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2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 22, 2024 - November 10, 2024 [1]
Number of teams10
2025 MLS SuperDraft
Regular Season
Tournament
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer seasons
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2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coastal Carolina 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Georgia Southern 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Georgia State 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
No. 18 James Madison 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Marshall 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Old Dominion 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
South Carolina 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
No. 19 UCF 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
No. 3 West Virginia 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
As of August 6, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season will the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.

Previous season

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Main article: 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

Marshall won both the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championship. West Virginia would make it to the College College Cup, losing in the semifinals to National Champions Clemson.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Conway, South Carolina CCU Soccer Complex 1,000
Georgia Southern Eagles Statesboro, Georgia Eagle Field 3,500
Georgia State Panthers Decatur, Georgia GSU Soccer Complex 1,892
James Madison Dukes Harrisonburg, Virginia Sentara Park 1,500
Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex 3,368
Marshall Thundering Herd Huntington, West Virginia Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex 1,006
Old Dominion Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Soccer Complex 4,000
South Carolina Gamecocks Columbia, South Carolina Stone Stadium 5,700
UCF Knights Orlando, Florida UCF Soccer and Track Stadium 2,000
West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, West Virginia Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 1,600

Coaches

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Tennant McVea was hired in November 2023 to become the Head Coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs following the retirement of Alan Dawson.[2] Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2023 season

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school SBC record Ref.
Coastal Carolina Shaun Docking Charleston Southern 27 329–176–55 (.637) 309–157–53 (.646) 20–14–8 (.571) [3]
Georgia Southern Lee Squires Lander 1 142–65–32 (.661) 2–9–6 (.294) 1–5–3 (.278) [4]
Georgia State Brett Surrency Georgia State (asst.) 15 141–99–21 (.580) 141–99–21 (.580) 28–17–7 (.606) [5]
James Madison Paul Zazenski James Madison (asst.) 7 130–54–23 (.684) 60–31–19 (.632) 6–5–6 (.529) [6]
Kentucky Johan Cedergren Dartmouth (asst.) 13 141–64–42 (.656) 141–64–42 (.656) 8–3–6 (.647)
Marshall Chris Grassie Charleston (WV) 8 184–55–26 (.743) 85–35–18 (.681) 11–3–3 (.735) [7]
Old Dominion Tennant McVea Old Dominion (asst.) 0 – (–) – (–) – (–)
South Carolina Tony Annan Atlanta United Academy 4 16–26–9 (.402) 16–26–9 (.402) 4–8–5 (.382)
UCF Scott Calabrese FIU 7 139–91–28 (.593) 54–24–8 (.674) 6–2–1 (.722) [8]
West Virginia Dan Stratford Charleston (WV) 4 86–17–16 (.790) 25–13–11 (.622) 8–2–7 (.676) [9]

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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The preseason poll was released in August 2024.

SBC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Marshall 138 (8)
2 West Virginia 132 (2)
3 UCF 111
4 Kentucky 108
5 James Madison 106
6 South Carolina 83
7 Georgia State 80
8 Old Dominion 70
6T Coastal Carolina 62
10 Georgia Southern 60

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Preseason national polls

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The preseason national polls were released in August 2024.[11]

United
Soccer 		Top Drawer
Soccer
Coastal Carolina —
Georgia Southern —
Georgia State —
James Madison 18
Kentucky —
Marshall 8
Old Dominion —
South Carolina —
UCF 19
West Virginia 3

Regular season

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National rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
NR Not Ranked
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Final
Coastal Carolina USC NR None released
TDS
Georgia Southern USC NR None released
TDS
Georgia State USC NR None released
TDS
James Madison USC 18 None released
TDS
Kentucky USC NR None released
TDS
Marshall USC 8 None released
TDS
Old Dominion USC NR None released
TDS
South Carolina USC NR None released
TDS
UCF USC 19 None released
TDS
West Virginia USC 3 None released
TDS

References

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  1. ^ https://sunbeltsports.org/calendar.aspx?path=msoc
  2. ^ https://odusports.com/news/2023/08/15/alan-dawson-to-retire-at-end-of-2023-season-tennant-mcvea-named-next-head-coach
  3. ^ "Shaun Docking - Men's Soccer Coach". goccusports.com.
  4. ^ "Lee Squires - Men's Soccer Coach". gseagles.com.
  5. ^ "2022 MSOC Record Book" (PDF). georgiastatesports.com. December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  6. ^ https://jmusports.com/documents/2024/7/27/2024_MSoc_Quick_Facts.pdf
  7. ^ "Chris Grassie - Men's Soccer Coach". herdzone.com.
  8. ^ https://storage.googleapis.com/ucfknights-com-prod/2023/08/23/bpwqKG8bpBrv07OtanJfSh1WSfnqCqskhO3LUeTw.pdf
  9. ^ https://wvusports.com/documents/2023/8/23/2023_MSOC_Quick_Facts.pdf
  10. ^ https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2024/8/13/sun-belt-announces-2024-mens-soccer-preseason-awards-coaches-poll.aspx
  11. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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