2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

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2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
Sun Belt Conference 2020 logo and name.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 22, 2024 - November 10, 2024 [1]
Number of teams10
2025 MLS SuperDraft
Regular Season
Tournament
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer seasons
2025 
2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Coastal Carolina 0 0 00 0 0
Georgia Southern 0 0 00 0 0
Georgia State 0 0 00 0 0
No. 18 James Madison 0 0 00 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 00 0 0
No. 8 Marshall 0 0 00 0 0
Old Dominion 0 0 00 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 00 0 0
No. 19 UCF 0 0 00 0 0
No. 3 West Virginia 0 0 00 0 0
As of August 6, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season will 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.

Contents

Previous 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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolSBC recordRef.
Coastal Carolina Shaun Docking Charleston Southern 27329–176–55 (.637)309–157–53 (.646)20–14–8 (.571) [3]
Georgia Southern Lee Squires Lander 1142–65–32 (.661)2–9–6 (.294)1–5–3 (.278) [4]
Georgia State Brett Surrency Georgia State (asst.)15141–99–21 (.580)141–99–21 (.580)28–17–7 (.606) [5]
James Madison Paul Zazenski James Madison (asst.)7130–54–23 (.684)60–31–19 (.632)6–5–6 (.529) [6]
Kentucky Johan Cedergren Dartmouth (asst.)13141–64–42 (.656)141–64–42 (.656)8–3–6 (.647)
Marshall Chris Grassie Charleston (WV) 8184–55–26 (.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 416–26–9 (.402)16–26–9 (.402)4–8–5 (.382)
UCF Scott Calabrese FIU 7139–91–28 (.593)54–24–8 (.674)6–2–1 (.722) [8]
West Virginia Dan Stratford Charleston (WV) 486–17–16 (.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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Marshall138 (8)
2West Virginia132 (2)
3UCF111
4Kentucky108
5James Madison106
6South Carolina83
7Georgia State80
8Old Dominion70
6TCoastal Carolina62
10Georgia Southern60

[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 Madison18
Kentucky
Marshall8
Old Dominion
South Carolina
UCF19
West Virginia3

Regular season

National rankings

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
NRNot Ranked
 PreWk
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5
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Final
Coastal Carolina USC NRNone released
TDS
Georgia Southern USC NRNone released
TDS
Georgia State USC NRNone released
TDS
James Madison USC 18None released
TDS
Kentucky USC NRNone released
TDS
Marshall USC 8None released
TDS
Old Dominion USC NRNone released
TDS
South Carolina USC NRNone released
TDS
UCF USC 19None released
TDS
West Virginia USC 3None released
TDS

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