2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
2020 NCAA Division I Men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 36 | ||||
Site | WakeMed Soccer Park (Semifinal and Final) Cary, North Carolina | ||||
Broadcast | ESPNU | ||||
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The 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament will be the 62nd edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's college soccer. Pending developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, the first four rounds of the competition were scheduled to be held at the home ground of the higher seed, while the College Cup (semifinals and final) was to be held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. The championship match was originally scheduled to take place on December 13, 2020.
On August 13, 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, although the possibility of playing the tournament during the spring 2021 remained.[1]
On September 10, 2020, TopDrawerSoccer.com reported that the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament would tentatively be rescheduled from April 30 to May 17, 2021.[2] This was approved on September 16, 2020, with a reduced tournament field size of 36 teams.[3] The College Cup was moved from Santa Barbara, California to Cary, North Carolina. Additionally, on March 25, 2021, the NCAA announced that the entire tournament, as well as the entire women's tournament, would be held in various locations throughout North Carolina.[4]
Qualification
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament will only feature 36 teams. Of the 36 berths, 22 are allocated to the 19 conference tournament champions and to the regular season winners of the Mid-American Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference, which do not have tournaments. This will include the champions of the ACC and Sun Belt, who will have their conference championships in the fall. The additional 14 berths will be determined via at-large based upon the Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of teams that did not automatically qualify.
Ahead of the season, the Ivy League and Big West Conference cancelled their seasons, allowing for two additional at-large berths.
Qualified teams
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Qualification type | Previous appearances in tournament [5] | Previous best performance [5] |
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Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt champions | November 15, 2020 | Automatic | 16 (1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) | Third round (2003, 2012, 2013, 2017) |
Clemson | ACC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 32 (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) | Winners (1984, 1987) |
New Hampshire | Am. East champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (1994, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Round of 16 (2017) |
UCF | American champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 9 (1982, 1983, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019) | Round of 16 (2019) |
Jacksonville | ASUN champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 5 (1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008) | Round of 16 (1998) |
Fordham | Atlantic 10 champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (1996, 2014, 2016, 2017) | Quarterfinals (2017) |
Seton Hall | Big East champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 11 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) | Quarterfinals (1988) |
High Point | Big South champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 1 (2018) | First Round (2018) |
Indiana | Big Ten champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 44 (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012) |
James Madison | CAA champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 16 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019) | Quarterfinals (1994, 1995, 2018) |
Marshall | C-USA champions | April 18, 2021 | Automatic | 1 (2019) | Round of 16 (2019) |
Milwaukee | Horizon champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 8 (1979, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013) | Secound Round (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
Monmouth | MAAC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 6 (1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) | Second Round (2009, 2011) |
Bowling Green | MAC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 7 (1972, 1973, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997) | Round of 16 (1972, 1973, 1995) |
Missouri State | MVC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (1997, 1999, 2009, 2019) | Second Round (2019) |
St. Francis Brooklyn | NEC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 9 (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) | Quarterfinals (1978) |
Stanford | Pac-12 champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 18 (1962, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (2015, 2016, 2017) |
American | Patriot champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 8 (1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004) | Runners-Up (1985) |
UNCG | SoCon champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 11 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010) | Round of 16 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008) |
Summit champions | April 20, 2021 |
1 (2017) |
First Round (2017) | ||
Air Force | WAC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 13 (1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2012, 2017, 2018) | Quarterfinals (1968, 1993) |
Loyola Marymount | West Coast champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 7 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019) | Second Round (2002, 2004) |
Charlotte | No. 29 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 14 (1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019) | Runners-Up (2011) |
Georgetown | No. 2 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 10 (1994, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (2019) |
Grand Canyon | No. 6 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 1 (2018) | First Round (2018) |
Kentucky | No. 63 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 10 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) | Quarterfinals (2018) |
Marquette | No. 8 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 3 (1997, 2012, 2013) | Round of 16 (2013) |
Maryland | No. 75 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 39 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (1968, 2005, 2008, 2018) |
North Carolina | No. 38 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 26 (1968, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) | Winners (2001, 2011) |
Oregon State | No. 42 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 4 (2002, 2003, 2014, 2018) | Second Round (2014) |
Penn State | No. 19 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 33 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019) | Semifinals (1979) |
Pitt | No. 9 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 3 (1962, 1965, 2019) | Quarterfinals (1962) |
UMass | No. 15 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 4 (2001, 2007, 2008, 2017) | Semifinals (2007) |
Virginia Tech | No. 56 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 8 (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Semifinals (2007) |
Wake Forest | No. 18 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 23 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (2007) |
Washington | No. 26 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 26 (1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Quarterfinals (2003, 2019) |
Venues
Rather than the higher seed hosting the early-round matches, the entire tournament will be played in the state of North Carolina, similar to how the 2021 men's and women's basketball tournaments were held in a single state.[7][8]
Cary | Buies Creek | Greenville | Wilmington |
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WakeMed Soccer Park | Eakes Athletics Complex | Johnson Stadium | UNCW Soccer Stadium |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 586 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
Greensboro | Winston-Salem | Matthews | Browns Summit |
UNCG Soccer Stadium | Spry Stadium | Mathews Sportsplex | Macpherson Stadium |
Capacity: 3,540 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,300 | Capacity: 3,000 |
Wilson | |||
J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex | |||
Capacity: |
Schedule
The revised schedule was announced on March 24, 2021.[9]
Round | Original Dates | Revised Dates |
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First round | November 18, 2020 | April 29, 2021 |
Second round | November 21, 2020 | May 2, 2021 |
Third round | November 28–30, 2020 | May 6, 2021 |
Quarterfinals | December 4−6, 2020 | May 10, 2021 |
College Cup Semifinals | December 11, 2020 | May 13, 2021 |
College Cup Final | December 13, 2020 | May 17, 2021 |
Bracket
Opening Round
First Round | ||||
Jacksonville | 1 (4) | |||
American | 1 (5) |
First Round | ||||
3 | ||||
UNC Greensboro | 2 |
First Round | ||||
Milwaukee | 1 | |||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 2 |
First Round | ||||
Bowling Green | 1 | |||
Monmouth | 2 |
Bracket
Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | College Cup Semis | College Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Clemson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Clemson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 2 (OT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Georgetown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Georgetown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Wake Forest | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Wake Forest | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Stanford | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Stanford | 1 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Indiana | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 2 (OT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Seton Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Seton Hall | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Washington | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Pittsburgh | 6 |
Results
First Round
April 29, 2021 | Jacksonville | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | American | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 106 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Kyle Johnson Kevin Maurer Fourth official: Jennifer Dumaine |
Penalties | ||||
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April 29, 2021 | Omaha | 3–2 | UNCG | Greensboro, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 732 Referee: Ryan Nee Assistant referees: Stephen Foster Richard Crowgey Fourth official: Nicole Green |
April 29, 2021 | Milwaukee | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | St. Francis Brooklyn | Wilmington, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium Attendance: 138 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Amin Hadzic Alla Stephanov Fourth official: Carmen Serbio |
April 29, 2021 | Bowling Green | 1–2 | Monmouth | Greensboro, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Regio Gonzalez |
Second Round
May 2, 2021 | (8) Georgetown | 2–0 | High Point | Matthews, North Carolina |
12:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex Attendance: 253 Referee: Travis Haight Assistant referees: Carlos Pielago Donovan Eubank Fourth official: Megan McCain |
May 2, 2021 | Kentucky | 2–0 | New Hampshire | Browns Summit, North Carolina |
12:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Larry Pachon Fourth official: Magda Zwierzchowski |
May 2, 2021 | Fordham | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Marshall | Wilson, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex Attendance: 208 Referee: Mark Gorak Assistant referees: Mark Garcia Aleksander Zhelayzko Fourth official: Ashley Cedro |
May 2, 2021 | Penn State | 4–1 | UMass | Greensboro, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 167 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Ryan Williams Fourth official: Abbas Piran |
May 2, 2021 | Marquette | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Loyola Marymount | Cary, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 85 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Clive Edwards Fourth official: Katie McCormick |
Penalties | ||||
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May 2, 2021 | (5) Wake Forest | 3–2 | Coastal Carolina | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 509 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Hudson Owens Fourth official: Kevin Uitto |
May 2, 2021 | Maryland | 1–2 | Missouri State | Wilmington, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Aaron Gallagher Fourth official: Howard Nash |
May 2, 2021 | Oregon State | v | Virginia Tech | Browns Summit, North Carolina |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Macpherson Stadium |
May 2, 2021 | (7) Washington | v | Grand Canyon | Matthews, North Carolina |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex |
May 2, 2021 | (3) Indiana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | St. Francis Brooklyn | Wilmington, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium Referee: Carmen Serbio |
Penalties | ||||
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May 2, 2021 | (1) Clemson | v | American | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Spry Stadium |
May 2, 2021 | North Carolina | v | Charlotte | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
May 2, 2021 | UCF | v | James Madison | Wilson, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex |
May 2, 2021 | (4) Stanford | v | Omaha | Greensboro, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium |
May 2, 2021 | (6) Seton Hall | v | Air Force | Matthews, North Carolina |
8:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex |
May 2, 2021 | (2) Pittsburgh | v | Monmouth | Browns Summit, North Carolina |
8:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Macpherson Stadium |
Third Round
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 6, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
Quarterfinals
May 10, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 10, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 10, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 10, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
College Cup Semifinals
May 13, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
May 13, 2021 | v | TBD | ||
TBD | Stadium: TBA |
College Cup Final
May 17, 2021 | v | Cary, North Carolina | ||
TBD | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
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External links
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