NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

NCAA Division I
men's soccer tournament
Organizing body	NCAA
Founded	1959; 66 years ago
Region	United States
Number of teams	48
Current champion(s)	Vermont ; (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Saint Louis ; (10 titles)
Television broadcasters	ESPNU; ESPN+
Website	ncaa.com/soccer
	2024

The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, 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 was formally held in 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.

Although 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 before starting the regular season.

Format

The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament is a 48-team, single-elimination tournament. Currently, 23 spots are reserved for the winners of automatic bids.

As of the current 2024 NCAA men's soccer season, the following conferences are expected to be granted automatic qualification:

Each conference determines the format for its conference championship, which determines the school that receives its automatic bid. Many use conference tournaments, although three conferences award the championship and automatic bid to the regular-season champion. The remaining 26 teams receive 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.^[2]

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.

Vermont is the current champion, defeating Marshall 2–1 in overtime in the 2024 final.

List of champions

Below is a complete list of winning teams and finals held:^[3]

Ed.	Year		Champion	Score	Runner-up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place	City	Stadium
Ed.	Year		Final				Third-place match/semifinalists			City	Stadium
1	1959		Saint Louis (1)	5–2	Bridgeport		CCNY	–	West Chester	Storrs	Memorial Stadium
2	1960		Saint Louis (2)	3–2	Maryland		West Chester	–	Connecticut^{[n 1]}	Brooklyn	Brooklyn College Field
3	1961		West Chester (1)	2–0	Saint Louis		Bridgeport	–	Rutgers	St. Louis	Public Schools Stadium
4	1962		Saint Louis (3)	4–3	Maryland		Springfield	–	Michigan State	St. Louis	Francis Field
5	1963		Saint Louis (4)	3–0	Navy		Maryland	–	Army	Piscataway	Rutgers Stadium
6	1964		Navy (1)	1–0	Michigan State		Saint Louis	–	Army	Providence	Brown Stadium
7	1965		Saint Louis (5)	1–0	Michigan State		Navy	–	Army	St. Louis	Francis Field
8	1966		San Francisco (1)	5–2	LIU ^{[n 2]}		Michigan State	–	Army	Berkeley	California Memorial
9	1967		Michigan State (1) Saint Louis (6) ^{[n 3]}	0–0	—		Navy	–	LIU^{[n 2]}	St. Louis	Francis Field
10	1968		Maryland (1) Michigan State (2) ^{[n 4]}	2–2	—		Brown	–	San Jose State	Atlanta	Grant Field
11	1969		Saint Louis (7)	4–0	San Francisco		Maryland	–	Harvard	San Jose	Spartan Stadium
12	1970		Saint Louis (8)	1–0	UCLA		Hartwick	–	Howard^{[n 5]}	Edwardsville	Cougar Field, SIUE
13	1971		Howard (0)^{[n 5]}	3–2	Saint Louis		Harvard	–	San Francisco	Miami	Orange Bowl
14	1972		Saint Louis (9)	4–2	UCLA		Howard	–	Cornell	Miami	Orange Bowl
15	1973		Saint Louis (10)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	UCLA		Brown	–	Clemson	Miami	Orange Bowl
16	1974		Howard (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Saint Louis		Hartwick	3–1	UCLA	St. Louis	Busch Memorial Stadium
17	1975		San Francisco (2)	4–0	SIU Edwardsville		Brown	2–0	Howard	Edwardsville	Cougar Field
18	1976		San Francisco (3)	1–0	Indiana		Hartwick	4–3	Clemson	Philadelphia	Franklin Field
19	1977		Hartwick (1)	2–1	San Francisco		SIU Edwardsville	3–2	Brown	Berkeley	California Memorial
20	1978		San Francisco (0)^{[n 5]}	2–0	Indiana		Clemson	6–2	Philadelphia Textile^{[n 6]}	Tampa	Tampa Stadium
21	1979		SIU Edwardsville (1)	3–2	Clemson		Penn State	2–1	Columbia	Tampa	Tampa Stadium
22	1980		San Francisco (4)	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Indiana		Alabama A&M	2–0	Hartwick	Tampa	Tampa Stadium
23	1981		Connecticut^{[n 1]} (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Alabama A&M		Eastern Illinois^{[n 5]}	4–2	Philadelphia Textile^{[n 6]}	Palo Alto	Stanford Stadium
24	1982		Indiana (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Duke		Connecticut^{[n 1]}	–	SIU Edwardsville	Fort Lauderdale	Lockhart Stadium
25	1983		Indiana (2)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Columbia		Connecticut^{[n 1]}	–	Virginia	Fort Lauderdale	Lockhart Stadium
26	1984		Clemson (1)	2–1	Indiana		Hartwick	–	UCLA	Seattle	Kingdome
27	1985		UCLA (1)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	American		Hartwick	–	Evansville	Seattle	Kingdome
28	1986		Duke (1)	1–0	Akron		Harvard	–	Fresno State	Tacoma	Tacoma Dome
29	1987		Clemson (2)	2–0	San Diego State		Harvard	–	North Carolina	Clemson	Riggs Field
30	1988		Indiana (3)	1–0	Howard		Portland	–	South Carolina	Bloomington	Bill Armstrong
31	1989		Santa Clara (1) Virginia (1) ^{[n 4]}	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—		Indiana	–	Rutgers	Piscataway	Rutgers Stadium
32	1990		UCLA (2)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Rutgers		Evansville	–	NC State	Tampa	USF Soccer Stadium
33	1991		Virginia (2)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Santa Clara		Indiana	–	Saint Louis	Tampa	USF Soccer Stadium
34	1992		Virginia (3)	2–0	San Diego		Duke	–	Davidson	Davidson	Richardson Stadium
35	1993		Virginia (4)	2–0	South Carolina		Cal State Fullerton	–	Princeton	Davidson	Richardson Stadium
36	1994		Virginia (5)	1–0	Indiana		UCLA	–	Rutgers	Davidson	Richardson Stadium
37	1995		Wisconsin (1)	2–0	Duke		Virginia	–	Portland	Richmond	Richmond Stadium
38	1996		St. John's (1)	4–1	FIU		Creighton	–	UNC Charlotte^{[n 7]}	Richmond	Richmond Stadium
39	1997		UCLA (3)	2–0	Virginia		Indiana	–	Saint Louis	Richmond	Richmond Stadium
40	1998		Indiana (4)	3–1	Stanford		Maryland	–	Santa Clara	Richmond	Richmond Stadium
41	1999		Indiana (5)	1–0	Santa Clara		Connecticut^{[n 1]}	–	UCLA	Charlotte	Ericsson Stadium
42	2000		Connecticut^{[n 1]} (2)	2–0	Creighton		Indiana	–	SMU	Charlotte	Ericsson Stadium
43	2001		North Carolina (1)	2–0	Indiana		Stanford	–	St. John's	Columbus	Columbus Crew Stadium
44	2002		UCLA (4)	1–0	Stanford		Maryland	–	Creighton	University Park	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
45	2003		Indiana (6)	2–1	St. John's		Maryland	–	Santa Clara	Columbus	Columbus Crew Stadium
46	2004		Indiana (7)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	UC Santa Barbara		Maryland	–	Duke	Carson	Home Depot Center
47	2005		Maryland (2)	1–0	New Mexico		SMU	–	Clemson	Cary	SAS Soccer Park
48	2006		UC Santa Barbara (1)	2–1	UCLA		Wake Forest	–	Virginia	St. Louis	Hermann Stadium
49	2007		Wake Forest (1)	2–1	Ohio State		Virginia Tech	–	Massachusetts	Cary	SAS Soccer Park
50	2008		Maryland (3)	1–0	North Carolina		St. John's	–	Wake Forest	Frisco	Pizza Hut Park
51	2009		Virginia (6)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Akron		Wake Forest	–	North Carolina	Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
52	2010		Akron (1)	1–0	Louisville		North Carolina	–	Michigan	Santa Barbara	Harder Stadium
53	2011		North Carolina (2)	1–0	Charlotte		UCLA	–	Creighton	Hoover	Regions Park
54	2012		Indiana (8)	1–0	Georgetown		Maryland	–	Creighton	Hoover	Regions Park
55	2013		Notre Dame (1)	2–1	Maryland		New Mexico	–	Virginia	Chester	PPL Park
56	2014		Virginia (7)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	UCLA		Providence	–	UMBC	Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
57	2015		Stanford (1)	4–0	Clemson		Akron	–	Syracuse	Kansas City	Children's Mercy Park
58	2016		Stanford (2)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Wake Forest		Denver	–	North Carolina	Houston	BBVA Compass Stadium
59	2017		Stanford (3)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Indiana		North Carolina	–	Akron	Chester	Talen Energy Stadium
60	2018		Maryland (4)	1–0	Akron		Indiana	–	Michigan State	Santa Barbara	Harder Stadium
61	2019		Georgetown (1)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Virginia		Stanford	–	Wake Forest	Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
62	2020		Marshall (1)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Indiana		North Carolina	–	Pittsburgh	Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
63	2021	Clemson (3)	2–0	Washington	Notre Dame	–	Georgetown	Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
64	2022	Syracuse (1)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Indiana	Pittsburgh	–	Creighton	Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
65	2023	Clemson (4)	2–1	Notre Dame	Oregon State	–	West Virginia	Louisville	Lynn Family Stadium
66	2024	Vermont (1)	2–1 (g.g.)	Marshall	Denver	–	Ohio State	Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
67	2025							Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
68	2026							Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park
69	2027							Cary	WakeMed Soccer Park

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The University of Connecticut did not adopt "UConn" as its sole athletic brand until 2013.
^ ^a ^b This team represented the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. In 2019, LIU merged the Brooklyn athletic program with the NCAA Division II program of its Post campus. The merged men's soccer team, which now plays as the LIU Sharks, inherited the history and records of the Brooklyn program.
^ Title game was suspended due to bad weather conditions, with both teams sharing the title.
^ ^a ^b Title shared after the game ended in a tie, with no extra time played.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Disqualified at a later time so the title was declared vacated.
^ ^a ^b The "Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science", known for sports purposes as "Philadelphia Textile", changed its name to 'Philadelphia University' (PhilaU) in 1999. In 2017, PhilaU merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a healthcare-only institution also in Philadelphia that had no athletic program. The merged university adopted the Thomas Jefferson name and inherited the PhilaU athletic program, which now competes as "Jefferson".
^ The University of North Carolina at Charlotte did not adopt its current athletic brand name of "Charlotte" until 2000.

Most successful schools

Team titles

Vermont

Akron

Duke

Hartwick

Marshall

Notre
Dame

Santa Clara

SIUE

St. John's

UCSB

Wake Forest

West Chester

Wisconsin

Saint
Louis

Indiana

Virginia

San Francisco

UCLA

Stanford

Clemson

Michigan
State

North Carolina

UConn

Syracuse

DC/Maryland schools

Maryland

Georgetown

Howard

Navy

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Teams that have won the National Championship: 10, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 1

Team	Titles	Years won
Saint Louis	10	1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967^{[n 1]}, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973
Indiana	8	1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012
Virginia	7	1989^{[n 2]}, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014
Clemson	4	1984, 1987, 2021, 2023
Maryland	4	1968^{[n 2]}, 2005, 2008, 2018
UCLA	4	1985, 1990, 1997, 2002
San Francisco	4	1966, 1975, 1976, 1980
Stanford	3	2015, 2016, 2017
North Carolina	2	2001, 2011
UConn	2	1981, 2000
Michigan State	2	1967^{[n 1]}, 1968^{[n 2]}
Vermont	1	2024
Syracuse	1	2022
Marshall	1	2020
Georgetown	1	2019
Notre Dame	1	2013
Akron	1	2010
Wake Forest	1	2007
UC Santa Barbara	1	2006
St. John's	1	1996
Wisconsin	1	1995
Santa Clara	1	1989^{[n 2]}
Duke	1	1986
SIU Edwardsville	1	1979
Hartwick	1	1977
Howard	1	1974
Navy	1	1964
West Chester	1	1961

Notes

^ ^a ^b Title game was suspended due to bad weather conditions, with both teams sharing the title.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Title shared after the final ended in a tie, with no extra time played.

Appearances by team

Key

CH National Champion
RU National Runner-up
SF Semifinals
QF Quarterfinals
16 Round of 16
• Second Round
◦ First Round

School	Conference (as of 2024)	#	16	QF	SF	CG	CH	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	66	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
School	Conference (as of 2024)
Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	51	36	24	16	13	10	CH	CH	RU	CH	CH	SF	CH	QF	CHᴛ	16	CH	CH	RU	CH	CH	RU	QF	16	16	16	•	QF	16		QF	QF		16	•	16	•	16	SF	16	16	•	•		SF	•	16	•	QF	16	QF			•	◦	•	•			•		•							QF	•		◦
Indiana	Big Ten	49	44	29	22	17	8																16		RU	16	RU	QF	RU	QF	CH	CH	RU	16		16	CH	SF	QF	SF	QF	16	RU	•	QF	SF	CH	CH	SF	RU	16	CH	CH	•	16	•	QF	16	16	16	CH	◦	•	16	16	RU	SF	16	RU	16	RU	QF	16
Virginia	ACC	44	30	20	13	9	7											•										16		16	16	SF	QF	•	•	16	QF	CHᴛ	QF	CH	CH	CH	CH	SF	•	RU	QF	QF	QF	•	•	16	QF	16	SF	•	•	CH	◦	◦	•	SF	CH	•	16	•	16	RU			•	16	16
UCLA	Big Ten	49	35	22	14	9	4										16		RU	QF	RU	RU	SF	16	16	QF			16			•	SF	CH	16	QF	16	QF	CH	QF	16	•	SF	16	•	CH	16	SF	•	16	CH	QF	16	•	RU	•	◦	QF	QF	SF	•	16	RU	•	•		◦			•	16	•	◦
Maryland	Big Ten	41	28	19	14	7	4	QF	RU	QF	RU	SF	16			16	CHᴛ	SF	•						•										•								16	16	16	16	SF	•		•	SF	SF	SF	CH	16	16	CH	QF	QF	16	SF	RU	•	QF	•	◦	CH	•	•	◦	•		•
Clemson	ACC	37	30	17	10	6	4														16	SF	16	16	SF	QF	SF	RU		16	16	•	CH	16		CH			•	•		16		16		QF	QF		16	QF	QF	◦		SF	16							◦	16	RU	QF	•		QF	16	CH	•	CH	16
San Francisco	West Coast	31	23	17	7	6	4	QF		QF		QF		QF	CH	16	16	RU	16	SF		QF	QF	CH	CH	RU	CH	QF	CH	16	QF	QF	16		•	•				•		QF	16										◦	◦	◦		◦									•
Stanford	ACC	22	17	11	7	5	3				QF																16													•	•					•	RU	•	QF	SF	RU							16				16	•	CH	CH	CH	QF	SF	16		16	QF	16
Michigan State	Big Ten	20	13	10	7	4	2				SF	16	RU	RU	SF	CHᴛ	CHᴛ	16																																•			◦			◦	•	•	16		•	QF	QF		◦	QF	SF
North Carolina	ACC	31	19	14	9	3	2										•																			SF	16		16	16		16	•					•	QF	CH	•	•	◦	QF	•		RU	SF	SF	CH	QF	•	QF	16	SF	SF	•		SF	•	◦	QF	◦
UConn	Big East	36	23	15	6	2	2		SF						16						•	•	QF	16	QF		QF	16	QF	CH	SF	SF	16	16		16	•	•									•	SF	CH	•	QF	•	•	16	◦	QF	16	◦	•	QF	QF	QF		•			•
Akron	Big East	32	19	8	6	4	1								16	QF	16		16	16				16	16							16	•	•	RU												•			◦	◦	16	◦	QF		•	16	RU	CH	16	16	•	◦	SF	•	SF	RU			◦	•		•
Santa Clara	West Coast	21	11	8	5	3	1															16					QF	16										CHᴛ	•	RU		•		QF	•	•	SF	RU		•		SF	◦	•	QF	16			◦					•						•
Duke	ACC	31	16	7	5	3	1														•								16	•	RU	16		•	CH	•		•			SF	•	16	RU			•	16	16		◦		SF	•	QF	◦	◦	16	•	•						16	16			16	QF	•	•
Wake Forest	ACC	28	18	10	6	2	1																														•	16	•	•								16		•	16	•	16	16	SF	CH	SF	SF		•	•	16	◦	QF	RU	QF	16	SF	QF	16	◦	•	QF
SIU Edwardsville	Ohio Valley	17	12	10	4	2	1											16	QF	QF		QF	QF	RU	QF	SF	QF	CH	•	•	SF																																•		16							◦	◦
St. John's	Big East	22	12	6	4	2	1																																		•	•	•	•	CH	16	QF	16	16	SF	16	RU	QF	16	•		SF	•		•	◦	•						16		•
Howard	Northeast	11	9	6	4	2	1				QF	16							SF	CH	SF		CH	SF	16	•			16								RU	QF								•
Navy	Patriot	12	7	5	4	2	1					RU	CH	SF	QF	SF		•	16	16			•														•																									•									◦
Notre Dame	ACC	24	13	6	3	2	1																														•					•	•		16					◦	•	16	•	16	QF	QF	•	•	•		16	CH	16	16	16	•	QF	◦		SF		RU
Georgetown	Big East	15	9	5	3	2	1																																				•			16													•		RU	16	QF	16		•	16	CH	QF	SF	•	•	•
UC Santa Barbara	Big West	15	8	3	2	2	1																																												•	16	RU	•	CH	16	•	16	•	16		•		16				QF		◦			•
Marshall	Sun Belt	6	5	2	2	2	1																																																													16	CH	•	16	16	RU
Hartwick	D3	25	20	14	7	1	1				QF		16				QF	QF	SF	QF		QF	SF	16	SF	CH	•	16	SF			16	SF	SF	QF	16		•				QF		16										◦									◦	◦
West Chester	D2	8	7	5	3	1	1	SF	SF	CH		QF		16		16	QF	•
Syracuse	ACC	9	5	2	2	1	1																										•																												16		16	SF	16		•	•			CH	•
Vermont	America East	14	5	3	1	1	1																	•		•	•			16								QF	•										•							•								◦	•					◦	QF	16	CH
Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	5	2	1	1	1																							16										16		QF	•	CH																		•				16
Creighton	Big East	26	18	12	6	1	-																																		16	•	16	•	SF	16	QF	•	RU	◦	SF	QF	16	QF	◦	16	QF		•	SF	SF	◦	QF	QF	16					•	SF
Rutgers	Big Ten	18	11	6	4	1	-		QF	SF																						16				QF		SF	RU	16		•	SF		16	•		•		16		•			◦					16				•							◦
Bridgeport	D2	12	6	5	2	1	-	RU		SF		QF	QF		QF	16		•		•		•	•	•	•
South Carolina	Sun Belt	22	11	4	2	1	-																					16						QF	•	16	SF	QF	16		•	RU	•	16		16	16		•	•	◦		◦	◦					16	◦				•	•
LIU	Northeast	18	8	4	2	1	-					16		16	RU	SF				•	16	•				•				QF	QF			•	16																		◦											◦			◦			•		◦	◦
Alabama A&M	no team	5	4	3	2	1	-																						SF	RU	•	QF	16
Columbia	Ivy League	14	11	2	2	1	-												16								16	SF	16	16	16	RU	16	16				16	16	•		•																								•
Ohio State	Big Ten	12	5	2	2	1	-																																										•	◦			16	◦		RU	•	•	16				•	16							•		SF
New Mexico	no team	12	5	2	2	1	-																																											•	•		16	RU	•	◦		◦	◦	16	16	SF			•
Charlotte	American	18	2	2	2	1	-																																	•	•		•		SF	•												◦		RU	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	◦		•	◦
Louisville	ACC	15	7	5	1	1	-																																																	•	◦	◦	RU	QF	QF	•	16		QF	QF	•	16		◦	◦	•
Washington	Big Ten	29	16	4	1	1	-														16	16			16		16				•							•			16			•	16	16	•	16	16	•		16	◦		•	•					•	QF	16		16	◦	◦	QF	QF	RU	•		•
American	Patriot	9	5	3	1	1	-																				•	QF					16	RU												QF				16	•		•																•
San Diego	West Coast	17	7	2	1	1	-																																16		RU	16	•	•			16	•	16	•	◦	•						•			QF		•								◦	◦	16
FIU	American	13	3	1	1	1	-																																	•			•		RU	•				◦	•	16	◦											◦		•				•	16	•
San Diego State	WAC	8	3	1	1	1	-											16												QF	16					RU	•	•																◦	◦										◦
Brown	Ivy League	27	19	9	4	-	-					QF		QF			SF	16	16	16	16	SF	16	SF	16	SF	16																QF	QF		•	•	16	QF			◦		•	•	•		•	16	16	•
Harvard	Ivy League	16	9	7	4	-	-										•	SF	QF	SF	QF		•										QF		SF	SF							•		16					◦					•	◦	•	16
Army	Patriot	12	6	5	4	-	-					SF	SF	SF	SF	16	QF		•	•	•	•		•																					•
SMU	ACC	36	26	14	2	-	-																					16	16			•	16	QF	QF	16	QF	16	QF	QF	QF		16	QF	•	QF	•	16	SF	QF	16	◦	16	SF	•	•			QF	•	◦			16		16	◦	QF			•	16	QF
Jefferson	D2	16	12	8	2	-	-											16	QF			•	QF	QF	QF	QF	SF	•	16	SF	QF	•	•				16	16
Pittsburgh	ACC	8	6	5	2	-	-				QF			16																																																						•	SF	QF	SF	◦	QF
Portland	West Coast	19	7	3	2	-	-																														SF	16	•	16	•	•		SF				•		16	•	•	•			◦		16							◦		•			•	QF	•
Denver	Summit	13	3	3	2	-	-												QF																																						◦		◦			◦	◦	•	SF		•	◦		•	•	•	SF
Evansville	Missouri Valley	12	6	2	2	-	-																								16		16	SF	16	•	16	•	SF	•	•				•																												◦
Penn State	Big Ten	35	23	7	1	-	-												16	QF	16	16	•	•	•	16	•	SF	QF	16	16		16	QF	QF		•	•			16	16	16	•			16	QF		16	QF		•	16				•	16			16	•					•	16	•
San Jose State	WAC	14	11	6	1	-	-					16	QF		16	QF	SF	QF	16	16	QF		16		QF																						•		•			◦
Fresno State	no team	14	7	3	1	-	-														16										•		•	•	SF	•	QF	16	16	16		•	•		QF		•
NC State	ACC	17	6	3	1	-	-																							•		•	•	•	16	•			SF	QF	QF		16									◦		•				•								◦	•	◦					16
West Virginia	Sun Belt	17	5	3	1	-	-								16		•			•	•	•								QF											•													•	•	16			•	•							•	•		QF		SF	•
Cal State Fullerton	Big West	10	4	3	1	-	-																	QF											•							SF	QF		16		•		•														◦	◦		◦
Cornell	Ivy League	12	6	2	1	-	-													16	SF		16	QF	•	16			•															•	•																◦										16		•
Providence	Big East	12	5	2	1	-	-																									16																						•	◦	◦			•	•		•	SF		QF			16		16			•
Virginia Tech	ACC	10	5	2	1	-	-																																													•		•	◦	SF									QF	•	16	16	16	•
Michigan	Big Ten	9	4	2	1	-	-																																													QF	•				16		SF		•					•	•	16					•
Oregon State	West Coast	9	2	2	1	-	-																																												◦	◦											•				•		•	QF	•	SF	◦
UMass	Atlantic 10	6	2	2	1	-	-																																											•						SF	◦									◦			•				QF
Princeton	Ivy League	12	2	1	1	-	-																			•		16										•				SF		•				•		•								◦	◦								◦			◦			◦
Springfield	D3	2	2	1	1	-	-				SF	16
UMBC	America East	5	1	1	1	-	-																																									•											•		•	•	SF
Davidson	Atlantic 10	2	1	1	1	-	-																																		SF											◦
CCNY	D3	1	1	1	1	-	-	SF
California	ACC	20	9	4	-	-	-		QF																	16				•		•		•	•										•					◦	16	•	•	QF	16	•	16		QF			QF	16			◦		◦
Fairleigh Dickinson	Northeast	18	10	3	-	-	-					16	16			16	16						•	16							•	QF	QF				16	•												QF	•	◦					◦				16							◦			◦
South Florida	American	22	6	3	-	-	-											16	•	•		16		•							•														•	QF	•			•				•		16	QF	•	◦	QF	•	◦		•	◦			◦			•
James Madison	Sun Belt	16	5	3	-	-	-															•			•																•	•	QF	QF	•				•	◦				◦						16			◦				QF	◦	•			16
Penn	Ivy League	12	4	3	-	-	-											QF	•	16	QF	QF				•																									•						◦		•			◦									•		•
Trinity (CT)	D3	4	4	3	-	-	-						QF	QF		QF	16
Air Force	WAC	14	9	2	-	-	-						16	16			QF	16			16					16								16							•	QF				•															◦					◦	16		•
William & Mary	CAA	16	8	2	-	-	-																						QF			16				•					16	•		16	QF	•	16	•	•		16						•		16			◦				◦
Cleveland State	Horizon	10	8	2	-	-	-											QF	16				16	16		QF	16	16	16																																◦										◦
Seton Hall	Big East	13	7	2	-	-	-																												16	16	QF		•	16	16									16	◦	◦	◦	•															QF		◦
Dartmouth	Ivy League	18	6	2	-	-	-						16													•	•												QF		QF					16			•				◦	•		◦	16	◦	16	◦			•	•	•	•
Boston College	ACC	15	5	2	-	-	-																								16								•										•	◦	QF		16			•	•	16	◦	•	◦			QF	•			•
Tulsa	American	13	5	2	-	-	-																																	•												•	QF			•	•	QF	•		16		◦	•	◦					16	16
Loyola (MD)	Patriot	9	4	2	-	-	-																												QF	QF						16								16	◦					•	•	◦												◦
Northwestern	Big Ten	9	4	2	-	-	-																																														•		QF	•	QF	16		◦	16	◦	◦
East Stroudsburg	D2	3	2	2	-	-	-						QF	QF						•
Boston University	Patriot	16	7	1	-	-	-																						16					QF	16		16		16	•		16	16	•	•	•							•			◦	•							◦								◦
UNC Greensboro	SoCon	12	6	1	-	-	-																																			•	•	•	•		16						16	16	16		16		◦										◦		QF
Temple	American	7	6	1	-	-	-								QF	16	16					•			16		16							16
Kentucky	Sun Belt	14	5	1	-	-	-																																									•	16	•		•									◦		◦	◦	•		QF	•	16	16	16	•
George Mason	Atlantic 10	11	4	1	-	-	-																								QF		•	16	16	•		•	•						16										◦		•					•
Yale	Ivy League	8	4	1	-	-	-															16													•			16		QF								16						◦														◦				•
Rhode Island	Atlantic 10	13	3	1	-	-	-														•				•	16		QF																•	•			•	16			◦		◦	•												◦	◦
Adelphi	D2	10	3	1	-	-	-					16						•							•		•									QF	•		16	•	•														◦
Furman	SoCon	12	3	1	-	-	-																																	16		•						QF	•	◦	16					•				◦			•	◦			•						•
UIC	Missouri Valley	8	3	1	-	-	-																																									•	16						•	QF	16								◦	◦	◦
Colgate	Patriot	8	3	1	-	-	-	QF							16																																									◦	◦			◦					◦	16	•
Cortland	D3	3	3	1	-	-	-		QF				16		16
Ohio	no team	3	3	1	-	-	-							16						16	QF
VCU	Atlantic 10	9	2	1	-	-	-																																							•	•	•			•	16	QF								•	◦				•
St. Francis Brooklyn	no team	10	2	1	-	-	-																•		16	•	QF				•																															◦	◦		◦	◦			•
UAB	American	8	2	1	-	-	-																																				•					QF	•	16					◦					•	◦		◦
Hartford	D3	4	2	1	-	-	-																																	16	•				QF			•
Saint Mary's	West Coast	4	2	1	-	-	-																																																			◦		QF							16	•
Brooklyn College	D3	3	2	1	-	-	-		QF																												16		•
NYU	D3	3	2	1	-	-	-			QF								16			•
Brockport	D3	2	2	1	-	-	-			QF							16
Loyola Marymount	West Coast	9	1	1	-	-	-																																											◦	•	•	•					◦				◦						◦	•			QF
Charleston	CAA	5	1	1	-	-	-																																				QF	•	•								•						•
Bradley	Missouri Valley	7	1	1	-	-	-																																										•		◦			◦		QF			◦	•		•
Fordham	Atlantic 10	6	1	1	-	-	-																																						•																		◦		◦	QF			•				◦
Drake	Missouri Valley	3	1	1	-	-	-																																																		◦	QF						•
Buffalo State	D3	2	1	1	-	-	-									QF			•
Williams	D3	1	1	1	-	-	-	QF
Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	17	5	-	-	-	-																																		16			•						◦	•	16	◦	◦					◦	•	16	16	•	•	•	16		•	•
Bowling Green	Missouri Valley	8	4	-	-	-	-														16	16																			•			•	16	16																							◦	•
Butler	Big East	9	3	-	-	-	-																																					16		•	16			◦								•	•						•	16		◦
New Hampshire	America East	8	3	-	-	-	-																																				•																							16	◦	•	•	16	•	16
UC Irvine	Big West	7	3	-	-	-	-																																																		16	•		•		16	16				•					◦
Western Michigan	Missouri Valley	5	3	-	-	-	-																																													◦														16					16	16	•
Colorado College	D3	3	3	-	-	-	-								16	16								16
Old Dominion	Sun Belt	14	2	-	-	-	-																															•		•											•	•	•	•	16	16			•	•	◦	•	•			•
UCF	Sun Belt	9	2	-	-	-	-																																												◦	◦	•						•	•							•	16	16			•
Hofstra	CAA	9	2	-	-	-	-										•																																				•	◦	•									•						16	◦	16	•
UNLV	WAC	6	2	-	-	-	-																									16	•	16		16	•																										◦		•
Appalachian State	no team	4	2	-	-	-	-																	•		16	16		•
Marquette	Big East	4	2	-	-	-	-																																							•															•	16							16
Chico State	D2	2	2	-	-	-	-													16			16
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	9	1	-	-	-	-																																							•		•										◦										•	16	◦	◦	•	•
Bucknell	Patriot	8	1	-	-	-	-																16	•	•																														•			•	◦				◦										◦
George Washington	Atlantic 10	6	1	-	-	-	-																•			•	•											16													◦		•
Seattle	WAC	7	1	-	-	-	-																																																							•		16		•		•		◦		◦	◦
Northern Illinois	Missouri Valley	4	1	-	-	-	-															16																																	•					•										•
Cal State Northridge	Big West	7	1	-	-	-	-																																												◦	•	◦	16							◦	•			◦
Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10	3	1	-	-	-	-								16					•	•
Oneonta	D3	3	1	-	-	-	-															16	•	•
Lafayette	Patriot	5	1	-	-	-	-																																					16			•					◦		◦							◦
Lehigh	Patriot	5	1	-	-	-	-																																										•		◦				16									◦				◦
Xavier	Big East	5	1	-	-	-	-																																																				◦	◦	•		16									◦
Lipscomb	ASUN	5	1	-	-	-	-																																																											◦	16			◦	•	◦
Drexel	CAA	4	1	-	-	-	-					16									•																																								◦	◦
Kansas City	Summit	4	1	-	-	-	-																																											•		◦					◦																16
Dayton	Atlantic 10	4	1	-	-	-	-																																																		◦							•								◦	16
Middlebury	D3	2	1	-	-	-	-							16					•
Towson	no team	2	1	-	-	-	-																																											•					16
Eastern Illinois	Ohio Valley	2	1	-	-	-	-																							SF	•	16
Albany	America East	2	1	-	-	-	-																																																										16	•
Franklin & Marshall	D3	1	1	-	-	-	-						16
Baltimore	no team	1	1	-	-	-	-							16
Ithaca	D3	1	1	-	-	-	-							16
North Texas	no team	1	1	-	-	-	-																								16
Central Connecticut	Northeast	1	1	-	-	-	-																																																	16
Milwaukee	Horizon	10	-	-	-	-	-																					•	•										•											◦	•	•	•	•								◦							◦
Monmouth	CAA	6	-	-	-	-	-																																																◦			•	◦	•			◦						•
Delaware	CAA	5	-	-	-	-	-										•		•																																									•		◦			◦
UNC Wilmington	CAA	4	-	-	-	-	-																																																			•					•			•	◦
Pacific	West Coast	3	-	-	-	-	-																																																										•	•	•
Oakland	Horizon	8	-	-	-	-	-																																												◦	◦				•	◦		◦				•	◦						◦
Elon	CAA	5	-	-	-	-	-																																																					◦	◦	•		•							◦
Rider	MAAC	6	-	-	-	-	-																																							•	•																	◦	◦		◦					◦
Robert Morris	Horizon	4	-	-	-	-	-																																			•	•											◦																			◦
UC Davis	Big West	4	-	-	-	-	-																																																	◦	•											•					◦
High Point	Big South	4	-	-	-	-	-																																																												◦		•		•	◦
Richmond	no team	3	-	-	-	-	-																																•								•				◦
Cal Poly	Big West	3	-	-	-	-	-																																					•													•							◦
Southern Connecticut	D2	2	-	-	-	-	-											•		•
Memphis	American	4	-	-	-	-	-																																			•											◦																		◦	•
Northeastern	CAA	2	-	-	-	-	-																																												•										•
Gardner–Webb	Big South	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																•																		•
Sacramento State	Big West	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																			•	•
Winthrop	Big South	6	-	-	-	-	-																																												◦				◦		◦	◦			•			◦
Loyola Chicago	Atlantic 10	5	-	-	-	-	-																																																◦		◦			◦					•			◦
Fairfield	MAAC	4	-	-	-	-	-																																																•		◦			◦						◦
Florida Gulf Coast	ASUN	4	-	-	-	-	-																																																					◦	◦		◦		•
Green Bay	Horizon	3	-	-	-	-	-																									•																										◦														◦
Cincinnati	no team	3	-	-	-	-	-																																								•					◦			◦
Saint Peter's	MAAC	3	-	-	-	-	-																																													•				◦			◦
Stony Brook	CAA	3	-	-	-	-	-																																															•				◦		◦
Campbell	CAA	3	-	-	-	-	-																																																	◦											◦	•		◦
Georgia State	Sun Belt	3	-	-	-	-	-																																																					◦							◦			•
Omaha	Summit	3	-	-	-	-	-																																																											◦			•			◦
Grand Canyon	WAC	3	-	-	-	-	-																																																												◦		•	◦
Binghamton	America East	2	-	-	-	-	-																																													•			◦
Jacksonville	ASUN	2	-	-	-	-	-																																								16										•												◦
Villanova	Big East	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																										◦					•
California Baptist	WAC	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																																◦	•
Montclair State	D3	1	-	-	-	-	-											•
RPI	D3	1	-	-	-	-	-											•
WPI	D3	1	-	-	-	-	-												•
La Salle	Atlantic 10	1	-	-	-	-	-																				•
Illinois State	no team	1	-	-	-	-	-																																•
Detroit Mercy	Horizon	1	-	-	-	-	-																																						•
Charleston Southern	no team	1	-	-	-	-	-																																							•
IU Indy	Horizon	1	-	-	-	-	-																																										•
Wright State	Horizon	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																													•
Western Illinois	Ohio Valley	6	-	-	-	-	-																																														◦	◦	◦			◦		◦	◦
Mercer	SoCon	6	-	-	-	-	-																																											◦															◦	◦		◦		◦		◦
Marist	MAAC	3	-	-	-	-	-																																														◦	◦																◦
East Tennessee State	SoCon	3	-	-	-	-	-																																																				◦			◦			◦
Gonzaga	West Coast	2	-	-	-	-	-																																											◦						◦
Stetson	ASUN	2	-	-	-	-	-																																															◦				◦
Liberty	Ohio Valley	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																	◦				◦
Quinnipiac	MAAC	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																							◦									◦
North Florida	ASUN	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																									◦									◦
Radford	Big South	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																									◦	◦
Central Arkansas	ASUN	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																											◦	◦
UC Riverside	Big West	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																												◦				◦
Iona	MAAC	2	-	-	-	-	-																																																													◦					◦
Holy Cross	Patriot	1	-	-	-	-	-																																												◦
DePaul	Big East	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																	◦
Wofford	SoCon	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																			◦
Cal State Bakersfield	Big West	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																					◦
Niagara	MAAC	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																						◦
Utah Valley	WAC	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																									◦
Presbyterian	Big South	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																											◦
NJIT	America East	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																													◦
Bryant	America East	1	-	-	-	-	-																																																																	◦

Highest attendances

The highest recorded attendance for championship games are listed below:^[4]

22,512 – Saint Louis (5) vs. SIU Edwardsville (1), Busch Stadium, St. Louis Oct. 30 1980
21,319 – Wisconsin (1) vs. Portland (0) / Duke (3) vs. Virginia (2), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA semifinals) Dec. 8, 1995
20,874 – St. John's (NY) (4) vs. FIU (1), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA final) Dec. 15, 1996
20,703 – Wisconsin (2) vs. Duke (0), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA final) Dec. 10, 1995
20,269 – St. John's (NY) (2) vs. Creighton (1) / FIU (4) vs. Charlotte (0), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA semifinals) Dec. 13, 1996
20,143 – UCLA (2) vs. Virginia (0), Richmond, Virginia (NCAA final) Dec. 14, 1997
20,112 – Saint Louis (1) vs. SIU Edwardsville (0), Busch Stadium, St. Louis Nov. 9, 1973

Numbers in parentheses indicate goals scored by participating teams.

References

^ Elchlepp, Kimberly (November 10, 2022). "ESPN Platforms Present Full NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship for First Time". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
^ "DI Men's College Soccer Rankings – NCAA Men's Soccer RPI". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ Men's Soccer - Championship history Archived 2022-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at NCAA
^ "Men's Soccer Attendance Records" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2017.

External links

Official website

[UConn-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The University of Connecticut did not adopt "UConn" as its sole athletic brand until 2013.

[liu-5] This team represented the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. In 2019, LIU merged the Brooklyn athletic program with the NCAA Division II program of its Post campus. The merged men's soccer team, which now plays as the LIU Sharks, inherited the history and records of the Brooklyn program.

[wea-6] Title game was suspended due to bad weather conditions, with both teams sharing the title.

[shared-7] Title shared after the game ended in a tie, with no extra time played.

[disqual-8] Disqualified at a later time so the title was declared vacated.

[Jefferson-9] The "Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science", known for sports purposes as "Philadelphia Textile", changed its name to 'Philadelphia University' (PhilaU) in 1999. In 2017, PhilaU merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a healthcare-only institution also in Philadelphia that had no athletic program. The merged university adopted the Thomas Jefferson name and inherited the PhilaU athletic program, which now competes as "Jefferson".

[10] The University of North Carolina at Charlotte did not adopt its current athletic brand name of "Charlotte" until 2000.

[wea-11] Title game was suspended due to bad weather conditions, with both teams sharing the title.

[noextra-12] Title shared after the final ended in a tie, with no extra time played.

[1] Elchlepp, Kimberly (November 10, 2022). "ESPN Platforms Present Full NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship for First Time". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

[2] "DI Men's College Soccer Rankings – NCAA Men's Soccer RPI". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

[3] Men's Soccer - Championship history Archived 2022-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at NCAA

[13] "Men's Soccer Attendance Records" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2017.

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