NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Men's Division I Soccer Tournament
Founded 1959
Number of teams 48
Current champions Stanford
Most successful club(s) Saint Louis (10)
Television broadcasters ESPNU
ESPN Deportes
Website NCAA.com
2016 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.

While 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. In 2016, 24 spots will be reserved for the winners of automatic bids.

Conferences granted automatic qualification are:

Each conference determines the format for their conference championship, which determines the school who receives the automatic bid. Many use conference tournaments, although three conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular season champion. The remaining 24 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.

Past champions

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament[2]
Year Final Third Place Match/Semifinalists Host City Host Stadium
Champion Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
1959
Details		 Saint Louis 5–2 Bridgeport CCNY, West Chester Storrs, Connecticut Memorial Stadium
1960
Details		 Saint Louis (2) 3–2 Maryland West Chester, Connecticut Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn College Field
1961
Details		 West Chester 2–0 Saint Louis Bridgeport, Rutgers St. Louis, Missouri Public Schools Stadium
1962
Details		 Saint Louis (3) 4–3 Maryland Springfield College, Michigan State St. Louis, Missouri Francis Field
1963
Details		 Saint Louis (4) 3–0 Navy Maryland, Army Piscataway, New Jersey Rutgers Stadium
1964
Details		 Navy 1–0 Michigan State Saint Louis, Army Providence, Rhode Island Brown Stadium
1965
Details		 Saint Louis (5) 1–0 Michigan State Navy, Army St. Louis, Missouri Francis Field
1966
Details		 San Francisco 5–2 LIU Michigan State, Army Berkeley, California California Memorial Stadium
1967
Details		 Michigan State
Saint Louis (6)		 0–0 † — Navy, Long Island–Brooklyn St. Louis, Missouri Francis Field
1968
Details		 Maryland
Michigan State (2)		 2–2 (2OT) ‡ — Brown, San Jose State Atlanta Grant Field
1969
Details		 Saint Louis (7) 4–0 San Francisco Maryland, Harvard San Jose, California Spartan Stadium
1970
Details		 Saint Louis (8) 1–0 UCLA Hartwick, Howard Edwardsville, Illinois Cougar Field, SIUE
1971
Details		 Howard # 3–2 Saint Louis Harvard, San Francisco Miami, Florida Miami Orange Bowl
1972
Details		 Saint Louis (9) 4–2 UCLA Howard, Cornell Miami, Florida Miami Orange Bowl
1973
Details		 Saint Louis (10) 3–2 (OT) UCLA Brown, Clemson Miami, Florida Miami Orange Bowl
1974
Details		 Howard 2–1 (4OT) Saint Louis Hartwick 3–1 UCLA St. Louis, Missouri Busch Memorial Stadium
1975
Details		 San Francisco (2) 4–0 SIU Edwardsville Brown 2–0 Howard Edwardsville, Illinois Cougar Field, SIUE
1976
Details		 San Francisco (3) 1–0 Indiana Hartwick 4–3 Clemson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklin Field
1977
Details		 Hartwick 2–1 San Francisco SIU Edwardsville 3–2 Brown Berkeley, California California Memorial Stadium
1978
Details		 San Francisco # 2–0 Indiana Clemson 6–2 Philadelphia U. Tampa, Florida Tampa Stadium
1979
Details		 SIU Edwardsville 3–2 Clemson Penn State 2–1 Columbia Tampa, Florida Tampa Stadium
1980
Details		 San Francisco (4) 4–3 (OT) Indiana Hartwick, Alabama A&M Tampa, Florida Tampa Stadium
1981
Details		 Connecticut 2–1 (OT) Alabama A&M Eastern Illinois #, Philadelphia U. Palo Alto, California Stanford Stadium
1982
Details		 Indiana 2–1 (8OT) Duke Connecticut, SIU Edwardsville Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lockhart Stadium
1983
Details		 Indiana (2) 1–0 (2OT) Columbia Connecticut, Virginia Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lockhart Stadium
1984
Details		 Clemson 2–1 Indiana Hartwick, UCLA Seattle, Washington Kingdome
1985
Details		 UCLA 1–0 (8OT) American Hartwick, Evansville Seattle Kingdome
1986
Details		 Duke 1–0 Akron Harvard, Fresno State Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome
1987
Details		 Clemson (2) 2–0 San Diego State Harvard, North Carolina Clemson, South Carolina Riggs Field
1988
Details		 Indiana (3) 1–0 Howard Portland, South Carolina Bloomington, Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium
1989
Details		 Santa Clara
Virginia		 1–1 (4OT) † — Indiana, Rutgers Piscataway, New Jersey Rutgers Stadium
1990
Details		 UCLA (2) 0–0 (4OT)
(4–3 pen)		 Rutgers Evansville, NC State Tampa, Florida USF Soccer Stadium
1991
Details		 Virginia (2) 0–0 (4OT)
(3–1 pen)		 Santa Clara Indiana, Saint Louis Tampa, Florida USF Soccer Stadium
1992
Details		 Virginia (3) 2–0 San Diego Duke, Davidson Davidson, North Carolina Richardson Stadium
1993
Details		 Virginia (4) 2–0 South Carolina Cal State–Fullerton, Princeton Davidson, North Carolina Richardson Stadium
1994
Details		 Virginia (5) 1–0 Indiana UCLA, Rutgers Davidson, North Carolina Richardson Stadium
1995
Details		 Wisconsin 2–0 Duke Virginia, Portland Richmond, Virginia Richmond Stadium
1996
Details		 St. John's 4–1 FIU Creighton, Charlotte Richmond, Virginia Richmond Stadium
1997
Details		 UCLA (3) 2–0 Virginia Indiana, Saint Louis Richmond, Virginia Richmond Stadium
1998
Details		 Indiana (4) 3–1 Stanford Maryland, Santa Clara Richmond, Virginia Richmond Stadium
1999
Details		 Indiana (5) 1–0 Santa Clara Connecticut, UCLA Charlotte, North Carolina Ericsson Stadium
2000
Details		 Connecticut (2) 2–0 Creighton Indiana, SMU Charlotte, North Carolina Ericsson Stadium
2001
Details		 North Carolina 2–0 Indiana Stanford, St. John's Columbus, Ohio Columbus Crew Stadium
2002
Details		 UCLA (4) 1–0 Stanford Maryland, Creighton University Park, Texas Gerald J. Ford Stadium
2003
Details		 Indiana (6) 2–1 St. John's Maryland, Santa Clara Columbus, Ohio Columbus Crew Stadium
2004
Details		 Indiana (7) 1–1 (2OT)
(3–2 pen)		 UC Santa Barbara Maryland, Duke Carson, California Home Depot Center
2005
Details		 Maryland (2) 1–0 New Mexico SMU, Clemson Cary, North Carolina SAS Soccer Park
2006
Details		 UC Santa Barbara 2–1 UCLA Wake Forest, Virginia St. Louis, Missouri Hermann Stadium
2007
Details		 Wake Forest 2–1 Ohio State Virginia Tech, Massachusetts Cary, North Carolina SAS Soccer Park
2008
Details		 Maryland (3) 1–0 North Carolina St. John's, Wake Forest Frisco, Texas Pizza Hut Park
2009
Details		 Virginia (6) 0–0 (2OT)
(3–2 pen)		 Akron Wake Forest, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park
2010
Details		 Akron 1–0 Louisville North Carolina, Michigan Santa Barbara, California Harder Stadium
2011
Details		 North Carolina (2) 1–0 Charlotte UCLA, Creighton Hoover, Alabama Regions Park
2012
Details		 Indiana (8) 1–0 Georgetown Maryland, Creighton Hoover, Alabama Regions Park
2013
Details		 Notre Dame 2–1 Maryland New Mexico, Virginia Chester, Pennsylvania PPL Park
2014
Details		 Virginia (7) 0–0 (2OT)
(4–2 pen)		 UCLA Providence, UMBC Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park
2015
Details		 Stanford 4–0 Clemson Akron, Syracuse Kansas City, Kansas Children's Mercy Park
2016
Details		 Stanford (2) 0–0 (2OT)
(5–4 pen)		 Wake Forest Denver, North Carolina Houston, Texas BBVA Compass Stadium
2017
Details		 Chester, Pennsylvania Talen Energy Stadium
2018
Details		 Santa Barbara, California Harder Stadium
2019
Details		 Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park
2020
Details		 Santa Barbara, California Harder Stadium
2021
Details		 Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park

Side Notes:

Most successful schools

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