The 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 61st season of

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championship men's

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. The regular season began on August 30, 2019 and continued into the third weekend of November 2019. The season culminated with the four-team College Cup at

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, December 13–15, 2019. A total of 206 men's soccer teams played in Division I during this season. The

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won their first NCAA title, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 7–6 on penalty kicks following a 3–3 draw after.two extra time periods.

Changes from 2018

Coaching changes

New programs

The

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began the transition from Division II to Division I, joining the

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announced in October 2018 that its two current athletic programs—the Division I

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and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers—would merge into a single Division I athletic program under the LIU name after the 2018–19 school year. The unified program, which maintains LIU Brooklyn's Division I and

memberships, announced its new nickname of

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on May 15, 2019. With both campuses having sponsored men's soccer, the two teams became a single LIU team based at the Post campus in

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in the 2019 season.

Rebranded programs

In addition to LIU, one other Division I men's soccer program assumed a new athletic identity during the 2018–19 offseason. On July 1, 2019, the

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(UMKC) announced that its athletic program, previously known as the UMKC Kangaroos, would henceforth be known as the

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Upcoming programs

Three schools that sponsor men's soccer began transitions from Division II in the 2020–21 school year. Bellarmine will join the ASUN Conference, Dixie State will join the

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, and

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will join the

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Discontinued programs

Despite the program's many successes, the

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's Board of Regents voted, for economic reasons, to discontinue the men's soccer program and three other sports teams at the conclusion of their 2018–19 seasons.

Conference realignment

This was also the final season for four schools in their then-current conferences. The

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and

both left their then-current home of the

, with the Roadrunners joining the

and the Roos returning to the

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in July 2020. The

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left the Summit League for the

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. The

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left the

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to join several of their former conference mates in the

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Season outlook

Preseason polls

Regular season

#1

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. All rankings are from the

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Poll.

Early season tournaments

Several universities hosted early season soccer tournaments.

Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week

* Bold denotes TDS player of the week.

College Soccer News Team of the Week

* Bold denotes College Soccer News player of the week.

Postseason

Conference winners and tournaments

* * = Ineligible, in transition from DII

Postseason awards

Hermann Trophy

The

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is given to the year's most outstanding player. The finalists were announced on December 12. On January 4, 2020, Robbie Robinson of Clemson won the Hermann Trophy. * Joe Bell – Virginia * Dylan Nealis – Georgetown * Robbie Robinson – Clemson

TDS National Player of the Year

The

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recognizes the top college soccer player in the nation by the TDS staff. On December 23, 2019, Joe Bell of Virginia won the award. * Joe Bell – Virginia

Senior CLASS Award

* The Senior CLASS Award is presented each year to the most outstanding senior in NCAA Division I. Elliot Panicco of Charlotte won the award. The following finalists were: **

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(DF),

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** Gideon Betz (DF),

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(GK),

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** Anders Engebretsen (FW), Saint Mary's (CA) ** Dayonn Harris (FW),

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(FW), UCF **

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(FW), SMU ** Elliot Panicco (GK),

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** Mauricio Pineda (MF),

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** Jack Skahan (MF),

All-Americans

Conference player and coaches of the year

Other major awards

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, Georgetown * Bill Jeffrey Award: Steve Clements, Tyler Junior College * Glenn Myernick Award: *

Jerry Yeagley Award The Jerry Yeagley Award (Jerry Yeagley Award for Exceptional Personal Service Award) is an award given to a former college soccer player, either men's or women's, that has demonstrated exceptional personal achievements either on or off the soccer ...

: Ann Murphy, Saint Louis * Mike Berticelli Award: Roy Dunshee, Washington College * NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player: ** Offensive: Daryl Dike, Virginia ** Defensive: Dylan Nealis, Georgetown * TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year Award: Aidan Morris, Indiana

Final rankings

Statistics

Individuals

As of January 22, 2020

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