NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Men's Division I Soccer Championship

Founded	1959
Number of teams	48
Current champions	Akron (1 title)
Most successful club	Saint Louis (10 titles)
Website	NCAA.com

The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams. Saint Louis (10 titles), Indiana (7 titles), and Virginia (6 titles) have historically been the most successful Division I schools.

The semifinals and finals of the Division I championship, for both men and women, are also known as the College Cup.

Championship format

The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship is a 48-team, single-elimination tournament. 22 spots are reserved for the winners of automatic bids. Conferences granted automatic qualification are:

America East Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Sun Conference Atlantic 10 Conference Big East Conference Big South Conference Big Ten Conference Big West Conference Colonial Athletic Association Conference USA Horizon League

Ivy Group Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Mid-American Conference Missouri Valley Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Northeast Conference Pacific-10 Conference Patriot League Southern Conference The Summit League West Coast Conference

Each conference determines the format for their conference championship, which determines the school who receives the automatic bid. Many use conference tournaments, although some conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular season champion. The remaining 26 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 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. The 2010, and 52nd College Cup was held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. Akron won the 2010 College Cup, beating Louisville 1-0 in the final.

Championship games

2010 Tournament

Regional winners after first two rounds (November 18 and 21):

• Louisville, Ohio St., Dartmouth, UCLA
• SMU, William & Mary, Michigan St., North Carolina
• Akron, Indiana, Brown, California
• South Carolina, Michigan, Penn St., Maryland

Third Round Winners (November 28 at campus sites):

• Louisville def. Ohio St. 2-1; UCLA def. Dartmouth 2-1
• SMU def. William & Mary 1-0; North Carolina def. Michigan St. 1-1 (5-4 PKs)
• Akron def. Indiana 2-1; California def. Brown 2-0
• Michigan def. South Carolina 3-1; Maryland def. Penn St. 1-0

Quarter Finals (December 3–5 at campus sites):

• Louisville def. UCLA 5-4
• North Carolina def. SMU 1-1 (4-2 PK)
• Akron def. California 3-3 (3-2 PK)
• Michigan def. Maryland 3-2

Semifinals (December 10, TV:ESPN2/ESPN3.com, Santa Barbara, Calif.):

• Louisville def. North Carolina 2-1
• Akron def. Michigan 2-1

National Championship (December 12, TV:ESPN2/ESPN3.com, Santa Barbara, Calif.):

• Akron def. Louisville 1-0

Champions

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	City	Venue
1959	Saint Louis	5-2	Bridgeport	Storrs, Connecticut	Memorial Stadium
1960	Saint Louis	3-2	Maryland	Brooklyn, New York	Brooklyn College Field
1961	West Chester	2-0	Saint Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Public Schools Stadium
1962	Saint Louis	4-3	Maryland	St. Louis, Missouri	Francis Field
1963	Saint Louis	3-0	Navy	Piscataway, New Jersey	Rutgers Stadium
1964	Navy	1-0	Michigan State	Providence, Rhode Island	Brown Stadium
1965	Saint Louis	1-0	Michigan State	St. Louis, Missouri	Francis Field
1966	San Francisco	5-2	Long Island	Berkeley, California	California Memorial Stadium
1967	Michigan State* Saint Louis*	0-0		St. Louis, Missouri	Francis Field
1968	Maryland** Michigan State**	2-2 (2OT)		Atlanta, Georgia	Grant Field
1969	Saint Louis	4-0	San Francisco	San Jose, California	Spartan Stadium
1970	Saint Louis	1-0	UCLA	Edwardsville, Illinois	Ralph Korte Stadium
1971	Howard***	3-2	Saint Louis	Miami, Florida	Miami Orange Bowl
1972	Saint Louis	4-2	UCLA	Miami, Florida	Miami Orange Bowl
1973	Saint Louis	3-2 (OT)	UCLA	Miami, Florida	Miami Orange Bowl
1974	Howard	2-1 (4OT)	Saint Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Busch Memorial Stadium
1975	San Francisco	4-0	SIU-Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois	Ralph Korte Stadium
1976	San Francisco	1-0	Indiana	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Franklin Field
1977	Hartwick	2-1	San Francisco	Berkeley, California	California Memorial Stadium
1978	San Francisco***	2-0	Indiana	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Stadium
1979	SIU-Edwardsville	3-2	Clemson	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Stadium
1980	San Francisco	4-3 (OT)	Indiana	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Stadium
1981	Connecticut	2-1 (OT)	Alabama A&M	Palo Alto, California	Stanford Stadium
1982	Indiana	2-1 (8OT)	Duke	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Lockhart Stadium
1983	Indiana	1-0 (2OT)	Columbia	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Lockhart Stadium
1984	Clemson	2-1	Indiana	Seattle, Washington	Kingdome
1985	UCLA	1-0 (8OT)	American	Seattle, Washington	Kingdome
1986	Duke	1-0	Akron	Tacoma, Washington	Tacoma Dome
1987	Clemson	2-0	San Diego State	Clemson, South Carolina	Riggs Field
1988	Indiana	1-0	Howard	Bloomington, Indiana	Bill Armstrong Stadium
1989	Santa Clara* Virginia*	1-1 (2OT)		Piscataway, New Jersey	Rutgers Stadium
1990	UCLA	0-0 (4OT, PK)	Rutgers	Tampa, Florida	USF Soccer Stadium
1991	Virginia	0-0 (4OT, PK)	Santa Clara	Tampa, Florida	USF Soccer Stadium
1992	Virginia	2-0	San Diego	Davidson, North Carolina	Richardson Stadium
1993	Virginia	2-0	South Carolina	Davidson, North Carolina	Richardson Stadium
1994	Virginia	1-0	Indiana	Davidson, North Carolina	Richardson Stadium
1995	Wisconsin	2-0	Duke	Richmond, Virginia	Richmond Stadium
1996	St. John's	4-1	FIU	Richmond, Virginia	Richmond Stadium
1997	UCLA	2-0	Virginia	Richmond, Virginia	Richmond Stadium
1998	Indiana	3-1	Stanford	Richmond, Virginia	Richmond Stadium
1999	Indiana	1-0	Santa Clara	Charlotte, North Carolina	Ericsson Stadium
2000	Connecticut	2-0	Creighton	Charlotte, North Carolina	Ericsson Stadium
2001	North Carolina	2-0	Indiana	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus Crew Stadium
2002	UCLA	1-0	Stanford	University Park, Texas	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
2003	Indiana	2-1	St. John's	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus Crew Stadium
2004	Indiana	1-1 (2OT, PK)	UC Santa Barbara	Carson, California	Home Depot Center
2005	Maryland	1-0	New Mexico	Cary, North Carolina	SAS Soccer Park
2006	UC Santa Barbara	2-1	UCLA	St. Louis, Missouri	Hermann Stadium
2007	Wake Forest	2-1	Ohio State	Cary, North Carolina	SAS Soccer Park
2008	Maryland	1-0	North Carolina	Frisco, Texas	Pizza Hut Park
2009	Virginia	0-0 (2OT, PK)	Akron	Cary, North Carolina	WakeMed Soccer Park
2010	Akron	1-0	Louisville	Santa Barbara, California	Harder Stadium
2011				Hoover, Alabama	Regions Park

Side Notes:

• *Co-champions—Game called due to weather
• **Co-champions—Game was declared a draw
• ***Disqualified (DQ) at a later time

Schools ranked by titles

Rank	School	#
1	Saint Louis	10
2	Indiana	7
3	Virginia	6
4	San Francisco	4
	UCLA	4
6	Maryland	3

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship
• NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship
• NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
• NAIA national men's soccer championship
• Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) – declared the annual national champion (1927–1958)
• Intercollegiate Association Football League (IAFL) – declared the annual national champion (1911–1926)
• Pre-NCAA Soccer Champions

References

1. ^ 2005 NCAA D-I Men's Soccer Handbook

External links

• NCAA Men's Soccer
• American College Soccer, 1946-1959: The Postwar era