Ben Bokun | NCAA.com | August 29, 2019 When does the 2019 men's college soccer season start? Maryland wins College Cup Share The first full day of matches for the 2019 DI men's college soccer season is on August 30, highlighted by a must-watch contest between No. 15 UCF and No. 4 Wake Forest. But No. 1 Maryland started one day earlier, beating South Florida, 1-0, on Thursday, Aug. 29. Boston College also played on Thursday, defeating Quinnipiac. Here are some of the most notable games scheduled for the first weekend. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 (all times EST) | Scoreboard *All rankings obtained from the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. No. 1 Maryland 1, South Florida 0 Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 (all times EST) | Scoreboard *All rankings obtained from the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. No. 15 UCF at No. 4 Wake Forest, 6 p.m. | Winston-Salem, N.C. No. 3 Akron at Xavier, 7 p.m. | Cincinnati, Ohio No. 5 Stanford at Penn State, 7 p.m. | University Park, Pa. No. 25 UC Irvine at No. 11 Saint Mary's, 7 p.m. | Moraga, Calif. Creighton at No. 6 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. | Chapel Hill, N.C. Albany at No. 8 Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. | Lexington, Ky. Pittsburgh at No. 2 Indiana, 8 p.m. | Bloomington, Ind. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 | Scoreboard No. 9 Notre Dame at Saint Louis, 8 p.m. | St. Louis, Mo. NAMES TO KNOW: The top 6 returning men's soccer goal scorers for the 2019 season Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 | Scoreboard No. 15 UCF at No. 6 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. | Chapel Hill, N.C. UCLA at No. 2 Indiana, 8 p.m. | Bloomington, Ind. BLOCKBUSTER MATCHES: 7 must-watch men’s college soccer games in 2019 Below is the United Soccer Coaches 2019 preseason poll which was released on Tuesday, Aug. 6: RANK SCHOOL POINTS W-L-T FINAL 2018 RANKING 1 Maryland (13) 637 13-6-4 1 2 Indiana (6) 623 20-3-1 3 3 Akron (2) 621 15-7-2 2 4 Wake Forest (4) 607 18-3-0 6 5 Stanford University 545 12-4-5 7 6 North Carolina (2) 499 14-4-1 14 7 Michigan State 492 14-5-4 4 8 Kentucky 467 19-2-1 5 9 Notre Dame 431 11-7-3 8 10 Duke 412 11-7-2 11 11 Saint Mary's 407 18-0-2 9 12 Virginia 390 10-4-3 15 13 Georgetown 379 13-5-3 13 14 Louisville 268 11-5-3 16 15 UCF 257 13-3-3 18 16 Virginia Tech 217 11-7-3 17 17 James Madison 216 15-5-3 10 18 Denver 180 15-4-2 19 19 Air Force 178 17-5-0 12 20 Portland 126 12-4-3 21 21 Charlotte 119 14-5-2 20 22 Oregon State 107 11-6-3 23 23 West Virginia 92 14-7-0 22 24 Michigan 90 12-5-4 24 25 UC Irvine 63 11-6-4 RV 2020 NCAA Division I men’s soccer championship bracket announced The field and bracket for the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee, which awarded the tournament’s No. 1 seed to Clemson. READ MORE Entire DI men’s and women’s soccer tournaments to be held in North Carolina The Division I Competition Oversight Committee approved a proposal for 2021 NCAA Division I men's and women's soccer championships to be held entirely in Cary, NC and surrounding areas. READ MORE Men's college soccer: Temple knocks off No. 2 SMU in historic victory Temple men's soccer picked up a historic victory, knocking off No. 2 SMU Saturday night. It was the highest-ranked win in Owls program history. READ MORE
RANK SCHOOL POINTS W-L-T FINAL 2018 RANKING 1 Maryland (13) 637 13-6-4 1 2 Indiana (6) 623 20-3-1 3 3 Akron (2) 621 15-7-2 2 4 Wake Forest (4) 607 18-3-0 6 5 Stanford University 545 12-4-5 7 6 North Carolina (2) 499 14-4-1 14 7 Michigan State 492 14-5-4 4 8 Kentucky 467 19-2-1 5 9 Notre Dame 431 11-7-3 8 10 Duke 412 11-7-2 11 11 Saint Mary's 407 18-0-2 9 12 Virginia 390 10-4-3 15 13 Georgetown 379 13-5-3 13 14 Louisville 268 11-5-3 16 15 UCF 257 13-3-3 18 16 Virginia Tech 217 11-7-3 17 17 James Madison 216 15-5-3 10 18 Denver 180 15-4-2 19 19 Air Force 178 17-5-0 12 20 Portland 126 12-4-3 21 21 Charlotte 119 14-5-2 20 22 Oregon State 107 11-6-3 23 23 West Virginia 92 14-7-0 22 24 Michigan 90 12-5-4 24 25 UC Irvine 63 11-6-4 RV