NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 35 |
| Current champions |
Pfeiffer (1 title) |
| Most successful club(s) |
Southern Connecticut State (6 titles) |
| Website |
The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship has been played since 1972. Prior to 1972, all teams competed in a single class.
The 2013 tournament was a 35-team, single-elimination tournament.
The Division II tournament is structured around the eight NCAA regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West). At least two and as many as six teams from each region are selected with no automatic qualifiers given. The selection criteria used is similar to that used in Division I, although one difference is that the RPI is replaced with the Quality of Winning Percentage Index, a more subjective measure.
The first two rounds are played on campus sites with the highest seed usually hosting the regional semis and finals. The winners of each region meet in the third round and/or quarterfinals, with the host being determined by specific criteria or, failing that, geographical rotation. The final two rounds are played at a predetermined site. The 2013 semifinals and final for both the men's and women's Division II tournaments were held at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, Georgia and hosted by the Peach Belt Conference.[1]
Champions
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| Year | Final | Semifinalists/Third Place Match | ||||||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | |||||
| 1972 | SIU Edwardsville | 1–0 | Oneonta State | Cal State Chico & Baltimore | ||||||
| 1973 | Missouri–St. Louis | 3–0 | Cal State Fullerton | Adelphi | 1-0 | Baltimore | ||||
| 1974 | Adelphi | 3–2 | Seattle Pacific | UDC | 5-3 | Eastern Illinois | ||||
| 1975 | Baltimore | 3–1 | Seattle Pacific | Adelphi | 9-1 | Green Bay | ||||
| 1976 | Loyola (MD) | 2–0 | New Haven | Cal State Chico | 3-2 (2ot; PK) | Missouri–St. Louis | ||||
| 1977 | Alabama A&M | 2–1 | Seattle Pacific | New Haven | 3-2 (2ot; PK) | Green Bay | ||||
| 1978 | Seattle Pacific | 1–0 (3OT) | Alabama A&M | Eastern Illinois | 2-1 | Southern Connecticut State | ||||
| 1979 | Alabama A&M | 2–0 | Eastern Illinois | Seattle Pacific | 1-0 (2ot) | Southern Connecticut State | ||||
| 1980 | Lock Haven | 1–0 (OT) | FIU | Cal State Chico | 2-1 (ot, PK) | Southern Connecticut State | ||||
| 1981 | Tampa | 1–0 (OT) | Cal State Los Angeles | Southern Connecticut State | 3-1 | Missouri-St. Louis | ||||
| 1982 | FIU | 2–1 | Southern Connecticut State | Southern Connecticut State & Oakland | ||||||
| 1983 | Seattle Pacific | 1–0 | Tampa | Oakland & Southern Connecticut State | ||||||
| 1984 | FIU | 1–0 (OT) | Seattle Pacific | New Haven & Missouri-St. Louis | ||||||
| 1985 | Seattle Pacific | 3–2 | FIU | NYIT & Davis & Elkins | ||||||
| 1986 | Seattle Pacific | 4–1 | Oakland | Bridgeport & Davis & Elkins | ||||||
| 1987 | Southern Connecticut State | 2–0 | Cal State Northridge | Missouri-St. Louis & Tampa | ||||||
| 1988 | Florida Tech | 3–2 | Cal State Northridge | Southern Connecticut State & Oakland | ||||||
| 1989 | Southern New Hampshire | 3–1 | UNC Greensboro | Cal State East Bay & Gannon | ||||||
| 1990 | Southern Connecticut State | 0–0 (4OT, PK) | Seattle Pacific | Gannon & Florida Tech | ||||||
| 1991 | Florida Tech | 5–1 | Sonoma State | Cal Poly # & Franklin Pierce | ||||||
| 1992 | Southern Connecticut State | 1–0 | Tampa | Oakland & Seattle Pacific | ||||||
| 1993 | Seattle Pacific | 1–0 | Southern Connecticut State | Florida Tech & Gannon | ||||||
| 1994 | Tampa | 3–0 (2OT) | Oakland | Seattle Pacific & Southern Connecticut State | ||||||
| 1995 | Southern Connecticut State | 2–0 | SC-Spartanburg | Mercyhurst & Cal State Bakersfield | ||||||
| 1996 | Grand Canyon | 3–1 | Oakland | Lynn & Southern Connecticut State | ||||||
| 1997 | Cal State Bakersfield | 1–0 | Lynn | Truman State & Southern Connecticut State | ||||||
| 1998 | Southern Connecticut State | 1–0 | SC-Spartanburg | Mercyhurst & Seattle Pacific | ||||||
| 1999 | Southern Connecticut State | 2–1 (2OT) | Fort Lewis | Charleston (WV) & Barry | ||||||
| 2000 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 2–1 (4OT) | Barry | East Stroudsburg & Lewis | ||||||
| 2001 | Tampa | 2–1 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Dowling & SIU Edwardsville | ||||||
| 2002 | Sonoma State | 4–3 | Southern New Hampshire | Central Arkansas & Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 2003 | Lynn | 2–1 | Cal State Chico | Findlay & Dowling | ||||||
| 2004 | Seattle | 2–1 | SIU Edwardsville | UNC Pembroke & Dowling | ||||||
| 2005 | Fort Lewis | 3–1 | Franklin Pierce | Lynn & SIU Edwardsville | ||||||
| 2006 | Dowling | 1–0 | Fort Lewis | Lincoln Memorial & West Florida | ||||||
| 2007 | Franklin Pierce | 1–0 | Lincoln Memorial | Montevallo & Midwestern State | ||||||
| 2008 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 3–0 | Dowling | Tampa & Northern Kentucky | ||||||
| 2009 | Fort Lewis | 1–0 | Lees-McRae | Le Moyne & Lewis | ||||||
| 2010 | Northern Kentucky | 3–2 | Rollins | Dowling & Midwestern State | ||||||
| 2011 | Fort Lewis | 3–2 | Lynn | Franklin Pierce & Millersville | ||||||
| 2012 | Lynn | 3–2 | Saginaw Valley State | Simon Fraser & Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 2013 | Southern New Hampshire | 2–1 | Carson-Newman | Rockhurst & Simon Fraser | ||||||
| 2014 | Lynn | 3–2 | University of Charleston | Colorado Mesa & Quincy | ||||||
| 2015 | Pfeiffer | 4–0 | Cal Poly Pomona | Charleston & Rockhurst | ||||||
# = Later vacated by NCAA.
Schools ranked by titles
| Rank | School | # |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Connecticut State | 6 |
| 2 | Seattle Pacific | 5 |
| 3 | Fort Lewis | 3 |
| Tampa | 3 | |
| Lynn University | 3 | |
| 6 | Alabama A&M | 2 |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | 2 | |
| Florida International | 2 | |
| Florida Tech | 2 | |
| Southern New Hampshire | 2 |
Schools ranked by number of appearances
| Rank | School | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Pacific University | |
| 2 | Southern Connecticut State University | |
| 3 | University of Tampa | |
| 4 | Southern New Hampshire University | |
| 5 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | |
| 6 | Franklin Pierce University | |
| 7 | University of Missouri-St. Louis | |
| 8 | Rollins College | |
| 9 | Oakland University | |
| Mercyhurst University | ||
| 10 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | |
| Dowling College | ||
| Lynn University |
Former Division II Champions now in Division I
Source=[4]
| School | Championship | Year moved | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Edwardsville | 1972 | 1973, 2008[a 1] | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Loyola (Maryland) | 1976 | between 1979 & 1985 | Patriot League |
| Florida International | 1982, 1984 | between 1986 & 1991 | Conference USA |
| Grand Canyon | 1996 | 2013 | Western Athletic Conference |
| CSU Bakersfield | 1997 | 2006 | Western Athletic Conference |
| Seattle | 2004 | 2008 | Western Athletic Conference |
| Northern Kentucky | 2010 | 2012 | Horizon League |
- ↑ SIUE returned to Division II from 1996 through 2007.
- In addition to the above schools, Alabama A&M moved to Division I after winning Division II titles in 1977 & 1979. However, it discontinued its men's soccer program after the 2010 season.[5]
- Adelphi also moved to Division I in 1976, after winning the Division II title in 1974, but returned to Division II in 2013.[6]
See also
- List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
- NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Tournament appearances by school
- NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship
- NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
- NAIA national men's soccer championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
References
- ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/DIIMensSoccer
- ↑ "Division II Men's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/soccer-men/d2
- ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec2/sponsorship
- ↑ http://www.socceramerica.com/article/39299/alabama-am-to-drop-mens-program.html
- ↑ http://www.aupanthers.com/news/2012/8/16/MSOC_0816123705.aspx
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