2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Country | USA | ||
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Teams | 48 | ||
Champions | North Carolina | ||
Runners-up | Charlotte | ||
Matches played | 47 | ||
Goals scored | 127 (2.7 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) | Casey Townsend (4) | ||
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The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The 53rd edition of the tournament began on November 17, 2011 and culminated with the North Carolina Tar Heels defeating the Charlotte 49ers 1–0, in the final on December 13 at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama.[1]
While the tournament resulted in few upsets, most national soccer headlines were made behind Charlotte's run to the championship. Although nationally ranked throughout portions of the regular season, the 49ers entered the tournament through an at-large bid, and were not seeded. Despite that, the 49ers were able to defeat defending champions, the Akron Zips, 1–0 in the third round, before defeating the Connecticut Huskies 4–2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the College Cup. Joining the Tar Heels and the 49ers in the College Cup included the UCLA Bruins and the Creighton Bluejays.[2]
With the victory in the national final, the Tar Heels won their second NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in program history.[3] It was also the first time in the history of the UNC Charlotte Athletics Program that a team reached a national championship. In 1996, Charlotte reached the College Cup before being eliminated.
Qualified Teams
A total of 48 teams will qualify into the tournament proper, either automatically, or through an at-large bid that is determined by a selection committee. Each conference that field varsity soccer teams are admitted one automatic berth into the tournament. Depending on the conference, that automatic berth is either given the champions of the regular season, or the tournament that culminates the regular season. Twenty-two teams earn automatic bids into the tournament, while 26 enter through an at-large bid.
Format
Like previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament featured 64 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 64 berths, 22 were allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 42 berths were determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament. The most at-large berths went to schools from the Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences, containing half of the tournament field's at-large berths (six and five berths, respectively). Of the remaining 11 berths, six were from the Colonial Athletic and Conference USA conferences, each earning three berths.
From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selected the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earned an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remanining 48 teams played in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.
Similar to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, each of the tournament rounds were single-elimination. However, matches tied at the end of regulation went to two 10-minute golden goal periods, followed by a penalty shoot-out, if necessary. All matches in the first, second and third rounds, as well as the quarterfinals, were hosted by the higher seed. The College Cup, also known as the semifinals and final for the tournament were held at a neutral venue, this time being at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama (south of Birmingham.
Seeded teams
Seeded teams | |||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | |
1 | North Carolina | ACC | 16–2–2 | Tournament winner | |
2 | Creighton | MVC | 17–2–0 | Tournament winner | |
3 | Connecticut | Big East | 14–2–2 | At-large | |
4 | Boston College | ACC | 14–5–0 | At-large | |
5 | Maryland | ACC | 12–3–3 | At-large | |
6 | SMU | C-USA | 13–5–1 | Tournament winner | |
7 | South Florida | Big East | 11–3–3 | At-large | |
8 | UC Irvine | Big West | 16–4–1 | At-large | |
9 | St. John's | Big East | 14–5–2 | Tournament winner | |
10 | New Mexico | MPSF | 16–0–3 | Tournament winner | |
11 | UAB | C-USA | 13–3–3 | At-large | |
12 | Louisville | Big East | 11–6–2 | At-large | |
13 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 14–4–1 | Tournament winner | |
14 | James Madison | CAA | 11–4–2 | At-large | |
15 | UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 13–6–1 | At-large | |
16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–3–5 | At-large |
Schedule
Round | Date |
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First round | November 17, 2011 |
Second round | November 20, 2011 |
Third round | November 27, 2011 |
Quarterfinals | December 3, 2011 |
College Cup: Semifinals | December 9, 2011 |
College Cup Final | December 11, 2011 |
Bracket
Regional 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Elon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 1/OT | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0(4) | |||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion* | 0(5) | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Brown* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Brown | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | St. John's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 3/OT | |||||||||||||||||
8 | UC Irvine | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 2/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
CSU Baskersfield* | 0 |
Regional 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Xavier | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
West Virginia* | 2/OT | |||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Louisville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Louisville | 3/2OT | ||||||||||||||||
Bradley | ||||||||||||||||||
Loyola-Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Bradley* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Louisville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | UCLA | 1/2OT | ||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 1/20T | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 1(3) | ||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Rutgers* | 4 |
Regional 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 0(4) | |||||||||||||||||
Monmouth* | 0(5) | |||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | James Madison | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | James Madison | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||
South Carolina* | 1(3) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut | 1(2) | ||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||
Furman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | UAB | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Charlotte* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | SMU | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Akron* | 3 |
Regional 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
UCF* | 1/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
UCF | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | South Florida | 2/OT | ||||||||||||||||
7 | South Florida | 0(6) | ||||||||||||||||
10 | New Mexico | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||
10 | New Mexico | 2/OT | ||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Duke* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | South Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Creighton | 1/OT | ||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Providence* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Creighton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Creighton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois* | 3 |
College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama
National Semifinals December 9 | National Championship December 11 | ||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 2(3) | |||||||
13 | UCLA | 2(1) | |||||||
1 | North Carolina | 1 | |||||||
Charlotte | 0 | ||||||||
Charlotte | 0(4) | ||||||||
2 | Creighton | 0(1) | |||||||
Schedule
Host team, or higher seed, is listed on the right. Away team or lower seed is listed on the left.
First round
Elon | 3–4 | Coastal Carolina |
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Thomas 48', 64' Carroll 81' |
Report | Garbanzo 35' East 55' Hendrick 72' Bennett 83' |
Liberty | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Old Dominion |
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Penalties | ||
Bentick Amoo Aseweh Breitmeyer Bullock |
4–5 | Francoz Harmon LeBlanc Hopkinson Smith |
Stony Brook | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Monmouth |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Schlesinger Gobeil Crespi Fernandes Belakehal |
4–5 | Allen Luke Schmid Puranen Vázquez |
Wake Forest | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | South Carolina |
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Tomaselli 9' | Report | Root 50' (pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Wenzel Gimenez Newnam Randolph Konowiecki Mullin |
4–3 | Martinez Baladez Morrissey Troyer Mangotic Rafferty |
Second round
Numbers represent the seed the team earned in the tournament.
Rutgers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | #4 Boston College |
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Kamara 87' | Report | Chin 53' |
Penalties | ||
Kamara Bourdeau Brown Cuevas Setchell |
4–3 | Mejia Aburmad Fitzpatrick Murphy Rose |
Newton Soccer Complex Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 886 Referee: Lou Labbadia |
Bradley | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #12 Louisville |
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Davis 55' Gaul 90' |
Report | Rolfe 87' Walker 87' DeLeon 108' |
Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 7,012 Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh |
Delaware | 0–1 | #13 UCLA |
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Report | Hoffman 84' |
Drake Stadium Los Angeles Attendance: 381 Referee: Mohamed Mahmoud |
Third round
#12 Louisville | 4–2 | #5 Maryland |
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DeLeon 19' Rolfe 52' Keller 79' Roman 84' |
Report | Townsend 34' Oduaran 68' |
#10 New Mexico | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | #7 South Florida |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Rozeboom Green Smith Sandoval Venter Gibbons Baldinger |
5–6 | Baldin Perry Dwyer Fairclough Paul Olali Alexis |
Rutgers | 0–3 | #13 UCLA |
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Report | Hoffman 1', 49' Chavez 44' |
Drake Stadium Los Angeles Attendance: 749 Referee: Alex Gorin |
Quarterfinals
Charlotte | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 Connecticut |
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Gentile 85' | Report | Cascio 82' |
Penalties | ||
Gibson James Smith Cowles Rodriguez |
4–2 | Diouf Mercado Alvarez Bradley |
College Cup: Semifinals
Charlotte | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | #2 Creighton |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Gibson Caughran Smith Cowles |
4–1 | Castro Clark Finlay |
#1 North Carolina | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | #13 UCLA |
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Lovejoy 56' Schuler 85' |
Report | Hollingshead 17' K. Rowe 74' |
Penalties | ||
Urso McKinney Schuler Speas |
3–1 | Rose K. Rowe Muñoz Monge |
College Cup: Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goals
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See also
References
- ↑ Campbell, Leah (December 11, 2011). "Top-seeded North Carolina wins second College Cup". The Daily Tar Heel. DailyTarHeel.com. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ↑ Scott, David (December 11, 2011). "UNC wins NCAA soccer crown, defeating Charlotte 1–0". The News & Observer Publishing Company. NewsObserver.com. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Aschoff, Edward (December 11, 2011). "Moment of magic wins it for UNC". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- "2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
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