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 5 full seasons (not including 2020’s abbreviated “Covid” results), 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.