NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Men's Division I Soccer Championship

Founded	1959
Number of teams	48
Current champions	Stanford
Most successful club(s)	Saint Louis (10)
Television broadcasters	ESPNU ESPN Deportes
Website	NCAA.com
2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, 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 Championship is a 48-team, single-elimination tournament. In 2013, 24 spots will be reserved for the winners of automatic bids.

Conferences granted automatic qualification are:

America East Conference American Athletic 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 League Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Mid-American Conference Missouri Valley Conference Northeast Conference Pac-12 Conference Patriot League Southern Conference Sun Belt Conference The Summit League West Coast Conference Western Athletic Conference

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.

• Stanford are the current champions, defeating Clemson 4-0 in the final.

Past champions

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

Side Notes:

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

Most successful schools

Team titles Team Number Years won St. Louis 10 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 †, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973 Indiana 8 1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012 Virginia 7 1989 †, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014 San Francisco 4 1966, 1975, 1976, 1980 UCLA 4 1985, 1990, 1997, 2002 Maryland 3 1968 ‡, 2005, 2008 Clemson 2 1984, 1987 Connecticut 2 1981, 2000 Michigan State 2 1967 †, 1968 ‡ North Carolina 2 2001, 2011 Akron 1 2010 Duke 1 1986 Hartwick 1 1977 Howard 1 1974 Navy 1 1964 Notre Dame 1 2013 Santa Clara 1 1989 † St. John’s 1 1996 SIU Edwardsville 1 1979 Stanford 1 2015 UC Santa Barbara 1 2006 Wake Forest 1 2007 West Chester 1 1961 Wisconsin 1 1995 Side Notes: † Co-champions—Game called due to weather ‡ Co-champions—Game was declared a draw See also List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament appearances by school 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 "DI Men's College Soccer Rankings - NCAA Men's Soccer RPI". NCAA.com. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf External links NCAA Men's Soccer American College Soccer, 1946-1959: The Postwar era