –1 –18 –9 –4
Evansville 4 –2 –06 –11 –1
Drake 3 –3 –05 –11 –3
Loyola Chicago 2 –2 –28 –6 –5
Bradley 1 –5 –09 –11 –0
Central Arkansas 0 –5 –12 –13 –1
As of November 23, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Francis (PA) 6 –1 –013 –6 –1
Bryant 5 –0 –29 –5 –3
St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ 4 –1 –211 –6 –4
LIU Brooklyn 4 –3 –05 –12 –0
Robert Morris 2 –4 –17 –9 –2
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 –4 –14 –12 –2
Central Connecticut 1 –5 –15 –10 –2
Sacred Heart 0 –6 –10 –16 –2
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Stanford ‡ 6 –1 –313 –3 –3
No. 2 UCLA + 6 –2 –214 –4 –6
No. 12 Washington + 5 –4 –112 –5 –3
No. 15 California + 4 –5 –111 –7 –1
Oregon State + 4 –5 –112 –8 –1
San Diego State 1 –9 –07 –12 –0
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Patriot League men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston U. 6 –0 –312 –4 –0
Navy 6 –1 –211 –4 –5
American 5 –2 –211 –3 –4
Lehigh 5 –3 –110 –8 –1
Bucknell ‡ + 4 –3 –210 –10 –3
Army 3 –4 –26 –8 –6
Loyola (MD) 2 –5 –25 –8 –2
Colgate 2 –6 –16 –10 –2
Holy Cross 2 –6 –15 –9 –3
Lafayette 2 –7 –06 –10 –2
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mercer 8 –2 –014 –7 –0
Wofford 7 –2 –111 –6 –1
Furman ‡ 5 –4 –112 –5 –5
UNC Greensboro 5 –4 –16 –12 –2
East Tenn. State 3 –6 –17 –9 –1
VMI 0 –10 –01 –16 –1
As of November 24, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 The Summit League men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Denver ‡ 3 –2 –111 –8 –1
Western Illinois 3 –2 –19 –7 –3
Omaha # 3 –2 –110 –5 –2
Oral Roberts 3 –2 –18 –7 –2
Fort Wayne 3 –3 –06 –9 –4
IUPUI 2 –3 –15 –8 –3
Eastern Illinois 1 –4 –13 –13 –1
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hartwick ‡ 3 –1 –16 –10 –4
Georgia State 3 –2 –08 –10 –0
Georgia Southern 3 –2 –08 –9 –0
NJIT 2 –3 –07 –7 –4
Appalachian State 1 –2 –27 –8 –3
Howard 1 –3 –12 –15 –2
As of November 21, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego ‡ 6 –1 –011 –6 –4
Saint Mary's 5 –2 –012 –5 –2
San Francisco 5 –2 –011 –6 –2
Loyola Marymount 3 –1 –39 –4 –6
Gonzaga 3 –3 –15 –12 –1
Santa Clara 2 –4 –16 –9 –4
Pacific 1 –6 –03 –15 –0
Portland 0 –6 –14 –11 –4
As of November 24, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA
2014 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UNLV ‡ 7 –2 –114 –5 –3
Seattle 6 –2 –211 –5 –3
Incarnate Word #6 –3 –17 –11 –1
Utah Valley 5 –3 –29 –7 –2
UMKC 5 –4 –18 –10 –2
San Jose State 4 –4 –26 –11 –2
Cal St. Bakersfield 3 –5 –210 –7 –4
Air Force 3 –6 –17 –7 –4
Grand Canyon #2 –6 –25 –12 –3
Houston Baptist 2 –8 –03 –11 –2
As of November 21, 2014
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.

DateWinnerScoreLoser
August 29@ #14 Louisville 1–0#2 Maryland
August 29@ #22 North Carolina 3–1#7 California
August 31@ Indiana 1–0#12 Marquette
September 5 American 2–1 ot
@ New Mexico		#1 UCLA
September 5@ Tulsa 2–1 2ot#3 Virginia
September 6@ Memphis 4–0#15 St. Louis
September 7 Saint Mary's 2–1 ot@ #4 Washington
September 8 Kentucky 1–0@ #5 Notre Dame
September 8@ Navy 2–1#10 Maryland
September 9@ Saint Louis 1–0#5 Louisville
September 11 VCU 2–1@ #6 Georgetown
September 11 Valparaiso 1–0@ #7 Michigan State
September 12@ UNLV 1–0#14 UMBC
September 12 Furman 1–0@ #13 Coastal Carolina
September 14@ Cal State Fullerton 4–3 2ot#14 UMBC
September 19@ Duke 2–1#1 North Carolina
September 20#20 Saint Louis 1–0@ #3 Creighton
September 21@ #24 Stanford 2–1#11 Delaware
September 24 Davidson 2–1@ #2 Virginia
September 26@ San Diego 1–0#1 UCLA
September 26@ #21 Charlotte 2–0#5 New Mexico
September 27@ #18 Syracuse 1–0#2 Virginia
September 27@ Lehigh 2–1#14 American
September 30@ UNC Wilmington 4–3#14 North Carolina
September 30 Ohio State 1–0@ #6 Louisville
October 3 Boston College 1–0@ #1 Notre Dame
October 3@ NC State 2–1#6 Louisville
October 4@ UC Santa Barbara 1–0#3 UC Irvine
October 5@ Oregon State 6–2#13 California
October 7@ Michigan 3–2# 6 Notre Dame
October 7@ George Mason 1–2#14 Virginia
October 10@ #22 California 3–2 ot#2 UCLA
October 12@ Maryland 4–0#3 Penn State
October 12@ George Mason 3–2#13 Saint Louis
October 15 Providence 2–0@ #3 Georgetown
October 15@ Butler 1–0#7 Marquette
October 17@ Louisville 2–1 ot#2 Syracuse
October 17@ Clemson 2–1#10 Virginia
October 18@ Seton Hall 1–0#3 Georgetown
October 18@ Old Dominion 2–1#4 Charlotte
October 18@ Kentucky 1–0#9 New Mexico
October 19 Maryland 2–1@ #5 Indiana
October 22@ UC Riverside 2–1#3 UC Irvine
October 22@ Oakland 2–0#10 Michigan State
October 22 West Virginia 2–1#12 Penn State
October 25#17 Georgetown 1–0@ #2 Creighton
October 25 Cal State Northridge 3–0@ #3 UC Irvine
October 29@ UAB 3–2#15 New Mexico
November 1 Marshall 2–1@ #15 New Mexico
November 1@ Cal State Northridge 2–0#14 UC Irvine
November 2#17 California 1–0@ #1 UCLA
November 2@ Butler 2–0#11 Providence
November 2 Michigan 3–2@ #12 Michigan State
November 5# 21 Michigan State 3–2@ #2 Indiana
November 7 Oregon State 4–3#7 California
November 9 Louisville 1–0@ #9 North Carolina
November 14#19 Louisville 2–1
@ Cary, NC 		#1 Syracuse
November 14#14 Clemson 1–1 (5–4 PK)
@ Cary, NC 		# 2 Notre Dame
November 14@ Old Dominion 2–1#4 Charlotte
November 14#23 Providence 1–0
@ Chester, PA 		#5 Creighton
November 14 Fordham 2–1
@ Richmond, VA 		#10 Saint Louis
November 16 Oregon State 2–0@ #9 Washington
November 16#23 Providence 2–1
@ Chester, PA 		#11 Xavier

Statistics

Individuals

GOALS [13]
RankScorerSchoolGamesGoals
1 Neco Brett Robert Morris1815
Andy Craven North Carolina2215
Cameron Porter Princeton1715
3 Pat Flynn Bowling Green2114
Robert Kristo Saint Louis2014
Adam Najem Akron2114
7 Andy Bevin West Virginia1913
Timi Mulgrew George Mason2013
98 tied11

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Goals

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE [14]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesMinutesGAGAA
1 Eric Klenofsky Monmouth21205011.483
2 Connor Sparrow Creighton22203911.485
3 Matt Turner Fairfield19180710.452
4 Scott Levene UConn1110436.518
5Addison WatsonMissouri State1615149.535
6Billy HeavnerUMBC1715139.535
7 Alex Bono Syracuse21194912.554
8 Tyler Miller Northwestern19185712.581
9Jackson MorganNavy18169611.584
10 Sven Lissek Furman21199813.585

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals Against Average

ASSISTS [15]
RankPlayerSchoolGamesAssists
1Eric LynchWright State2113
2 Connor Hallisey California1912
Khiry Shelton Oregon State2112
4Pablo MedinaSaint Francis (PA)2011
5Sean ConertyWestern Michigan1510
Sean Davis Duke1610
Michael Gamble Wake Forest1510
8 Lucas Baldin South Florida209
Lucas DinizStetson169
Joseph Holland Hofstra199
Edwin MoalosiSouth Florida209
Timo Pitter Creighton229
Will WalkerXavier239

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Assists

SAVE PERCENTAGE [16]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesSavesGASave %
1 Matt Turner Fairfield197810.886
2 Eric Klenofsky Monmouth218111.880
3 Tyler Miller Northwestern197012.854
4Zach ZagorskiCornell176411.853
5 Borja Angoitia Quinnipiac187513.852
6 Alex Bono Syracuse216712.848
7Yves DietrichWestern Illinois199718.843
8Billy HeavnerUMBC17489.842
9 Greg Ranjitsingh Mercer2110620.841
10 Connor Sparrow Creighton225811.841

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Save pct

TOTAL POINTS [17]
RankPlayerSchoolGamesGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Andy Craven North Carolina2215535
2Andy BevinWest Virginia1913834
Cameron Porter Princeton1715434
4 Neco Brett Robert Morris1815333
5Pat FlynnBowling Green2114432
Adam Najem Akron2114432
Khiry Shelton Oregon State21101232
8 Ethan Kutler Colgate1812731
9 Robert Kristo Saint Louis2014230
Connor Hallisey California1991230

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Points

TOTAL SAVES [18]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesSaves
1Dan JacksonUNC Asheville17118
2Eric HamiltonHoward18111
3 Greg Ranjitsingh Mercer21106
4Matthew MozynskiCampbell18101
5Shane HaworthSeattle1999
6 Andre Rawls St. Mary's1998
7Brenden AlferyRobert Morris1897
Yves DietrichWestern Illinois1997
Jack FalleGeorgia Southern1797
10Alex GuerraVMI1496
Wade Hamilton Cal Poly1996

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Saves

Teams

SCORING OFFENSE [19]
RankSchoolGamesGoalsGoals/Game
1California19472.474
2North Carolina22522.364
3Winthrop19442.316
4Wofford18402.222
Rider18402.222
6Charlotte19412.158
7Coastal Carolina23482.087
8Delaware20412.050
9Stetson17342.000
Princeton17342.000
UNLV22442.000

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals/Game

SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average) [20]
RankSchoolGamesMinutesGATeam GAA
1Monmouth21205011.483
2Creighton22204411.484
3Syracuse21194912.554
4Missouri State18173311.571
5Northwestern19185712.582
6Fairfield20195813.598
7Furman22208814.603
8Georgetown23220815.611
9Cornell17158511.625
10Navy20193914.6498

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team GAA

SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE [21]
RankSchoolGamesShutoutsShutout %
1Fairfield2013.650
2Cornell1711.647
3Missouri State1811.611
4Monmouth2112.571
Syracuse2112.571
St. Louis2112.571
7Michigan State2313.565
8Creighton2212.545
Furman2212.545
10George Mason2010.500
Kentucky2010.500
Saint Francis (PA)2010.500
Penn State2010.500
Marquette189.500

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - SO Pct

  • All statistics are through the games of December 14, 2014. (Final)
WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE [22]
RankSchoolWinsLosesTiesW-L-T %
1Creighton1633.795
2Syracuse1521.786
3Charlotte1441.763
Stanford1333.763
5Providence1652.739
6Winthrop1342.737
7Lipscomb1241.735
Princeton1133.735
9North Carolina1552.727
10Davidson1026.722

Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team W-L-T pct

NCAA tournament

The College Cup was played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on December 12 & 14, 2014. [23] In the semifinals, Virginia defeated UMBC 1–0 [24] and UCLA beat Providence 3–2 in double overtime. [25] 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. [26]

Postseason polls

Post season polls with (pre-season rankings).

NSCAA [27]
RankTeam
1Virginia (3)
2UCLA (4)
3Providence (—)
4UMBC (19)
5Georgetown (9)
6North Carolina (22)
7Creighton (—)
8Michigan State (10)
9Notre Dame (1)
10Syracuse (—)
11Clemson (—)
12Washington (6)
13Xavier (—)
14UC Irvine (16)
15California (7)
16Stanford (20)
17Indiana (—)
18Louisville (14)
19Maryland (2)
20Charlotte (23)
21Saint Louis (—)
22Coastal Carolina (17)
23Penn State (15)
24Old Dominion (t25)
25Dartmouth (—)
College Soccer News
RankTeam
No Poll
Soccer America
RankTeam
No Poll
Top Drawer Soccer [28]
RankTeam
1Virginia (4)
2UCLA (2)
3Providence (—)
4UMBC (15)
5North Carolina (6)
6Georgetown (11)
7Creighton (—)
8Michigan State (8)
9Notre Dame (1)
10Syracuse (—)
11Xavier (—)
12UC Irvine (18)
13Clemson (—)
14Louisville (10)
15California (25)
16Washington (5)
17Stanford (12)
18Maryland (3)
19Indiana (—)
20Charlotte (—)
21Ohio State (—)
22Furman (—)
23Coastal Carolina (—)
24Old Dominion (—)
25Akron (14)
College Sports Madness
RankTeam
No Poll

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