With conference games just starting up for most teams, I thought it would be interesting to look at the teams that have yet to lose a game. As of 9/24, there are 38 teams yet to lose a game in NCAA D3 Men's Soccer in 2025. If I missed one, let me know.
Since we all know that a non-conference winning schedule can be constructed if you play the "right" (bad enough) teams, I throw-in the Massey Strength of Schedule ranking for each team. This is not the same as NPI strength rankings, but it gives a rough approximation of the difficulty of a team's early season schedule, which places some undefeated records in context. Some teams' SoS will get better when they play more conference games because conference opponents are stronger (e.g., Emory, Whittier, Case, CMU, Bethel (MN), Millsaps), while other teams' SoS will get worse because many of their conference opponents are weak (e.g,. Colorado College, Roger Williams).
I didn't cross-check against school websites to confirm records are correct. The order of teams is based on where they showed up in Massey ratings
I'll try to update as teams drop off this list.
School Record SoS
Augusburg 10-0 83
Emory 9-0 193
Amherst 4-0-3 16
Williams 4-0-2 2
Denison 7-0-1 106
Christopher Newport 6-0-2 52
Middlebury 3-0-2 24
Dickinson 6-0-3 49
Brandeis 6-0-2 51
Wheaton (MA) 6-0-2 93
Whittier 7-0-1 150
Montclair St. 6-0-2 94
Lynchburg 5-0-2 123
Hobart 6-0-2 152
Case Western 6-0-3 187
Pomona-Pitzer 5-0-2 45
Lake Forest 8-0 220
Ithaca 6-0-1 151
Colorado College 3-0-3 98
Sewanee 8-0-2 202
Scranton 4-0-3 54
Southwestern 7-0-1 230
Ohio Northern 4-0-3 46
Catholic 4-0-3 59
McDaniel 6-0-1 270
Muhlenberg 4-0-4 95
Carnegie Mellon 6-0-3 175
Bethel (MN) 6-0-2 225
Whitman 5-0-3 103
Roger Williams 5-0-3 126
Pfeiffer 7-0 323
TCNJ 5-0-3 278
Loras 5-0-3 194
Haverford 5-0-4 177
Wooster 7-0-2 275
Lehman 4-0-2 262
Mt. Saint Vincent 5-0-1 387
Millsaps 5-0-2 373
Thanks. Let me make it a little more readable for you by putting it in table format:
| School | Record | SoS | |
| Augsburg | 10-0 | 83 |
| Emory | 9-0 | 193 |
| Amherst | 4-0-3 | 16 |
| Williams | 4-0-2 | 2 |
| Denison | 7-0-1 | 106 |
| Christopher Newport | 6-0-2 | 52 |
| Middlebury | 3-0-2 | 24 |
| Dickinson | 6-0-3 | 49 |
| Brandeis | 6-0-2 | 51 |
| Wheaton (MA) | 6-0-2 | 93 |
| Whittier | 7-0-1 | 150 |
| Montclair St. | 6-0-2 | 94 |
| Lynchburg | 5-0-2 | 123 |
| Hobart | 6-0-2 | 152 |
| Case Western | 6-0-3 | 187 |
| Pomona-Pitzer | 5-0-2 | 45 |
| Lake Forest | 8-0 | 220 |
| Ithaca | 6-0-1 | 151 |
| Colorado College | 3-0-3 | 98 |
| Sewanee | 8-0-2 | 202 |
| Scranton | 4-0-3 | 54 |
| Southwestern | 7-0-1 | 230 |
| Ohio Northern | 4-0-3 | 46 |
| Catholic | 4-0-3 | 59 |
| McDaniel | 6-0-1 | 270 |
| Muhlenberg | 4-0-4 | 95 |
| Carnegie Mellon | 6-0-3 | 175 |
| Bethel (MN) | 6-0-2 | 225 |
| Whitman | 5-0-3 | 103 |
| Roger Williams | 5-0-3 | 126 |
| Pfeiffer | 7-0 | 323 |
| TCNJ | 5-0-3 | 278 |
| Loras | 5-0-3 | 194 |
| Haverford | 5-0-4 | 177 |
| Wooster | 7-0-2 | 275 |
| Lehman | 4-0-2 | 262 |
| Mt. Saint Vincent | 5-0-1 | 387 |
| Millsaps | 5-0-2 | 373 |
4 undefeatables, with no ties...
SC.
A few of the "Yet to Lose" teams lost this afternoon:
Ramapo (lost 4-1 to Rutgers-Camden)
Carnegie Mellon (lost 4-1 to Salisbury)
Pomona-Pitzer (lost 1-0 to Caltech)
Amherst (lost 3-0 to Bates)
Middlebury (lost 1-0 to Connecticut College)
Montclair State (lost 4-3 to New Jersey City University)
Another "Yet to Lose" teams lost Saturday evening
Case Western Reserve (lost 2-1 to Otterbein)
"Yet to Lose" teams losing on Sunday
Millsaps (lost 2-1 to LaGrange on a LaGrange goal in the 89th minute)
Sewanee lost on Saturday (5-0 to Emory)
Here's the teams to root for
| U New England | CNE | 0-5-3 |
| Concordia-Moorhead | MIAC | 0-6-3 |
| Dubuque | ARC | 0-6-3 |
| St. Scholastica | MIAC | 0-7-3 |
| Berea | HCAC | 0-5-2 |
| Lawrence | MWC | 0-5-2 |
| Notre Dame (MD) | UEC | 0-5-2 |
| CCNY | CUNYAC | 0-6-2 |
| Westminster (PA) | PAC | 0-7-2 |
| Howard Payne | ASC | 0-8-2 |
| St. Joseph's (Brkln) | Sky | 0-6-1 |
| Pratt | AEC | 0-7-1 |
| Lewis & Clark | NWC | 0-7-1 |
| Dallas | SCAC | 0-7-1 |
| St. John Fisher | E8 | 0-7-1 |
| Martin Luther | UMAC | 0-8-1 |
| Keuka | E8 | 0-8 |
| Linfield | NWC | 0-7 |
UDallas has not been competitive for years and making matters worse they're being led this year by an alum ('21, '23) new to the program who was named acting HC. His total coaching experience consists of one year as a volunteer assistant at Concordia(TX). Their former HC (20+ years) left this summer to pursue a position outside of sports, but with a total of five wins the previous three seasons combined it was obviously time for a (more planned) change.
Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 29, 2025, 09:20:43 AMUDallas has not been competitive for years and making matters worse they're being led this year by an alum ('21, '23) new to the program who was named acting HC. His total coaching experience consists of one year as a volunteer assistant at Concordia(TX). Their former HC (20+ years) left this summer to pursue a position outside of sports, but with a total of five wins the previous three seasons combined it was obviously time for a (more planned) change.
In 2024, University of Dallas' only win was against Dallas Christian, an NCCAA school. Since it already played them and they tied 0-0, I'm not optimistic UD will win a game this season.
One less undefeatable. Hop scored 3 nice goals over McDaniel. McDaniel had a soft schedule arguably, but won or tied before this. 1-1-1 in the Cent. Conf now
Here's the match that should have been in the Ejay-Simple Coach pool
Yet to Win v. Yet to Lose
St. Scholastica (0-7-3) v. Bethel (MN) (7-0-2)
In the 69th minute, St. Scholastica is winning 2-1 over Bethel
FINAL: St. Scholastica 2 - Bethel (MN) 1
St. Scholastica gets its first win and Bethel its first loss!
A few more Yet to Lose teams lost today:
Bethel (MN) (2-1 to previously winless St. Scholastica)
Augsburg (5-2 to Saint John's)
Hamilton dominates undefeated Ithaca in a 2-0 win.
Augsburg loses 5-2 to St. Johns University, wow.
Emory, Lake Forest, and Pfieffer last undefeateds with no ties.
Quote from: kansas hokie on September 30, 2025, 10:01:49 PMAugsburg loses 5-2 to St. Johns University, wow.
Emory, Lake Forest, and Pfieffer last undefeateds with no ties.
Pfeiffer tied Methodist today 2-2, so they are no longer on this list
Lake Forest has its first major test tomorrow hosting Calvin
Notre Dame (MD) scores 3 goals in just over two minutes from the 68th to the 70th minutes to earn a 3-2 win over Lancaster Bible to get off of the "Yet to Win" list
Yet to lose teams that lost today
Christopher Newport (lost 2-0 to Virginia Wesleyan)
TCNJ (lost 3-0 to Stockton)
More Yet to Lose teams lost today:
Lehman (lost 4-2 to previously one-win John Jay)
Brandeis (lost 4-0 to Wash U)
Whittier (1ost 2-1 to Pomona-Pitzer)
Lake Forest is the last team with all wins (no tie/loss), congrats!
Quote from: kansas hokie on October 05, 2025, 09:29:29 PMLake Forest is the last team with all wins (no tie/loss), congrats!
Their women's team is also undefeated (12-0-0).
Here are the remaining Yet to Lose teams with their records, Massey rankings, and NPI rankings
Williams 7-0-3 1 1
Emory 10-0-1 3 7
Denison 9-0-1 4 16
Dickinson 8-0-4 13 20
Lynchburg 8-0-2 14 14
Wheaton (MA) 9-0-2 18 4
Lake Forest 11-0 20 3
Hobart 8-0-2 26 19
Colorado 6-0-4 28 42
Scranton 6-0-3 34 27
Southwestern 10-0-2 40 25
Muhlenberg 6-0-5 47 48
Catholic 5-0-5 52 39
Ohio Northern 6-0-4 54 50
Whitman 8-0-3 68 77
Loras 7-0-4 76 55
Roger Williams 7-0-4 77 33
Pfeiffer 8-0-2 108 29
Haverford 6-0-6 110 74
Wooster 8-0-3 126 68
Mt St.Vincent 8-0-1 196 73
People's thoughts on the College of Wooster Men's team? They are still undefeated and just drew with #3 Denison this week.
Quote from: w00lax on October 11, 2025, 02:16:23 PMPeople's thoughts on the College of Wooster Men's team? They are still undefeated and just drew with #3 Denison this week.
Hard nosed team. Not afraid to work defensively, and always challenging anywhere on the field to win the ball. This year they seem particularly effective. Coach Zidron has them in tune and have actually had some great results this year. Beat Trine, tied Case, beat my Raiders, tied DePauw and Denison at Denison. They do have a challenging remainder of the season, but gotta believe they are looking forward to these games. Currently they are tied against Wabash.
As an aside, play on a lovely grass field.
SC.
Wesleyan knocks Williams out of the undefeated ranks, 1-0.
Teams yet to win '25 (Last win WLT Since)
Lewis & Clark (NWC) 0-10-1 (None 0-56-2)
Concordia-Moorhead (MIAC) 0-8-4 (08/30/2024 0-21-7)
Dallas (SCAC) 0-10-1 (09/23/2024 0-21-1)
Pratt (AEC) 0-10-1 (10/09/2024 0-15-1)
Lawrence (MWC) 0-8-3 (10/09/2024 0-13-3)
Westminster (PA) (PAC) 0-10-3 (10/18/2024 0-12-4)
Dubuque (ARC) 0-8-4 (10/26/2024 0-9-4)
St. Joseph's (Brkln) (Sky) 0-10-1 (11/02/2024 0-11-1)
Martin Luther (UMAC) 0-11-1 (11/02/2024 0-11-1)
Unbeaten
NPI Massey Team Record
3 3 Emory 11-0-2
6 25 Lake Forest 15-0
9 26 Wheaton (MA) 11-0-3
11 22 Hobart 10-0-3
19 31 Southwestern (TX) 12-0-3
20 11 Dickinson 10-0-5
26 33 Scranton 11-0-4
30 43 Catholic 10-0-5
33 104 Wooster 10-0-4
37 32 Colorado Col. 8-0-6
49 89 Haverford 9-0-7
52 70 Ohio Northern 9-0-5
53 109 Pfeiffer 11-0-3
57 56 Muhlenberg 8-0-7
58 62 Whitman 9-0-5
66 227 Mount St Vincent 10-0-2
Three teams still in the CC and two in the Land.
Winless
Massey Team Record
293 Dubuque 0-10-4
333 Concordia-Moorhead 0-10-4
337 Lewis & Clark 0-11-3
364 Lawrence 0-9-5
389 St. Joseph's (Brkln) 0-12-1
391 Dallas 0-13-1
399 Pratt 0-11-1
405 Martin Luther 0-14-1
Games between unbeatens
9/4 Whitman 2-2 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6422860/box_score) Colorado College
10/11 Haverford 1-1 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6422098/box_score) Dickinson
10/22 Muhlenberg @ Haverford
10/25 Catholic @ Scranton
10/31 Dickinson @ Muhlenberg
Games between unbeaten and winless
9/30 Mount St Vincent 4-0 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6414216/box_score) St Joseph's (Brkln)
10/3 Whitman 4-2 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6404325/box_score) Lewis & Clark
10/7 Lake Forest 2-1 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6421047/box_score) Lawrence
11/1 Colorado College @ Dallas
11/2 Lewis & Clark @ Whitman
Lake Forest is the final team to fall from the unblemished ranks as they lost at UW-Whitewater 2-1 last night.
Quote from: FCGrizzliesGrad on October 22, 2025, 05:08:39 AMLake Forest is the final team to fall from the unblemished ranks as they lost at UW-Whitewater 2-1 last night.
The average NPI ranking of the schools Lake Forest had defeated before last night was 201. Best wins, 3-0 over Calvin (42) and 1-0 at Illinois Wesleyan (61). Calvin was the best team (according to NPI rank) they played this season. Worst almost-non win was 2-1 at 380th-ranked Lawrence.
Whitewater was ranked 52nd prior to today's update. It will be interesting to see how far Lake Forest falls after last night's loss.
St Joseph's (Brkln) (1-12-1) beat Yeshiva 4-1 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6414228/box_score) for their first win of the year.
Pratt (0-11-2) almost got their first win but Centenary (NJ) scored the equalizer with under 4 minutes left to tie 2-2 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6423999/box_score).
Muhlenberg (8-0-8) and Haverford (9-0-8) unsurprisingly tied 0-0 (https://stats.ncaa.org/contests/6422102/box_score)
And Dickinson tied Hopkins, so you still have 3 undefeated teams in the Centennial
Dickinson 10-0-6; 4-0-3
Muhlenberg 8-0-8; 3-0-4
Haverford 9-0-8; 2-0-5
Quote from: Ejay on October 23, 2025, 08:36:35 AMAnd Dickinson tied Hopkins, so you still have 3 undefeated teams in the Centennial
Dickinson 10-0-6; 4-0-3
Muhlenberg 8-0-8; 3-0-4
Haverford 9-0-8; 2-0-5
Loss of OT is so bad imo. Just give teams a chance to win outright.
Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 24, 2025, 11:00:04 AMQuote from: Ejay on October 23, 2025, 08:36:35 AMAnd Dickinson tied Hopkins, so you still have 3 undefeated teams in the Centennial
Dickinson 10-0-6; 4-0-3
Muhlenberg 8-0-8; 3-0-4
Haverford 9-0-8; 2-0-5
Lose of OT is so bad imo. Just give teams a chance to win outright.
Getting rid of OT has allowed teams to more effectively play for the tie, but ties are up pretty significantly this year in the Centennial and some other conferences even though OT didn't exist in 2024 either. All the reasons that the top teams are not as dominant as they were last year contribute to more ties. The gap is simply smaller between teams.
Quote from: Kuiper on October 24, 2025, 11:44:53 AMQuote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 24, 2025, 11:00:04 AMQuote from: Ejay on October 23, 2025, 08:36:35 AMAnd Dickinson tied Hopkins, so you still have 3 undefeated teams in the Centennial
Dickinson 10-0-6; 4-0-3
Muhlenberg 8-0-8; 3-0-4
Haverford 9-0-8; 2-0-5
Lose of OT is so bad imo. Just give teams a chance to win outright.
Getting rid of OT has allowed teams to more effectively play for the tie, but ties are up pretty significantly this year in the Centennial and some other conferences even though OT didn't exist in 2024 either. All the reasons that the top teams are not as dominant as they were last year contribute to more ties. The gap is simply smaller between teams.
Maybe so, maybe 4 pts for a win and still 1 for a tie?? Pretty sure that I'm the first as to this.
Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 25, 2025, 10:17:16 AMQuote from: Kuiper on October 24, 2025, 11:44:53 AMQuote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 24, 2025, 11:00:04 AMQuote from: Ejay on October 23, 2025, 08:36:35 AMAnd Dickinson tied Hopkins, so you still have 3 undefeated teams in the Centennial
Dickinson 10-0-6; 4-0-3
Muhlenberg 8-0-8; 3-0-4
Haverford 9-0-8; 2-0-5
Lose of OT is so bad imo. Just give teams a chance to win outright.
Getting rid of OT has allowed teams to more effectively play for the tie, but ties are up pretty significantly this year in the Centennial and some other conferences even though OT didn't exist in 2024 either. All the reasons that the top teams are not as dominant as they were last year contribute to more ties. The gap is simply smaller between teams.
Maybe so, maybe 4 pts for a win and still 1 for a tie?? Pretty sure that I'm the first as to this.
Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 25, 2025, 10:17:16 AMQuote from: Kuiper on October 24, 2025, 11:44:53 AMQuote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 24, 2025, 11:00:04 AMQuote from: Ejay on October 23, 2025, 08:36:35 AMAnd Dickinson tied Hopkins, so you still have 3 undefeated teams in the Centennial
Dickinson 10-0-6; 4-0-3
Muhlenberg 8-0-8; 3-0-4
Haverford 9-0-8; 2-0-5
Lose of OT is so bad imo. Just give teams a chance to win outright.
Getting rid of OT has allowed teams to more effectively play for the tie, but ties are up pretty significantly this year in the Centennial and some other conferences even though OT didn't exist in 2024 either. All the reasons that the top teams are not as dominant as they were last year contribute to more ties. The gap is simply smaller between teams.
Maybe so, maybe 4 pts for a win and still 1 for a tie?? Pretty sure that I'm the first as to this.
That would help in conference and with the AQ, but I think the motivation for ties comes more from the NPI than in conference. The Men's Soccer Competition Committee was so focused on strength of schedule that it gives a team more credit for a tie against a strong team than a win against a middling team. It's probably a little easier for a less skilled team to get a tie against a stronger team by playing a low block than it is for a less skilled team to get a win against a middling team, so a lot of teams have moved to a more cynical style of play.
Wheaton (MA) has played from behind most of the game to Coast Guard, but just equalized 1-1 in the 85th minute and look like they may avoid falling from the yet to lose list.
FINAL: Wheaton 1 - Coast Guard 1
Johns Hopkins knocks off Muhlenberg 1-0 and the Mules fall from the ranks of the unbeaten
Kenyon beat Wooster 4-0 and Wooster is no longer unbeaten.
Interestingly, in the old system, this kind of loss might significantly hurt Wooster in the eyes of the Tournament Committee if it didn't win the NCAC's AQ. Under the NPI, however, it's just a loss since goal differential and late season play doesn't factor into the rankings.
I'm sure not everyone listens to the SC podcast, but this week we talked about Haverford who currently sit at 9-0-9. If they draw this weekend with Swarthmore, they'll finish the year undefeated at 9-0-10 and there's a good chance they'll miss the Centennial playoffs and their season will be over.
Quote from: Ejay on October 30, 2025, 02:53:29 PMI'm sure not everyone listens to the SC podcast, but this week we talked about Haverford who currently sit at 9-0-9. If they draw this weekend with Swarthmore, they'll finish the year undefeated at 9-0-10 and there's a good chance they'll miss the Centennial playoffs and their season will be over.
Of course we listen to you!
SC not so much ;)
Quote from: Ejay on October 30, 2025, 02:53:29 PMI'm sure not everyone listens to the SC podcast, but this week we talked about Haverford who currently sit at 9-0-9. If they draw this weekend with Swarthmore, they'll finish the year undefeated at 9-0-10 and there's a good chance they'll miss the Centennial playoffs and their season will be over.
Wouldn't they have the tie-breaker over McDaniel in that case since Haverford beat McDaniel?
Cent Conf.
D. Tie-Breaking Formulas
1. Head-to-Head Centennial Conference competition among tied teams;
2. Records vs. teams in descending order of standing;
3. Goal differential in all conference games with a maximum differential of three per game.
4. Goal differential in all conference games with a maximum differential of three per game vs. teams in descending order of
standing.
5. NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings at the conclusion of the conference regular season.
6. Coin flip by Executive Director. (Adopted 6/2/99; Revised 6/6/01, 6/5/02, 5/29/13, 5/29/24, 5/28/25)
Remaining 11 10 9 "Yet to Lose" teams (in order of rank in Massey Ratings)
Dickinson 12-0-7
Wheaton (MA) 14-0-4
Colorado College 12-0-6
Hobart 12-0-5
Scranton 12-0-6
Catholic 12-0-6
Whitman 14-0-5
Ohio Northern 12-0-6
Haverford 10-0-10
Pfeiffer 13-0-4
Mt. St. Vincent 13-0-2
Haverford lost in PKs to Muhlenberg in the Centennial Conference yesterday to finish 10-0-10 (since a PK "loss" is considered a tie) and Pfeiffer was upset by Methodist in PKs in the USA South tournament to finish 13-0-4
Could we have two undefeated teams at the end of the season in D3 men's soccer and neither wins or even makes the NCAA tournament? There could be a few more from the Yet to Lose list that could join them and I don't see any obvious national title contenders from this group.
Mt. Saint Vincent falls from the ranks of the Yet to Lose, losing to St. Joseph's (LI) in the final of the Skyline Conference Tournament 2-1
Remaining 11 10 9 8 "Yet to Lose" teams (in order of rank in Massey Ratings)
Dickinson 13-0-7
Wheaton (MA) 14-1-4
Colorado College 12-1-6
Hobart 13-0-5
Scranton 12-0-6
Catholic 13-0-6
Whitman 14-0-5
Ohio Northern 12-0-7
Haverford 10-0-10
Pfeiffer 13-0-4
Mt. St. Vincent 13-0-2
Quote from: Kuiper on November 08, 2025, 02:27:31 PMRemaining 11 10 9 8 "Yet to Lose" teams (in order of rank in Massey Ratings)
Dickinson 13-0-7
Wheaton (MA) 14-1-4
Colorado College 12-1-6
Hobart 13-0-5
Scranton 12-0-6
Catholic 13-0-6
Whitman 14-0-5
Ohio Northern 12-0-7
Haverford 10-0-10
Pfeiffer 13-0-4
Mt. St. Vincent 13-0-2
The final Yet to Lose teams of 2025!
Dickinson 16-0-8
Ohio Northern 12-0-7
Haverford 10-0-10
Pfeiffer 13-0-4
Dickinson may not have made it to the Final Four, but they did top this list as the Yet to Lose team that went the farthest in the tournament