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2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Number of teams207
Statistics
Longest winning run8 games
Merrimack (10/04/2019–current)
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Seattle (13-0-3) (09/23/2019–current)
Longest winless run23 games
Harvard (0–22–1) (10/02/2018-current)
Longest losing run13 games
Evansville (09/18–current)
Tournament
DurationNovember 22 – December 13, 2019
College Cup
DateDecember 13, 2019
SiteMeredith Field at Harder Stadium
Santa Barbara, California
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season will be the 62nd season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. Barring disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season will begin on August 28, 2020 and will continue into the third weekend of November 2020. The season will culminate with the 48-team NCAA Tournament, followed by the four-team College Cup at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California, December 11–13, 2020.[1] There are 207 teams scheduled to be in men's Division I competition.

Some conferences have indicated that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, that they will postpone their competitive fixtures to the Spring 2021 semester.

Changes from 2019

Coaching changes

Program Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Central Connecticut Shaun Green Retired[2] December 6, 2019 Dave Kelly (interim) January 14, 2020[3]
Incarnate Word Chris Fidler (interim) Not retained after 2 seasons[4] November 11, 2019 Kiki Lara December 20, 2019[5]
George Mason Greg Andrulis Resigned[6] November 13, 2019 Elmar Bolowich January 13, 2020[7]
Boston U. Neil Roberts Retired[8] November 18, 2019 Kevin Nylen January 16, 2020[9]
Harvard Pieter Lehrer Fired[10] November 18, 2019 Josh Shapiro January 13, 2020[11]
UNC Asheville Mathes Mennell Resigned[12] November 19, 2019 Mick Giordano (Interim) February 7, 2020[13]
Valparaiso Mike Avery Program discontinued[14] November 20, 2019 — —
Boston College Ed Kelly Retired[15] November 25, 2019 Bob Thompson January 23, 2020[16]
Kansas City Rick Benben Retired[17] December 2, 2019 Ryan Pore January 14, 2020[18]
Drexel Doug Hess Fired[19] December 3, 2019 Michael Marchiano January 31, 2020[20]
San Diego State Lev Kirshner Fired[21] December 6, 2019 Ryan Hopkins January 21, 2020[22]
West Virginia Marlon LeBlanc Resigned[23] December 12, 2019 Dan Stratford January 20, 2020[24]
Eastern Illinois Kiki Lara Hired by Incarnate Word[25] December 23, 2019 Ronnie Bouemboue February 5, 2020[26]
Purdue Fort Wayne Mike Harper Resigned[27] January 13, 2020 Stephen Gorton February 14, 2020[28]
FIU Kevin Nylen Hired by Boston U.[9] January 16, 2020 Kyle Russell February 21, 2020[29]
Stetson Cristian Neagu Fired [30] February 10, 2020 Emmett Rutkowski February 26, 2020[31]
VMI Charlie Hubbard Hired by James Madison (asst.) [32] March 5, 2020 Max Watson March 23, 2020 [33]
Cincinnati Hylton Dayes Program discontinued[34] April 14, 2020 — —
Appalachian State Jason O'Keefe Program discontinued[35] May 26, 2020 — —
Chicago State — — New program Trevor Banks July 20, 2020 [36]

New programs

On November 27, 2017, it was announced that, in 2020, the Tritons of the University of California, San Diego, located in the San Diego, California district of La Jolla, would begin the transition from Division II to Division I as a member of the Big West Conference.[37]

On January 11, 2019, it was announced that the Trailblazers of Dixie State University of St. George, Utah would begin the transition from Division II to Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[38]

On June 17, 2019, it was announced that the Knights of Bellarmine University of Louisville, Kentucky would begin the transition from Division II to Division I as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[39]

Chicago State University announced on June 23, 2020 that it would begin men's soccer effective immediately. The school had first committed to adding the sport when joining the Western Athletic Conference in 2014, and it budgeted for a team in 2016, but the school did not then begin play due to financial challenges and seriously discussed leaving Division I.[40] The decision to finally add men's soccer came at the same time the school dropped baseball due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cougars will play in their full-time home of the WAC [41] but will not begin conference play until 2021.[42]

On July 15, 2020, after months of consideration, the NCAA granted the highly unusual request of the University of St. Thomas to move directly from Division III to Division I. The school had already accepted an invitation to join the Summit League, and the Tommies will enter Division I and Summit League competition in 2021.[43]

Discontinued programs

On November 20, 2019, Valparaiso announced that the men's soccer and tennis teams would be eliminated to allow greater attention to the school's other sports teams.[14]

On April 14, 2020, Cincinnati announced that, due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the men's soccer program would be discontinued effective immediately.[34]

On May 26, 2020, Appalachian State, a Division I men's soccer power in the late 1970s, cut the men's soccer program and two other men's programs in response to the financial impact of COVID-19.[35]

Conference realignment

School Previous Conference New Conference
Cal State Bakersfield [44] Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Big West Conference
UC San Diego California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) (Division II) Big West Conference
Dixie State Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) (Division II) Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Kansas City [45] Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Summit League
Bellarmine Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) (Division II) Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)
UConn [46] American Athletic Conference Big East Conference
Purdue Fort Wayne [47] Summit League Horizon League
Valparaiso Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Program discontinued (MVC now has only 5 teams)
Cincinnati American Athletic Conference Program discontinued
Appalachian State Sun Belt Conference Program discontinued (Sun Belt now has only 5 teams)
NJIT [48] Atlantic Sun Conference America East Conference
Robert Morris[49] Northeast Conference Horizon League
Chicago State [41] No team Western Athletic Conference
(Will play as Independent in 2020)

Other changes

In June 2020, the Missouri Valley Conference and SIU Edwardsville jointly announced that SIUE men's soccer would leave the Mid-American Conference and return to the MVC effective with the 2021 season.[50] While restoring the MVC to six teams, the move reduces the MAC to only five teams.

Season outlook

Preseason polls

United Soccer Coaches [1]
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College Soccer News [2]
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Top Drawer Soccer [3]
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Soccer America [4]
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Impact of COVID-19 on season

Further information: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football

For the 2020 season, several changes in how the season began, and how conference play was organized affected the 2020 season.

  • The Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, for the 2020 season only, will be reduced from eight teams to four, to minimize travel and contamination.[51]
  • The Big East Conference divided into two divisions, the "East" and "Midwest" divisions to minimize travel and to regionalize conference play.[52]
  • The Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, for the 2020 season only, will be reduced from six teams to four, to minimize travel and contamination.[53]
  • The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that the men's soccer season will begin on September 11, rather than August 28.[54]
  • The Mid-American Conference discontinued its men's soccer tournament.[55]
  • The Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, for the 2020 season only, will be reduced from six teams to four, to minimize travel and contamination.[56]
  • On July 8, the Ivy League cancelled all intercollegiate sports for the 2020 Fall semester; this includes both men's and women's soccer. [57]
  • On July 10, the Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences announced all teams will play the 2020 season with conference-only matches[58]
  • On July 13, the Patriot League announced that all fall sports, including men's soccer would be cancelled.[59]
  • On July 17, the Atlantic 10 Conference announced that all fall sports, including men's soccer, would be postponed to spring 2021.[60]
  • On August 13, the Western Athletic Conference announced that all fall sports, including men's soccer, would be postponed to spring 2021. However, the league is allowing nonconference games.[61]
  • On August 13, the Southern Conference announced that conference competition in all fall sports, including men's soccer, would be suspended through the end of the calendar year. [62]

Regular season

#1

See also: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2020 Top 25 coaches poll and 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Weekly United Soccer Coaches #1 ranked team
Date Team Date Team Date Team Date Team
August 4 (preseason) None until after season starts September 2 September 9
September 16 September 23 September 30 October 6
October 14 October 21 October 28 November 4
November 11 November 18 None until after tournament December 16

Standings

2020 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pod A
No. 19 New Hampshire ‡ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Vermont 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
UMass Lowell 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Pod B
Hartford 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Binghamton 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Albany 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Pod C
NJIT 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
UMBC 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Stony Brook 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Note: Due to COVID-19, the NCAA suspended the 2020 men's soccer season for fall
2020 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 UCF ‡ 7 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 1
Tulsa 6 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 2
Temple 5 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
SMU 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
South Florida 4 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Memphis 2 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central
George Washington 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
VCU 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Davidson 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
George Mason 0 – 3 – 3 0 – 6 – 3
North
No. 22 Fordham ‡ 3 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2
UMass + 3 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
La Salle 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Saint Joseph's 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
West
Dayton 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 5 – 0
Duquesne 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
St. Bonaventure 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 ACC men's fall soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North
No. 2 Pittsburgh 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Virginia Tech 3 – 1 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Notre Dame 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Louisville 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse 0 – 3 – 2 0 – 3 – 2
South
No. 3 Wake Forest 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
No. 1 Clemson‡ 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
NC State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
Boston College† 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
As of March 9, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College suspended the Fall 2020 men's soccer season; begins play in March.
2020 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North
Bellarmine # 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Liberty 1 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
Lipscomb 1 – 2 – 1 6 – 5 – 2
South
Jacksonville ‡ 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 2
North Florida 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 3
Florida Gulf Coast 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 4
Stetson 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
As of May 3, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East
No. 5 Georgetown + 7 – 0 – 2 9 – 2 – 2
No. 9 Seton Hall ‡ 5 – 1 – 2 10 – 2 – 3
Providence 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
St. John's 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Villanova 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
UConn 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Midwest
No. 14 Marquette + 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 2
Creighton 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Butler 4 – 2 – 2 4 – 6 – 2
DePaul 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
Xavier 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 High Point ‡ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
USC Upstate 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 2
Campbell 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 2
UNC Asheville 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Gardner–Webb 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Presbyterian 2 – 4 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Radford 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Longwood 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Winthrop 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Indiana ‡ 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 2 – 2
No. 11 Penn State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 2 – 2
Michigan 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Maryland + 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Rutgers 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Michigan State 4 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 7 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 7 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten
Template:2020 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
2020 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North
Hofstra 2 – 0 – 2 5 – 2 – 3
Drexel 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Delaware 1 – 1 – 2 2 – 1 – 2
Northeastern 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 5 – 1
South
No. 21 James Madison ‡ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 3
UNC Wilmington 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Elon 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Charleston 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 3
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Marshall ‡ 6 – 0 – 1 13 – 2 – 3
No. 20 Charlotte + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
No. 16 Kentucky + 3 – 3 – 1 12 – 5 – 2
FIU 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Florida Atlantic 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 2
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 8 – 7 – 1
UAB 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 12 – 1
Old Dominion 0 – 4 – 3 1 – 4 – 3
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Kentucky 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Oakland 6 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
UIC 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Milwaukee ‡ 6 – 4 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Wright State 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Cleveland State 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Green Bay 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Purdue Fort Wayne 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Detroit Mercy 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Robert Morris 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
IUPUI 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Brown 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Columbia 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Cornell 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Dartmouth 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Harvard 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Penn 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Princeton 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Yale 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
As of September 18, 2020
2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quinnipiac 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Rider 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
Niagara 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Saint Peter's 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Fairfield 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Monmouth ‡ 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Iona 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Manhattan 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Siena 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Canisius 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
As of May 3, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green † 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 5 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
West Virginia 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Akron 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Northern Illinois 4 – 6 – 0 5 – 8 – 1
SIU Edwardsville 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
As of May 3, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Missouri State ‡ 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
Loyola Chicago 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 2
Drake 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Bradley 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 2
Evansville 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 3
LIU 3 – 1 – 3 3 – 1 – 4
Central Connecticut 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Merrimack # 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 1 – 2
Bryant 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 2 – 2
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Mount St. Mary's 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Sacred Heart 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
As of May 3, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Stanford † 7 – 2 – 1 10 – 3 – 1
No. 8 Washington + 7 – 3 – 0 12 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Oregon State + 6 – 4 – 0 9 – 5 – 0
California 4 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
UCLA 2 – 6 – 2 3 – 7 – 2
San Diego State 1 – 7 – 2 1 – 7 – 2
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North
Lafayette 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Holy Cross 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Boston University 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
Colgate 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
Army 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 3 – 1
South
Loyola (MD) 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
American ‡ 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 2 – 3
Navy 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Bucknell 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 1
Lehigh 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
As of May 28, 2021
2020 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
UNCG ‡ 3 – 1 – 2 9 – 3 – 2
East Tennessee State 3 – 1 – 2 3 – 5 – 3
Belmont 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
Mercer 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 9 – 1
Wofford 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
VMI 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
As of May 3, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver † 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Omaha + 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Oral Roberts 6 – 3 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Kansas City 5 – 4 – 1 5 – 8 – 1
Western Illinois 2 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 2
Eastern Illinois 0 – 7 – 2 0 – 8 – 2
  • ↑ – Season title based on points per game
    + – Omaha replaced Denver in the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to Covid-19 protocols
As of May 3, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Sun Belt Conference men's fall soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Coastal Carolina ‡ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 2
Central Arkansas 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 2
Georgia Southern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
As of March 2, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17Loyola Marymount† 5 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 3
Saint Mary's 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Santa Clara 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
San Francisco 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
San Diego 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Portland 1 – 3 – 3 2 – 4 – 3
Pacific 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Gonzaga 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
2020 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 25 Grand Canyon + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UTRGV 6 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
San Jose State 5 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 3
California Baptist # 5 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 2
UNLV 4 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Seattle 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Air Force ‡ 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 5 – 2
Dixie State # 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Utah Valley 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Incarnate Word 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Houston Baptist 0 – 9 – 1 0 – 9 – 2
Chicago State ¿ 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
  • ‡ – Conference tournament champion
    + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournament
    # – Ineligible (In transition)
    ¿– Not competing in WAC until 2022
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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 United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Date Winner Score Loser

See also

References

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