The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven Division I U.S. college soccer players as selected by United Soccer Coaches.
From 1970 to 1983 the NCSAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.
* – repeat selection
Beginning with the 1983 season, the NSCAA began naming midfielders in addition to forwards and defenders.
* – repeat selection
Scholar Player of the Year in bold
| Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jamie Swanner (Clemson) | Keith Flynn (UCR) David Masur (Rutgers) Simon Spelling (Akron) Cheche Vidal (Boston) | Michael Brady (American) Aidan McClusky (Fairleigh-Dickinson) Neil Ridgway* (Bowling Green) | Steve McLean* (Philadelphia Textile) Roy Wegerle* (South Florida) Tom Kain (Duke) |
| 1984 | Jeff Duback (Yale) | Albert Adabe (Eastern Illinois) Adubarie Otorubio* (Clemson) Shaun Pendleton (Akron) | Tony Bono (Drexel) Dale Ervine (UCLA) Aidan McCluskey* (Fairleigh-Dickinson) | John Gaffney (Virginia) Tom Kain* (Duke) Michael King (Fairleigh-Dickinson) Sam Okpodu (NC State) |
| 1985 | Tim Borer (Old Dominion) | Paul Caligiuri (UCLA) Shaun Pendleton* (Akron) Michael Reynolds (George Mason) | John Kerr Jr. (Duke) Mark Mettrick (Hartwick) Bruce Murray (Clemson) | Michael Brady* (American) Eric Eichmann (Clemson) Tom Kain* (Duke) Sam Sumo (George Mason) |
| 1986 | Jeff Duback* (Yale) | Paul Caligiuri* (UCLA) Benjamin Okaroh (Boston) Steve Trittschuh (SIUE) | Mark Francis (SMU) Gary Furlong (Maryland) John Harkes (Virginia) | John Catliff (Harvard) Guy Furfaro (Philadelphia Textile) George Gelnovatch (Virginia) John Kerr Jr.* (Duke) |
| 1987 | Bob Willen (Virginia) | Seamus Purcell (Providence) Paul Rutenis (Clemson) David Smyth (North Carolina) | John Harkes* (Virginia) Mark Mettrick* (Hartwick) Tab Ramos (NC State) | Doug Allison (South Carolina) Bruce Murray* (Clemson) Ken Snow (Indiana) Peter Vermes (Rutgers) |
| 1988 | Tony Meola (Virginia) | Jeff Agoos (Virginia) Marcelo Balboa (San Diego State) Kevin Grimes (SMU) | Henry Gutierrez (NC State) Pat O'Kelly (Seton Hall) Mark Santel (Saint Louis) | Scott Benedetti (Portland) Brian Benedict (Duke) Ken Snow* (Indiana) Joey Valenti (Duke) |
| 1989 | Tony Meola* (Virginia) | Kevin Grimes* (SMU) Cam Rast (Santa Clara) Kevin Wylie (Vermont) | David Banks (Philadelphia) Tim Martin (Fresno State) Pat O'Kelly* (Seton Hall) | Clark Brisson (South Carolina) Peter Isaacs (Howard) Robert Paterson (Evansville) Ken Snow (Indiana) |
| 1990 | Kasey Keller (Portland) | Jeff Agoos* (Virginia) Scott Cannon (Evansville) Tom Loeber (South Carolina) | Dario Brose (NC State) Chad Deering (Indiana) Mark Santel* (Saint Louis) | Steve Rammel (Rutgers) Ken Snow (Indiana) Billy Thompson (UCLA) David Weir (Evansville) |
| 1991 | Brad Friedel (UCLA) | Alexi Lalas (Rutgers) Mike Lapper (UCLA) Cam Rast* (Santa Clara) | Peter DiMaggio (Columbia) Graham Merryweather (Evansville) Claudio Reyna (Virginia) | Gerell Elliott (Fresno State) Henry Gutierrez* (NC State) Manny Lagos (Milwaukee) Dante Washington (Radford) |
| 1992 | Brad Friedel* (UCLA) | Joe Addo (George Mason) Scott Schweitzer (NC State) Hector Zamora (Seton Hall) | Joe-Max Moore (UCLA) Claudio Reyna* (Virginia) Joey Thieman (Princeton) | Ben Crawley (Virginia) Robert Martella (Bowling Green) Alan Prampin (SMU) Robert Ukrop (Davidson) |
| 1993 | Tim Deck (Wisconsin) | Shane Batelle (Saint Louis) Pedro Lopes (Rutgers) Jorge Salcedo (UCLA) | Brian Kamler (Creighton) Jason Kreis (Duke) Claudio Reyna* (Virginia) | Keith DeFini (Creighton) Jimmy Glenn (Clemson) Brian McBride (Saint Louis) Ståle Søbye (San Francisco) |
| 1994 | David Kramer (Fresno State) | Brandon Pollard (Virginia) Eddie Pope (North Carolina) | Jason Kreis* (Duke) Brian Maisonneuve (Indiana) Matt McKeon (Saint Louis) Todd Yeagley (Indiana) | Brent Bennett (James Madison) Mac Cozier (Charlotte) Darren Eales (Brown) Ståle Søbye* (San Francisco) |
| 1995 | Chris Snitko (UCLA) | Scott Lamphear (Wisconsin) Ian McIntyre (Syracuse) Brandon Pollard* (Virginia) | Ben Hickey (St. John's) Jesse Marsch (Princeton) Clint Mathis (South Carolina) | Mike Fisher (Virginia) Matt McKeon* (Saint Louis) Toni Siikala (Campbell) Andy Williams (Rhode Island) |
| 1996 | Jon Busch (Charlotte) | Tahj Jakins (UCLA) Pete Santora (Furman) John Stratton (Air Force) | Mike Fisher* (Virginia) Steve Klein (Bowling Green) Mike Mekelburg (South Florida) | Tony Kuhn (Vanderbilt) Ignace Moleka (FIU) Johnny Torres (Creighton) Andy Williams* (Rhode Island) |
| 1997 | Matt Jordan (Clemson) | Leo Cullen (Maryland) Kevin Daly (St. John's) Pete Santora* (Furman) | Daniel Hernández (SMU) Alen Kozić (FIU) Ben Olsen (Virginia) | Wade Barrett (William & Mary) Sigurdur Eyjolfsson (UNC Greensboro) Dema Kovalenko (Indiana) Johnny Torres* (Creighton) |
| 1998 | Adin Brown (William & Mary) | Matt Chulis (Virginia) Jamie Clark (Stanford) Kevin Kalish (Saint Louis) | Lazo Alavanja (Indiana) Jay Heaps (Duke) Wojtek Krakowiak (Clemson) Maurizio Rocha (UConn) | Chris Albright (Virginia) Seth George (UCLA) Dema Kovalenko* (Indiana) Richard Mulrooney (Creighton) |
| 1999 | Adin Brown (William & Mary) | Nick Garcia (Indiana) Eric Denton (Santa Clara) David Wright (Creighton) | Carl Bussey (SMU) Daniel Alvarez (Furman) Jeff DiMaria (Saint Louis) Sasha Victorine (UCLA) | John Barry Nusum (Furman) Mohammed Fahim (SMU) Ricardo Villar (Penn State) Aleksey Korol (Indiana) |
| 2000 | Chris Hamblin (Boston College) | Chris Gbandi (UConn) Cory Gibbs (Brown) Ryan Suarez (San Jose State) | Carl Bussey (SMU) Mark Lisi (Clemson) Jorge Martínez (San Jose State) Ryan Nelsen (Stanford) | Chris Carrieri (North Carolina) Ali Curtis (Duke) John Barry Nusum* (Furman) |
| 2001 | Byron Foss (SMU) | Chris Gbandi (UConn) Danny Jackson (North Carolina) Lee Morrison (Stanford) | Luchi Gonzalez (SMU) Kyle Martino (Virginia) Diego Walsh (SMU) | Nicholas McCreath (Rhode Island) Pat Noonan (Indiana) John Barry Nusum* (Furman) Dipsy Selolwane (Saint Louis) |
| 2002 | Doug Warren (Clemson) | Todd Dunivant (Stanford) John Swann (Indiana) Chris Wingert (St. John's) | Ricardo Clark (Furman) Sumed Ibrahim (Maryland) Andres Murriagui (Loyola Marymount) Diego Walsh* (SMU) | Alecko Eskandarian (Virginia) Pat Noonan* (Indiana) Tim Pierce (UCLA) Mike Tranchilla (Creighton) |
| 2003 | Will Hesmer (Wake Forest) | Leonard Griffin (UCLA) Trevor McEachron (Old Dominion) Chris Wingert* (St. John's) | Scott Buete (Maryland) Sumed Ibrahim* (Maryland) C.J. Klaas (Washington) | Adom Crew (Brown) Ned Grabavoy (Indiana) Vedad Ibišević (Saint Louis) Joseph Ngwenya (Coastal Carolina) |
| 2004 | Christopher Sawyer (Notre Dame) | Ugo Ihemelu (SMU) Drew Moor (Indiana) Gonzalo Segares (VCU) | Michael Enfield (UCLA) C.J. Klaas* (Washington) Sacha Kljestan (Seton Hall) Danny O'Rourke (Indiana) | Justin Moose (Wake Forest) Randi Patterson (UNC Greensboro) Ryan Pore (Tulsa) Jeff Rowland (New Mexico) |
| 2005 | Chris Dunsheath (Bradley) | Greg Dalby (Notre Dame) Tyson Wahl (Cal) Marvell Wynne (UCLA) | Mehdi Ballouchy (Santa Clara) Scott Jones (UNC Greensboro) Yohann Mauger (Akron) Brian Plotkin (Indiana) | Jason Garey (Maryland) Ross McKenzie (Akron) Jeff Rowland* (New Mexico) Willie Sims ( Cal State Northridge ) |
| 2006 | Nick Noble (West Virginia) | Andrew Boyens (New Mexico) Julius James (UConn) Jay Needham (SMU) John O'Reilly (Lehigh) | Greg Dalby* (Notre Dame) Maurice Edu (Maryland) Ryan Maduro (Providence) | Omar Cummings (Cincinnati) Charlie Davies (Boston College) Edson Elcock (Old Dominion) Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) |
| 2007 | Stefan Frei (Cal) | Eric Brunner (Ohio State) Julius James* (UConn) Pat Phelan (Wake Forest) | Reuben Ayarna (Boston College) Alejandro Bedoya (Boston College) Andrew Jacobson (Cal) Peter Lowry (Santa Clara) | Xavier Balc (Ohio State) Joseph Lapira* (Notre Dame) Patrick Nyarko (Virginia Tech) O'Brian White (UConn) |
| 2008 | Jovan Bubonja (UIC) | Calum Angus (Saint Louis) Matt Besler (Notre Dame) Omar Gonzalez (Maryland) Tennant McVea (Loyola) | Corben Bone (Wake Forest) Sam Cronin (Wake Forest) Andrei Gotsmanov (Creighton) Baggio Hušidić (UIC) | Andre Akpan (Harvard) Mike Grella (Duke) Marcus Tracy (Wake Forest) Steve Zakuani (Akron) |
| 2009 [1] | Jeff Attinella (South Florida) | Bobby Warshaw (Stanford Zach Loyd (North Carolina Ike Opara (Wake Forest) | Kyle Nakazawa (UCLA Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Akron) Corben Bone* (Wake Forest) Tony Tchani (Virginia) | Teal Bunbury (Akron Colin Rolfe (Louisville Ryan Kinne (Monmouth Andre Akpan* (Harvard) |
| 2010 | Zac MacMath (Maryland) | Kofi Sarkodie (Akron) A. J. Soares (Cal) Andrew Wenger (Duke) | Michael Farfan (North Carolina) Matt Kassel (Maryland) Ryan Kinne* (Monmouth) Ben Sippola (Butler) | Will Bruin (Indiana) Tony Cascio (UConn) Darlington Nagbe (Akron) Colin Rolfe* (Louisville) |
| 2011 | Brian Holt (Creighton) | Chris Estridge (Indiana) Matt Hedges (North Carolina) Charles Rodriguez (Charlotte) | Miguel Ibarra (UC Irvine) Enzo Martinez (North Carolina) Luis Silva (UC Santa Barbara) | Ashton Bennett (Coastal Carolina) Ethan Finlay (Creighton) Billy Schuler (North Carolina) Andrew Wenger* (Duke) |
| 2012 | Andre Blake (UConn) | Chad Barson (Akron) Andrew Farrell (Louisville) Andrew Ribeiro (Creighton) | Scott Caldwell (Akron) Jose Gomez (Creighton) Dillon Powers (Notre Dame) | Ashton Bennett* (Coastal Carolina) Ryan Finley (Notre Dame) Daniel Haber (Cornell) Patrick Mullins (Maryland) |
| 2013 | Andre Blake* (UConn) | Steve Birnbaum (Cal) A. J. Cochran (Wisconsin) Taylor Peay (Washington) | Laurie Bell (Milwaukee) Aodhan Quinn (Akron) Leo Stolz (UCLA) | Pete Caringi III (UMBC) Sagi Lev-Ari (Cal St-N'ridge) Patrick Mullins* (Maryland) Harrison Shipp (Notre Dame) |
| 2014 [2] | Alex Bono (Syracuse) | Joseph Greenspan (Navy) Brandon Vincent (Stanford) Joshua Yaro (Georgetown) | Jay Chapman (Michigan State) Patrick Hodan (Notre Dame) Leo Stolz* (UCLA) Tanner Thompson (Indiana) | Andy Craven (North Carolina) Fabian Herbers (Creighton) Robert Kristo (Saint Louis) Jordan Morris (Stanford) |
| 2015 [3] | Callum Irving (Kentucky) | Jonathan Campbell (North Carolina) Kyle Fisher (Clemson) Brandon Vincent* (Stanford) | Mauro Cichero (SMU) Jack Harrison (Wake Forest) Timo Pitter (Creighton) | Brandon Allen (Georgetown) Nick DePuy (UCSB) Fabian Herbers* (Creighton) Jordan Morris* (Stanford) David Olsen (Seattle U) |
| 2016 [4] | Alec Ferrell (Wake Forest) | Alex Crognale (Maryland) Reagan Dunk (Denver) Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Stanford) Miles Robinson (Syracuse) | Ian Harkes (Wake Forest) Jacori Hayes (Wake Forest) Tanner Thompson* (Indiana) | Wuilito Fernandes (UMass Lowell) Julian Gressel (Providence) Albert Ruiz (FGCU) Gordon Wild (Maryland) |
| 2017 [5] | Eric Dick (Butler) | Tomas Hilliard-Arce* (Stanford) Tim Kübel (Louisville) Grant Lillard (Indiana) João Moutinho (Akron) | Tucker Bone (Air Force) Mauro Cichero (SMU) Cameron Lindley (North Carolina) | Jon Bakero (Wake Forest) Brandon Bye (Western Michigan) Foster Langsdorf (Stanford) Santiago Patiño (FIU) |
| 2018 [6] | Trey Muse (Indiana) | Tanner Beason (Stanford) Alex Comsia (North Carolina) Andrew Gutman (Indiana) Callum Montgomery (Charlotte) | Giuseppe Barone (Michigan State) Tucker Bone* (Air Force) Bruno Lapa (Wake Forest) | Omir Fernandez (Wake Forest) Cal Jennings (UCF) Andre Shinyashiki (Denver) J. J. Williams (Kentucky) |
| 2019 [7] | Colin Shutler (Virginia) | Josh Bauer (New Hampshire) Tanner Beason* (Stanford) Eddie Munjoma (SMU) Dylan Nealis (Georgetown) | Joe Bell (Virginia) Blake Bodily (Washington) Bruno Lapa* (Wake Forest) | Matthew Bentley (Missouri State) Cal Jennings* (UCF) Anders Engebretsen (Saint Mary’s Cal) Robbie Robinson (Clemson) |
| 2020 [8] | Giannis Nikopolidis (Georgetown) | Bridger Hansen (New Hampshire) Kyle Hiebert (Missouri State) Tom Judge (James Madison) | Vitor Dias (Marshall) Dante Polvara (Georgetown) Dylan Teves (Washington) | Gloire Amanda (Oregon State) Victor Bezerra (Indiana) Zach Ryan (Stanford) Valentin Noel (Pitt) |
| 2021 [9] | Jan Hoffelner (Kentucky) | Kyle Hiebert* (Missouri State) Ryan Sailor (Washington) Adam Savill (New Hampshire) | Benjamin Bender (Maryland) Yannick Bright (New Hampshire) Sofiane Djeffal (Oregon State) Sean Zawadski (Georgetown) | Simon Becher (Saint Louis) Dylan Teves* (Washington) Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Duke) |
| 2022 [10] | Casper Mols (Kentucky) | Luis Grassow (Kentucky) Noah Gulden (Lipscomb) Keegan Hughes (Stanford) | Knut Ahlander (SMU) Alex Nagy (Vermont) JC Ngando (UNC Greensboro) Peter Stroud* (Duke) | Eythor Bjorgolfsson (Kentucky) Levonte Johnson (Syracuse) Shakur Mohammed (Duke) Illijah Paul (Washington) |
| 2023 [11] | Bryan Dowd (Notre Dame) | Kevin Bonilla (Portland) Morris Duggan (Marshall) Garrison Tubbs (Wake Forest) Mads Westergren (SMU) | Yannick Bright (New Hampshire) Elliot Goldthorp (Hofstra) Jono Nyandjo (UNC Charlotte) | Matthew Bell (Marshall) Charlie Sharp (Western Michigan) Tyrese Spicer (Lipscomb) Ousmane Sylla (Clemson) |
| 2024 [12] | Wessel Speel (Duke) | Kyle Cusimano (Bowling Green) Siggi Magnusson (Ohio State) Casper Svendby (Pittsburgh) | Michaela Adedokun (Ohio State) Sam Bassett* (Denver) Joran Gerbet (Clemson) | Jesus Barea (Missouri State) Emil Jaaskelainen (Akron) Sergio Ors Navarro (West Virginia) Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos (Marshall) |
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