Freshmen played an important role in the success of their teams from coast to coast in 2016. College Soccer News annually seeks to recognize some of them in our All-Freshman Team selections.
College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team
| Name | Position | Hometown | School | |
 | Benji Michel | Forward | Orlando, Florida | Portland |
 | Siggi Benonysson | Forward | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | High Point University |
 | Ivan Abramovic | Forward | Zagreb, Croatia | UMass Lowell |
 | Mo Adams | Midfielder | Nottingham, England | Syracuse |
 | Handwalla Bwana | Midfielder | Seattle, Washington | Washington |
 | Cam Lindley | Midfielder | Carmel, Indiana | North Carolina |
 | Ema Twumasi | Midfielder | Accra, Ghana | Wake Forest |
 | Luka Prpa | Midfielder | Wind Lake, Wisconsin | Marquette |
 | Shane Bradley | Defender | Havertown, Pennsylvania | Villanova |
 | Tommy McCabe | Defender | South Orange, New Jersey | Notre Dame |
 | Malick Mbaye | Defender | Dakar, Senegal | Clemson |
 | Elliot Panicco | Goalkeeper | Huntersville, North Carolina | Charlotte |
College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team
| Name | Position | Hometown | School | |
 | Brian Saramago | Forward | New Hyde Park, New York | Loyola University Maryland |
 | Jonathan Lewis | Forward | Plantation, Florida | Akron |
 | Adrian Nunez | Forward | San Joes, Costa Rica | North Florida |
 | Pablo Pelaez | Midfielder | San Diego, California | San Diego State |
 | Mauricio Pineda | Midfielder | Bolingbrook, Illinois | North Carolina |
 | Lewis Suddick | Midfielder | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Butler |
 | Giuseppe Barone | Midfielder | Grandville, Michigan | Michigan State |
 | Marius Kullmann | Defender | Fulda, Germany | Loyola Chicago |
 | Elan Koenig | Defender | Los Angeles, California | Wisconsin |
 | Hector Montalvo | Defender | El Paso, Texas | Grand Canyon |
 | Anthony Mwembia | Goalkeeper | Toulouse, France | Bowling Green |
College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team
| Name | Position | Hometown | School | |
 | Rex Epps | Forward | Irmo, South Carolina | Army |
 | Luke Brown | Forward | Cambridgeshire, England | Hofstra |
 | Matthew Puig | Forward | Edmond, Oklahoma | Tulsa |
 | Jared Gilbey | Midfielder | New York, New York | Stanford |
 | Danny Griffin | Midfielder | Wethersfield, Connecticut | Providence |
 | Vana Markarian | Midfielder | Ottawa, Ontario | Columbia |
 | Christian Enriquez | Midfielder | Spring Valley, California | Cal Poly |
 | Reggie Cannon | Defender | Grapevine, Texas | UCLA |
 | Seth Rinderknecht | Defender | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Omaha |
 | Mark Lindstrom | Defender | Gavle, Gastrikland, Sweden | UNCW |
 | Tanner Dieterich | Defender | Nashville, Tennessee | Clemson |
 | Parker Siegfried | Goalkeeper | Granville, Ohio | Ohio State |
