1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Country USA
Teams 32
Champions UCLA (3rd title)
Runners-up Virginia (6th title game)
Matches played 31
Goals scored 88 (2.84 per match)
Attendance 67,764 (2,186 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Ben Olsen, Virginia (5)
Best player Seth George, UCLA (MOP offense)
Matt Reis, UCLA (MOP defense)
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was the 38th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The UCLA Bruins won their third national title by defeating the Virginia Cavaliers in the championship game, 2–0. The final match was played on December 14, 1997 in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Stadium for the third straight year. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1] [2]

National Seeds

National Seeds
Seed School Record
#1 Indiana 20–0
#2 Virginia 15–3–3
#3 SMU 17–2
#4 South Carolina 15–2–1
#5 UCLA 17–2
#6 Creighton 15–4–1
#7 American 15–3–4
#8 Florida International 14–5–1

Bracket


  First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
                                               
1  Indiana 2  
   Butler 1  
  1  Indiana 4  
       Bowling Green 0  
   Marquette 0
   Bowling Green 1  
  1  Indiana 6  
     South Florida 0  
   St. John's 2  
   Brown 1  
     St. John's 1
       South Florida 2  
   South Florida 3
8  Florida International 1  
  1  Indiana 0  
  5  UCLA 1  
5  UCLA 3  
   Santa Clara 0  
  5  UCLA 1
       Washington 0  
   Stanford 1
   Washington 2  
  5  UCLA 2
     Clemson 1  
   Charlotte 0  
   Clemson 5  
     Clemson 1
    4  South Carolina 0  
   Charleston Southern 0
4  South Carolina 3  
  5  UCLA 2
  2  Virginia 0
3  SMU 1  
   Rider 0  
  3  SMU 2  
       Dartmouth 0  
   Dartmouth 5
   Boston U. 1  
  3  SMU 0  
     Saint Louis 0  
   Saint Louis 2  
   Missouri St. 1  
     Saint Louis 1
    6  Creighton 0  
   Air Force 2
6  Creighton 3  
     Saint Louis 1
  2  Virginia 3  
7  American 2  
   William & Mary 1  
  7  American 1
       Maryland 0  
   Maryland 1
   Rutgers 0  
  7  American 1
  2  Virginia 2  
   VCU 1  
   Georgetown 2  
     Georgetown 1
    2  Virginia 5  
   Howard 0
2  Virginia 3  

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 37. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
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