2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 54th edition of the tournament. Indiana defeated Georgetown, 1–0, to win its 8th national title.

2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams48
ChampionsIndiana
Runners-upGeorgetown
Semi-finalists
Matches played47
Goals scored123 (2.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nikita Kotlov (5)
Best playerSteve Neumann, Georgetown (Offensive)
Luis Soffner, Indiana (Defensive)
2011
2013

Qualified Teams

A total of 48 teams will qualify into the tournament proper, either automatically, or through an at-large bid that is determined by a selection committee. Each conference that field varsity soccer teams are admitted one automatic berth into the tournament. Depending on the conference, that automatic berth is either given the champions of the regular season, or the tournament that culminates the regular season. Twenty-two teams earn automatic bids into the tournament, while 26 enter through an at-large bid.

Format

Like previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament will feature 48 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 48 berths, 22 are allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 26 berths are determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament.

From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selects the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earn an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams play in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.

Seeded teams

Seeded teams
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Notre Dame Big East 16–3–1 Automatic A
2 Maryland ACC 17–1–2 Automatic A
3 Georgetown Big East 17–3–1 At-large
4 Connecticut Big East 15–3–1 At-large
5 Akron MAC 17–1–2 Automatic A
6 UCLA Pac-12 13–2–3 Automatic B
7 Marquette Big East 16–3–1 At-large
8 Saint Louis A-10 16–4–0 Automatic A
9 North Carolina ACC 15–3–2 At-large
10 Louisville Big East 12–5–1 At-large
11 Tulsa C-USA 13–5–1 At-large
12 Creighton MVC 15–3–2 Automatic A
13 New Mexico MPSF 16–3–1 At-large
14 VCU A-10 12–3–5 At-large
15 Wake Forest ACC 11–3–5 At-large
16 Indiana Big Ten 11–5–3 At-large
  • Automatic A = Conference tournament winner.
  • Automatic B = Conference regular season champion, conference has no tournament.

Schedule

Round Date
First round November 15, 2012
Second round November 18, 2012
Third round November 25, 2012
Quarterfinals November 30-December 2, 2012
College Cup: Semifinals December 7, 2012
College Cup Final December 9, 2012

Bracket

Regional 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
Cleveland State 1
Michigan State 2
Michigan State 0
1 Notre Dame 3
1 Notre Dame 1
16 Indiana 2/2OT
16 Indiana 4
Xavier 1
Xavier 1
Kentucky 0
16 Indiana 1
9 North Carolina 0
Md.-Baltimore Co. 0(4)
Old Dominion 0(2)
Md.-Baltimore Co. 0(2)
9 North Carolina 0(4)
9 North Carolina 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 0/OT
8 Saint Louis 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 2/2OT
Fairleigh Dickinson 1
St. John's 0

Regional 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
Niagara 1
Michigan 3
Michigan 1
5 Akron 2
5 Akron 1(4)
12 Creighton 1(5)
12 Creighton 4
Washington 2
Air Force 0
Washington 1
12 Creighton 1
4 Connecticut 0
Lafayette 0
Virginia 1
Virginia 1
13 New Mexico 3
13 New Mexico 1
4 Connecticut 2/2OT
4 Connecticut 1
Northeastern 0
Boston College 0
Northeastern 1

Regional 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
UAB 2
Charlotte 3
Charlotte 0
3 Georgetown 1
3 Georgetown 1(4)
Syracuse 1(2)
14 VCU 2
Syracuse 3/2OT
Syracuse 1
Cornell 0
3 Georgetown 3
San Diego 1
Florida Gulf Coast 0(3)
South Florida 0(5)
South Florida 0
11 Tulsa 1/OT
11 Tulsa 1
San Diego 2
6 UCLA 2
San Diego 5
San Diego 2/2OT
Cal State Northridge 1

Regional 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
Western Illinois 0
Northwestern 1
Northwestern 1
7 Marquette 0
Northwestern 1
10 Louisville 2
10 Louisville 5
Winthrop 0
Winthrop 1(3)
Southern Methodist 1(1)
10 Louisville 1
2 Maryland 3
Elon 0
Coastal Carolina 3
Coastal Carolina 2/OT
15 Wake Forest 1
Coastal Carolina 1
2 Maryland 5
2 Maryland 2
Brown 1
Brown 2
Drexel 0

College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama

National Semifinals
December 7
National Championship
December 9
      
16 Indiana 1
12 Creighton 0
16 Indiana 1
3 Georgetown 0
3 Georgetown 4(4)
2 Maryland 4(3)

Results

First round

November 15, 2012 Cleveland State 1–2 Michigan State East Lansing, MI
1:00 PM EST Arboleda 87' Report Montague 13'
Wilson 20'
Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex
Attendance: 957
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
November 15, 2012 Lafayette 0–1 Virginia Charlottesville, VA
1:30 PM EST Report Bates 88' Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
November 15, 2012 Brown 2–0 Drexel Philadelphia, PA
4:00 PM EST McNamara 17'
Taylor 42'
Report Stadium: Vidas Athletic Complex
Attendance: 1,047
November 15, 2012 Boston College 0–1 Northeastern Brookline, MA
6:00 PM EST Report Marini 14' Stadium: Parsons Field
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Lou Labbadia
November 15, 2012 Xavier 1–0 Kentucky Lexington, KY
7:00 PM EST Spencer 86' Report Stadium: UK Soccer Complex
Attendance: 980
Referee: Douglas Wolff
November 15, 2012 UMBC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Old Dominion Norfolk, VA
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: ODU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 558
Referee: Brandon Marion
Penalties
Kapor soccer ball with check mark
Kansaye soccer ball with check mark
Paddock soccer ball with red X
Dacres soccer ball with check mark
Vaeth soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Francoz
soccer ball with check mark Harmon
soccer ball with red X LeBlanc
soccer ball with check mark Militar
November 15, 2012 Fairleigh Dickinson 1–0 St. John's Jamaica, NY
7:00 PM EST Moore 36' Report Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 703
Referee: Noel Cotterell
November 15, 2012 Niagara 1–3 Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
7:00 PM EST da Cruz 59' Report Pereira 66', 68', 73' Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 516
Referee: Shane Butler
November 15, 2012 UAB 2–3 Charlotte Charlotte, NC
7:00 PM EST Lemez 50'
Navarrete 85'
Report Rex 7', 29'
Gentile 52'
Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Jeffery Muschik
November 15, 2012 Syracuse 1–0 Cornell Ithaca, NY
7:00 PM EST Müller 10' Report Stadium: Berman Field
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Shane Magaris
November 15, 2012 Florida Gulf Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
South Florida Tampa, FL
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Penalties
Navas soccer ball with check mark
Guillen soccer ball with red X
Silva soccer ball with check mark
Crespo soccer ball with check mark
Olali soccer ball with check mark
Baldin soccer ball with check mark
Hernandez soccer ball with check mark
Fairclough soccer ball with check mark
Paul soccer ball with check mark
November 15, 2012 Elon 0–3 Coastal Carolina Conway, SC
7:00 PM EST Report Ribeiro 42', 59'
Risher 70'
Stadium: CCU Soccer Field
Attendance: 334
Referee: Bill Dittmar
November 15, 2012 Western Illinois 0–1 Northwestern Evanston, IL
8:00 PM EST Report Gendron 63' Stadium: Lakeside Field
Attendance: 502
Referee: Jorge Cuate
November 15, 2012 Winthrop 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
SMU University Park, TX
8:00 PM EST Obougou 88' Report Puskarich 48' Stadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 456
Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez
Penalties
Isern soccer ball with check mark
Obougou soccer ball with red X
Lluch soccer ball with check mark
Mort soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Lujano
soccer ball with red X Puskarich
soccer ball with check mark Morales
soccer ball with red X King
November 15, 2012 Air Force 0–1 Washington Seattle, WA
10:00 PM EST Report Harris 15' Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 792
Referee: Ali Hancock
November 15, 2012 San Diego 2–1 Cal State Northridge Northridge, CA
10:00 PM EST Delgado 89'
Brandt gold-colored soccer ball 104'
Report Lev-Ari 73' Stadium: Matador Soccer Field
Attendance: 635
Referee: Chris Penso

Second round

November 18, 2012 Xavier 1–4 #16 Indiana Bloomington, IN
1:00 PM EST M. Walker 33' Report Kotlov 18', 68', 83'
Hollinger-Janzen 80'
Stadium: Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
November 18, 2012 Northeastern 0–1 #4 Connecticut Storrs, CT
1:00 PM EST Report Diouf 24' Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: John McCloskey
November 18, 2012 Charlotte 0–1 #3 Georgetown Washington, DC
1:00 PM EST Report Allen 43' Stadium: North Kehoe Field
Attendance: 859
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
November 18, 2012 Michigan State 0–3 #1 Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
2:00 PM EST Report H. Shipp 33'
Finley 44'
Lachowecki 80'
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Landis Wiley
November 18, 2012 Fairleigh Dickinson 2–1 (a.e.t.) #8 Saint Louis St. Louis, MO
3:00 PM EST Aubert 56'
McVey gold-colored soccer ball 103'
Report Kristo 73' Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 2,042
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
November 18, 2012 Michigan 1–2 #5 Akron Akron, OH
4:30 PM EST Murphy 62' Report Stevenson 43'
Schmitt 59'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
November 18, 2012 Coastal Carolina 2–1 (a.e.t.) #15 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC
5:00 PM EST Portillo 65'
Štourač gold-colored soccer ball 99'
Report Gamble 4' Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 746
Referee: Mark Gorak
November 18, 2012 UMBC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
#9 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
5:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 707
Referee: Andrew Chapin
Penalties
Kapor soccer ball with red X
Kansaye soccer ball with check mark
Paddock soccer ball with check mark
Dacres soccer ball with red X
Vaeth soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Brown
soccer ball with check mark Murphy
soccer ball with check mark Walters
soccer ball with red X Walden
November 18, 2012 Brown 1–2 #2 Maryland College Park, MD
5:00 PM EST Belair 16' Report Mullins 44'
Metzger 90'
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,663
Referee: Dan Fitzgerald
November 18, 2012 Northwestern 1–0 #7 Marquette Milwaukee, WI
5:00 PM EST Calistri 31' Report Stadium: Valley Fields
Attendance: 1,186
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
November 18, 2012 Washington 2–4 #12 Creighton Omaha, NE
6:00 PM EST Moberg 48'
Tucker-Gangnes 89'
Report Kallman 6'
Pitter 55'
Ribeiro 66'
Blandon 86'
Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Terry Vaughn
November 18, 2012 #11 Tulsa 1–0 (a.e.t.) South Florida Tampa, FL
6:00 PM EST O. Mata gold-colored soccer ball 99' Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,663
Referee: Lance VanHaitsma
November 18, 2012 Syracuse 3–2 (a.e.t.) #14 VCU Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EST Clark 21' gold-colored soccer ball 108'
Stamoulacatos 30'
Report Solano 9'
Castillo 14' (pen.)
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 899
Referee: Peter Dhima
November 18, 2012 Winthrop 0–5 #10 Louisville Louisville, KY
7:00 PM EST Report Cochrane 1'
Mares 34', 49', 64'
Foxhoven 81'
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 1,456
Referee: Kevin Terry
November 18, 2012 San Diego 5–2 #6 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
8:00 PM EST Brandt 31'
Lopez 52'
Wallen 66', 67'
Cohn 78'
Report Hollingshead 10'
Raynr 54'
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 682
Referee: Juan Guzman
November 18, 2012 Virginia 1–3 #13 New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
9:00 PM EST Brown 48' Report Venter 6'
Rogers 58'
Calderón 90'
Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Alex Gorrin

Third round

November 25, 2012 #13 New Mexico 1–2 (a.e.t.) #4 Connecticut Storrs, CT
1:00 PM EST Sandoval 32' Report Diouf 76'
Zuniga gold-colored soccer ball 105'
Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
November 25, 2012 Syracuse 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
#3 Georgetown Washington, DC
1:00 PM EST Vale 29' Report Allen 85' Stadium: North Kehoe Field
Attendance: 970
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Penalties
Pasanen soccer ball with red X
Perea soccer ball with check mark
Brode soccer ball with check mark
Murrell soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Neumann
soccer ball with check mark Christianson
soccer ball with check mark Riemer
soccer ball with check mark Nealis
November 25, 2012 #16 Indiana 2–1 (a.e.t.) #1 Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
3:00 PM EST Kotlov 55'
Zavaleta gold-colored soccer ball 102'
Report Richard 54' Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Brent Sorg
November 25, 2012 #12 Creighton 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
#5 Akron Akron, OH
4:30 PM EST Pitter 83' Report Brenes 12' Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 2,778
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Castro soccer ball with check mark
Ribeiro soccer ball with check mark
Makh soccer ball with check mark
Barnes soccer ball with check mark
Pitter soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Caldwell
soccer ball with check mark Brenes
soccer ball with check mark Stevenson
soccer ball with red X Trapp
soccer ball with check mark Quinn
November 25, 2012 Coastal Carolina 1–5 #2 Maryland College Park, MD
5:00 PM EST Bennett 21' Report Eticha 13'
Mullins 22'
Jane 60', 64'
Raley 86'
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,847
November 25, 2012 Fairleigh Dickinson 0–1 (a.e.t.) #9 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
5:00 PM EST Report Brown gold-colored soccer ball 92' Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 750
Referee: Peter Dhima
November 25, 2012 San Diego 2–1 #11 Tulsa Tulsa, OK
6:00 PM EST McFadden 63'
Brandt 68'
Report C. Mata 13' Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Misail Tsapos
November 25, 2012 Northwestern 1–2 #10 Louisville Louisville, KY
7:00 PM EST Baughman 5' Report Hairston 3'
Wilson 87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 1,739
Referee: Douglas Wolff

Quarterfinals

November 30, 2012 #16 Indiana 1–0 #9 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
6:00 EST Zavaleta 60' Report Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
December 1, 2012 San Diego 1–3 #3 Georgetown Washington, DC
1:00 EST Ringhof 50' Report OG 51'
Snoh 73'
Riemer 88'
Stadium: North Kehoe Field
Attendance: 1,927
Referee: John McCloskey
December 1, 2012 #10 Louisville 1–3 #2 Maryland College Park, MD
5:00 EST Foxhoven 40' Report Woodberry 34'
Pace 45'
Mullins 68'
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 3,556
Referee: Lou Labbadia
December 2, 2012 #12 Creighton 1–0 #4 Connecticut Storrs, CT
1:00 EST Blandon 89' Report Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Fotis Bazokis

Semifinals

December 7, 2012 #3 Georgetown 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#2 Maryland Hoover, AL
5:00 PM EST Neumann 33', 34', 61'
Allen 48'
Report Tshuma 22', 59'
Mullins 74'
François 76'
Stadium: Regions Park
Attendance: 11,074
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Neumann soccer ball with check mark
Muller soccer ball with red X
Christianson soccer ball with check mark
Riemer soccer ball with check mark
Nealis soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Stertzer
soccer ball with check mark Woodberry
soccer ball with check mark Mullins
soccer ball with red X Kemp
soccer ball with red X Leikvang
December 7, 2012 #16 Indiana 1–0 #12 Creighton Hoover, AL
7:30 PM EST Hollinger-Janzen 27' Report Stadium: Regions Park
Attendance: 11,074
Referee: Edvin Juresvic

Championship

December 9, 2012 #16 Indiana 1–0 #3 Georgetown Hoover, AL
2:00 PM EST Kotlov 64' Report Stadium: Regions Park
Attendance: 9,242
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Statistics

Goalscorers

A total of 123 goals were scored over 47 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • United States Grant Wilson – Northwestern (playing against Louisville)
  • San Diego (playing against Georgetown)

See also

Footnotes

References

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