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| 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 206 |
| Hermann Trophy | Andrew Gutman (Indiana) |
| Top goalscorer | 28 Goals Andre Shinyashiki (Denver) |
| Statistics | |
| Biggest home win | Akron 10–0 Canisius (09/15) |
| Biggest away win | Elon 8–1 Rutgers (09/02) |
| Highest scoring | Akron 10–0 Canisius (09/15) |
| Longest winning run | Season: 14 games Saint Mary's (08/24–10/26) Ongoing 5 games Maryland (11/18–current) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Season: 20 games Saint Mary's (18–0–2) (08/24–11/25) Ongoing 24 games Saint Mary's (20–0–4) (10/27/2017–current) |
| Longest winless run | 16 games Ohio State (0–14–2) (08/31-current) |
| Longest losing run | 10 games Monmouth (09/26-current) Ohio State (09/25-current) Gonzaga (09/25/2018-current) |
| Highest attendance | 11,075 UC Santa Barbara @ Cal Poly (09/30) |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | November 18–December 9, 2018 |
| College Cup | |
| Date | December 9, 2018 |
| Site | Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, California |
| Champions | Maryland Terrapins |
| Runners-up | Akron Zips |
| Seasons | |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 60th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 24, 2018, and continued into the first weekend of November 2018. The season culminated with the four-team College Cup at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California, December 7–9, 2018.[1] There were 206 teams in men's Division I competition.[2][3][4] The Maryland Terrapins won their fourth NCAA title, defeating the Akron Zips 1–0.[5]
Changes from 2017
Coaching changes
| Program | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | Chad Riley | Hired by Notre Dame [6] | January 4, 2018 | Bo Oshoniyi[7] | February 12, 2018 |
| DePaul | Craig Blazer | Not retained [8] | December 5, 2017 | Mark Plotkin[9] | December 21, 2017 |
| East Tennessee State | Bo Oshoniyi | Hired by Dartmouth [7] | February 12, 2018 | David Casper [10] | March 29, 2018 |
| Gonzaga | Einar Thorarinsson | Retired [11] | November 13, 2017 | Paul Meehan [12] | November 14, 2017 |
| James Madison | Tom Foley | Resigned [13] | August 3, 2018 | Paul Zazenski [13] | August 3, 2018 |
| Notre Dame | Bobby Clark | Retired [14] | November 28, 2017 | Chad Riley [6] | January 4, 2018 |
| Ohio State | John Bluem | Retired [15] | March 19, 2018 | Brian Maisonneuve[16] | April 23, 2018 |
| Omaha | Jason Mims | Hired by Real Salt Lake[17] | March 28, 2018 | Bob Warming[18] | April 2, 2018 |
| Oregon State | Steve Simmons | Not retained [19] | December 1, 2017 | Terry Boss[20] | December 28, 2017 |
| Penn State | Bob Warming | Retired [21] Hired by Omaha[18] |
November 16, 2017 | Jeff Cook[22] | January 2, 2018 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Paulo Neto | Was not announced | After July 6, 2017 | Frank Olszewski[23] | January 17, 2018 |
| Saint Louis | Mike McGinty | Contract not renewed[24] | November 10, 2017 | Kevin Kalish[25] | January 20, 2018 |
| San Diego | Seamus McFadden | Retired [26] | March 15, 2017 | Brian Quinn[27] | January 1, 2018 |
| Seton Hall | Gerson Echeverry | Resigned [28] | November 6, 2017 | Andreas Lindberg[29] | December 11, 2017 |
| Stetson | Kyle Gookins | Resigned [30] | November 15, 2017 | Cristian Neagu[31] | January 4, 2018 |
| Temple | David MacWilliams | Not retained [32] | November 15, 2017 | Brian Rowland[33] | December 22, 2017 |
| Wright State | Bryan Davis | Resigned[34] | July 26, 2018 | Jake Slemker[34] | July 26, 2018 |
New programs
Mount St. Mary's University reinstated their men's soccer program, which had been dormant since the end of the 2012 season, for the 2018 season.[3]
The California Baptist Lancers began the transition from Division II to Division I and the Western Athletic Conference in 2018–19.[4]
The UC San Diego Tritons will begin the transition from Division II to Division I and will join the Big West Conference in 2020–21.[35]
The Merrimack Warriors will begin the transition from Division II to Division I and will join the Northeast Conference in 2019–20.[36]
Discontinued programs
Hartwick College, the only Division III school competing in Division I men's soccer for some years moved to Division III with the school's other sports.[37]
Despite the program's many successes, the University of New Mexico's Board of Regents, for economic reasons, voted to discontinue the men's soccer program, along with three other sports teams, after the 2018 season.[38]
Conference realignment
| School | Previous Conference | New Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's | Northeast Conference, but inactive since 2012 | Northeast Conference[3] |
| California Baptist | Pacific West Conference (NCAA Division II) | Western Athletic Conference[4] |
| USC Upstate | Atlantic Sun Conference | Big South Conference[39] |
| Belmont | Horizon League | Southern Conference[40] |
| Hartwick | Sun Belt Conference affiliate member | Empire 8 (NCAA Division III) |
| Liberty | Big South Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference[41] |
NOTE 1: The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners will move from the Western Athletic Conference to the Big West Conference on July 1, 2020.[35]
NOTE 2: The team formerly known as the Fort Wayne Mastodons officially changed its athletic identity to the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on June 18, 2018, shortly before the creation of Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW).[42] Previously, the PFW athletic program represented Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), but the Indiana University and Purdue University systems agreed to dissolve IPFW on July 1, 2018, with each system establishing a separate Fort Wayne campus. The IPFW athletic program transferred to PFW, representing only that institution, and remains a member of Division I and the Summit League.[43]
NOTE 3: After six years of divisional play, with home-and-home series within the divisions, the Big West Conference teams will be playing a single, eight-team, seven game schedule. This move comes two years before Cal State Bakersfield moves in to make the Big West a nine team league.[44]
NOTE 4: Central Arkansas announced on September 6 that its men's soccer program would leave its associate membership in the Missouri Valley Conference after the 2018 season and join the Sun Belt Conference as an Associate Member.[45]