2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August 22, 2024 - November 10, 2024 [1]
Number of teams	10
2025 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick	Ryan Baer
Picked by	Seattle Sounders FC
Regular Season
West Virginia	West Virginia
Runners-up	Marshall
Tournament
Champions	West Virginia
Runners-up	Marshall
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer seasons
← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 West Virginia ‡	5	–	0	–	4			13	–	2	–	7
No. 2 Marshall +	4	–	0	–	5			15	–	2	–	7
UCF	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	6	–	3
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	3			6	–	6	–	6
South Carolina	5	–	4	–	0			10	–	5	–	2
James Madison	3	–	3	–	3			8	–	5	–	6
Old Dominion	3	–	5	–	1			7	–	8	–	2
Georgia Southern	2	–	5	–	2			6	–	7	–	4
Coastal Carolina	1	–	5	–	3			3	–	10	–	3
Georgia State	1	–	5	–	3			4	–	8	–	5
‡ – 2024 Sun Belt Conference tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament As of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

Marshall won both the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championship. West Virginia would make it to the College College Cup, losing in the semifinals to National Champions Clemson.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Conway, South Carolina	CCU Soccer Complex	1,000
Georgia Southern Eagles	Statesboro, Georgia	Eagle Field	3,500
Georgia State Panthers	Decatur, Georgia	GSU Soccer Complex	1,892
James Madison Dukes	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Sentara Park	1,500
Kentucky Wildcats	Lexington, Kentucky	Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex	3,368
Marshall Thundering Herd	Huntington, West Virginia	Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex	1,006
Old Dominion Monarchs	Norfolk, Virginia	Old Dominion Soccer Complex	4,000
South Carolina Gamecocks	Columbia, South Carolina	Stone Stadium	5,700
UCF Knights	Orlando, Florida	UCF Soccer and Track Stadium	2,000
West Virginia Mountaineers	Morgantown, West Virginia	Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium	1,600

Coaches

Tennant McVea was hired in November 2023 to become the Head Coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs following the retirement of Alan Dawson. ^[2] Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2023 season

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	SBC record	Ref.
Coastal Carolina	Shaun Docking	Charleston Southern	27	329–176–55 (.637)	309–157–53 (.646)	20–14–8 (.571)	[3]
Georgia Southern	Lee Squires	Lander	1	142–65–32 (.661)	2–9–6 (.294)	1–5–3 (.278)	[4]
Georgia State	Brett Surrency	Georgia State (asst.)	15	141–99–21 (.580)	141–99–21 (.580)	28–17–7 (.606)	[5]
James Madison	Paul Zazenski	James Madison (asst.)	7	130–54–23 (.684)	60–31–19 (.632)	6–5–6 (.529)	[6]
Kentucky	Johan Cedergren	Dartmouth (asst.)	13	141–64–42 (.656)	141–64–42 (.656)	8–3–6 (.647)
Marshall	Chris Grassie	Charleston (WV)	8	184–55–26 (.743)	85–35–18 (.681)	11–3–3 (.735)	[7]
Old Dominion	Tennant McVea	Old Dominion (asst.)	0	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)
South Carolina	Tony Annan	Atlanta United Academy	4	16–26–9 (.402)	16–26–9 (.402)	4–8–5 (.382)
UCF	Scott Calabrese	FIU	7	139–91–28 (.593)	54–24–8 (.674)	6–2–1 (.722)	[8]
West Virginia	Dan Stratford	Charleston (WV)	4	86–17–16 (.790)	25–13–11 (.622)	8–2–7 (.676)	[9]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released in August 2024.

SBC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Marshall	138 (8)
2	West Virginia	132 (2)
3	UCF	111
4	Kentucky	108
5	James Madison	106
6	South Carolina	83
7	Georgia State	80
8	Old Dominion	70
6T	Coastal Carolina	62
10	Georgia Southern	60

^[10]

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were released in August 2024. ^[11]

	United Soccer	Top Drawer Soccer
Coastal Carolina	—
Georgia Southern	—
Georgia State	—
James Madison	18
Kentucky	—
Marshall	8
Old Dominion	—
South Carolina	—
UCF	19
West Virginia	3

Regular season

National rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
NR		Not Ranked

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Coastal Carolina	USC	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	None released				NR
	TDS
Georgia Southern	USC	NR												None released
	TDS
Georgia State	USC	NR												None released
	TDS
James Madison	USC	18												None released
	TDS
Kentucky	USC	NR												None released
	TDS
Marshall	USC	8	2	7	6	10	7	5	6	3	4	6	8	None released				2
	TDS
Old Dominion	USC	NR												None released
	TDS
South Carolina	USC	NR												None released
	TDS
UCF	USC	19												None released
	TDS
West Virginia	USC	3												None released
	TDS

MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft

The 2024 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 20, 2024.

Total picks by school

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
Coastal Carolina	0	0	0	0
Georgia State	0	0	0	0
Georgia Southern	0	0	0	0
James Madison	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	1	0	1
Marshall	1	0	2	3
Old Dominion	0	0	0	0
South Carolina	0	0	2	2
UCF	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	1	0	0	1

List of selections

Round	Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Nationality	Ref.
1	28	Seattle Sounders FC	Ryan Baer	MF	West Virginia		[12]
1	29	Real Salt Lake	Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos	FW	Marshall		[13]
2	55	Minnesota United FC	Logan Dorsey	FW	Kentucky		[14]
3	66
3	70
3	87
3	89

References

1. "Men's Soccer - Composite Schedule".
2. "Alan Dawson to Retire at End of 2023 Season, Tennant McVea Named Next Head Coach".
3. "Shaun Docking - Men's Soccer Coach". goccusports.com.
4. "Lee Squires - Men's Soccer Coach". gseagles.com.
5. "2022 MSOC Record Book" (PDF). georgiastatesports.com. December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
6. https://jmusports.com/documents/2024/7/27/2024_MSoc_Quick_Facts.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
7. "Chris Grassie - Men's Soccer Coach". herdzone.com.
8. https://storage.googleapis.com/ucfknights-com-prod/2023/08/23/bpwqKG8bpBrv07OtanJfSh1WSfnqCqskhO3LUeTw.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
9. https://wvusports.com/documents/2023/8/23/2023_MSOC_Quick_Facts.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
10. "Sun Belt Announces 2024 Men's Soccer Preseason Awards, Coaches Poll". August 14, 2024.
11. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
12. "Sounders FC Selects Midfielders Ryan Baer, Defender Demian Alvarez and Forward Trace Terry in MLS SuperDraft 2025 | Seattle Sounders".
13. "Real Salt Lake Adds Eight Players Via 2025 MLS SuperDraft | Real Salt Lake".
14. "MNUFC2 Signs Forward Logan Dorsey to MLS NEXT Pro Contract | Minnesota United FC".

External links

• Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer