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2008 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
LeagueNIRSA
SportSoccer
SiteUniversity of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
DurationNovember 20–22, 2008
Number of teams24 (Men's championship)
19 (Women's open)
18 (Men's open)
16 (Women's championship)
ResultsOfficial Results
Men's Championship Division
Score1-0
ChampionIndiana
(1st title, 1st title game)
  Runners-upColorado State
(2nd title game)
Season MVPSamuel Delisio (Indiana)
Women's Championship Division
Score4-1
ChampionUC-Santa Barbara
(3rd title, 4th title game)
  Runners-upArizona
(1st title game)
Season MVPAllie Browne (UC-Santa Barbara)
Men's Open Division
Score5-0
ChampionUC-Berkeley
(1st title, 2nd title game)
  Runners-upNorthern Iowa
(1st title game)
Season MVPBen Smith (UC-Berkeley)
Women's Open Division
Score2-0
ChampionUCLA
(1st title, 1st title game)
  Runners-upEast Carolina
(1st title game)
Top seedKyrstie Wade (UCLA)
NIRSA national soccer championships seasons
← 2007

The 2008 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 15th NIRSA National Soccer Championships, the annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from Thursday, November 20 to Saturday, November 22, 2008.[1]

Overview

In the men's championship finals, 2004 runners-up Colorado State would face finals debutants Indiana ensuring the men's championship division would crown a new winner. Coming into the finals, both teams tied a group stage game: Colorado State in their opener against Ohio State and Indiana in their finale against Florida. In the knockout round, Colorado State would beat North Carolina then 2000 champion Penn State, both by a score of 1-0, followed by a 2-1 overtime win over USC in the semifinals. Meanwhile, after winning their round of 16 match against Minnesota 3-0, Indiana would require penalty kicks to decide their next two matches: first against UW-Milwaukee in the quarterfinals with a score of 6-5 after seven kicks following a 0-0 score in regulation and then against Ohio State in the semifinals with a score of 7-6 following a 1-1 score in regulation. In the finals, Indiana would open the scoring in via a goal in the 3rd minute from eventual tournament MVP Samuel Delisio. This would prove to be the only goal of the game and would see Indiana win 1-0 and claim their first national title.[2]

In the women's championship finals, reigning champions UC-Santa Barbara would face finals debutants Arizona. Coming into the finals, UC-Santa Barbara would win all three group stage matches by an average margin of 5 goals while not conceding a goal in any of their games. In the knockout round, they'd beat four-time champion Colorado 2-0 in the quarterfinals but would require overtime in a 2-1 win over 2001 champions Penn State. Meanwhile, Arizona would win their first match against Michigan State 1-0, tie Colorado State 0-0 then lose to Penn State 1-0, advancing to the knockout round over Michigan State on the head-to-head tiebreaker. In the knockout round, Arizona would beat 2005 champion Michigan 2-1 in the quarterfinals then would require penalties against Dayton in the semifinals after a 0-0 score following regulation and overtime. They would win the shoot-out 4-2. In the finals, UC-Santa Barbara would open the scoring with a goal from eventual MVP Allie Browne in the 16th minute. They would then score the next three goals of the match in the 40th minute from Hannah Sasson, in the 46th minute from Natalie Lemonnier, and in the 75th minute from Shelly Murphy. A goal from Kara Mallari in the 76th minute from Arizona would be the last goal of the game as UC-Santa Barbara would win 4-1 and win their third national title; all within the last five years. This title would also mean UC-Santa Barbara would become the only outright women's championship back to back champion (Michigan would win back to back titles in 2004 and 2005, but the 2004 was not an outright title).

In the men's open finals, 2005 runners-up UC-Berkeley would face finals debutants Northern Iowa. While both teams began in group D, due to the format of the tournament this would be their first matchup. Coming into the finals, both teams would beat Minnesota State and Central Washington in the group stage; but, while UC-Berkeley would beat San Diego State 1-0 in their opener, Northern Iowa lose to them 2-0 in their group stage finale. In the knockout round, both teams would require overtime in the quarterfinals: UC-Berkeley would beat Alabama 3-2 in overtime while Northern Iowa would beat Villanova 4-2 in penalties after a 1-1 draw following regulation and overtime. Both teams would win their semifinal matchup 4-1 with UC-Berkeley's win over Virginia Tech and Northern Iowa's over Kansas. In the finals, UC-Berkeley would go on to beat Northern Iowa 5-0, claiming their first men's open title. UC-Berkeley's Ben Smith would go on to be named men's open MVP.

In the women's open finals, two finals debutants would face off: UCLA and East Carolina. Coming into the finals, would win all three group stage games while East Carolina would tie their opener to JMU 0-0 but would win their next two and would be a wild-card team after losing the automatic knockout round bid to JMU on goal difference. In the knockout round, UCLA would win their quarterfinal and semifinal matchups 3-1 against MTSU and JMU respectively while East Carolina would win their quarterfinal and semifinal matchups 1-0 over Towson and UC-Berkeley respectively. In the finals, UCLA would go on to win 2-0 and claim their first women's open title. UCLA's Kyrstie Wade would be named women's open MVP.[3]

Format

The competition consisted of 77 teams: 40 championship teams and 37 open teams. The divisions were further divided into a men's and women's division: 24 men's and 16 women's teams in the championship division and 19 women's and 18 men's teams in the open division. The divisions were then further divided into groups: eight groups of three teams in the men's championship, four teams of four teams in the women's championship, three groups of four plus two groups of three in the men's open, and four groups of four plus one group of 3 in the women's open with all four divisions engaging in a round-robin tournament that determined teams able to advance to a knockout stage. In all but the three team groups in the men's open division, each team played each other team in their group once while the two three-team groups in the men's open played every team in the opposing three-team group once. Pool play games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After group stage play, the two highest ranked teams from each group in the championship division advanced to their respective knockout stage, with the third placed team in the men's championship advancing to a consolation bracket and the third and fourth placed teams in the women's championship being eliminated. In the open divisions, each pool winner automatically advanced in addition to three additional wild-card teams. Positions 1 and 8 were given to first place teams in groups that didn't have a wild-card team in order of tie-breaking procedures, positions 2, 6, and 7 were given to wild-card teams in order of tie-breaking procedures, and positions 5, 3, and 4 were given to the pool winners from the pools of the 2, 6, and 7 positioned wild-card teams, respectively.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
  1. Highest number of points
  2. Winner of head-to-head competition
  3. Greatest goal difference
    • Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match
  4. Most goals scored
  5. Most shutouts

In a tie breaking scenario involving more than 2 teams, the tiebreaker procedure would begin. If one team is identified as different and both remaining teams are still tied, the tie breaker procedure is restarted.

If a tie still remained after the first 5 criteria, the following was used to break a tie:

  1. NCAA kicks from the mark
    • If there was a three-way tie, a coin-flip would be conducted. The two teams that chose the same outcome would compete in kicks from the mark between each other. The winner would compete with the last remaining team in kicks from the mark
    • If there's a four-way tie, a drawing of lots would be conducted (only could occur in open division)

Knockout stage games also consisted of two 40-minute halves. The round of 16 and quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten-minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner, therefore if a game was tied at the end of regulation, one 15-minute, golden-goal overtime period would begin. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.[4]

Qualification and selections

Each of the six regions received three automatic bids for the men's championship division and two automatic bids for the women's championship that they awarded to its members. The final bids for each division were considered "at-large", and were given out by NIRSA to teams, typically based on their regional tournament results and RPI.[5]

The remaining teams participated in the open division, chosen on a first-come first-serve basis via online registration beginning on September 12, 2008.[1]

Men's championship

Participating teams
Region Team Apperance Last Bid
I Penn State 9th 2007
I Penn 4th 2007
I Johns Hopkins 1st Never
II North Carolina 7th 2006
II Virginia 4th 2005
II Florida 3rd 2004
III Indiana 5th 2007
III Ohio State 5th 2007
III Michigan State 3rd 2004
III UW-Milwaukee 2nd 2007
III UW-Eau Claire 1st Never
IV Texas A&M 9th 2007
IV Baylor 3rd 1998
IV Missouri 3rd 2006
IV Texas State 1st Never
V Colorado State 12th 2007
V Colorado 9th 2006
V Minnesota 7th 2007
V North Dakota State 1st Never
VI Arizona 8th 2007
VI UC-Santa Barabara 6th 2007
VI Oregon 5th 2006
VI UCLA 2nd 2007
VI Southern Cal (USC) 1st Never

Women's championship

Participating teams
Region Team Apperance Last Bid
I Penn State 14th 2007
I Cornell 3rd 2007
I Boston College 2nd 2006
II Virginia Tech 8th 2007
II Florida 7th 2005
II North Carolina 6th 2007
III Michigan 10th 2007
III Michigan State 6th 2007
III Dayton 4th 2006
IV Baylor 6th 2004
IV UTSA 1st Never
V Colorado 14th 2007
V Colorado State 12th 2007
VI San Diego State 8th 2007
VI UC-Santa Barbara 8th 2007
VI Arizona 4th 2006

Men's open

Participating teams
Region Num Team
I 2 Towson, Villanova
II 7 Alabama, JMU, Auburn, Georgia, UCF, Virginia Tech, Samford
III 0 -
IV 2 Kansas, UL-Lafayette
V 4 Air Force, Minnesota State, Northern Iowa, Iowa State
VI 3 San Diego State, Central Washington, UC-Berkeley

Women's open

Participating teams
Region Num Team
I 2 Towson, Villanova
II 7 MTSU, Alabama, Virginia, JMU, Miami (FL), East Carolina, UCF
III 1 Illinois
IV 4 Truman State, Texas State, Missouri, Kansas
V 3 Colorado State, Iowa State, Colorado
VI 2 UC-Berkeley, UCLA

Group stage

Men's championship

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Texas State 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Minnesota 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 Arizona 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST Arizona1-3 Minnesota Field 1
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST Minnesota0-2 Texas State Field 1
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST Texas State 2-1ArizonaField 1
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Missouri 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3 UCLA 2 0 1 1 3 6 -3 1 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST North Carolina 1-1 Missouri Field 2
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST Missouri 2-2 UCLA Field 2
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST UCLA1-4 North Carolina Field 2
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ohio State 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Colorado State 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 Oregon 2 0 0 2 3 6 -3 0 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST Ohio State 0-0 Colorado State Field 3
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST Colorado State 2-1OregonField 3
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST Oregon2-4 Ohio State Field 3
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indiana 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Florida 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3 Johns Hopkins 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST Florida 1-1 Johns Hopkins Field 4
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST Johns Hopkins0-2 Indiana Field 4
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST Indiana 1-1 Florida Field 4
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Michigan State 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Texas A&M 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
3 UPenn 2 0 1 1 0 5 -5 1 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST Michigan State 2-1Texas A&MField 5
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST Texas A&M 0-0 UPenn Field 5
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST UPenn0-5 Michigan State Field 5
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colorado 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Virginia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3 UW-Eau Claire 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5 1 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST Colorado 5-0UW-Eau ClaireField 6
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST UW-Eau Claire 2-2 Virginia Field 6
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST Virginia 1-1 Colorado Field 6
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Penn State 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 UC-Santa Barbara 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
3 Baylor 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 0 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST UCSB 1-0BaylorField 7
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST Baylor3-4 Penn State Field 7
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST Penn State 0-0 UCSB Field 7
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Southern Cal (USC) 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 UW Milwaukee 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 North Dakota St. (NDSU) 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0 Consolation
Scores
8:00am CST UW Milwaukee1-3 USC Field 8
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
2:00pm CST USC 1-0NDSUField 8
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST NDSU0-2 UW Milwaukee Field 8
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Women's championship

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Penn State 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Arizona 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 Michigan State 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 Colorado State 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
Scores
10:00am CST Michigan St.0-1 Arizona Field 7
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Colorado St.1-3 Penn State Field 8
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

4:00pm CST Penn State0-1 Michigan St. Field 5
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
4:00pm CST Arizona 0-0 Colorado St. Field 6
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00am CST Michigan St. 0-0 Colorado St Field 6
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST Penn State 1-0ArizonaField 5
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Michigan 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 SDSU 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Virginia Tech 3 1 0 2 4 2 +2 3
4 UTSA 3 0 0 3 0 8 -8 0
Scores
10:00am CST SDSU 1-0UTSAField 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Virginia Tech0-1 Michigan Field 10
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

4:00pm CST Michigan 3-1SDSUField 7
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
4:00pm CST UTSA0-4 Virginia Tech Field 8
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00am CST SDSU 1-0Virginia TechField 8
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST Michigan 3-0UTSAField 7
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UC-Santa Barbara 3 3 0 0 15 0 +12 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Dayton 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Boston College 3 1 0 2 1 6 -5 3
4 North Carolina 3 0 0 3 1 12 -8 0
Scores
12:00pm CST UCSB 8-0North CarolinaField 5
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
12:00pm CST Dayton 1-0Boston CollegeField 6
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

6:00pm CST Boston College0-5 UCSB Field 7
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00pm CST North Carolina1-3 Dayton Field 8
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

10:00am CST UCSB 2-0DaytonField 8
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Boston College 1-0North CarolinaField 7
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Baylor 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Colorado 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3 Florida 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
4 Cornell 3 0 2 1 3 6 -3 2
Scores
12:00pm CST Florida 2-2 Baylor Field 7
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
12:00pm CST Colorado 3-0CornellField 8
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

6:00pm CST Cornell 1-1 Florida Field 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00pm CST Baylor 1-0ColoradoField 10
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

10:00am CST Florida 2-2 Colorado Field 10
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Cornell 2-2 Baylor Field 9
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Men's open

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alabama 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Kansas 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 Towson 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 2
4 Air Force 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1
Scores
10:00am CST Kansas 1-0Air ForceField 1
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Towson 0-0 Alabama Field 2
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

4:00pm CST Alabama 2-1KansasField 1
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
4:00pm CST Air Force 2-2 Towson Field 2
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00am CST Kansas 3-1TowsonField 1
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST Alabama 3-0Air ForceField 2
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UL-Lafayette 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Georgia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 JMU 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 4
4 Auburn 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
Scores
12:00pm CST JMU 0-0 Georgia Field 1
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
12:00pm CST Auburn 5-1UL-LafayetteField 2
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

6:00pm CST UL-Lafayette 2-0JMUField 1
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00pm CST Georgia 1-0AuburnField 2
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

10:00am CST JMU 1-0AuburnField 1
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST UL-Lafayette 2-1GeorgiaField 2
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Villanova 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Virginia Tech 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Iowa State 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Samford 3 0 0 3 0 4 -4 0
Scores
10:00am CST Virginia Tech 1-1 Samford Field 5
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Iowa State0-1 Villanova Field 6
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

6:00pm CST Villanova 0-0 Virginia Tech Field 5
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00pm CST Samford 2-0Iowa StateField 6
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

10:00am CST Virginia Tech 1-0Iowa StateField 5
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Villanova1-2 Samford Field 6
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Merged groups
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Diego State 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Central Washington 3 1 0 2 6 7 -1 3
3 Minnesota State 3 0 0 3 0 11 -11 0
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UC-Berkeley 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Northern Iowa 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 UCF 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3
Scores
10:00am CST UC-Berkeley 1-0SDSUField 3
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Northern Iowa 4-0Minnesota StateField 4
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
12:00pm CST UCF0-1 Central Wash Field 3
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

4:00pm CST Minnesota State0-5 UC-Berkeley Field 3
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
4:00pm CST Central Wash3-4 Northern Iowa Field 4
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00pm CST SDSU 4-0UCFField 3
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00am CST UC-Berkeley 3-2Central WashField 3
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST Northern Iowa0-2 SDSU Field 4
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST UCF 2-0Minnesota StateField 3
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Women's open

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Towson 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 MTSU 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Colorado State "Green" 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
4 Iowa State 3 0 0 0 3 12 -9 0
8:00am CST Colorado State 3-2Iowa StateField 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST Towson 2-0MTSUField 10
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

4:00pm CST MTSU 3-1Colorado StateField 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
4:00pm CST Iowa State0-4 Towson Field 10
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00am CST Colorado State0-2 Towson Field 9
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST MTSU 5-1Iowa StateField 10
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Villanova 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Illinois 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3 Truman State 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6 1
4 Alabama 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1
8:00am CST Villanova 3-0AlabamaField 11
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST Illinois 2-0Truman StateField 12
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

4:00pm CST Truman State0-4 Villanova Field 11
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
4:00pm CST Alabama0-4 Illinois Field 12
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00am CST Villanova 1-0IllinoisField 11
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00am CST Truman State 2-2 Alabama Field 12
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UCLA 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Colorado "Black" 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Kansas 3 1 0 2 10 7 0 3
4 UCF 3 0 0 0 2 16 -11 0
10:00am CST Colorado 2-0UCFField 11
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST UCLA 4-1KansasField 12
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

6:00pm CST Kansas0-2 Colorado Field 11
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00pm CST UCF1-5 UCLA Field 12
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

10:00am CST Colorado0-2 UCLA Field 11
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Kansas 9-1UCFField 12
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UC-Berkeley 2 2 0 0 7 2 +6 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Texas State 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
3 Virginia 2 0 1 1 2 6 -3 4
4 Could not field team, all teams given +3 points and +1 GD
12:00pm CST UC-Berkeley 2-1Texas StateField 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00pm CST Texas State 1-1 Virginia Field 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
12:00pm CST UC-Berkeley 5-1VirginiaField 9
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 JMU 3 2 1 0 10 0 +9 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 East Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3 Miami (FL) 3 1 0 2 3 9 -5 3
4 Missouri 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0
12:00pm CST JMU 0-0 East Carolina Field 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
12:00pm CST Miami 2-1MissouriField 12
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

8:00pm CST Missouri0-4 JMU Field 12
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00pm CST East Carolina 2-1MiamiField 9
Thu, November 20 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

12:00pm CST JMU 6-0MiamiField 9
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
10:00am CST Missouri0-2 East Carolina Field 12
Fri, November 21 Report Stadium: University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Tournament bracket

Men's championship

Sweet 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 1
Texas State2 (2)
Fri • 8:00pm • Field 7
Florida (pen.)2 (4)
Florida0
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 2
USC1
Texas A&M1
Sat • 10:00am • Field 3
USC2
USC1
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 3
Colorado State (a.e.t.)2
Penn State (a.e.t.)3
Fri • 8:00pm • Field 8
Virginia2
Penn State0
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 4
Colorado State1
Colorado State1
Sat • 5:00pm • Field 10
North Carolina0
Colorado State0
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 5
Indiana1
Ohio State (a.e.t.)4
Fri • 8:00pm • Field 5
Missouri3
Ohio State3
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 6
Colorado2
UC-Santa Barbara2
Sat • 10:00am • Field 4
Colorado3
Ohio State1 (6)
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 7
Indiana (pen.)1 (7)
Michigan State0
Fri • 8:00pm • Field 6
UW-Milwaukee (a.e.t.)1
UW-Milwaukee0 (5)
Fri • 12:00pm • Field 8
Indiana (pen.)0 (6)
Minnesota0
Indiana3

Men's consolation

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 7
Arizona3
Sat • 9:00am • Field 5
UPenn1
Arizona (pen.)1 (3)
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 8
UW-Eau Claire1 (1)
UW-Eau Claire3
Sat • 2:00pm • Field 5
UCLA1
Arizona (pen.)1 (5)
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 9
Baylor1 (3)
Oregon0
Sat • 9:00am • Field 6
Baylor1
Baylor3
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 10
Johns Hopkins1
NDSU0
Johns Hopkins2

Women's championship

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 4:00pm • Field 5
Penn State (a.e.t.)1
Sat • 10:00am • Field 1
SDSU0
Penn State1
Fri • 4:00pm • Field 6
UC-Santa Barbara (a.e.t.)2
UC-Santa Barbara3
Sat • 3:00pm • Field 10
Colorado0
UC-Santa Barbara4
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 7
Arizona1
Dayton3
Sat • 10:00am • Field 2
Baylor1
Dayton0 (2)
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 8
Arizona (pen.)0 (4)
Arizona2
Michigan1

Men's open

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 4:00pm • Field 1
SDSU1
Sat • 9:00am • Field 7
Virginia Tech2
Virginia Tech1
Fri • 4:00pm • Field 2
UC-Berkeley4
UC-Berkeley (a.e.t.)3
Sat • 2:00pm • Field 8
Alabama2
UC-Berkeley5
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 3
Northern Iowa0
Villanova1 (2)
Sat • 9:00am • Field 8
Northern Iowa (pen.)1 (4)
Northern Iowa4
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 4
Kansas1
Kansas2
UL-Lafayette1

Women's open

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 3
UCLA3
Sat • 9:00am • Field 9
MTSU1
UCLA3
Fri • 6:00pm • Field 4
JMU1
JMU1
Sat • 2:00pm • Field 7
Villanova0
UCLA2
Fri • 8:00pm • Field 3
East Carolina0
Towson0
Sat • 9:00am • Field 10
East Carolina1
East Carolina1
Fri • 8:00pm • Field 4
UC-Berkeley0
Illinois1
UC-Berkeley (a.e.t.)2

Notes

  • Many details obtained from the official blog, however a primary source and generally unreliable which is why it is left uncited.

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 NIRSA NCCS National Soccer Championships". NIRSA. Archived from the original on 2008-11-08.
  2. ^ "History". Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ "Results: 2008 NCCS National Soccer Championships". NIRSA Know.
  4. ^ "2008 NCCS National Soccer Championships Tournament Results" (PDF). NIRSA. 2008-12-02.
  5. ^ "National Tournament Qualifying Logistics - Championship Division". NIRSA. 2008-09-25. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07.