NCAA Two-Semester Model Overturned: How Schools Voted

Final result, 6 November 2026Overturned

Division I schools voted to overturn the two-semester model: 247 votes to rescind, against the 241 needed. Men's college soccer stays a fall sport, with the championship in December.

Updated 7 November 2026. The NCAA confirmed the result; the count of 247 is as reported by GOAL, as the NCAA did not publish one.

247Votes to overturn, final count

241Needed, two thirds of Division I

106of them from schools without a men's team

What happens now

Men's college soccer stays a fall sport. Seasons run from late August, with the national championship in December, as they do now.
This season is not affected. The 2026 College Cup is in Cary, North Carolina, from 11 to 14 December.
The spring stays as it is: practice and up to 5 friendlies that do not count.
Transfer timing does not move. It would have opened after a spring final; it now stays where it is.
Women's soccer was never affected.
Supporters say they will regroup. Maryland's Sasho Cirovski, who has pushed for the change for years, says a future version may look very different. Any new attempt would start again as a new proposal.

Votes to overturn, day by day

Schools voting to rescind the proposal, by the public count each day. * From one unconfirmed report. Voting closed Friday 6 November 2026, 5pm ET.

How each school voted

247 schools voted to overturn it. This list names the 241 reported publicly by the close; the last 6, cast on the final day, have not been named. Of the 241 named, 140 have a men's soccer team and 101 do not: every Division I school can vote on a rule for a sport it does not play. 28 schools said publicly that they backed the model.

Showing all 360 Division I schools.

School	Conference	Men's soccer	Vote
Abilene Christian University	United Athletic	No	Voted to overturn
Alabama A&M University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Alabama State University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Alcorn State University	SWAC	No	No vote reported
American University	Patriot League	Yes	No vote reported
Appalachian State University	Sun Belt	No	No vote reported
Arizona State University	Big 12	No	Voted to overturn
Arkansas State University	Sun Belt	No	Voted to overturn
Auburn University	SEC	No	No vote reported
Austin Peay State University	United Athletic	No	Voted to overturn
Ball State University	MAC	No	No vote reported
Baylor University	Big 12	No	Voted to overturn
Bellarmine University	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
Belmont University	Missouri Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Bethune-Cookman University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Binghamton University	America East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Boise State University	Pac-12	No	No vote reported
Boston College	ACC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Boston University	Patriot League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Bowling Green State University	Missouri Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Bradley University	Missouri Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Brigham Young University	Big 12	No	No vote reported
Brown University	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Bryant University	America East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Bucknell University	Patriot League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Butler University	Big East	Yes	No vote reported
California Baptist University	Pac-12	Yes	Voted to overturn
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Pac-12	Yes	No vote reported
California State University, Bakersfield	Big West	Yes	Voted to overturn
California State University, Fresno	Pac-12	No	Voted to overturn
California State University, Fullerton	Big West	Yes	Voted to overturn
California State University, Northridge	Big West	Yes	Voted to overturn
California State University, Sacramento	Big West	Yes	Voted to overturn
Campbell University	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Canisius University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Central Connecticut State University	NEC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Central Michigan University	MAC	No	Voted to overturn
Charleston Southern University	Ohio Valley	No	Voted to overturn
Chicago State University	NEC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Clemson University	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
Cleveland State University	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Coastal Carolina University	Sun Belt	Yes	Voted to overturn
Colgate University	Patriot League	Yes	Voted to overturn
College of Charleston (South Carolina)	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
College of the Holy Cross	Patriot League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Colorado State University	Pac-12	No	No vote reported
Columbia University-Barnard College	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Coppin State University	MEAC	No	No vote reported
Cornell University	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Creighton University	Big East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Dartmouth College	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Davidson College	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
Delaware State University	MEAC	No	Voted to overturn
DePaul University	Big East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Drake University	Missouri Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Drexel University	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Duke University	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
Duquesne University	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
East Carolina University	American	No	Voted to overturn
East Tennessee State University	Southern Conference	Yes	Voted to overturn
East Texas A&M University	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Eastern Illinois University	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Eastern Kentucky University	United Athletic	No	Voted to overturn
Eastern Michigan University	MAC	No	Voted to overturn
Eastern Washington University	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
Elon University	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Fairfield University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus	NEC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Florida A&M University	SWAC	No	No vote reported
Florida Atlantic University	American	Yes	Voted to overturn
Florida Gulf Coast University	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
Florida International University	American	Yes	Voted to overturn
Florida State University	ACC	No	No vote reported
Fordham University	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
Furman University	Southern Conference	Yes	Voted to overturn
Gardner-Webb University	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
George Mason University	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
George Washington University	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
Georgetown University	Big East	Yes	No vote reported
Georgia Institute of Technology	ACC	No	No vote reported
Georgia Southern University	Sun Belt	Yes	No vote reported
Georgia State University	Sun Belt	Yes	No vote reported
Gonzaga University	Pac-12	Yes	No vote reported
Grambling State University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Grand Canyon University	Mountain West	Yes	Voted to overturn
Hampton University	CAA Football	No	Voted to overturn
Harvard University	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
High Point University	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
Hofstra University	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Houston Christian University	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Howard University	NEC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Idaho State University	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
Illinois State University	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
Indiana State University	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
Indiana University Bloomington	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
Indiana University Indianapolis	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Iona University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Iowa State University	Big 12	No	No vote reported
Jackson State University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Jacksonville State University	Conference USA	No	Voted to overturn
Jacksonville University	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
James Madison University	Sun Belt	Yes	No vote reported
Kansas State University	Big 12	No	Voted to overturn
Kennesaw State University	Conference USA	No	Voted to overturn
Kent State University	MAC	No	Voted to overturn
La Salle University	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
Lafayette College	Patriot League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Lamar University	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Le Moyne College	NEC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Lehigh University	Patriot League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Liberty University	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Lindenwood University	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Lipscomb University	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
Long Beach State University	Big West	No	Voted to overturn
Long Island University	NEC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Longwood University	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
Louisiana State University	SEC	No	No vote reported
Louisiana Tech University	Sun Belt	No	Voted to overturn
Loyola Marymount University	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
Loyola University Chicago	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
Loyola University Maryland	Patriot League	Yes	Voted to overturn
LSU New Orleans	Southland	No	No vote reported
Manhattan University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Marist University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Marquette University	Big East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Marshall University	Sun Belt	Yes	No vote reported
McNeese State University	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Mercer University	Southern Conference	Yes	Voted to overturn
Merrimack College	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Miami University	MAC	No	Voted to overturn
Michigan State University	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
Middle Tennessee State University	Conference USA	No	No vote reported
Mississippi State University	SEC	No	No vote reported
Mississippi Valley State University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Missouri State University	American	Yes	No vote reported
Monmouth University	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Montana State University-Bozeman	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
Morehead State University	Pioneer	No	Voted to overturn
Morgan State University	MEAC	No	Voted to overturn
Mount St. Mary's University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Murray State University	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
New Jersey Institute of Technology	America East	Yes	Voted to overturn
New Mexico State University	Conference USA	No	Voted to overturn
Niagara University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Nicholls State University	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Norfolk State University	MEAC	No	Voted to overturn
North Carolina A&T State University	CAA Football	No	Voted to overturn
North Carolina Central University	MEAC	No	Voted to overturn
North Carolina State University	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
North Dakota State University	Mountain West	No	Voted to overturn
Northeastern University	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Northern Arizona University	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
Northern Illinois University	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Northern Kentucky University	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Northwestern State University	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Northwestern University	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
Oakland University	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Ohio State University	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
Ohio University	MAC	No	No vote reported
Oklahoma State University	Big 12	No	Voted to overturn
Old Dominion University	Sun Belt	Yes	Voted to overturn
Oral Roberts University	Summit League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Oregon State University	Pac-12	Yes	Backed the model
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
Pepperdine University	West Coast	No	Voted to overturn
Portland State University	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
Prairie View A&M University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Presbyterian College	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
Princeton University	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Providence College	Big East	Yes	No vote reported
Purdue University	Big Ten	No	Backed the model
Purdue University Fort Wayne	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Queens University of Charlotte	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
Quinnipiac University	Metro	Yes	No vote reported
Radford University	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
Rice University	American	No	Voted to overturn
Rider University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Robert Morris University	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
Sacred Heart University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Saint Joseph's University	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
Saint Louis University	Atlantic 10	Yes	No vote reported
Saint Mary's College of California	West Coast	Yes	Voted to overturn
Saint Peter's University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
Sam Houston State University	Conference USA	No	No vote reported
Samford University	Southern Conference	No	Voted to overturn
San Diego State University	Pac-12	Yes	No vote reported
San Jose State University	Mountain West	Yes	No vote reported
Santa Clara University	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
Seattle University	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
Seton Hall University	Big East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Siena University	Metro	Yes	Voted to overturn
South Carolina State University	MEAC	No	Voted to overturn
South Dakota State University	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
Southeast Missouri State University	Ohio Valley	No	Voted to overturn
Southeastern Louisiana University	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Southern Methodist University	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
Southern University, Baton Rouge	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Southern Utah University	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
St. Bonaventure University	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
St. John's University	Big East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Stanford University	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Stetson University	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
Stonehill College	NEC	Yes	Voted to overturn
Stony Brook University	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Syracuse University	ACC	Yes	Backed the model
Tarleton State University	United Athletic	No	Voted to overturn
Temple University	American	Yes	No vote reported
Tennessee State University	Ohio Valley	No	Voted to overturn
Tennessee Technological University	Southern Conference	No	Voted to overturn
Texas A&M University	SEC	No	No vote reported
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Southland	No	Voted to overturn
Texas Christian University	Big 12	No	No vote reported
Texas Southern University	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
Texas State University	Pac-12	No	No vote reported
Texas Tech University	Big 12	No	No vote reported
The Citadel	Southern Conference	No	Voted to overturn
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Towson University	CAA Football	No	Voted to overturn
Troy University	Sun Belt	No	Voted to overturn
Tulane University	American	No	No vote reported
U.S. Air Force Academy	Mountain West	Yes	Voted to overturn
U.S. Military Academy	Patriot League	Yes	No vote reported
U.S. Naval Academy	Patriot League	Yes	No vote reported
University at Albany	America East	Yes	Voted to overturn
University at Buffalo	MAC	No	Voted to overturn
University of Akron	Big East	Yes	Backed the model
University of Alabama	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Alabama at Birmingham	American	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Arizona	Big 12	No	No vote reported
University of Arkansas	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	United Athletic	No	Voted to overturn
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	SWAC	No	Voted to overturn
University of California, Berkeley	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
University of California, Davis	Mountain West	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of California, Irvine	Big West	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of California, Riverside	Pac-12	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of California, San Diego	Pac-12	Yes	No vote reported
University of California, Santa Barbara	Big West	Yes	No vote reported
University of Central Arkansas	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Central Florida	Sun Belt	Yes	Backed the model
University of Cincinnati	Big 12	No	Voted to overturn
University of Colorado Boulder	Big 12	No	No vote reported
University of Connecticut	Big East	Yes	No vote reported
University of Dayton	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Delaware	Summit League	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Denver	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
University of Detroit Mercy	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Evansville	Missouri Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Florida	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Georgia	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Mountain West	No	Voted to overturn
University of Houston	Big 12	No	No vote reported
University of Idaho	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
University of Illinois Chicago	Missouri Valley	Yes	No vote reported
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Big Ten	No	Backed the model
University of Iowa	Big Ten	No	Backed the model
University of Kansas	Big 12	No	No vote reported
University of Kentucky	Sun Belt	Yes	No vote reported
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Sun Belt	No	No vote reported
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Sun Belt	No	No vote reported
University of Louisville	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
University of Maine	CAA Football	No	Voted to overturn
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	MEAC	No	Voted to overturn
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	America East	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Maryland, College Park	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
University of Massachusetts Lowell	America East	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Summit League	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Memphis	American	Yes	No vote reported
University of Miami	ACC	No	No vote reported
University of Michigan	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
University of Minnesota	Big Ten	No	Backed the model
University of Mississippi	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Missouri	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Summit League	Yes	Backed the model
University of Montana	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Summit League	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Big Ten	No	Backed the model
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Mountain West	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Nevada, Reno	Mountain West	No	Voted to overturn
University of New Hampshire	America East	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of New Mexico	Mountain West	No	Voted to overturn
University of North Alabama	United Athletic	No	Voted to overturn
University of North Carolina Asheville	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	ACC	Yes	Backed the model
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	American	Yes	No vote reported
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Southern Conference	Yes	Backed the model
University of North Carolina Wilmington	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of North Dakota	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
University of North Florida	ASUN	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of North Texas	American	No	Voted to overturn
University of Northern Colorado	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
University of Northern Iowa	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
University of Notre Dame	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
University of Oklahoma	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Oregon	Big Ten	No	Backed the model
University of Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Pittsburgh	ACC	Yes	Backed the model
University of Portland	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
University of Rhode Island	Atlantic 10	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Richmond	Patriot League	No	Voted to overturn
University of San Diego	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
University of San Francisco	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
University of South Alabama	Sun Belt	No	No vote reported
University of South Carolina	Sun Belt	Yes	No vote reported
University of South Carolina Upstate	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of South Dakota	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn
University of South Florida	American	Yes	No vote reported
University of Southern California	Big Ten	No	Backed the model
University of Southern Indiana	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Southern Mississippi	Sun Belt	No	Voted to overturn
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	Summit League	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Tennessee	SEC	No	No vote reported
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference	No	Voted to overturn
University of Tennessee at Martin	Ohio Valley	No	Voted to overturn
University of Texas at Arlington	United Athletic	No	Voted to overturn
University of Texas at Austin	SEC	No	Voted to overturn
University of Texas at El Paso	Mountain West	No	Voted to overturn
University of Texas at San Antonio	American	No	No vote reported
University of the Incarnate Word	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of the Pacific	West Coast	Yes	No vote reported
University of Toledo	MAC	No	Voted to overturn
University of Tulsa	American	Yes	No vote reported
University of Utah	Big 12	No	Voted to overturn
University of Vermont	America East	Yes	No vote reported
University of Virginia	ACC	Yes	Backed the model
University of Washington	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Big Ten	Yes	Backed the model
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
University of Wyoming	Mountain West	No	Voted to overturn
Utah State University	Pac-12	No	No vote reported
Utah Tech University	Mountain West	Yes	Voted to overturn
Utah Valley University	Big West	Yes	Voted to overturn
Valparaiso University	Pioneer	No	Voted to overturn
Vanderbilt University	SEC	No	Voted to overturn
Villanova University	Big East	Yes	Backed the model
Virginia Commonwealth University	Atlantic 10	Yes	No vote reported
Virginia Military Institute	Southern Conference	Yes	Voted to overturn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
Wagner College	NEC	No	Voted to overturn
Wake Forest University	ACC	Yes	No vote reported
Washington State University	Pac-12	No	No vote reported
Weber State University	Big Sky	No	Voted to overturn
West Virginia University	Sun Belt	Yes	Backed the model
Western Carolina University	Southern Conference	No	Voted to overturn
Western Illinois University	Ohio Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Western Kentucky University	Conference USA	No	Voted to overturn
Western Michigan University	Missouri Valley	Yes	Voted to overturn
Wichita State University	American	No	No vote reported
William & Mary	CAA	Yes	Voted to overturn
Winthrop University	Big South	Yes	Voted to overturn
Wofford College	Southern Conference	Yes	Voted to overturn
Wright State University	Horizon	Yes	Voted to overturn
Xavier University	Big East	Yes	Voted to overturn
Yale University	Ivy League	Yes	Voted to overturn
Youngstown State University	Missouri Valley Football	No	Voted to overturn

As reported up to the close of voting, 6 November 2026, 5pm ET, from school statements, coaches and the media; not an official NCAA tally. Not voting counted as letting the model stand. The 6 schools never named are among those marked "No vote reported". Men's programmes link to their page on College Soccer HQ. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].

What it would have changed

Today a Division I men's team can play 25 games a year, but only 20 in the fall, from late August, often two a week. The other 5 are spring friendlies that do not count. Conference tournament and NCAA tournament games come on top of the 20, with the College Cup in December. That stays.

The two-semester model would have kept the 25 limit, friendlies included, but spread it across the college year so that more of the games count. Up to 18 in the fall (15 that count and 3 friendlies), from late August to the week before Thanksgiving. A winter break. Then up to 10 in the spring (8 that count and 2 friendlies), from mid February, with the national championship moved to the spring, starting in 2027-28.

The college year from August to May: the season as it stays, and the model that was overturned.

How the vote worked

On 7 October 2026 the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved Proposal 2026-27, put forward by the Men's Soccer Oversight Committee.
It passed with less than 75 percent, so it was not final. A 30 day window opened for schools to overturn it.
Every Division I school and conference could vote to rescind, including the schools with no men's soccer team. There was no vote "for": only votes against were counted.
It needed 241 schools, two thirds of Division I, to overturn it. By the close at Friday 6 November 2026, 5pm ET, 247 had voted to rescind, so the model is dead.

How we got here

June 2026	The Division I Cabinet sends the proposal back for more detail on midyear enrollees and scheduling.
7 October 2026	The Division I Cabinet affirms Proposal 2026-27, but with less than the 75 percent that would have made it final. A 30-day window opens for schools to overturn it.
2 November	183 schools have voted to rescind, by the public count.
3 November	196.
4 November	205, from one unconfirmed report.
5 November, morning	223.
5 November, afternoon	Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski reports 236, and says 41 of the last 50 came from schools that do not sponsor men's soccer.
5 November, evening	A further batch of schools takes the count to 241, the number needed.
6 November, 5pm ET	Voting closed with 247 schools voting to rescind, 106 of them schools without men's soccer. The NCAA confirms the two-semester model is overturned.

Why it was overturned, and why coaches wanted it

Why schools voted it down

Cost, at a time when many athletic departments are cutting back.
Pressure on staff, especially athletic trainers and communications staff at smaller schools.
Clashes with spring sports for pitches, facilities and staff.
Pitches and weather in northern states in February and March.
The precedent: other fall sports could ask for the same.
Most of the opposition came from smaller and mid-sized athletic departments, but some big names voted against it too, including Boston College, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and the Ivy League schools.

Why its backers wanted it

Fewer games crammed into each week, so more time to recover and train.
Less midweek travel and fewer missed classes.
A calendar closer to the professional game, now MLS is moving to fall and spring.
A spring championship that is not lost behind college football and the holidays.
Players and coaches backed it: Maryland's Sasho Cirovski cites surveys with about 86 percent of players and 92 percent of coaches in favour.

What it means for players and families

Nothing changes. Men's college soccer stays a fall sport, with the championship in December and a non-traditional spring of practice and friendlies. If you are planning to play from 2027-28, plan for the same calendar college soccer has today.

The spring friendlies still matter. They do not count in the standings, but coaches use them to look at players, and they are where many players earn a bigger role for the next fall.

Whatever the calendar, the advice is the same: keep your highlight video and your profile up to date, because the players who are easy to find are the ones who get calls.

The players it would have affected

215Division I men's programmes on our rosters

6,696players on their rosters this season

32%from outside the US

About one in three Division I men's players comes from outside the US, by the hometowns colleges publish. Many grew up in academies that train all year, which was part of the argument for the change. International players by country · Every college programme

Watch

The two-semester model special: 13 years in the makingSports Recruiting USA with Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski, on why he has pushed for the change.

Questions

Was the two-semester model approved or overturned?

Overturned. On 6 November 2026, at the end of the 30 day window, two thirds of Division I schools voted to rescind it. Division I men's soccer stays a fall sport, with the national championship in December.

How many schools voted to overturn it?

247, by the count GOAL reported, against the 241 needed. 106 of them do not have a men's soccer team. The NCAA confirmed the result but did not publish its own count.

What was the two-semester model?

A plan to play Division I men's soccer across the whole college year: up to 18 games in the fall, a winter break, then up to 10 games from mid February, with the national championship moved to the spring. It would have started in 2027-28. The limit of 25 games a year, friendlies included, would have stayed the same.

How many games do Division I men's teams play now?

Up to 25 a year, but only 20 in the fall. The other 5 are spring friendlies that do not count. Conference tournament and NCAA tournament games come on top of the 20. None of that changes.

Who got a vote?

Every Division I school and conference, whether or not it has a men's soccer team. That is why schools without the sport shaped the result.

Does it change anything for the 2026 season or for transfers?

No. This season finishes as planned, with the College Cup in Cary, North Carolina, from 11 to 14 December 2026. The transfer timing for men's players stays as it is.

Does it affect women's soccer?

No. The women's oversight committee chose not to follow, and women's soccer was never part of the vote.

Could it come back?

Possibly, but not soon. Supporters, led by Maryland's Sasho Cirovski, say they will regroup and that any new version may look very different. It would have to start again as a new proposal.

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Final count The season stays in the fall Who voted to overturn it

Sources

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