2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
American college soccer season
The 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 59th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer . The regular season began on August 25 and continued into the first weekend of November 2017. The season culminated with the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship and the four-team College Cup finals at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania , December 8–10.[ 1] There were 205 teams in men's Division I competition.[ 2] The two-time defending champions, the Stanford Cardinal ,[ 3] won their third consecutive championship by downing the previously undefeated Indiana Hoosiers 1–0 in double overtime.[ 4]
Changes from 2016
Coaching changes
Program
Outgoing coach
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Incoming coach
Date of appointment
Buffalo Program terminated on April 3
Stu Riddle
Hired by Northern Kentucky [ 5]
January 9, 2017
Davie Carmichael [ 6]
January 31, 2017
Cleveland State
Ali Kazemaini
Resigned[ 7]
November 5, 2016
Kirk Harwat [ 8]
October 27, 2016, effective November 6, 2016
Elon
Chris Little
Hired by Seattle Sounders FC Academy [ 9]
February 7, 2017
Marc Reeves [ 10]
February 22, 2017
Florida Atlantic
Kos Donev
Was not announced
Was not announced
Joey Worthen [ 11]
February 14, 2017
Florida Gulf Coast
Bob Butehorn
Hired by South Florida[ 12]
December 18, 2016
Jesse Cormier [ 13]
January 23, 2017
Florida International (FIU)
Scott Calabrese
Hired by Central Florida [ 14]
December 6, 2016
Kevin Nylen [ 15]
December 16, 2016
Houston Baptist
Steve Jones
Was not announced
Was not announced
Ryan Pratt[ 16]
June 13, 2017
Marshall
Bob Gray
Retired[ 17]
November 11, 2016
Chris Grassie [ 18]
January 10, 2017
Mount St. Mary's
Program dormant since 2012
Will return in 2018
August 26, 2016
Bryan Cunningham [ 19]
January 13, 2017
NC State
Kelly Findley
Not Retained/To Sporting Kansas City Academy
November 22, 2016
George Kiefer [ 20]
November 22, 2016
Northern Illinois (NIU)
Eric Luzzi
Was not announced
Was not announced
Ryan Swan[ 21]
January 23, 2017
Northern Kentucky
John Basalyga
Retired [ 22]
December 6, 2016
Stu Riddle [ 5]
January 9, 2017
Radford
Marc Reeves
Hired by Elon [ 10]
February 22, 2017
Bryheem Hancock [ 23]
March 28, 2017
South Florida
George Kiefer
Hired by NC State
November 22, 2016
Bob Butehorn [ 12]
December 18, 2016
Stetson
Jared Vock
Interim not retained
December 21, 2016
Kyle Gookins [ 24]
December 22, 2016
UC Irvine
Chris Volk
Not Retained
January 19, 2017
Yossi Raz [ 25]
January 19, 2017
USC Upstate
Greg Hooks
Retired
July 20, 2017
Scott Halkett [ 26]
July 20, 2017
Central Florida (UCF)
Bryan Cunningham
Not Retained [ 27] /To Mount St. Mary's
November 15, 2016
Scott Calabrese [ 14]
December 6, 2016
Vermont
Jesse Cormier
Hired by FGCU [ 13]
January 23, 2017
Rob Dow [ 28]
February 17, 2017
New programs
The California Baptist Lancers have been approved to begin the transition from Division II to Division I and the Western Athletic Conference in 2018–19.[ 29]
Discontinued programs
Buffalo discontinued men's soccer and three other sports in April 2017 for financial reasons.[ 30]
Conference realignment
† = The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were initially announced as replacing Buffalo for 2018 and beyond, but less than a week after the first announcement, the timetable for SIU Edwardsville's entry was accelerated to 2017.
The 2017 season will be the last for Belmont as an associate in Horizon League men's soccer. The team will join the Southern Conference for 2018 and beyond.
NCAA Top 10 Ranking
On October 11, the NCAA announced that, for the first time, the Division I Men's Soccer Committee would announce a Top 10 Ranking well ahead of the announcement of the tournament field and seeding. The announcement was scheduled for Sunday, October 29 during halftime of the nationally televised game between Indiana and Michigan State and is to designed give the public a sneak peek of the committee's thought process. Bill Wnek, chair of the committee and associate director of athletics at Loyola Maryland stated that, “With 75 percent of the season complete by that point, this will be a great exercise for our committee as we prepare for selection Monday.”
The ranking is to be based on the same criteria used to select and seed the 48 teams for the Division I Men's Soccer Championship, including strength of schedule, Rating Percentage Index, head-to-head competition, results versus common opponents, significant wins and losses, and locations of contests with additional input provided by the regional advisory committees.[ 34]
Season overview
Pre-season polls
Regular season
The regular season will begin on August 25, 2017 and end in early November 2017.
#1
Top 10 Ranking
On Sunday, October 29 during halftime of the nationally televised game between Indiana and Michigan State, the Division I Men's Soccer Committee announced its first-ever NCAA Top 10 Ranking .[ 41] (See details above. )
Conference standings
Major upsets
In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher.
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
Regular season winner
Conference Player of the Year
Conference Coach of the Year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (city)
Tournament champion
America East Conference
Vermont
None named– 4 position awards
New Hampshire staff (Marc Hubbard, HC)
2017 America East Tournament
Campus sites
Albany
American Athletic Conference
SMU
None named– 4 position awards
SMU staff (Kevin Hudson,HC)
2017 American Athletic Tournament
Westcott Field (University Park, TX )
SMU
Atlantic 10 Conference
UMass
None named– 3 position awards
Fran O'Leary (UMass)
2017 A-10 Tournament
Baujan Field (Dayton, OH )
UMass
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic–Wake Forest Coastal–North Carolina
None named– 3 position awards
Bobby Muuss (Wake Forest)
2017 ACC Tournament
MUSC Health Stadium (Charleston, SC )
Wake Forest
Atlantic Sun Conference
Stetson
Mamadou Guirassy (NJIT)
Kyle Gookins (Stetson)
2017 ASUN Tournament
Campus sites
Lipscomb
Big East Conference
Butler
None named– 4 position awards
Butler staff (Paul Snape, HC)
2017 Big East Tournament
Campus sites
Georgetown
Big South Conference
High Point
None named– 2 position awards
EJ O’Keeffe (High Point)
2017 Big South Tournament
Campus sites
Presbyterian
Big Ten Conference
Michigan
None named– 4 position awards
Chaka Daley (Michigan)
2017 B1G Tournament
Grand Park (Westfield, IN )
Wisconsin
Big West Conference
N–UC Davis S–CSU Fullerton & CSU Northridge (tie)
None named– 4 position awards
Dwayne Shaffer (UC Davis)
2017 Big West Tournament
Campus sites
CSU Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison
Antonio Bustamante (William & Mary)
Tom Foley (James Madison)
2017 CAA Tournament
James Madison Soccer Complex (Harrisonburg, VA )
William & Mary
Conference USA
FIU
Santiago Patino (FIU)
Kevin Nylen (FIU)
2017 C-USA Tournament
Old Dominion Soccer Complex (Norfolk, VA )
Old Dominion
Horizon League
Green Bay
AJ Paterson (Wright State)
Jeremy Bonomo (Green Bay)
2017 Horizon League Tournament
Alumni Field (Dayton, OH )
UIC
Ivy League
Dartmouth
None named– 2 position awards
Chad Riley (Dartmouth)
No tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fairfield
None named– 3 position awards
Carl Rees (Fairfield)
2017 MAAC Tournament
Campus sites
Fairfield
Mid-American Conference
Western Michigan
Brandon Bye (Western Michigan)
Chad Wiseman (Western Michigan)
2017 MAC Tournament
WMU Soccer Complex (Kalamazoo, MI )
Akron
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri State
Niklas Brodacki (Central Arkansas)
Central Arkansas staff (Ross Duncan, HC)
2017 MVC tournament
Shea Stadium (Peoria, IL )
Central Arkansas
Northeast Conference
St. Francis Brooklyn
Rasmus Hansen (LIU Brooklyn)
St. Francis Brooklyn staff (Tom Giovatto , HC)
2017 NEC Tournament
Campus sites
St. Francis Brooklyn
Pac-12 Conference
Stanford
Foster Langsdorf (Stanford)
Jeremy Gunn (Stanford)
No tournament
Patriot League
Loyola Maryland
None named– 4 position awards
Steve Nichols (Loyola Maryland)
2017 Patriot League Tournament
Hosted by season champion
Colgate
Southern Conference
East Tennessee State
Laurence Wyke (Furman)
Bo Oshoniyi (East Tennessee State)
2017 SoCon Tournament
Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium (Greenville, SC )
Mercer
The Summit League
Denver
None named– 3 position awards
Jamie Franks (Denver)
2017 Summit League Tournament
Al F. Caniglia Field {Omaha, NE }
Omaha
Sun Belt Conference
Coastal Carolina
Frantzdy Pierrot (Coastal Carolina)
Shaun Docking (Coastal Carolina)
2017 Sun Belt Tournament
Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field (Conway, SC )
Coastal Carolina
West Coast Conference
San Francisco
Leon Schwarzer (San Francisco)
Eddie Soto (San Francisco)
No tournament
Western Athletic Conference
Air Force
None named– 2 position awards
Doug Hill (Air Force)
2017 WAC Tournament
Peter Johann Memorial Field (Las Vegas, NV )
Seattle
Statistics
Individuals
GOALS[ 42]
Rank
Scorer
School
Games
Goals
1
Niklas Brodacki
Central Arkansas
20
17
2
Mamadou Guirassy
NJIT
19
16
Jon Bakero
Wake Forest
23
16
4
Danny Musovski
UNLV
17
15
Santiago Patino
FIU
18
15
Joshua "JJ" Donnelly
Campbell
18
15
Mark Forrest
Lehigh
19
15
Antonio Bustamante
William & Mary
21
15
9
Jamie O'Grady
Hartwick
18
14
Garrett McLaughlin
SMU
21
14
Foster Langsdorf
Stanford
23
14
Last update on 13 December 2017
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE[ 43]
Rank
Keeper
School
Games
Minutes
GA
GAA
1
Trey Muse
Indiana
25
2419
7
.260
2
Nico Corti
Stanford
23
2098
9
.386
3
Dylan Castanheira
Columbia
18
1692
8
.425
4
Andreu Cases Mundet
Wake Forest
22
2018
11
.491
5
Liam Priestley
Missouri State
17
1615
9
.501
6
Danny Vitiello
Albany
15
1433
8
.502
7
Matthew Keller
Evansville
12
1039
6
.520
8
Andrew Pesci
New Hampshire
22
2107
13
.555
9
Matthew Jegier
Elon
18
1740
11
.569
10
Christopher Palacios
Dartmouth
16
1414
9
.573
Last update on 13 December 2017
ASSISTS[ 44]
Rank
Player
School
Games
Assists
1
Chris Mueller
Wisconsin
21
20
2
Jon Bakero
Wake Forest
23
14
3
Rey Ortiz
Portland
17
13
Cameron Lindley
North Carolina
22
13
Jared Stroud
Colgate
24
13
6
Brandon Servania
Wake Forest
21
11
Zach Wright
North Carolina
21
11
8
Doyle Tuvesson
Lehigh
18
10
Aaron Lombardi
San Francisco
19
10
Declan McCabe
Georgetown
19
10
Bjarki Benediktsson
Canisius
20
10
Ryder Bell
William & Mary
21
10
Last update on 13 December 2017
SAVE PERCENTAGE[ 45]
Rank
Keeper
School
Games
Minutes
Saves
GA
Save %
1
Trey Muse
Indiana
25
2419
65
7
.903
2
Nico Corti
Stanford
23
2098
73
9
.890
3
Danny Vitiello
Albany
15
1433
56
8
.879
4
Liam Priestley
Missouri State
17
1615
63
9
.875
5
Matthew Keller
Evansville
12
1039
40
6
.870
6
Tom McMahon
Stony Brook
10
901
46
7
.868
7
Marcellin Gohier
Manhattan
14
1301
53
9
.855
8
Brandon Barnes
Bradley
21
1966
103
18
.851
9
Dylan Castanheira
Columbia
18
1692
44
8
.846
10
Nate Himes
Marshall
13
1125
59
11
.843
Last update on 13 December 2017
TOTAL POINTS[ 46]
Rank
Player
School
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
1
Jon Bakero
Wake Forest
23
16
14
46
2
Mark Forrest
Lehigh
19
15
8
38
Niklas Brodacki
Central Arkansas
21
17
4
38
Chris Mueller
Wisconsin
21
9
20
38
5
Danny Musovski
UNLV
17
15
6
36
5
Santiago Patino
FIU
18
15
5
35
Mamadou Guirassy
NJIT
19
16
3
35
Antonio Bustamante
William & Mary
21
15
5
35
9
Foster Langsdorf
Stanford
23
14
6
34
10
Kieran Roberts
Radford
18
15
1
31
Sivert Daehlie
Radford
18
12
7
31
Brandon Bye
Western Michigan
21
12
7
31
Brandon Guhl
Butler
21
13
5
31
Garrett McLaughlin
SMU
21
14
3
31
Last update on 13 December 2017
TOTAL SAVES[ 47]
Rank
Keeper
School
Games
Saves
1
Jacob Jordan
Drexel
17
110
2
Ben Lundgaard
Virginia Tech
20
108
3
Brandon Barnes
Bradley
21
103
4
Rafael Pereira
Rutgers
18
97
5
Winter Fondi
Robert Morris
18
96
6
Thor Arne Hofs
George Washington
18
93
Philipp Schilling
Wisconsin
22
93
8
Mac Burke
Navy
17
92
9
Mike Novotny
Eastern Illinois
18
91
Eric Dick
Butler
20
91
Last update on 13 December 2017
Individual statistics are through the games of 10 December 2017.
Teams
Last update on 13 December 2017
Last update on 13 December 2017
Last update on 13 December 2017
Team statistics are through the games of 10 December 2017.
Last update on 13 December 2017
Awards and honors
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player. Finalists:
Senior CLASS Award
The Senior CLASS Award is presented each year to the most outstanding senior NCAA Division I. Finalists:
All-Americans
On December 7, 2017, United Soccer Coaches announced their All-America teams, broken into three starting XI's.[ 52]
♦ = Additionally, the United Soccer Coaches named Western Michigan's Brandon Bye as the 2017 NCAA Men's Soccer Division I Scholar Player of the Year .[ 53]
Coaches
See also
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