2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | USA |
Teams | 48 |
Defending champions | Akron Zips |
Final positions | |
Champions | North Carolina |
Runner-up | Charlotte |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 127 (2.7 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Casey Townsend (4) |
The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The 53rd edition of the tournament began on November 17, 2011 and culminated with the North Carolina Tar Heels defeating the Charlotte 49ers 1–0, in the final on December 13 at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama.[1]
While the tournament resulted in few upsets, most national soccer headlines were made behind Charlotte's run to the championship. Although nationally ranked throughout portions of the regular season, the 49ers entered the tournament through an at-large bid, and were not seeded. Despite that, the 49ers were able to defeat defending champions, the Akron Zips, 1–0 in the third round, before defeating the Connecticut Huskies 4–2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the College Cup. Joining the Tar Heels and the 49ers in the College Cup included the UCLA Bruins and the Creighton Bluejays.[2]
With the victory in the national final, the Tar Heels won their second NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in program history.[3] It was also the first time in the history of the UNC Charlotte Athletics Program that a team reached a national championship. In 1996, Charlotte reached the College Cup before being eliminated.
Qualified Teams
A total of 48 teams will qualify into the tournament proper, either automatically, or through an at-large bid that is determined by a selection committee. Each conference that field varsity soccer teams are admitted one automatic berth into the tournament. Depending on the conference, that automatic berth is either given the champions of the regular season, or the tournament that culminates the regular season. Twenty-two teams earn automatic bids into the tournament, while 26 enter through an at-large bid.
Format
Like previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament featured 64 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 64 berths, 22 were allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 42 berths were determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament. The most at-large berths went to schools from the Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences, containing half of the tournament field's at-large berths (six and five berths, respectively). Of the remaining 11 berths, six were from the Colonial Athletic and Conference USA conferences, each earning three berths.
From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selected the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earned an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remanining 48 teams played in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.
Similar to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, each of the tournament rounds were single-elimination. However, matches tied at the end of regulation went to two 10-minute golden goal periods, followed by a penalty shoot-out, if necessary. All matches in the first, second and third rounds, as well as the quarterfinals, were hosted by the higher seed. The College Cup, also known as the semifinals and final for the tournament were held at a neutral venue, this time being at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama (south of Birmingham.
Seeded teams
Seeded teams | |||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | |
1 | North Carolina | ACC | 16–2–2 | Tournament winner | |
2 | Creighton | MVC | 17–2–0 | Tournament winner | |
3 | Connecticut | Big East | 14–2–2 | At-large | |
4 | Boston College | ACC | 14–5–0 | At-large | |
5 | Maryland | ACC | 12–3–3 | At-large | |
6 | SMU | C-USA | 13–5–1 | Tournament winner | |
7 | South Florida | Big East | 11–3–3 | At-large | |
8 | UC Irvine | Big West | 16–4–1 | At-large | |
9 | St. John's | Big East | 14–5–2 | Tournament winner | |
10 | New Mexico | MPSF | 16–0–3 | Tournament winner | |
11 | UAB | C-USA | 13–3–3 | At-large | |
12 | Louisville | Big East | 11–6–2 | At-large | |
13 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 14–4–1 | Tournament winner | |
14 | James Madison | CAA | 11–4–2 | At-large | |
15 | UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 13–6–1 | At-large | |
16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–3–5 | At-large |
Schedule
Round | Date |
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First round | November 17, 2011 |
Second round | November 20, 2011 |
Third round | November 27, 2011 |
Quarterfinals | December 3, 2011 |
College Cup: Semifinals | December 9, 2011 |
College Cup Final | December 11, 2011 |
Bracket
Regional 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Elon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 1/OT | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion* | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | St. John's | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 3/OT | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | UC Irvine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 2/2OT | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
CSU Baskersfield* | 0 |
Regional 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia* | 2/OT | ||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Louisville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Louisville | 3/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
Bradley | |||||||||||||||||||
Loyola-Chicago | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bradley* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | UCLA | 1/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 1/20T | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 1(3) | |||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers* | 4 |
Regional 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth* | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | James Madison | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | James Madison | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina* | 1(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut | 1(2) | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | UAB | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | SMU | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Akron* | 3 |
Regional 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCF* | 1/2OT | ||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | South Florida | 2/OT | |||||||||||||||||
7 | South Florida | 0(6) | |||||||||||||||||
10 | New Mexico | 0(5) | |||||||||||||||||
10 | New Mexico | 2/OT | |||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duke* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | South Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Creighton | 1/OT | |||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Creighton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Creighton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois* | 3 |
College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama
National Semifinals December 9 | National Championship December 11 | ||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 2(3) | |||||||
13 | UCLA | 2(1) | |||||||
1 | North Carolina | 1 | |||||||
Charlotte | 0 | ||||||||
Charlotte | 0(4) | ||||||||
2 | Creighton | 0(1) |
Schedule
Host team, or higher seed, is listed on the right. Away team or lower seed is listed on the left.
First round
Dartmouth | 0–1 | Providence |
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Report | Raley ![]() |
Western Illinois | 0–3 | Northern Illinois |
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Report | Totsch ![]() Kannah ![]() Mascitti ![]() |
Xavier | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | West Virginia |
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DePaol ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() Schoenle ![]() |
Elon | 3–4 | Coastal Carolina |
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Thomas ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Report | Garbanzo ![]() East ![]() Hendrick ![]() Bennett ![]() |
Liberty | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Old Dominion |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Bentick ![]() Amoo ![]() Aseweh ![]() Breitmeyer ![]() Bullock ![]() |
4–5 | Francoz ![]() Harmon ![]() LeBlanc ![]() Hopkinson ![]() Smith ![]() |
Stony Brook | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Monmouth |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Schlesinger ![]() Gobeil ![]() Crespi ![]() Fernandes ![]() Belakehal ![]() |
4–5 | Allen ![]() Luke ![]() Schmid ![]() Puranen ![]() Vázquez ![]() |
Wake Forest | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | South Carolina |
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Tomaselli ![]() |
Report | Root ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Wenzel ![]() Gimenez ![]() Newnam ![]() Randolph ![]() Konowiecki ![]() Mullin ![]() |
4–3 | Martinez ![]() Baladez ![]() Morrissey ![]() Troyer ![]() Mangotic ![]() Rafferty ![]() |
Georgia State | 0–1 | Duke |
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Report | Tweed-Kent ![]() |
Loyola Chicago | 1–2 | Bradley |
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Raymonds ![]() |
Report | Graf ![]() Balle ![]() |
Saint Mary's | 1–0 | CSU Bakersfield |
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Mohoric ![]() |
Report |
Second round
Numbers represent the seed the team earned in the tournament.
Monmouth | 1–2 | #3 Connecticut |
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Jeffery ![]() |
Report | Diouf ![]() |
Rutgers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | #4 Boston College |
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Kamara ![]() |
Report | Chin ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Kamara ![]() Bourdeau ![]() Brown ![]() Cuevas ![]() Setchell ![]() |
4–3 | Mejia ![]() Aburmad ![]() Fitzpatrick ![]() Murphy ![]() Rose ![]() |
Boston, Massachusetts
Old Dominion | 0–3 | #16 Indiana |
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Report | Kotlov ![]() Wylie ![]() |
Coastal Carolina | 2–3 | #1 North Carolina |
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Bennett ![]() East ![]() |
Report | Speas ![]() Urso ![]() Martínez ![]() |
West Virginia | 0–4 | #5 Maryland |
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Report | Townsend ![]() Cyrus ![]() |
Brown | 1–0 | #9 St. John's |
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Remick ![]() |
Report |
Wake Forest | 0–2 | #14 James Madison |
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Report | J. Simpson ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
UCF | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #7 South Florida |
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Hunt ![]() |
Report | ![]() Charpie ![]() |
Bradley | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #12 Louisville |
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Davis ![]() Gaul ![]() |
Report | Rolfe ![]() Walker ![]() DeLeon ![]() |
Louisville, Kentucky
Providence | 2–3 | #15 UC Santa Barbara |
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Adler ![]() Baumann ![]() |
Report | Silva ![]() Madueno ![]() Sarle ![]() |
Saint Mary's | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #8 UC Irvine |
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Hanley ![]() Howard ![]() |
Report | Ibarra ![]() |
Duke | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #10 New Mexico |
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Palodichuk ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() Baldinger ![]() |
Delaware | 0–1 | #13 UCLA |
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Report | Hoffman ![]() |
Los Angeles
Third round
#16 Indiana | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #1 North Carolina |
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Report | Schuler ![]() |
#14 James Madison | 0–3 | #3 Connecticut |
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Report | Alvarez ![]() Diouf ![]() Cascio ![]() |
Saint Mary's | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Brown |
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Newquist ![]() ![]() Mohoric ![]() |
Report | Remick ![]() Rosa ![]() |
#10 New Mexico | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | #7 South Florida |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Rozeboom ![]() Green ![]() Smith ![]() Sandoval ![]() Venter ![]() Gibbons ![]() Baldinger ![]() |
5–6 | Baldin ![]() Perry ![]() Dwyer ![]() Fairclough ![]() Paul ![]() Olali ![]() Alexis ![]() |
Rutgers | 0–3 | #13 UCLA |
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Report | Hoffman ![]() Chavez ![]() |
Los Angeles
Quarterfinals
Saint Mary's | 0–2 | #1 North Carolina |
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Report | Hedges ![]() Speas ![]() |
#13 UCLA | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #12 Louisville |
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Williams ![]() |
Report |
Charlotte | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 Connecticut |
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Gentile ![]() |
Report | Cascio ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Gibson ![]() James ![]() Smith ![]() Cowles ![]() Rodriguez ![]() |
4–2 | Diouf ![]() Mercado ![]() Alvarez ![]() Bradley ![]() |
#7 South Florida | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #2 Creighton |
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Report | Finlay ![]() |
College Cup: Semifinals
Charlotte | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | #2 Creighton |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Gibson ![]() Caughran ![]() Smith ![]() Cowles ![]() |
4–1 | Castro ![]() Clark ![]() Finlay ![]() |
#1 North Carolina | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | #13 UCLA |
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Lovejoy ![]() Schuler ![]() |
Report | Hollingshead ![]() K. Rowe ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Urso ![]() McKinney ![]() Schuler ![]() Speas ![]() |
3–1 | Rose ![]() K. Rowe ![]() Muñoz ![]() Monge ![]() |
College Cup: Final
Charlotte | 0–1 | #1 North Carolina |
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Report | Speas ![]() |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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See also
References
- ^ Campbell, Leah (December 11, 2011). "Top-seeded North Carolina wins second College Cup". The Daily Tar Heel. DailyTarHeel.com. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Scott, David (December 11, 2011). "UNC wins NCAA soccer crown, defeating Charlotte 1–0". The News & Observer Publishing Company. NewsObserver.com. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Aschoff, Edward (December 11, 2011). "Moment of magic wins it for UNC". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- "2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 14, 2011.