Also receiving votes: Muskegon (Mich.), CCBC-Essex (Md. Expect as many as seven seniors in the starting line-up led by midfield captain Jason Hayes (1g, 6a). It’s usually in a coach’s fourth season—when all the players are their recruits—that they can start to be fairly judged. Five starters have been lost to graduation—three backs and two midfielders, but the forward pairing of All-American Nick Jannelli (13g, 9a) and Peter Baroff (7g, 5a), both rising seniors, returns to lead the attack. To help student-athletes and their families identify which of the 410 NCAA D3 schools with men’s soccer programs are the right fit for them, NCSA has created our own Power Rankings. Only problem, not one of them is a defender. TUFTS. Following another typical season (SCAC title, Sweet 16 run, and Top 10 ranking), the losses are minimal for the Tigers: standout forward Austin Michaelis (11g, 3a) has graduated, and defender Roman Cano won’t be back for his senior year. The Red Dragons are more than equipped to deal with the loss of All-American Migell Ornsby (12g, 4) and Figarella and are among the teams with realistic title aspirations. The Knights have to drop off some this year, right? Numerically, players lost represent 17 of 38 goals, 22 of 30 assists, and 8 of 15 game-winners from last year’s campaign. The four returning starters are defenders or defensive-minded midfielders and collectively this year’s roster has less than ten career goals and less than 15 assists. Coming off a 7-10-2 season—their third straight losing campaign—the Flying Dutchmen improved to 14-3-1 and more than doubled their scoring output under Brandt’s guidance. This fall the Red Hawks enter the post-Terci brother era (combined 97g, 65a, 24gwg over seven years), but things are looking very bright for Coach Tim Tumelty’s squad. In seven years, previous head coach Shane Rineer turned Haverford into a winning program and then into a Top 25 program with legitimate title aspirations. Last year’s heartbreak will serve as extra motivation for a very experienced squad that returns nine starters: five rising seniors and three rising juniors. The ranking is intended to reflect which teams will be playing the best soccer to open the season, not to predict which teams will be the best come November. Their two leading scorers, each a former SUNYAC Rookie of the Year, return: rising senior forward Witman Hernandez (12g, 4a) and rising junior midfielder Roberto Ventura (6g, 4a). The NCAA regional rankings are done by the same regional and national committees which will make the at-large selections for the men's and women's NCAA tournaments and the rankings are done by applying the same criteria which is used for making the at-large selections. Can rising senior Brit Haseltine (6g, 2a as a substitute) become a dependable scorer as a starter? National semifinalist Rochester needed 104 minutes to find the net and Chicago’s All-American duo of Lopez and Koh were shutout. So if the offense can improve on last year by generating more chances and improving their finishing, it could be a special year for Middlebury. Maybe Case Western and Coach Bianco can replicate what happened at Kenyon under Coach Brown where their current run among the nation’s elite programs came on the heels of two mediocre seasons. ), St. Louis (Mo. While last year's performance and recent seasons, as well as a program's history, can be indicative in a rather general sense, basing a preseason ranking on that alone doesn't seem to be especially insightful or compelling because it does not consider the year-specific variables like losses to graduation (number of players, starters, and specific standout performers), percentage of goals and assists attributable to returning players, class distribution, coaching changes, incoming recruiting classes, and even more nuanced aspects such as positional distribution of lost/returning players. The influential Luke Nguyen (%g, 3a) is gone in midfield as are Fikayo Ajayi’s goals and playmaking (5g, 7a), but Dane Lind and his ten assists are back alongside Cutler Coleman and the aforementioned forwards. Increased maturity and consistency should keep the Bishops in the thick of the Top 25 this campaign. yielded the fourth-best GAA in the nation (0.38) and sixth-best shutout percentage (68%). Records shown are through games of Sept. 15, 2019, Also receiving votes: Blinn (Texas), Johnson County (Kan.), Everett (Wash.), Oakton (Ill.), Heartland, Frederick (Md. NCAA DI Men Rankings sponsored by Verizon – National. But with nine upperclassmen in last year’s starting line-up, over half of whom had started since their freshmen season, and upperclassmen expected to fill eight starting positions this fall, the jury will remain out on Coach Ward for a couple more seasons. He left the cupboard full for his replacement, Zach Ward who did well to guide the Fords to the Centennial Conference top seed and championship and NCAA berth. And then there’s the question of the impact of new head coach Reuben Burk who came to Connecticut just one year ago as an assistant, so a smoother transition perhaps than a complete outsider, but a transition nonetheless. Records shown are through games of Sept. 29, 2019. Years after connecting with Kentucky punter in Ethiopia, onetime orphan begins his own college sports career. Make sure you can afford your college dream. On the positive side, Silva and part-time starters and substitutes made a disproportionate offensive contribution such that returning players can take credit for half of last season’s goals and nearly half the assists. Records shown are through games of Oct. 6, 2019. As a starting point, we assume all underclassmen on the 2018 rosters in the NCAA database will return which of course is only directionally correct, but it’s safe to think that most, excepting serious injury, of the attrition will be at the end of the bench with limited impact on a team's performance. Fate conspired against the Hornets in 2018, eliminating the safety net they needed when they got tripped up in the ODAC semifinals. The losses this off-season—two full-time starters including All-American defender Cole Rosenberger and one part-time starter—are half that of the previous off-season. It hasn't been a continual upward progression for the Spartans under Coach Brandon Bianco; there were back-to-back losing seasons in 2016 and 2017. Can that level of success be maintained with six starters lost to graduation and the retirement of head coach Kenny Murphy? So expect improvement front to back from last year’s experience with goalkeeping being the one position that could be a down-grade. 16 Catholic, No. They had a case for an NCAA berth, but a modest strength of schedule probably just kept them out, something they’ll be seeking to rectify in 2019 (hosting NYU and Messiah opening weekend will help boost the SoS). ), LSU-Eunice. Lost to graduation are three or four starters: two midfielders and two forwards, the latter two being better playmakers than finishers. After a decade as Division III’s top program, the Falcons are now just one of the top programs that will range between legitimate title contender and mere Top 25 team from year to year. However, we do recognize that some programs perform at a consistently high level over many years and assume that these programs are more likely to “reload" rather than to "rebuild.”. The Lords lose a couple of All-Americans in defender Bret Lowery (3g, 2 gwg) and midfielder David Anderson (13g, 2a, 3gwg), but as a perennial Top 10 team under Coach Chris Brown, that comes with the territory and is something they’ve dealt with before. All-American Joe Braun (10g, 6a) is back to lead the line supported by All-American Gavin Tasker (7g, 3a), Travis Van Brewer (3g, 7a), Zach Lane (5g, 2a), and Brett Rojas (2g, 9a) in midfield. Similar stinginess this fall will give the Camels a chance every time out. are back. NCSA analyzes and ranks D3 school that offers men’s college soccer based on factors that are most important to student-athletes, such as cost, size, location and academics. The larger sample provides better insight into impact players at the team level. That's not intended to ward off your e-mails full of rants and criticism—we love any correspondence that indicates that the website matters to people—but just a recommendation to keep everything in perspective and take it for what it’s worth. The United Soccer Coaches provides both National and Regional High School Rankings for boys and girls in the Fall, Winter and Spring seasons. Rising senior Henry Wilhelm (5g) will be the midfield veteran while senior co-captain Aidan Robinson leads a stingy defensive unit (0.56 GAA) that only lost one back to graduation. As the squad slowly turns into one of Brandt’s own making, lost to graduation are five starters including two forwards—Christian Dault and James Reymann—who both tallied seven goals and six assists. The junior midfield trio of Jacob Hallenberger (7g, 11a), Andrea Codispoti (7g, 5a) and Quentin Van der Lee (4g 6a) should be exciting to watch and will have the Tigers aiming for their first Final Four in over a decade. How good Rochester can be might depend on the emergence of a few non-seniors. Forward Jose Huerta (13g, 4a, 6gwg) is back for a final season, fellow rising seniors Chaz Burnett (14g, 5a) and Nixon Soglo (9g, 3a) were among the team’s scoring leaders in limited minutes off the bench, and six of last year’s freshmen forwards and midfielders combined for 10 goals and 22 assists led by midfield starters Anthony Pelaez (2g, 6a) and NJAC Rookie of the Year Michael Knapp (0g, 5a). So who knows what this season holds for Amherst. ), Lewis & Clark (Ill.), Rose State (Okla.), Crowder (Mo. On the other side of the ledger, returning players represent 65% of last year’s goals and over 50% of the assists led by rising seniors Logan Bylsma (14g) and All-Region midfielder Isaac Braak (5g, 7a). And he always has high-scoring defenders. 22 Oglethorpe, No. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d3/united-soccer-coaches The Stags’ season came to a premature end on PK’s after a scoreless draw in the conference semifinals, so the team will feel like they have some unfinished business and will be hungry to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament this time around. However, don’t expect an offensive drop-off. National - Poll 10 - November 24, 2020. So while the question about dependable goal-scorers is back, the bigger question may concern the playmakers and providers. ), Indian Hills (Iowa), Johnson County (Kan.), Heartland (Ill.), Murray State (Okla.), Broward (Fla.), South Suburban (Ill.), Frederick (Md. Teams must be registered with United Soccer Coaches College Services Program to be considered for rankings. Records shown are through games of Sept. 29, 2019. In those cases, we take that corrected information into account in the evaluation and ranking of that team. Led by All-American Dylan Ritch, they represented two-thirds of the goals and assists registered last season. Rising senior Jordan Hooker (2g, 5a) will try to replace some of the front line production lost to graduation. The Golden Eagles surprised people with a SUNYAC championship (just their second in Coach Gary LaPietra’s 22 years) and the defeat of St. Lawrence in the NCAA first round last year. ), Rowan Burlington (N.J.), Oakton (Ill.), Phoenix (Ariz.), Hill (Texas), Heartland (Ill.), Indian Hills (Iowa), Johnson County (Kan.), Georgia Military. With the bad taste of those defeats in their mouths, the Panthers shouldn’t lack motivation in 2019. They missed the goal-scoring of Geoffrey Rouin, but the midfield stepped up to provide much of the scoring led by All-American midfielder Bryce Ikeda (7g, 7a). Kopacz (6g) who may move to forward where he played in high school. The nation's top men's college soccer players ranked by our team of analysts. One year ago, on top of the losses to graduation (five starters, including two All-Americans), the Blue Jays were also without their injured All-American forward Achim Younker for the first seven games of the season. There are over 1,000 4-year colleges that offer opportunities to compete in men’s college soccer. United Soccer Coaches College Rankings are an indicator of week-to-week status of qualified programs and in no way should be used as a guide or indicator of eligibility for championship selection. 2019 NCAA Regional Rankings. Includes a printable bracket and links to buy NCAA championship tickets. Rising senior Connor Jacobs will lead the back line that had two freshmen start every game last season. 2018 was a special season for the Yellowjackets and longstanding head coach Chris Apple as they reached their first-ever Final Four, avenging their 2017 tournament ouster by defeating defending champion Messiah in an Elite 8 rematch. With Liberty League regular season and tournament titles and a final overall record of 12-3-3, it wasn’t a bad season for the Saints (at 8-7-3, 2017 was bad), but they got bounced in the first round of the NCAA tournament by surprise SUNYAC champion Brockport State. Excluding the one senior reserve, the bench only chipped in with two goals and one assist. Are there any game-changers in this edition of the Falcons besides All-American rising sophomore Luke Groothoff who was forced to play center back much of 2018 due to injuries but may feature in a more advanced midfield role this fall? In 2018, Connecticut boasted arguably the best defense in the nation with a 0.27 GAA playing a challenging schedule, and three-fourths of the backline and Goalkeeper of the Year AJ Marcucci (.928 Save Pct.) The Spartans’ 2018 accomplishments came with freshmen and sophomores holding down five of the starting positions, and sophomore Seldon Magruder scored eight goals off the bench, including in each NCAA sectional game. Defense might take longer to reach top form, but their non-conference schedule should challenge them without overwhelming them. ), Iowa Central, Records shown are through games of Sept. 1, 2019, Also receiving votes: Crowder (Mo. The losses hit the defense (.84 GAA) the hardest: gone are two starting backs, one part-time starting back and the goalkeeper. For the Fords to match or exceed last year’s success, which came with a relatively narrow margin for error (GSA 1.77 vs. GAA 1.01), they will likely need to improve their goal differential. 2.56 GSA, +2.18 goal differential) helped by 18 GF, 0 GA in a pair of wins over Southern Virginia disguised the number of tight, close games, sometimes against inferior opponents. First, to give some insight and basis for why a team is ranked where they are. Coach Mike Toshack has his work cut out for him. They lose four starters. In terms of raw wins and losses, only two or three programs have been as consistently good as Kenyon over the past five years, and there’s no reason to expect that to change in 2019 even though they have five graduated starters to replace. This should have been the Saints year with a senior-laden starting line-up that included the All-American Jethro Dede in midfield. And three defenders that started at least half the games return. Lowery seems to keep developing or finding players to step up when their time comes as upperclassmen. The Red Dragons outplayed and stymied the defending champion Falcons in the first half of their Sweet 16 match last November and led 1-0 with about 25 minutes left to play. Offensively, the eventual leading scoring, rising senior Elliot Cohen (8g, 3a), is back as well as all the other top attackers besides the Masciopinto, a group that includes a pair of rising juniors—forward Patrick Kollman (4g, 2a) and midfielder Jordi Long (4g, 4a)—who produced in spot starts and off the bench. Check out the men's and women's players who have made non-binding commitments to D-III teams. The midfield and attack should be dynamic and potent, but can coach Grahn build an adequate back line so the Vikings are ready and positioned to make a November run? If the former can get more proficient with his chances and the latter can get more scoring opportunities, they may give their fans a lot to cheer about this fall. That still means that nine starters are back and collectively returning players scored 60% of the last season’s goals and provided 70% of the assists. Turning to the new season, nine players graduated in the spring, six of them starters led by Ikeda and two All-Region defenders, and transfer Ulrik Koren (4g, 3a) is not on the 2019 roster. There wasn’t a very fixed starting line-ups with only four players starting 15 or more of their 19 games, and just a single one with the full 19 starts (senior defender Scatt MacDonald). This could be the best attacking lineup Tufts has ever fielded. Replacements for the departed midfielders may prove to be upgrades as Ryan Flynn contributed five goals and two assists off the bench as a freshman. Also receiving votes: Louisburg (N.C.), Arizona Western, Southern Nevada, Phoenix College, Essex County (N.J.), Mercer County (N.J.), Laredo (Texas), Community College of Baltimore County-Essex (Md. Wow! Losing All-American midfielder Justin Carey (8g, 3a), forward Ryan Van Maanen (7g, 2a) won’t help in that regard. If it informs, if it entertains, if it spurs discussion and debate, then it has served a noble purpose independent of the quality or accuracy of the ranking itself. In attack, rising senior Jeff Hibbard (8g, 6a) will be joined by Jeylani’s replacement, the other standout freshman, leading goal-scorer Matthew Stefaniw (12g, 0a) who played major minutes off the bench. A senior-laden squad, including all but one of an unchanged defensive unit from last year (0.77 GAA), is led by defender Brady Whittekind and midfielder Adam Yingling (6g, 3a). However, please do not take it too seriously. However, besides defender Will Eisold who locked down a starting spot as a freshman when a senior was lost to an injury, last year’s underclassmen got very little playing time. ), Parkland (Ill.), Western Texas, Cloud County (Kan.), Moraine Valley (Ill.), Highline (Wash.), Whatcom (Wash.), Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.), Muskegon (Mich.), Laramie County (Wyo. The forward partnership of sophomore German Giammattei (7g, 3a) who isn’t afraid to shoot and junior Sebastian Derby (7g) who is very efficient (.250 shot %, .607 SOG %) seems very promising. That should give the Generals a chance every time they play; but will the re-built offense be able to take full advantage? Sure, the Jumbos lose an All-American defender and a reliable goalkeeper, but programs as strong and deep as the one Coach Josh Shapiro has built lose top players every year and replace them with top players every year. Only two starters from 2018 have graduated, one of which was the heart-and-soul of the team: midfielder Quintin Volpe, who was involved in both goals to win the SUNYAC final and scored the game’s lone goal against St. Lawrence. So he may be more than an adequate replacement for the graduated Alex Besl (9g, 3a), but no doubt, All-American Zachary Senft (10g, 8a) and Garrett Winter (9g, 6a) will be expected to lead the offense again. October 29, 2019 D3soccer.com Men's Top 25, Week 9. Two years ago coach Kyle Dezotell took over a program that had eight straight seasons around or below .500 with no more than seven wins. And that takes some pressure off a defense that might take some time to get sorted out and settled. 9 on selection Monday. Given the Bishops' youth and inexperience in 2018, it was a relatively good season even if it ended on a very sour note with a 4-0 drubbing in the NCAC final at the hands of their rival Kenyon. Both his production and leadership will be missed; however, if that was all that was lost, Brockport would have featured higher in our rankings. If additional and deeper research on specific teams is done, it may be discovered that some of the assumptions mentioned in the previous bullet items are not accurate. The Eagles cumulative season statistics (i.e. Men's Soccer Champion. Four starters have graduated, but even without Kidd’s production and Walter Alvarado and goalkeeper Aidan Hogan’s leadership in defense, this junior- and sophomore-dominated squad which provided about 75% of the offensive production in 2018 is only going to get better. Kurtz is back but three defenders have graduated, so the quality of their replacements will determine if they can stay in every game they play. Second, All-American Peder Olsen (9g, 8a) and Shatil Khoury (8g, 5a) are back as juniors, and All-CCIW defensive midfielder Ulrik Lund is back for his second season. The past three seasons were easily the best in program history, but with 75% of their offensive production, two of the top defensive mainstays, and their head coach not returning, it may be a rude slide back toward the status quo for the Maroons after three exhilirating years near the pinnacle of Division III soccer. Other Teams of Interest  (in alphabetical order). SOS - Strength of Schedule (weighted OWP-OOWP) RvR - Record versus Ranked Opponents at the time of the rankings (for further explanation of how Strength of Schedule is calulated and Record versus Ranked Opponents is determined, read this or the Pre-Championships Manual, pgs. If you are a current coach of a boys’ or girls’ high school team and can provide accurate information on the strength of teams in your area, region or state, please send an e-mail to Awards@UnitedSoccerCoaches.org. to graduation which makes defense a huge question mark, and additionally a few underclassmen starters have chosen not to return including midfielder Deni Cresto (4g, 6a) and forwards Joachim Hoff (12g, 2a) while a summer injury to Erik Lundeen (4g, 6a) has him being redshirted. 23 Texas-Dallas Receiving Votes: Catholic 132, Gustavus Adolphus 42, Williams 36, WPI 34, Trinity (Texas) 23, Rochester 23, Babson 21, Ithaca 17, Oglethorpe 11, Kalamazoo 11, Texas-Dallas 6, Colorado College 6, Muhlenberg 2 The D3soccer.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of coaches, Sports Information … Despite a fair amount of changing personnel in 2018, the defense still posted a respectable 0.84 GAA, but Coach Byrne will certainly aim for more stability at the back and the improved stinginess that should come with that. And with a combination of chosen upperclassmen and his young recruits, Dezotell guided Ithaca to a program-best 14 wins (tied) and a .800 winning percentage second only to the 1965 team’s 10-1-1 mark. After posting their worst winning percentage of the past decade (.658), expect the Red Dragons to bounce back this season. Their chances of consistently winning hinge more on an improved attack that can produce in big games. Barring another unexpected historic season, Messiah may be a mere Top 25 team this year. But with nine starters back from last season's Elite 8 squad, there's reason think that Case Western can be even better this year. A relatively young and inexperienced defense will be led by a pair of juniors, neither of whom have been full-time starters. National - Poll 6 - October 8, 2019 Defense is the much bigger question mark as Stevens makes their debut in the MAC Freedom Conference. Can they do that? Graduation claimed a few midfield starters and part-time starters, but the sophomores and freshmen provided two-thirds of the goals, over half the assists, and 75% of the game-winners led by UAA Rookie of the Year Oliver Kleban (8g, 5a). Unfortunately, their season ended with back-to-back losses, both frustrating, but for different reasons: underperformance being their own undoing in the NESCAC quarterfinals; an excellent performance stymied by one of the nation’s top goalkeepers in the NCAA first round. While they lose four starters including forward Rafael Terci (14g, 9a), a team that scored at the fourth-highest clip in Division III can afford to lose some attacking prowess if they can improve on their defense which was among the most porous of Top 40 teams. The more significant losses are at forward and midfield, highlighted by All-Region midfielder Ben Manoogian and NESCAC 1st Team forward Uzii Dieng (4g, 5a). At least five new starters will need to step up to fill some pretty big shoes and Top 25-level performances out of the gate is probably a bit much to expect from coach Mike Singleton’s side. Lost to graduation are five starters and players responsible for two-thirds of the goals and one-third of the assists from last year (and another third of the assists were on goals scored by West). Last year NYU were awarded a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years, and they made it through two games without a loss or a win, advancing and exiting on PK’s. Except for a three-goal outburst at Case Western, the Violets were limited offensively in the very tough UAA competition, but their calling card was defense, and it kept them in every game of the season. Two of their top scorers graduated after the 2015 season, and 2016 was the highest-scoring campaign of the past six years when a handful of upperclassmen scored at an unpredictable clip. First, five-year associate head coach and former Viking All-American Kris Grahn was installed as Born’s successor providing for a seamless transition. Lynchburg finished 13-2-2 with a GAA only topped by fifteen other teams in Division III but did not have their name called on Selection Monday. Rank School Prev W-L-T; 1: Clemson University : 2: Kenyon looks better equipped to deal with their losses and repeat as a title contender than teams 2 through 5 in the final 2018 rankings. So there’s more continuity for coach Paul McGinlay to work with than usual, especially with forward Ryan Hunter returning as a redshirt senior. A year older and wiser, the defense (1.01 GAA) should be improved. Teams must be … It was goals by committee in 2018 for a modest 1.81 GSA, but returning players scored over 80% of those goals led by midfield captain Connor Whitacre (6g) and standout freshman defender A.J. On the other hand, the combination of a solid senior-laden back line and one of the nation’s top goalkeepers in Ken Kurtz (.897 save pct.) Who knows which player(s) will this year’s standout(s). The F&M defense should be solid with no losses to graduation and led by a pair of senior backs and a capable senior goalkeeper. Coach Ryan Souders certainly had a special group with the Classes of 2019 (graduated) and 2020 (seniors), but he also has a style and system of play that has proven very successful as players have come and gone. A trio of underclassmen led the team in scoring in 2013 only for 2014 to be the lowest-scoring season of the past decade. There’s not enough reason to expect Top 25 performances for Williams to start the season. Then defender Dan Figarella left with an injury not to return, and seven minutes later Messiah had the lead en route to a Nick West hattrick and a 3-2 Messiah win. Clicking on a team name will open their 2019 team page; clicking on their 2018 W-L-T record will open their 2018 team page. He wasted no time making-over the Bomber squad with his own recruits such that last year (his second) the team was over 70% sophomores and freshmen. Finally, only one back is lost from a defensive unit that posted a 0.76 GAA. But a few introductory explanations, clarifications and comments are warranted before diving into the rankings. To be eligible for consideration in United Soccer Coaches College Rankings, a school must be a member of United Soccer Coaches College Services program. A total of 206 men's soccer teams played in Division I … The younger 2018 line-up (six to seven sophomores and freshmen starting) wasn’t as good as the 2017 edition, but still managed the #2 seed in the competitive Centennial conference, an NCAA berth (second-round exit), and gained a lot of valuable experience. Dropped out: No. Hopkins will be hoping that a healthy Younker from the start will find the net at a similar clip to his break-out sophomore season to lead the attack alongside rising juniors Pablo Martinez (6g, 5a) and Alejandro Maclean (6g, 1a). ), Pearl River (Miss. The ranking is intended to reflect which teams will be playing the best soccer to open the season, not to predict which teams will be the best come November. That’s it. Carnegie Mellon’s offense should be improved, but the season will start with question marks on defense. Our D3soccer.com databases were mined for team-related statistical data such as annual W-L-T records, Goals For and Against per Game and NCAA Final Strength of Schedule. Williams was bound for a fifth straight season without an NCAA Tournament appearance, but two timely shutout wins in the NESCAC tournament, and a tie in the final earned Williams an at-large berth only to go one-and-done. Dual positions were listed for well over half the players. 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