The wait is nearly over with the latest men's college soccer season kicking off on August 21.

2024 saw underdog Vermont dance all the way to the first national championship in program history, proving that the new era of college soccer has more contenders than ever. The latest season is shaping up the same way, with a long list of perennial powers and rising mid-majors all boasting rosters that could win a championship if all goes well. It adds up to what will be an epic campaign.

Check out the TDS Preseason Awards below as we reveal our various Best XI teams heading into the 2025 season.

Preseason Best XI Teams

First Team

F:  Ulfur Bjornsson (Duke), Elie Kisoka (Kansas City), Maximilian Kissel (Vermont)

M: Ransford Gyan (Clemson), Julien Le Bourdoulous (UNC Greensboro), Daniel D'Ippolito (Fordham), Cooper Flax (Wake Forest)

D: Casper Svendby (Pittsburgh), Luca Nikolai (North Carolina), Nick Dang (Virginia)

GK: Nicholas McCune (Cal Poly)

Second Team

F: Sergi Solans (UCLA), Daniel Ittycheria (Princeton), Marcus Caldeira (West Virginia)

M: Arnau Farnos (Oregon State), Taig Healy (NC State), Zachary Bohane (Stanford), Noeh Hernandez (DePaul)

D: Kamran Acito (Duke), Moussa Ndiaye (VCU), Tate Lampman (Georgetown)

GK: Isaac Nehme (Denver)

Third Team

F: Donavan Phillip (NC State), Trace Terry (Bowling Green), Palmer Ault (Indiana) 

M: Jefferson Amaya (High Point), Connor Miller (Cornell), Zach Zengue (Georgetown), Martin Bakken (Dayton)

D: Theo Godard (Marshall), Travis Smith (Wake Forest), Jackson Gilman (Pittsburgh)

GK: Mitch Budler (Akron)

Freshman Team

F: Maxim Scordo (Dayton), Colton Swan (Indiana), Nicholas Simmonds (Virginia)

M: Luke Spadafora (Michigan State), Rocket Ritarita (Maryland), Kwaku Agyabeng (Clemson), Jaxon Stokes (Belmont)

D: Drew Diebolt (Michigan), Braden Dunham (Furman), James Nyandjo (Charlotte)

GK: Noah Scheidweiler (SIUE)

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