NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Men's Division I Soccer Championship

Founded	1959
Number of teams	48
Current champions	Indiana (8)
Most successful club(s)	Saint Louis (10)
Television broadcasters	ESPNU
Website	NCAA.com

The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate college 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. Since its inception, Saint Louis (10 titles), Indiana (8 titles), and Virginia (6 titles) have historically been the most successful Division I schools. Indiana has appeared in more College Cups (18) and has a higher winning percentage in post-season play (.768) than any other school in Division I soccer.

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 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, 23 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 Pacific-12 Conference Patriot League Southern 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 some conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular season champion. The remaining 26 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 being the Ratings Percentage Index, a mathematical formula designed to objectively compare the results and strength of schedule of all Division I teams.

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.

Indiana is the reigning champion, having defeated Georgetown in the 2012 final.

Past champions

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

Side Notes:

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

Schools ranked by titles

See also: NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament cumulative results

Rank	School	#
1	Saint Louis	10
2	Indiana	8
3	Virginia	6
4	San Francisco	4
	UCLA	4
6	Maryland	3
7	Connecticut	2
	Michigan State	2
	North Carolina	2
	Clemson	2

Schools ranked by all-time results

See also: NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament all-time team records

Rank (wins)	Team	W	L	D	Pct.
1	Indiana	83	27	4	.746
2	Saint Louis	67	44	5	.599
3	UCLA	66	36	1	.646
4	Virginia	53	28	4	.647
5	Clemson	47	24	1	.660
6	Maryland	47	25	6	.609
7	Hartwick College	36	23	0	.610
8	Connecticut	38	26	5	.587
9	San Francisco	36	26	1	.579
10	Brown	35	28	1	.573

Schools ranked by number of appearances

See also: NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament appearances by school

Rank	School	Appearances
1	Saint Louis	47
2	UCLA	40
3	Indiana	37
4	Virginia	34
5	Connecticut	33
6	Maryland	30
7	Penn State	30
8	San Francisco	30
9	SMU	29
10	Brown	27

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams
• 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

External links

• NCAA Men's Soccer
• American College Soccer, 1946-1959: The Postwar era