2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

The 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 55th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. There were 203 teams in men's Division I competition. The defending champions were the Indiana Hoosiers who defeated the Georgetown Hoyas in the 2012 College Cup. The season concluded with Notre Dame defeating Maryland 2–1 to win its first NCAA soccer title.

New programs

 * Grand Canyon joined the WAC after previously playing in NCAA Division II.
 * UMass Lowell joined the America East Conference after previously playing in NCAA Division II.
 * Incarnate Word joined the Southland Conference, but is playing as an independent after having been an NCAA Division II member.

Discontinued programs

 * Richmond dropped the sport, as well as men's track and field, following the school's decision to add men's lacrosse as a varsity sport.
 * Mount St. Mary's dropped the sport, as well as men's and women's golf, for economic reasons.
 * Towson dropped the sport due to budgetary concerns. Plans to cut baseball were delayed after late funding increases.

Programs leaving Division I

 * Adelphi reclassified its men's soccer program to Division II, reuniting that team with the rest of its athletic program in the Northeast-10 Conference.

Conference changes

 * The original Big East Conference split into two conferences. The schools that do not sponsor FBS football now operate as the Big East Conference under a new charter, while the FBS schools now operate under the original Big East charter with the new name of American Athletic Conference. Both conferences sponsor soccer.
 * The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dropped men's soccer.
 * The Western Athletic Conference added men's soccer, with several ex-MPSF teams joining the conference for 2013

Pre-season polls
Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2013.

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.

Individuals
Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Total Goals

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Goals Against Average

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Total Assists

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Save pct

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Total Points

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Total Saves

Teams
Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Goals/Game

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Team GAA

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – SO Pct

Last weekly update on December 16, 2013. Source: NCAA.com – Team W-L-T pct

NCAA tournament
The College Cup was played at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on December 13 & 15, 2013. In the semifinals, Notre Dame defeated New Mexico, and Maryland beat Virginia. In the Finals, Notre Dame prevailed 2–1 for its first championship.

Hermann Trophy/National Player of the Year
The Hermann Trophy for the national men's Player of the Year was awarded by the Missouri Athletic Club and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to Patrick Mullins of Maryland. Mullins became the fourth man and the seventh player overall to win the trophy in back-to-back years.

NSCAA/Continental Tire Men's NCAA Division I All-America Team
On December 9, 2013, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released their All-American teams for the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The list included a first, second and third team.


 * First team


 * Second team


 * Third team