2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

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2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
DurationAugust
Number of teams212
Statistics
Tournament
DurationNovember 20- December 15, 2025
Men's College Cup
DateDecember 12–15, 2025
Site WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
Seasons
  2024
2026  

The 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season will be the 67th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season will begin on August 21, 2025, and will conclude on December 15, 2025. Vermont is the defending national champion.

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Changes from 2023

Coaching changes

The following coaching changes have occurred during the 2024–25 offseason. [1]

ProgramOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Saint Joseph's Don D'AmbraMutually Agreed to Part WaysNovember 4, 2024Tim MulqueenDecember 9, 2024
USC Upstate Scott HalkettContract not renewedNovember 8, 2024
Florida Gulf Coast Jesse CormierContract not renewedDecember 2, 2024
Central Arkansas Frank KohlensteinRetiredDecember 3, 2024Kyle SegebartDecember 3, 2024
Gonzaga Aaron LewisResignedDecember 5, 2024Chris McGaughey (Interim)December 5, 2024

Conference realignment

TeamConference in 2024Conference in 2025

New programs

Other news

Season outlook

Preseason polls

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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.

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Conference standings

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References

  1. "Tracking Division I coaching changes". TopDrawer Soccer. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.