2024 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team
| 2024 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Third Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 13 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–5–6 (3–2–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Cagan Stadium |
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| No. 7 Pittsburgh + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Clemson + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Duke + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 SMU + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Stanford + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Virginia + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 NC State + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represented the Stanford University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Jeremy Gunn, in his thirteenth season. They played their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This was the teams first season playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinal began the season ranked fifth overall and defeated San Jose State. However, they followed that with a loss to Denver, which saw them fall to thirteenth in the rankings. After the defeat, the Cardinal went on a six-game winning streak. They defeated two ranked teams in this span, second ranked Clemson and twenty-third ranked Notre Dame. They rose from thirteenth to fifth, third, and then number one in the rankings. The streak was broken at home versus Duke with a 2–2 tie. They fell to second in the rankings where they defeated Virginia. This would be the team's final regular season win, as they went on a six game winless streak to round out the regular season. The streak consisted of three ties, included one against fifteenth ranked SMU. Two of the three losses were against ACC teams, eleventh ranked North Carolina and rival California. The streak saw them fall from second in the rankings, to fifth, to seventh, and finally two twenty second. The end-of-season loss to California saw them drop out of the rankings.
The Cavaliers finished the regular season 8–4–4 after starting 7–1–0. They finished 3–2–3 in ACC play to finish in a seventh place. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated tenth seed Notre Dame, in a regular season re-match, in the First Round. Their Quarterfinal matchup was a re-match with second seed Clemson, who Stanford defeated during the regular season. The Tigers avenged that regular season loss and advanced to the Semifinals, while the Cardinal were eliminated from tournament contention. The Cardinal received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and they were the sixteenth overall seed. They earned a bye to the Second Round where they advanced over UC Santa Barbara in a penalty shoot-out 6–5. Their Third Round match against top seed Ohio State again went to penalties, but the Cardinal were defeated 2–4, ending their season. Their final overall record was 9–5–6. Their nine wins were their lowest since 2021, and only the third time that the team has finished with less than 10 wins under Jeremy Gunn.