1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

1998 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	USA
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Indiana
Runner-up	Stanford
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	93 (3 per match)
Attendance	56,078 (1,809 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Aleksey Korol, Indiana (6)
Best player	Aleksey Korol, Indiana (MOP offense) Nick Garcia, Indiana (MOP defense)

The 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 39th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth national title by defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game, 3–1. The final match was played on December 13, 1998, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the fourth straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

National Seeds

National Seeds
Seed	School	Record
#1	Clemson	20–1
#2	Virginia	14–3–3
#3	Duke	18–3
#4	Washington	16–3
#5	St. John's (NY)	14–4–3
#6	UCLA	16–3
#7	Cal State Fullerton	14–4–2
#8	Indiana	18–2

Play-in rounds

Lafayette dft. Dayton 1-0

Early rounds

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Championship Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia
	1	Clemson	5
		Lafayette	0
						1	Clemson	1
							William & Mary	0
		William & Mary (2OT)	2
		South Florida	1
											1	Clemson	1
											8	Indiana	2
		Cincinnati	0
		Butler (2OT)	1
							Butler	1
						8	Indiana (2OT)	2
		Akron	2
	8	Indiana (2OT)	3
																8	Indiana	4
																	Santa Clara	0
	5	St. John's (NY) (2OT)	1
		Brown	0
						5	St. John's (NY)	1
							Penn State	0
		Connecticut	0
		Penn State	1
											5	St. John's (NY)	1
												Santa Clara	2
		SMU	0
		Santa Clara (OT)	1
							Santa Clara	4
							UNC Greensboro	1
		UNC Greensboro	2
	4	Washington	1
																					8	Indiana	3
																						Stanford	1
	3	Duke	2
		Jacksonville	3
							Jacksonville	0
							Maryland	3
		Maryland	2
		Richmond	1
												Maryland	3
												Creighton	2
		Saint Louis	1
		Creighton (2OT)	4
							Creighton	2
						6	UCLA	0
		Fresno State	1
	6	UCLA	2
																	Maryland	0
																	Stanford	1
	7	Cal State Fullerton	1
		San Diego	2
							San Diego	1
							Stanford (2OT)	3
		Stanford (3OT)	3
		San Jose State	2
												Stanford	3
											2	Virginia	0
		VCU	1
		South Carolina	2
							South Carolina	0
						2	Virginia	1
		Rider	0
	2	Virginia	3

Final

December 13, 1998

Indiana	3–1	Stanford

Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 15,202