Ahead of the 2018 NCAA Division I men 's soccer season , FIU was ranked 20th in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll . As the season progressed , Kentucky emerged as the one of the strongest teams in the nation , being ranked as high as third in the country . Kentucky finished the season with a program best record of 19 – 2 – 1 . Kentucky would also go on to win the C-USA regular season , win the 2018 Conference USA Men 's Soccer Tournament , and reach the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Soccer Tournament . Additionally , C-USA runners-up , Charlotte earned an at-large bit into the NCAA Tournament . Old Dominion , who had one point been ranked as high as 18th in the nation , were one of the first teams out of the NCAA Tournament bubble . The New Mexico Lobos men 's soccer program was relegated from a varsity to a club sport . Head coach Jeremy Fishbein 's contract expired with the termination of the New Mexico varsity program
2018 Conference USA Men 's Soccer Tournament
2018 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
2019 Conference USA men's soccer season