2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

2003 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	USA
Teams	48
Final positions
Champions	Indiana (6th title)
Runner-up	St. John's (NY) (2nd title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Attendance	61,310 (1,304 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina (5)
Best player	Jacob Peterson, Indiana (MOP offense) Jay Nolly, Indiana (MOP defense)

2003 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I across the nation who played for the NCAA Championship. This year's College Cup Final Four was held at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded. The final was held on December 14, 2003. St. John's, Maryland, Santa Clara, and Indiana qualified for the Final Four. St. John's beat Maryland and Indiana beat Santa Clara. In the final Indiana beat St. John's 2-1.

The tournament started on November 21, 2003. The first round was played on November 21 and 22nd. The second round on the 26th, and the third round on the 29th and 30th. The Regional Finals were played on December 5-7.

Seeded Teams

2003 College Cup
Seed	School	Record
#1	UCLA	18–1–1
#2	Maryland	17–2–1
#3	Wake Forest	15–4–0
#4	North Carolina	12–3–4
#5	Notre Dame	15–3–3
#6	St. John's	14–5–2
#7	Saint Louis	13–3–3
#8	Indiana	12–3–5
#9	VCU	16–4–0
#10	Washington	12–4–2
#11	UC Santa Barbara	15–4–1
#12	Michigan	13–6–0
#13	Loyola Marymount	12–6–1
#14	San Diego	12-4-3
#15	Akron	14–4–2
#16	Cal St. Northridge	14–3–2

Regional 1

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		Oakland	2
		Tulsa	3
							Tulsa	2
						1	UCLA	3
											1	UCLA	2
												Florida International	0
						16	Cal St. Northridge	1
							Florida International	1/pk
		UCF	1
		Florida International	3
																1	UCLA	1
																8	Indiana	2
		Virginia Tech	3/pk
		Clemson	3
							Virginia Tech	2
						9	VCU	5
											9	VCU	0
											8	Indiana	5
						8	Indiana	2/2ot
							Kentucky	1
		Cincinnati	0
		Kentucky	0/pk

Regional 2

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		Wisconsin-Milwaukee	4
		Western Michigan	1
							Wisconsin-Milwaukee	1
						5	Notre Dame	4
											5	Notre Dame	1
											12	Michigan	1/pk
						12	Michigan	6
							St. Peter's	2
		St. Peter's	2
		Brown	0
																12	Michigan	1
																	Santa Clara	3
		Santa Clara	1/pk
		SMU	1
							Santa Clara	1/ot
						13	Loyola Marymount	0
												Santa Clara	3(ot)
												Coastal Carolina	2
						4	North Carolina	0
							Coastal Carolina	3
		Davidson	0
		Coastal Carolina	3

Regional 3

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		Virginia	2
		Seton Hall	0
							Virginia	2
						3	Wake Forest	0
												Virginia	1
												Creighton	3
						14	San Diego	1
							Creighton	1/pk
		UMKC	0
		Creighton	6
																	Creighton	2
																	St. John's	3
		California	2
		San Jose State	0
							California	0
						11	UC Santa Barbara	2
											11	UC Santa Barbara	2
											6	St. John's	3/2ot
						11	St. John's	0/pk
							Connecticut	0
		Rhode Island	0
		Connecticut	3

Regional 4

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		Farleigh Dickinson	0
		Binghamton	1
							Binghamton	0
						7	Saint Louis	1/ot
											7	Saint Louis	3(ot)
											10	Washington	2
						10	Washington	1
							Portland	0
		Portland	3
		Oregon State	2
																7	Saint Louis	2
																2	Maryland	4
		Rutgers	3
		Lafayette	1
							Rutgers	2
						15	Akron	3
											15	Akron	0
											2	Maryland	1
						2	Maryland	2
							Old Dominion	1
		North Carolina State	3
		Old Dominion	6

Final Four – Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

	National Semifinals December 12					National Championship December 14
	8	Indiana	1(2ot)
		Santa Clara	0
						8	Indiana	2
						6	St. John's	1
	6	St. John's	1
	2	Maryland	0

References

• "2003 Division I Men's Championship Bracket". Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)