NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, in which every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth. Among the most successful programs, Saint Louis won 10 titles during dynasty years between 1959 and 1973. Indiana has won 8 titles beginning in 1982, whereas Virginia has won 7 titles beginning in 1989.

Men's Division I Soccer Tournament
Founded1959
Number of teams48
Current championsClemson
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Saint Louis
(10 titles)
Television broadcastersESPNU
ESPN Deportes
WebsiteNCAA.com
2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

Although the tournament is frequently referenced as the College Cup, the NCAA applies the title only to the semifinal and championship rounds of the tournament proper. Since the tournament began, the semifinal and final fixtures have been held at a neutral site predetermined by the NCAA prior to the start of the regular season.

Format

The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament is a 48-team, single-elimination tournament. Currently, 23 spots are reserved for the winners of automatic bids.

Conferences granted automatic qualification are:

Each conference determines the format for its conference championship, which determines the school that receives its automatic bid. Many use conference tournaments, although three conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular season champion. The remaining 25 teams have received at-large bids. The at-large teams are selected by a committee consisting of representatives from each of the eight regions the NCAA has divided the country into. The committee uses a number of criteria, the most influential supposedly being the Ratings Percentage Index, a mathematical formula designed to objectively compare the results and strength of schedule of all Division I teams.[1]

The top 16 teams are seeded into the bracket and receive first round byes. The other 32 are grouped by geographical proximity. The first four rounds are played on campus sites, with matches being hosted by the higher seed. The College Cup, comprising the semifinal and final matches, is played at a predetermined site.

Clemson is the current champion, defeating Washington 2–0 in overtime in the 2021 final.

List of champions

Below is a complete list of winning teams and finals held:[2]

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Year Final Third Place Match/Semifinalists City Stadium
Champion Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
1959Saint Louis
5–2
BridgeportCCNY
–
West ChesterStorrs Memorial Stadium
1960Saint Louis (2)
3–2
 Maryland West Chester
–
Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Brooklyn Brooklyn College Field
1961 West Chester
2–0
 Saint Louis Bridgeport
–
Rutgers St. Louis Public Schools Stadium
1962 Saint Louis (3)
4–3
 Maryland Springfield College
–
Michigan State St. Louis Francis Field
1963Saint Louis (4)
3–0
 Navy Maryland
–
Army Piscataway Rutgers Stadium
1964 Navy
1–0
 Michigan State Saint Louis
–
Army Providence Brown Stadium
1965 Saint Louis (5)
1–0
 Michigan State Navy
–
Army St. Louis Francis Field
1966 San Francisco 5–2 LIU[lower-alpha 2] Michigan State
–
Army Berkeley California Memorial Stadium
1967 Michigan State [lower-alpha 3]
Saint Louis (6)
0–0
 — Navy
–
LIU[lower-alpha 2] St. Louis Francis Field
1968 Maryland [lower-alpha 4]
Michigan State (2)		 2–2 (a.e.t) — Brown
–
San Jose State Atlanta Grant Field
1969 Saint Louis (7) 4–0 San Francisco Maryland
–
Harvard San Jose Spartan Stadium
1970 Saint Louis (8) 1–0 UCLA Hartwick
–
Howard [lower-alpha 5] Edwardsville Cougar Field, SIUE
1971 Howard [lower-alpha 5] 3–2 Saint Louis Harvard
–
San Francisco Miami Orange Bowl
1972 Saint Louis (9) 4–2 UCLA Howard
–
Cornell Miami Orange Bowl
1973 Saint Louis (10) 3–2 (a.e.t) UCLA Brown
–
Clemson Miami Orange Bowl
1974 Howard 2–1 (a.e.t) Saint Louis Hartwick 3–1 UCLA St. Louis Busch Memorial Stadium
1975 San Francisco (2) 4–0 SIU Edwardsville Brown 2–0 Howard Edwardsville Cougar Field
1976 San Francisco (3) 1–0 Indiana Hartwick 4–3 Clemson Philadelphia Franklin Field
1977 Hartwick 2–1 San Francisco SIU Edwardsville 3–2 Brown Berkeley California Memorial Stadium
1978 San Francisco [lower-alpha 5] 2–0 Indiana Clemson 6–2 Philadelphia Textile[lower-alpha 6] Tampa Tampa Stadium
1979 SIU Edwardsville 3–2 Clemson Penn State 2–1 Columbia Tampa Tampa Stadium
1980 San Francisco (4) 4–3 (a.e.t) Indiana Hartwick
–
Alabama A&M Tampa Tampa Stadium
1981 Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 (a.e.t) Alabama A&M Eastern Illinois [lower-alpha 5]
–
Philadelphia Textile[lower-alpha 6] Palo Alto Stanford Stadium
1982 Indiana 2–1 (a.e.t) Duke Connecticut[lower-alpha 1]
–
SIU Edwardsville Fort Lauderdale Lockhart Stadium
1983 Indiana (2) 1–0 (a.e.t) Columbia Connecticut[lower-alpha 1]
–
Virginia Fort Lauderdale Lockhart Stadium
1984 Clemson 2–1 Indiana Hartwick
–
UCLA Seattle Kingdome
1985 UCLA 1–0 (a.e.t) American Hartwick
–
Evansville Seattle Kingdome
1986 Duke 1–0 Akron Harvard
–
Fresno State Tacoma Tacoma Dome
1987 Clemson (2) 2–0 San Diego State Harvard
–
North Carolina Clemson Riggs Field
1988 Indiana (3) 1–0 Howard Portland
–
South Carolina Bloomington Bill Armstrong
1989 Santa Clara [lower-alpha 4]
Virginia
1–1 (a.e.t)
 — Indiana
–
Rutgers Piscataway Rutgers Stadium
1990 UCLA (2)
0–0 (a.e.t, 4–3 p.)
 Rutgers Evansville
–
NC State Tampa USF Soccer Stadium
1991 Virginia (2)
0–0 (a.e.t, 3–1 p.)
 Santa Clara Indiana
–
Saint Louis Tampa USF Soccer Stadium
1992 Virginia (3)
2–0
 San Diego Duke
–
Davidson Davidson Richardson Stadium
1993 Virginia (4) 2–0 South Carolina Cal State Fullerton
–
Princeton Davidson Richardson Stadium
1994 Virginia (5) 1–0 Indiana UCLA
–
Rutgers Davidson Richardson Stadium
1995 Wisconsin 2–0 Duke Virginia
–
Portland Richmond Richmond Stadium
1996 St. John's 4–1 FIU Creighton
–
UNC Charlotte[lower-alpha 7] Richmond Richmond Stadium
1997 UCLA (3) 2–0 Virginia Indiana
–
Saint Louis Richmond Richmond Stadium
1998 Indiana (4) 3–1 Stanford Maryland
–
Santa Clara Richmond Richmond Stadium
1999 Indiana (5) 1–0 Santa Clara Connecticut[lower-alpha 1]
–
UCLA Charlotte Ericsson Stadium
2000 Connecticut (2)[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 Creighton Indiana
–
SMU Charlotte Ericsson Stadium
2001 North Carolina 2–0 Indiana Stanford
–
St. John's Columbus Columbus Crew Stadium
2002 UCLA (4) 1–0 Stanford Maryland
–
Creighton University Park Gerald J. Ford Stadium
2003 Indiana (6) 2–1 St. John's Maryland
–
Santa Clara Columbus Columbus Crew Stadium
2004 Indiana (7)
1–1 (a.e.t, 3–2 p.)
 UC Santa Barbara Maryland
–
Duke Carson Home Depot Center
2005 Maryland (2) 1–0 New Mexico SMU
–
Clemson Cary SAS Soccer Park
2006 UC Santa Barbara 2–1 UCLA Wake Forest
–
Virginia St. Louis Hermann Stadium
2007 Wake Forest 2–1 Ohio State Virginia Tech
–
Massachusetts Cary SAS Soccer Park
2008 Maryland (3) 1–0 North Carolina St. John's
–
Wake Forest Frisco Pizza Hut Park
2009 Virginia (6)
0–0 (a.e.t, 3–2 p.)
 Akron Wake Forest
–
North Carolina Cary WakeMed Soccer Park
2010 Akron 1–0 Louisville North Carolina
–
Michigan Santa Barbara Harder Stadium
2011 North Carolina (2) 1–0 Charlotte UCLA
–
Creighton Hoover Regions Park
2012 Indiana (8) 1–0 Georgetown Maryland
–
Creighton Hoover Regions Park
2013 Notre Dame 2–1 Maryland New Mexico
–
Virginia Chester PPL Park
2014 Virginia (7)
0–0 (a.e.t, 4–2 p.)
 UCLA Providence
–
UMBC Cary WakeMed Soccer Park
2015 Stanford 4–0 Clemson Akron
–
Syracuse Kansas Children's Mercy Park
2016 Stanford (2)
0–0 (a.e.t, 5–4 p.)
 Wake Forest Denver
–
North Carolina Houston BBVA Compass Stadium
2017 Stanford (3)
1–0 (a.e.t)
 Indiana North Carolina
–
Akron Chester Talen Energy Stadium
2018 Maryland (4)
1–0
 Akron Indiana
–
Michigan State Santa Barbara Harder Stadium
2019 Georgetown
3–3 (a.e.t, 7–6 p.)
 Virginia Stanford
–
Wake Forest Cary WakeMed Soccer Park
2020 Marshall
1–0 (a.e.t.)
 Indiana North Carolina
–
Pittsburgh Cary WakeMed Soccer Park
2021 Clemson (3)
2–0
 Washington Notre Dame
–
 Georgetown Cary WakeMed Soccer Park
2022CaryWakeMed Soccer Park
2023LouisvilleLynn Family Stadium
2024SacramentoRailyards Stadium
2025CaryWakeMed Soccer Park

Most successful schools
See also: NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament cumulative results

Team titles
Akron
Duke
Hartwick
Marshall
Notre
Dame
Santa Clara
SIUE
St. John's
UCSB
Wake Forest
West Chester
Wisconsin
Saint
Louis
Indiana
Virginia
San Francisco
UCLA
Stanford
Clemson
Michigan
State
North Carolina
UConn
DC/Maryland schools
Maryland
Georgetown
Howard
Navy

Teams that have won the National Championship: 10, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 1
Team Titles Years won
Saint Louis
10
 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967,[lower-alpha 3] 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973
Indiana
8
 1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012
Virginia
7
1989,[lower-alpha 8] 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014
Maryland
4
 1968,[lower-alpha 8] 2005, 2008, 2018
UCLA
4
 1985, 1990, 1997, 2002
San Francisco
4
 1966, 1975, 1976, 1980
Clemson
3
 1984, 1987, 2021
Stanford
3
 2015, 2016, 2017
North Carolina
2
 2001, 2011
UConn
2
 1981, 2000
Michigan State
2
 1967,[lower-alpha 3] 1968[lower-alpha 8]
Marshall
1
 2020
Georgetown
1
 2019
Notre Dame
1
 2013
Akron
1
 2010
Wake Forest
1
 2007
UC Santa Barbara
1
 2006
St. John's
1
 1996
Wisconsin
1
 1995
Santa Clara
1
 1989[lower-alpha 8]
Duke
1
 1986
SIU Edwardsville
1
 1979
Hartwick
1
 1977
Howard
1
 1974
Navy
1
 1964
West Chester
1
 1961
Notes
  1. The University of Connecticut did not adopt "UConn" as its sole athletic brand until 2013.
  2. This team represented the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. In 2019, LIU merged the Brooklyn athletic program with the NCAA Division II program of its Post campus. The merged men's soccer team, which now plays as the LIU Sharks, inherited the history and records of the Brooklyn program.
  3. Title game was suspended due to weather, with both teams sharing the title.
  4. Title shared after the game ended in a tie, with no extra time played.
  5. Disqualified at a later time.
  6. The Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science, known for sports purposes as "Philadelphia Textile", changed its name to Philadelphia University (PhilaU) in 1999. In 2017, PhilaU merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a healthcare-only institution also in Philadelphia that had no athletic program. The merged university adopted the Thomas Jefferson name and inherited the PhilaU athletic program, which now competes as Jefferson.
  7. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte did not adopt its current athletic brand name of "Charlotte" until 2000.
  8. Title shared after the final ended in a tie, with no extra time played.

Appearances
See also: NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament appearances by school

This list consists of the top 25 men's college soccer teams in terms of appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Top 25 rankings as of 10 December 2017[3]
RankLogoTeamAppearances
1 Saint Louis48
2 UCLA44
3 Indiana43
4 Virginia39
5 UConn35
5 Maryland35
7 Penn State32
8 Clemson31
8 San Francisco31
8 SMU31
11 Akron28
12 Brown27
13 Duke26
14 Hartwick25
14 North Carolina25
16 Creighton24
17 Washington23
18 South Carolina22
19 Wake Forest21
20 Notre Dame20
20 Santa Clara20
20 South Florida20
20 St. John's20
24 California19
24 Michigan State19

See also

Highest attendances

The highest recorded attendance for championship games are listed below:[4]

  • 22,512 – Saint Louis (5) vs. SIU Edwardsville (1), Busch Stadium, St. Louis Oct. 30 1980
  • 21,319 – Wisconsin (1) vs. Portland (0) / Duke (3) vs. Virginia (2), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA semifinals) Dec. 8, 1995
  • 20,874 – St. John's (NY) (4) vs. FIU (1), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA final) Dec. 15, 1996
  • 20,703 – Wisconsin (2) vs. Duke (0), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA final) Dec. 10, 1995
  • 20,269 – St. John's (NY) (2) vs. Creighton (1) / FIU (4) vs. Charlotte (0), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA semifinals) Dec. 13, 1996
  • 20,143 – UCLA (2) vs. Virginia (0), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA final) Dec. 14, 1997
  • 20,112 – Saint Louis (1) vs. SIU Edwardsville (0), Busch Stadium, St. Louis Nov. 9, 1973

Numbers in parenthesis indicate goals scored by participating teams.

References
  1. "DI Men's College Soccer Rankings – NCAA Men's Soccer RPI". NCAA.com.
  2. Men's Soccer Div 1 – History (1959-2011) on the NCAA
  3. "Division I Men's Soccer Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf
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