The first kick of the 2013 NCAA soccer season is nearly upon us, which means the preseason awards are starting to trickle out.

This fall is setting up for an exciting season, as Indiana attempts to win its ninth title with a number of challengers trying to stop the Hoosiers from repeating as champs.

There is also a wave of new players looking to seize the spotlight after 25 of the 33 NCAA Division I Men’s All-Americans last season moved onto the professional level.

Below is TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Preseason Best XI list, which highlights some new names looking to make the most of their time in the spotlight this fall.

For the women’s list: click here.

First Team

GK: Andre Blake, Connecticut

D: Boyd Okwuonu, North Carolina

D: Bryan Gallego, Akron

D: Sebastien Ibeagha, Duke

D: Kyle Venter, New Mexico

MF: A.J. Corrado, Indiana

MF: Chris Ritter, Northwestern

MF: Fabio Pereira, Michigan

F: Steve Neumann, Georgetown

F: Brandon Allen, Georgetown

F: Patrick Mullins, Maryland

Second Team

GK: Charlie Lyon, Marquette

D: Eric Miller, Creighton

D: Kevin Cope, Michigan State

D: Nick Hagglund, Xavier

D: Ben Sweat, South Florida

MF: Alex Martinez, NC State

MF: Michael Calderon, New Mexico

MF: Aaron Kovar, Stanford

F: Mamadou Doudou Diouf, Connecticut

F: Reinaldo Brenes, Akron

F: Mark Sherrod, Memphis

Third Team

GK: Spencer Richey, Washington

D: Axel Sjoberg, Marquette

D: Anthony Manning, Saint Louis

D: AJ Cochran, Wisconsin

D: Jalen Robinson, Wake Forest

MF: Marlon Hairston, Louisville

MF: Pedro Ribeiro, Coastal Carolina

MF: Aodhan Quinn, Akron

MF: Bryan Ciesiulka, Marquette

F: Robbie Kristo, Saint Louis

F: Schillo Tshuma, Maryland





Freshman Team

GK: Zack Steffen, Maryland

D: Suli Dainkeh, Maryland

D: Billy McConnell, Indiana

D: Trevor Haberkorn, Furman

MF: Lindo Mfeka, South Florida

MF: Ricardo Perez, Creighton

MF: Tommy Thompson, Indiana

MF: Jordan Allen, Virginia

F: Jordan Morris, Stanford

F: Brody Huitema, Duke

F: Alex Muyl, Georgetown