1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
The 1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 29th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.
| 1987 Men's College Cup | |
| Country |  United States |
|---|---|
| Championship venue | Riggs Field Clemson, South Carolina |
| Teams | 24 |
| Champions | Clemson (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | San Diego State |
| Semi-finalists | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.39 per match) |
| Attendance | 57,009 (2,479 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Bruce Murray, Clemson (5) |
| Best player | Bruce Murray, Clemson (offensive) Tim Genovese, Clemson (defensive) |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Clemson Tigers won their second national title, defeating San Diego State in the championship game, 2–0.
The final match was played on December 6 at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2]
Qualifying
No teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Bracket
- Home teams are indicated by *
Regional 1
| First round | Second round November 21 | Quarterfinals November 29 | ||||||||||||
| Hartwick | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Adelphi (ot) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Harvard (ot) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| * | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||
Regional 2
| First round November 15 | Second round November 21 | Quarterfinals November 29 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||||
| * | Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA (forfeit)[A 1] | ||||||||||||||
| UNLV | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||||||
| * | UNLV[A 1] | 1 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||||
| * | San Diego State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| * | Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||
| San Diego State (pen.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| * | SMU | 3 | ||||||||||||
Regional 3
| First round November 15 | Second round November 21–22 | Quarterfinals November 29 | ||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | |||||||||||||
| * | Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | |||||||||||||
| * | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| * | Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | |||||||||||||
| * | Rutgers | 2 | ||||||||||||
Regional 4
| First round November 15 | Second round November 22 | Quarterfinals November 29 | ||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| * | South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
| * | South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| * | Duke | 0 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||
| * | Loyola Maryland | 0 | ||||||||||||
| George Mason | 0 | |||||||||||||
| * | Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| * | Loyola Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | |||||||||||||
| * | Loyola Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||||
College Cup
| National Semifinals December 5 | National Final December 6 | ||||||
| Harvard | 1 | ||||||
| San Diego State (pen.) | 1 | ||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | ||||||
| Clemson | 2 | ||||||
| Clemson | 4 | ||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | ||||||
Finals
Semifinals
| Clemson | 4–1 | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
Pearse Tormey  30'David Veghte 42'Bruce Murray 67'Pearse Tormey 77' |
Report | Derek Missimo 69' |
Final
| San Diego State | 0–2 | Clemson |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Paul Rutenis 23' Richie Richmond 90' |
Attendance: 8,322
Notes
- UNLV was disqualified from the tournament for using an ineligible player against San Francisco.[3]
References
- "1987 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- "1987 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 27. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Sports Extra: Briefly". Daily News of Los Angeles. November 20, 1987.
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