The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, in which every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth. Among the most successful programs, Saint Louis won 10 titles during dynasty years between 1959 and 1973. Indiana has won 8 titles beginning in 1982, whereas Virginia has won 7 titles beginning in 1989.
While the tournament is frequently referenced as the College Cup, the NCAA applies the title only to the semifinal and championship rounds of the tournament proper. Since the tournament began, the semifinal and final fixtures have been held at a neutral site predetermined by the NCAA prior to the start of the regular season.
Format
The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship is a 48-team, single-elimination tournament. In 2013, 24 spots will be reserved for the winners of automatic bids.
Conferences granted automatic qualification are:
Each conference determines the format for their conference championship, which determines the school who receives the automatic bid. Many use conference tournaments, although three conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular season champion. The remaining 24 teams have received at-large bids. The at-large teams are selected by a committee consisting of representatives from each of the eight regions the NCAA has divided the country into. The committee uses a number of criteria, the most influential supposedly being the Ratings Percentage Index, a mathematical formula designed to objectively compare the results and strength of schedule of all Division I teams.[1]
The top 16 teams are seeded into the bracket and receive first round byes. The other 32 are grouped by geographical proximity. The first four rounds are played on campus sites, with matches being hosted by the higher seed. The College Cup, comprising the semifinal and final matches, is played at a predetermined site.
Past champions
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship[2] |
Year |
Final |
Third Place Match/Semifinalists |
Host City |
Host Stadium |
Champion |
Score |
Runner-up |
3rd Place |
Score |
4th Place |
1959
Details |
Saint Louis |
5–2 |
Bridgeport |
CCNY, West Chester |
Storrs, CT |
Memorial Stadium |
1960
Details |
Saint Louis (2) |
3–2 |
Maryland |
West Chester, Connecticut |
Brooklyn, NY |
Brooklyn College Field |
1961
Details |
West Chester |
2–0 |
Saint Louis |
Bridgeport, Rutgers |
St. Louis, MO |
Public Schools Stadium |
1962
Details |
Saint Louis (3) |
4–3 |
Maryland |
Springfield College, Michigan State |
St. Louis, MO |
Francis Field |
1963
Details |
Saint Louis (4) |
3–0 |
Navy |
Maryland, Army |
Piscataway, NJ |
Rutgers Stadium |
1964
Details |
Navy |
1–0 |
Michigan State |
Saint Louis, Army |
Providence, RI |
Brown Stadium |
1965
Details |
Saint Louis (5) |
1–0 |
Michigan State |
Navy, Army |
St. Louis, MO |
Francis Field |
1966
Details |
San Francisco |
5–2 |
Long Island University |
Michigan State, Army |
Berkeley, CA |
California Memorial Stadium |
1967
Details |
Michigan State
Saint Louis (6) |
0–0 † |
— |
Navy, Long Island–Brooklyn |
St. Louis, MO |
Francis Field |
1968
Details |
Maryland
Michigan State (2) |
2–2 (2OT) ‡ |
— |
Brown, San Jose State |
Atlanta, GA |
Grant Field |
1969
Details |
Saint Louis (7) |
4–0 |
San Francisco |
Maryland, Harvard |
San Jose, CA |
Spartan Stadium |
1970
Details |
Saint Louis (8) |
1–0 |
UCLA |
Hartwick, Howard |
Edwardsville, IL |
Cougar Field, SIUE |
1971
Details |
Howard # |
3–2 |
Saint Louis |
Harvard, San Francisco |
Miami, FL |
Miami Orange Bowl |
1972
Details |
Saint Louis (9) |
4–2 |
UCLA |
Howard, Cornell |
Miami, FL |
Miami Orange Bowl |
1973
Details |
Saint Louis (10) |
3–2 (OT) |
UCLA |
Brown, Clemson |
Miami, FL |
Miami Orange Bowl |
1974
Details |
Howard |
2–1 (4OT) |
Saint Louis |
Hartwick |
3–1 |
UCLA |
St. Louis, MO |
Busch Memorial Stadium |
1975
Details |
San Francisco (2) |
4–0 |
SIU Edwardsville |
Brown |
2–0 |
Howard |
Edwardsville, IL |
Cougar Field, SIUE |
1976
Details |
San Francisco (3) |
1–0 |
Indiana |
Hartwick |
4–3 |
Clemson |
Philadelphia, PA |
Franklin Field |
1977
Details |
Hartwick |
2–1 |
San Francisco |
SIU Edwardsville |
3–2 |
Brown |
Berkeley, CA |
California Memorial Stadium |
1978
Details |
San Francisco # |
2–0 |
Indiana |
Clemson |
6–2 |
Philadelphia U. |
Tampa, FL |
Tampa Stadium |
1979
Details |
SIU Edwardsville |
3–2 |
Clemson |
Penn State |
2–1 |
Columbia |
Tampa, FL |
Tampa Stadium |
1980
Details |
San Francisco (4) |
4–3 (OT) |
Indiana |
Hartwick, Alabama A&M |
Tampa, FL |
Tampa Stadium |
1981
Details |
Connecticut |
2–1 (OT) |
Alabama A&M |
Eastern Illinois #, Philadelphia U. |
Palo Alto, CA |
Stanford Stadium |
1982
Details |
Indiana |
2–1 (8OT) |
Duke |
Connecticut, SIU Edwardsville |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Lockhart Stadium |
1983
Details |
Indiana (2) |
1–0 (2OT) |
Columbia |
Connecticut, Virginia |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Lockhart Stadium |
1984
Details |
Clemson |
2–1 |
Indiana |
Hartwick, UCLA |
Seattle, WA |
Kingdome |
1985
Details |
UCLA |
1–0 (8OT) |
American |
Hartwick, Evansville |
Seattle, WA |
Kingdome |
1986
Details |
Duke |
1–0 |
Akron |
Harvard, Fresno State |
Tacoma, WA |
Tacoma Dome |
1987
Details |
Clemson (2) |
2–0 |
San Diego State |
Harvard, North Carolina |
Clemson, SC |
Riggs Field |
1988
Details |
Indiana (3) |
1–0 |
Howard |
Portland, South Carolina |
Bloomington, IN |
Bill Armstrong Stadium |
1989
Details |
Santa Clara
Virginia |
1–1 (4OT) † |
— |
Indiana, Rutgers |
Piscataway, NJ |
Rutgers Stadium |
1990
Details |
UCLA (2) |
0–0 (4OT)
(4–3 pen) |
Rutgers |
Evansville, NC State |
Tampa, FL |
USF Soccer Stadium |
1991
Details |
Virginia (2) |
0–0 (4OT)
(3–1 pen) |
Santa Clara |
Indiana, Saint Louis |
Tampa, FL |
USF Soccer Stadium |
1992
Details |
Virginia (3) |
2–0 |
San Diego |
Duke, Davidson |
Davidson, NC |
Richardson Stadium |
1993
Details |
Virginia (4) |
2–0 |
South Carolina |
Cal State–Fullerton, Princeton |
Davidson, NC |
Richardson Stadium |
1994
Details |
Virginia (5) |
1–0 |
Indiana |
UCLA, Rutgers |
Davidson, NC |
Richardson Stadium |
1995
Details |
Wisconsin |
2–0 |
Duke |
Virginia, Portland |
Richmond, VA |
Richmond Stadium |
1996
Details |
St. John's |
4–1 |
FIU |
Creighton, Charlotte |
Richmond, VA |
Richmond Stadium |
1997
Details |
UCLA (3) |
2–0 |
Virginia |
Indiana, Saint Louis |
Richmond, VA |
Richmond Stadium |
1998
Details |
Indiana (4) |
3–1 |
Stanford |
Maryland, Santa Clara |
Richmond, VA |
Richmond Stadium |
1999
Details |
Indiana (5) |
1–0 |
Santa Clara |
Connecticut, UCLA |
Charlotte, NC |
Ericsson Stadium |
2000
Details |
Connecticut (2) |
2–0 |
Creighton |
Indiana, SMU |
Charlotte, NC |
Ericsson Stadium |
2001
Details |
North Carolina |
2–0 |
Indiana |
Stanford, St. John's |
Columbus, OH |
Columbus Crew Stadium |
2002
Details |
UCLA (4) |
1–0 |
Stanford |
Maryland, Creighton |
University Park, TX |
Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
2003
Details |
Indiana (6) |
2–1 |
St. John's |
Maryland, Santa Clara |
Columbus, OH |
Columbus Crew Stadium |
2004
Details |
Indiana (7) |
1–1 (2OT)
(3–2 pen) |
UC Santa Barbara |
Maryland, Duke |
Carson, CA |
Home Depot Center |
2005
Details |
Maryland (2) |
1–0 |
New Mexico |
SMU, Clemson |
Cary, NC |
SAS Soccer Park |
2006
Details |
UC Santa Barbara |
2–1 |
UCLA |
Wake Forest, Virginia |
St. Louis, MO |
Hermann Stadium |
2007
Details |
Wake Forest |
2–1 |
Ohio State |
Virginia Tech, Massachusetts |
Cary, NC |
SAS Soccer Park |
2008
Details |
Maryland (3) |
1–0 |
North Carolina |
St. John's, Wake Forest |
Frisco, TX |
Pizza Hut Park |
2009
Details |
Virginia (6) |
0–0 (2OT)
(3–2 pen) |
Akron |
Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Cary, NC |
WakeMed Soccer Park |
2010
Details |
Akron |
1–0 |
Louisville |
North Carolina, Michigan |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Harder Stadium |
2011
Details |
North Carolina (2) |
1–0 |
Charlotte |
UCLA, Creighton |
Hoover, AL |
Regions Park |
2012
Details |
Indiana (8) |
1–0 |
Georgetown |
Maryland, Creighton |
Hoover, AL |
Regions Park |
2013
Details |
Notre Dame |
2–1 |
Maryland |
New Mexico, Virginia |
Chester, PA |
PPL Park |
2014
Details |
Virginia (7) |
0–0 (2OT)
(4–2 pen) |
UCLA |
Providence, UMBC |
Cary, NC |
WakeMed Soccer Park |
2015
Details |
Stanford |
4–0 |
Clemson |
Akron, Syracuse |
Kansas City, KS |
Children's Mercy Park |
2016
Details |
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Houston, TX |
BBVA Compass Stadium |
2017
Details |
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Chester, PA |
Talen Energy Stadium |
Side Notes:
- † Co-champions—Game called due to weather
- ‡ Co-champions—Game was declared a draw
- # Disqualified (DQ) at a later time
Most successful schools
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Team titles
Side Notes:
- † Co-champions—Game called due to weather
- ‡ Co-champions—Game was declared a draw
See also
References
External links
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- Brown Soccer Classic
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- JMU Tournament
- Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament
- Norfolk Invitational
- Ocean State Classic
- Santa Barbara Tournament
- ShinDigz Soccer Festival
- Stihl Soccer Classic
- VCU Tournament
- Wolstein Classic
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