1996 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

1996 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	USA
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	St. John's (NY) (1st title)
Runner-up	Florida International (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	99 (3.19 per match)
Attendance	85,915 (2,771 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Alen Kozic, Florida International (3)

The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was the 37th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The St. John's Red Storm won their first national title by defeating the Florida International Panthers in the championship game, 4–1. The final match was played on December 15, 1996 in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Stadium for the second straight year. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

National Seeds

National Seeds
Seed	School	Record
#1	Washington	14–2–1
#2	Florida International	13–4–2
#3	UNC Greensboro	21–1
#4	William & Mary	18–2–1

Early rounds

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Championship Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia
	1	Washington (2OT)	2
		Santa Clara	1
						1	Washington	1
							Fresno State	2
		California	1
		Fresno State	2
												Fresno State	0
												Creighton	2
		Cal State Fullerton	2
		UCLA	1
							Cal State Fullerton	0
							Creighton (pen.)	0
		SMU	0
		Creighton	2
																	Creighton	1
																	St. John's (NY)	2
		Virginia	0
		George Mason	1
							George Mason	1
							St. John's (NY)	2
		Fordham	1
		St. John's (NY)	5
												St. John's (NY) (OT)	2
											4	William & Mary	1
		James Madison	1
		Maryland (OT)	2
							Maryland	0
						4	William & Mary	3
		Army	1
	4	William & Mary (4OT)	3
																						St. John's (NY)	4
																					2	FIU	1
	3	UNC Greensboro	0
		Notre Dame	1
							Notre Dame	0
							Charlotte	1
		Charlotte	3
		College of Charleston	1
												Charlotte	3
												Hartford	0
		Boston U.	2
		Harvard	3
							Harvard	2
							Hartford (OT)	3
		Hartford (OT)	3
		Rhode Island	2
																	Charlotte	0
																2	FIU	4
		Bowling Green	4
		Detroit	0
							Bowling Green	0
							Indiana	2
		Indiana	4
		Evansville	1
												Indiana	0
											2	FIU	1
		Rutgers (OT)	2
		Cornell	1
							Rutgers	0
						2	FIU	2
		South Florida	1
	2	FIU	6

Final

December 15, 1996

St. John's (NY)	4–1	Florida International
Van Saun 27' Krakowiak 28' Hickey 68' Kulego 89'		Moleka 64'

Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 20,874