In association football, or soccer, scoring a goal is the only method of scoring. The method of passing the ball to the goalscorer is considered an assist. In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I soccer, where a player's career is at most four seasons long, it is considered a notable achievement to reach the 40-assist threshold. In even rarer instances, players have reached the 50 and 60-assist plateaus (no player has ever scored 70 or more goals at the Division I level).

The top 25 highest assisters in NCAA Division I men's soccer history are listed below. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973. From 1959 to 1971, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA). Then, from 1972 to 1973, colleges were classified as either "NCAA University Division (Major College)" or "NCAA College Division (Small College)".

Below is a list of the top goalscorers in NCAA Division I men's soccer history.

Key

Pos.DFMFFWRef.PositionDefenderMidfielderForwardReferences

* Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from that team appears on the list

List Nat.PlayerPos.TeamCareerstartCareerendMatchesplayedAssistsprovidedAPGRef.Dante Washington FW Radford 1988 1992 88 66 0.750 Ted Rafalovich MF Stanford 1978 1981 85 62 0.729 Pedro DeBrito MF Connecticut 1978 1981 100 59 0.590 Chris Ogu MF NC State 1980 1983 79 55 0.696 Mike Fisher FW Virginia 1993 1996 94 55 0.585 Aleks Mihalović MF Jacksonville 1975 1978 66 54 0.818 Chris Goos MF UNC Greensboro 1999 2002 83 53 0.634 Richard Mulrooney DF Creighton 1995 1998 85 51 0.600 Maurizio Rocha MF Connecticut (2) 1995 1998 85 51 0.600 Guillermo Jara FW San Diego 1992 1995 81 48 0.593 Eric Eichmann FW Clemson1983198688470.534Toby TaitanoFWSan Diego (2)1990199384470.560Adam PintzFWCleveland State1955195938461.211Doug YearwoodFWGeorgia State1981198470460.657Aris BogdanerisDFSouth Florida1983198680460.575Bruce MurrayFWClemson (2)1984198784460.548Sean ShapertFWIndiana1986198986460.535 Matt McKeonFWSaint Louis1992199584460.548Thomas KainMFDuke1982198588450.511Steve KleinMFBowling Green1993199679450.570Andy WilliamsMFRhode Island1994199766450.682Ben FerryFWGeorge Washington1994199863450.714Joe CasucciFWNiagara1969197248440.917Eric PriceMFUC Santa Barbara1978198260440.733Todd LindhMFWofford1979198263440.698Billy OwensMFWilliam & Mary1992199590440.489Damian SilveraMFVirginia (2)1992199598440.449

References

External links NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Record Book