Seven former NCAA soccer players (D1, D2, D3) from all over, now living in the 901, watching and promoting our local college soccer teams. #901NCAASoccer
Memphis, TN
Joined July 2021
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Mixed results last night for our local college soccer teams
@MemphisWSoccer gets the "W" down in Oxford MS
@CBUBucsMSoc loses on the road while @CBUBucsWSoc takes the loss at home
Only road games for the rest of the weekend
Next week ALL SIX of our teams in action
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Great win @MemphisMSoccer over UNC - road game coming up on Friday
@MemphisWSoccer away on Thursday
@CBUBucsMSoc and @CBUBucsWSoc both with games Thursday and Saturday
See you for CBU women's home game 6:00 Thursday
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Tough game for @MemphisWSoccer in a 1-4 loss at #3 Vandy.
Back at it again next week.
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Great way to start the season for @MemphisMSoccer - 2-0 win at Belmont. Home opener next Monday vs UNC
@MemphisWSoccer plays @ Vandy tonight.
CBU games start next week, Rhodes games the week following.
Best NCAA soccer city in the country!!
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Tough 1-2 loss for @memphiswsoccer giving up the game winning goal with 6 seconds left in regulation!
Both teams headed over to Nashville later this week
Women back at it Friday at Vandy
@memphismsoccer kicks off on the road this Thursday at Belmont
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First game, first win!
Congrats to @MemphisWSoccer for getting the "W" and starting the 901 NCAA seasons off on the right fit.
Saturday
Women home again, 7:00
@MemphisMSoccer start the season on the road
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College soccer kicks off TONIGHT - 2026 will be the best yet!
@MemphisWSoccer 7:00
Hope to see you there
Recruits / Parents
The category "D1" is basically a label. It doesn't tell you the level of play or skill level of players, it's just a label that defines into what group a college plays.
There are D2 / D3 soccer teams that are better / more talented than some D1 schools.
#901NCAASoccer Less than 25 days until the start of the 2026 seasons for our six NCAA teams!
@MemphisMSoccer
@MemphisWSoccer
@CBUBucsMSoc
@CBUBucsWSoc
@RhodesLynxMSOC
@RhodesLynxWSOC
Parents/Recruits
350 women's D1 programs (x 28) = 9,800 rostered D1 women's soccer players
The number going "pro" is negligible (and even some "pro" will need a second job to pay rent)
Find the best academic school you can - you'll "go pro" in something other than soccer
PLEASE ...
If you're on your club's sixth U16 team (top two are ECNL, second two are ECRL, last two are NPL, and you're on that bottom NPL team with a losing record) ... odds are pretty solid that you will NOT, despite what your coach recently practically promised, play D1 soccer
Recruits / Parents
For those who don't know, there's overlap between level of play of some D1 teams and D2/D3 teams.
Many think all D1 teams are better than all D2 teams, that are all better than D3 teams.
Not so much (box plot below)
(Massey isn't perfect, but gets the job done)
Recruits/Parents:
"D1 level athlete" is not a clear description of anything. There is a canyon-sized gap between ability of players on the top D1 teams and the bottom D1 teams - but both are "D1 athletes".
Many D2/D3 athletes are "D1-level", just not playing on bottom D1 teams
Some numbers and stats on playing time from freshman and sophomores at top D1 programs. Lots of stuff to unpack
