The men’s college soccer season kicks off on August 22nd with plenty of unknowns and excitement concerning who the dominant teams and players will be.

Clemson has lost plenty of talent after winning a second national championship in three years, but the Tigers have reloaded well and look formidable. First, the champions must survive a new look ACC that added three more elite institutions in Stanford, SMU, and California. Then, you have a long list of contending teams with the necessary rosters and coaching acumen to win the national championship. It makes for a fascinating and record-breaking season where the best players will prove their worth against the best, week in and out.

Check out the TDS Preseason Awards below as we reveal our various All-American teams heading into the 2024 season.

Preseason Best XI Teams

First Team

F: Alec Hughes (Massachusetts), Lineker Santos (Marshall), Marcus Caldeira (West Virginia)

M: Zachary Bohane (Stanford), Bryce Boneau (Notre Dame), Bailey Sparks (SMU), Nick Fernandez (Portland)

D: Wyatt Meyer (California), Josh Jones (Louisville), Joseph Maher (Saint Louis)

GK: Isaac Nehme (Denver)

Second Team

F: Samuel Sarver (Indiana), Danny Flores (Oral Roberts), Lucca Dourado (UCF)

M: Sam Bassett (Denver), Shane de Flores (Stanford), Taimu Okiyoshi (Marshall), Sam Williams (North Carolina)

D: Joshua Ramsey (Notre Dame), TJ Presthus (Yale), Nick Dang (Virginia)

GK: Robert Alphin (Wake Forest)

Third Team

F: Matthew Roou (Notre Dame), Emil Jaaskelainen (Akron), Alex Harris (Cornell)

M: Ask Ekeland (Boston College), Roberto Ordonez (Cal State Fullerton), Joran Gerbet (Clemson), Nathan Richmond (Clemson)

D: Riley Thomas (North Carolina), Luca Nikolai (James Madison), Pierce Infuso (Hofstra)

GK: Antreas Hadjigavriel (Bryant)

Freshman Team

F: Mitchell Baker (Georgetown), Ethan Kelly (Sacramento State), Roka Tsunehara (Princeton)

M: Ransford Gyan (Clemson), Dylan Borso (Wake Forest), Dean Boltz (Wisconsin), Drake Fournier (Saint Louis)

D: Brady McGlone (Davidson), Justin Melly (Cornell), Alex Cunningham (Tulsa)

GK: Blake Kelly (Notre Dame)

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