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:

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

Side Notes:

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

References

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