National champion Stanford leads final 2017 NCAA men’s rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Via United Soccer Coaches) – United Soccer Coaches released the final regional and national rankings on Tuesday for NCAA Division I men’s soccer, led by Stanford University (19-2-2) after capturing their third consecutive national championship on Sunday.
Led by head coach Jeremy Gunn and MAC Hermann Trophy finalist Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Stanford joined the University of Virginia (1991-1994) as the only teams in NCAA Division I men’s soccer history to win three straight titles with a double overtime victory over No. 2-ranked Indiana in the College Cup final at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Penn.
Stanford, who were ranked No. 1 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches pre-season poll, also becomes the first school to win NCAA Division I championships in both men’s and women’s soccer in the same year.
NCAA DI Men – Final Postseason Ranking (December 12, 2017)
| School | Points | Prev | W-L-T |
| Stanford University | 597 | 3 | 19-2-2 |
| Indiana University | 576 | 2 | 18-1-6 |
| University Of Akron | 542 | 4 | 18-4-2 |
| University Of North Carolina | 537 | 7 | 17-4-1 |
| Wake Forest University | 502 | 1 | 19-2-2 |
| Michigan State University | 470 | 15 | 13-3-4 |
| University Of Louisville | 465 | 9 | 13-2-5 |
| Southern Methodist University | 395 | 10 | 17-3-1 |
| Western Michigan University | 372 | 6 | 17-4-1 |
| University Of Wisconsin | 356 | 20 | 12-5-5 |
| Fordham University | 347 | NR | 14-6-3 |
| Butler University | 317 | 19 | 14-5-2 |
| Duke University | 306 | 14 | 13-4-3 |
| University of New Hampshire | 254 | RV | 13-4-5 |
| Coastal Carolina University | 238 | RV | 14-7-1 |
| Georgetown University | 226 | 11 | 14-4-2 |
| Clemson University | 200 | 5 | 12-6-1 |
| University of Notre Dame | 180 | 12 | 11-8-3 |
| University Of Virginia | 157 | 8 | 14-4-5 |
| Florida International University | 144 | 13 | 12-2-4 |
| Colgate University | 107 | NR | 12-11-1 |
| University Of Michigan | 93 | 16 | 12-6-2 |
| Dartmouth College | 90 | 17 | 13-3-2 |
| Seattle University | 68 | 23 | 15-4-4 |
| Columbia University | 61 | RV | 12-3-3 |
Also receiving votes: Old Dominion University (43), United States Air Force Academy (39), University of the Pacific (38), Albany, University at (25), Virginia Commonwealth University (25), Virginia Tech (13), University of North Carolina-Wilmington (7), University Of California (4), University Of Massachusetts (4), University Of San Francisco (2)
United Soccer Coaches college rankings are an indicator of the week-to-week status of qualified programs. To be eligible for consideration in United Soccer Coaches college rankings, a school must be a member of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program.
