NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament
Organizing body | NCAA |
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Founded | 1972 |
Region | United States |
Number of teams | 40 |
Current champion(s) | Franklin Pierce (3rd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Southern Connecticut (6 titles) |
Website | ncaa.com/soccer |
The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II College soccer program in the United States. It has been played annually since 1972; prior to that, all teams competed in a single class.[1]
The most successful program has been Southern Connecticut State, with six national titles.
Franklin Pierce are the two-time defending champions, winning their third national title in 2023. In a rematch of the 2022 final, the Ravens defeated CSU Pueblo in the final, 4–0, which was rematch of the 2022 final.
Format
[edit]The Division II tournament is structured around four unbalanced Super Regionals from the eight NCAA regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West). At least two and as many as six teams from each region are selected with no automatic qualifiers given. The selection criteria used is similar to that used in Division I, although one difference is that the RPI is replaced with the Quality of Winning Percentage Index, a more subjective measure. In 2016, the tournament field consisted of a 38-team, single-elimination tournament.
The first two rounds are played on campus sites with the highest seed usually hosting the regional semis and finals. The winners of each region meet in the third round and/or quarterfinals, with the host being determined by specific criteria or, failing that, geographical rotation. The final two rounds are played at a predetermined site. The 2016 semifinals and final, for example, were held at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri and hosted by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Kansas City Sports Commission.[2]
Results
[edit]Year by year
[edit]- Keys
- (a.e.t.) – match went to extra time
- (p) – match result defined on penalties
Ed. | Year | Host city | Championship | Third place match / Semifinalists | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | |||||
1 |
1972 | Edwardsville, IL | SIU Edwardsville (1) | 1–0 |
Oneonta State | Chico State and Baltimore [n 1] | ||||
2 |
1973 | Springfield, MA | UMSL (1) | 3–0 |
Cal State FU | Adelphi | 1–0
|
Baltimore | ||
3 |
1974 | St. Louis, MO | Adelphi (1) | 3–2 |
Seattle Pacific | UDC | 5–3 |
Eastern Illinois | ||
4 |
1975 | Seattle, WA | Baltimore (1) | 3–1
|
Seattle Pacific | Adelphi | 9–1
|
UW–Green Bay | ||
5 |
1976 | Seattle, WA | Loyola Maryland (1) | 2–0
|
New Haven | Chico State | 2–2 (4–2 p)
|
UMSL | ||
6 |
1977 | University Park, FL | Alabama A&M (1) | 2–1 |
Seattle Pacific | New Haven | 2–2 (5–3 p)
|
UW–Green Bay | ||
7 |
1978 | University Park, FL | Seattle Pacific (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Alabama A&M | Eastern Illinois | 2–1 |
Southern Connecticut | ||
8 |
1979 | University Park, FL | Alabama A&M (2) | 2–0
|
Eastern Illinois | Seattle Pacific | 1–0 (a.e.t.)
|
Southern Connecticut | ||
9 |
1980 | University Park, FL | Lock Haven (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.)
|
FIU | Cal State Chico | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
|
Southern Connecticut | ||
10 |
1981 | New Haven, CT | Tampa (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.)
|
Cal State LA | Southern Connecticut | 3–1
|
UMSL | ||
11 |
1982 | University Park, FL | FIU (1) | 2–1 |
Southern Connecticut | UMSL and Oakland [n 2] | ||||
12 |
1983 | Tampa, FL | Seattle Pacific (2) | 1–0
|
Tampa | Oakland and Southern Connecticut | ||||
13 |
1984 | Seattle, WA | FIU (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.)
|
Seattle Pacific | New Haven and UMSL | ||||
14 |
1985 | University Park, FL | Seattle Pacific (3) | 3–2
|
FIU | NYIT and Davis & Elkins | ||||
15 |
1986 | Seattle, WA | Seattle Pacific (4) | 4–1
|
Oakland | Bridgeport and Davis & Elkins | ||||
16 |
1987 | Tampa, FL | Southern Connecticut (1) | 2–0
|
Cal State NO | UMSL and Tampa | ||||
17 |
1988 | Northridge, CA | Florida Tech (1) | 3–2
|
Cal State NO | Southern Connecticut and Oakland | ||||
18 |
1989 | Greensboro, NC | SNHU (1) | 3–1
|
UNC Greensboro | Cal State Hayward and Gannon | ||||
19 |
1990 | Melbourne, FL | Southern Connecticut (2) | 0–0 (4–3 p)
|
Seattle Pacific | Gannon and Florida Tech | ||||
20 |
1991 | Melbourne, FL | Florida Tech (2) | 5–1
|
Sonoma State | Cal Poly Pomona[n 3] and Franklin Pierce | ||||
21 |
1992 | Tampa, FL | Southern Connecticut (3) | 1–0
|
Tampa | Oakland and Seattle Pacific | ||||
22 |
1993 | Melbourne, FL | Seattle Pacific (5) | 1–0
|
Southern Connecticut | Florida Tech and Gannon | ||||
23 |
1994 | Tampa, FL | Tampa (2) | 3–0 (a.e.t.)
|
Oakland | Seattle Pacific and Southern Connecticut | ||||
24 |
1995 | Spartanburg, SC | Southern Connecticut (4) | 2–0
|
USC Spartanburg | Mercyhurst and Cal State Bakersfield | ||||
25 |
1996 | Phoenix, AZ | Grand Canyon (1) | 3–1
|
Oakland | Lynn and Southern Connecticut | ||||
26 |
1997 | Boca Raton, FL | Cal State Bakersfield (1) | 1–0
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Lynn | Truman State and Southern Connecticut | ||||
27 |
1998 | Spartanburg, SC | Southern Connecticut (5) | 1–0
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USC Spartanburg | Mercyhurst and Seattle Pacific | ||||
28 |
1999 | Miami Shores, FL | Southern Connecticut (6) | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
|
Fort Lewis | Charleston (WV) and Barry | ||||
29 |
2000 | Miami Shores, FL | Cal State DH (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
|
Barry | East Stroudsburg and Lewis | ||||
30 |
2001 | Tampa, FL | Tampa (3) | 2–1
|
Cal State DH | Dowling and SIU Edwardsville | ||||
31 |
2002 | Virginia Beach, VA | Sonoma State (1) | 4–3
|
SNHU | Central Arkansas and Mercyhurst | ||||
32 |
2003 | Virginia Beach, VA | Lynn (1) | 2–1
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Chico State | Findlay and Dowling | ||||
33 |
2004 | Wichita Falls, TX | Seattle (1) | 2–1
|
SIU Edwardsville | UNC Pembroke and Dowling | ||||
34 |
2005 | Wichita Falls, TX | Fort Lewis (1) | 3–1
|
Franklin Pierce | Lynn and SIU Edwardsville | ||||
35 |
2006 | Pensacola, FL | Dowling (1) | 1–0
|
Fort Lewis | Lincoln Memorial and West Florida | ||||
36 |
2007 | Orange Beach, AL | Franklin Pierce (1) | 1–0
|
Lincoln Memorial | Montevallo and Midwestern State | ||||
37 |
2008 | Tampa, FL | Cal State DH (2) | 3–0
|
Dowling | Tampa and Northern Kentucky | ||||
38 |
2009 | Tampa, FL | Fort Lewis (2) | 1–0
|
Lees-McRae | Le Moyne and Lewis | ||||
39 |
2010 | Louisville, KY | Northern Kentucky (1) | 3–2
|
Rollins | Dowling and Midwestern State | ||||
40 |
2011 | Pensacola, FL | Fort Lewis (3) | 3–2
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Lynn | Franklin Pierce and Millersville | ||||
41 |
2012 | Evans, GA | Lynn (2) | 3–2
|
Saginaw Valley State | Simon Fraser and Mercyhurst | ||||
42 |
2013 | Evans, GA | SNHU (2) | 2–1
|
Carson–Newman | Rockhurst and Simon Fraser | ||||
43 |
2014 | Louisville, KY | Lynn (3) | 3–2
|
Charleston (WV) | Colorado Mesa and Quincy | ||||
44 |
2015 | Pensacola, FL | Pfeiffer (1) | 4–0
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Cal Poly PO | Charleston (WV) and Rockhurst | ||||
45 |
2016 | Kansas, MO]] | Wingate (1) | 2–0
|
Charleston (WV) | Rockhurst and UC San Diego | ||||
46 |
2017 | Kansas, MO | Charleston (WV) (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.)
|
Lynn | Cal Poly Pomona and Rockhurst | ||||
47 |
2018 | Pittsburgh, PA | Barry (1) | 2–1
|
West Chester | Cal Poly Pomona and Fort Hays State | ||||
48 |
2019 | Pittsburgh, PA | Charleston (WV) (2) | 2–0
|
Cal State LA | Indianapolis and Lynn | ||||
– |
2020 | – | (tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) |
– | ||||||
49 |
2021 | Colorado Sp, CO | Cal State LA (1) | 1–0
|
Charleston (WV) | Indianapolis and Nova Southeastern | ||||
50 |
2022 | Seattle, WA | Franklin Pierce (2) | 2–0
|
CSU Pueblo | Barry and Lake Erie | ||||
51 |
2023 | East Ridge, TN | Franklin Pierce (3) | 4–0 | CSU Pueblo | Florida Tech and Lewis | ||||
52 |
2024 | East Ridge, TN | ||||||||
53 |
2025 | Matthews, NC |
- Notes
Champions
[edit]Team | Titles | Years |
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Southern Connecticut | 6
|
1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 |
Seattle Pacific | 5
|
1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 |
Franklin Pierce | 3
|
2007, 2022, 2023 |
Lynn | 2003, 2012, 2014 | |
Fort Lewis | 2005, 2009, 2013 | |
Tampa | 1981, 1994, 2001 | |
Cal State (DH) | 2
|
2000, 2008 |
Charleston (WV) | 2017, 2019 | |
Florida Tech | 1988, 1991 | |
SNHU | 1989, 2013 | |
Adelphi | 1
|
1974 |
Barry | 2018 | |
Cal State (LA) | 2021 | |
Lock Haven | 1980 | |
UMSL | 1973 | |
Sonoma State | 2002 | |
Wingate | 2016 |
Finals hosting history
[edit]From 1982 through 2002, the highest seeded finalist or semifinalist school was designated as the host for the finals. The University of Tampa has hosted the finals seven times, more than any other school. Florida International is the only school to have hosted four championships in a row. The championship final has been played in the state of Florida on 22 occasions, 18 more time than any other state. On seven occasions the host team has won the championship.
- Key
- Schools in italics are no longer Division II members.
- Venues: number of matches hosted, indicated in brackets
- Years in bold indicate when the host school won championship
Former programs
[edit]Team | Titles | Years |
---|---|---|
Alabama A&M | 2
|
1977, 1979 |
FIU | 1982, 1984 | |
Baltimore | 1
|
1975 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 1997 | |
Dowling | 2006 | |
Grand Canyon | 1996 | |
Loyola Maryland | 1976 | |
Northern Kentucky | 2010 | |
Pfeiffer | 2015 | |
Seattle | 2004 | |
SIU Edwardsville | 1972 |
Schools ranked by number of appearances
[edit]Schools indicated in pink no longer compete in Division II.
Rank | School | App. |
---|---|---|
1 | Seattle Pacific | 35 |
2 | Southern Connecticut | 31 |
3 | Tampa | 24 |
4 | SNHU (N.H. College) | 22 |
5 | East Stroudsburg | 19 |
6 | Franklin Pierce | 19 |
7 | UMSL | 17 |
8 | Lynn | 15 |
Mercyhurst | ||
Rollins | ||
9 | Oakland | 14 |
10 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 13 |
Dowling |
Former Division II Champions now in Division I
[edit]Source: [5]
Conference affiliations are current for the upcoming 2022 NCAA men's soccer season.
School | Championship | Year moved | Current Conference |
---|---|---|---|
SIU Edwardsville | 1972 | 1973, 2008[a] | Missouri Valley Conference[b] |
Loyola (Maryland) | 1976 | 1979 | Patriot League |
Alabama A&M | 1977, 1979 | 1999 | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
FIU (Florida International) | 1982, 1984 | 1987 | American Athletic Conference[c] |
Grand Canyon | 1996 | 2013 | Western Athletic Conference |
CSU Bakersfield | 1997 | 2006 | Big West Conference |
Seattle | 2004 | 2008 | Western Athletic Conference |
Northern Kentucky | 2010 | 2012 | Horizon League |
- ^ SIUE returned to Division II from 1996 through 2007.
- ^ SIUE is a full member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which sponsors soccer for women only.
- ^ FIU is a full member of Conference USA, which discontinued men's soccer after the 2021 season.
- In addition to the above schools, Alabama A&M moved to Division I after winning Division II titles in 1977 and 1979. However, it discontinued its men's soccer program after the 2010 season.[6]
- Adelphi also moved to Division I in 1976, after winning the Division II title in 1974, but returned to Division II in 2013.[7]
See also
[edit]- List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
- NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament appearances by school
- NCAA men's soccer tournaments (Division I, Division III)
- NCAA women's soccer tournaments (Division I, Division II, Division III)
- NAIA national men's soccer championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
References
[edit]- ^ "DIVISION II MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Division II Men's Soccer Championship field announced". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c "DII Men's College Soccer". NCAA.com.
- ^ a b c "Division II Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Alabama A&M to drop men's program". Soccer America. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Adelphi Men's Soccer To Reclassify To Division II Beginning Fall 2013". Adelphi Panthers. August 16, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.