Best College Soccer Teams: Top 50 Current NCAA Men’s Programs (2023 Edition)

SoccerWire has provided an updated edition of the highest-ranked men’s college soccer programs in the United States.

With the arrival of the 2023 NCAA soccer season, we take a look below at the best 50 programs in NCAA men’s soccer over the past five seasons, based on their average position in the end-of-season rankings. Rankings are based on a combination of final United Soccer Coaches Polls and Rating Percentage Index (RPI) from each season, with bonuses awarded for NCAA Tournament qualification and College Cup victories.

One of the predominant ranking mechanisms used by the NCAA across various sports, RPI measures each team’s performance weighted against their strength of schedule, with wins over quality opponents playing a key role. Utilizing RPI data across multiple seasons, SoccerWire’s top 50 rankings heavily reward programs that consistently produce a high number of quality wins from year-to-year.

Headlining the list of the top 50 men’s soccer programs is Indiana, Georgetown, Washington, Wake Forest and Stanford comprising the top five.

See below for the full Top 50 rankings.


1		Indiana
2		Georgetown
3		Washington
4		Wake Forest
5		Stanford
6		Maryland
7		New Hampshire
8		Clemson
9		Duke
10		Virginia
11		Kentucky
12		Notre Dame
13		Louisville
14		North Carolina
15		Akron
16		SMU
17		Syracuse
18		Pittsburgh
19		Virginia Tech
20		Oregon State
21		UNC Charlotte
22		Florida International
23		Portland
24		Creighton
25		Marshall
26		UCLA
27		Denver
28		West Virginia
29		Michigan
30		Missouri State
31		Providence
32		Saint Louis
33		Central Florida
34		Seattle
35		Michigan State
36		Tulsa
37		Western Michigan
38		James Madison
39		Vermont
40		Lipscomb
41		Coastal Carolina
42		Saint Mary’s (CA)
43		Butler
44		Penn State
45		NC State
46		St. John’s
47		Air Force
48		Hofstra
49		UC Santa Barbara
50		Rhode Island