2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
The 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 63rd edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The College Cup, the semifinals and finals of the tournament, were played on December 10 and December 12 in Cary, North Carolina.[1][2]
2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 48 | ||||
Site | WakeMed Soccer Park (Semifinal and Final) Cary, North Carolina | ||||
Champions | Clemson (3rd title) | ||||
Winning coach | Mike Noonan (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Isaiah Reid (offense) George Marks (defense) (Clemson) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPNU | ||||
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Qualification
Pending the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, 48 teams have been selected to participate. There were 23 automatic bids: the 20 conference tournament champions and to the regular season winners of the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference, which do not have tournaments. The remaining 25 berths are determined through an at-large process based upon the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) of teams that did not automatically qualify.
The NCAA Selection Committee also named the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, with those teams receiving an automatic bye into the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams play in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament for the right to play a seeded team in the second round.
Qualified teams
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Qualification type | Previous appearances in tournament [3] | Previous best performance [3] |
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Notre Dame | ACC champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 22 (1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (2013) |
Vermont | Am. East champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 10 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2016 ) | Quarterfinals (1989) |
Tulsa | American champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 11 (1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 ) | Quarterfinals (2004, 2009) |
Lipscomb | ASUN champions | November 13, 2021 | Automatic | 2 (2017, 2018) | First round (2017, 2018) |
Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 48 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) | Winners (1959, 1960. 1962, 1963, 1965. 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973) |
Georgetown | Big East champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 11 (1994, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Winners (2019) |
Campbell | Big South champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 3 (2007, 2018, 2019) | Second round (2019) |
Penn State | Big Ten champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 34 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020) | Semifinals (1979) |
UC Santa Barbara | Big West champions | November 13, 2021 | Automatic | 13 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019) | Winners (2006) |
Hofstra | CAA champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 5 (1968, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015) | Second round (2004, 2006, 2015) |
Kentucky | C-USA champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 11 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Quarterfinals (2018) |
Oakland | Horizon champions | November 13, 2021 | Automatic | 7 (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015) | Second round (2007, 2014) |
Princeton | Ivy champions | November 13, 2021 | Automatic | 10 (1977, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2018) | Semifinals (1993) |
Marist | MAAC champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 2 (2004, 2005) | First round (2004, 2005) |
Northern Illinois | MAC champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 3 (1973, 2006, 2011) | Round of 16 (2011) |
Missouri State | MVC champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 5 (1997, 1999, 2009, 2019, 2020) | Round of 16 (2020) |
LIU | NEC champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 15 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2015, 2018) | Runners-Up (1966) |
Oregon State | Pac-12 champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 5 (2002, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2020) | Second round (2014) |
Loyola (MD) | Patriot champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 8 (1986, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009) | Quarterfinals (1986, 1987) |
Mercer | SoCon champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (2001, 2016, 2017, 2019) | First round (2001, 2016, 2017, 2019) |
Denver | Summit champions | November 13, 2021 | Automatic | 9 (1970, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) | Semifinals (2016) |
Seattle | WAC champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) | Round of 16 (2015) |
Santa Clara | WCC champions | November 14, 2021 | Automatic | 20 (1973, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015) | Winners (1989) |
Washington | No. 1 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 27 (1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Quarterfinals (2013, 2019, 2020) |
Duke | No. 4 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 27 (1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018) | Winners (1986) |
Pittsburgh | No. 7 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 4 (1962, 1965, 2019, 2020) | Semifinals (2020) |
Clemson | No. 9 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 33 (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) | Winners (1984, 1987) |
New Hampshire | No. 11 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 5 (1994, 2017, 2018, 2019,2020) | Round of 16 (2017) |
Grand Canyon | No. 12 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 2 (2019, 2020) | Second round (2020) |
Indiana | No. 13 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 45 (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Winners (1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012) |
Providence | No. 15 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 10 (1983, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019) | Semifinals (2014) |
Marshall | No. 17 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 2 (2019, 2020) | Winners (2020) |
FIU | No. 18 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 10 (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017) | Runners-up (1996) |
West Virginia | No. 19 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 14 (1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019) | Quarterfinals (1981) |
North Carolina | No. 20 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 27 (1968, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2105, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020) | Winners (2001, 2011) |
Maryland | No. 22 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 38 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Winners (1968, 2005, 2008, 2018) |
Virginia Tech | No. 24 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 9 (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Semifinals (2007) |
UCLA | No. 25 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 45 (1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973,1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) | Winners (1985, 1990, 1997, 2002) |
Creighton | No. 26 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 24 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 ) | Runners-up (2000) |
Akron | No. 27 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 29 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) | Winners (2010) |
Villanova | No. 28 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 1 (2016) | First round (2016) |
St. John's | No. 29 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 21 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019) | Winners (1996) |
Portland | No. 32 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 16 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2018) | Semifinals (1988, 1995) |
Louisville | No. 33 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 12 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Runners-up (2010) |
Wake Forest | No. 34 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 24 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Winners (2007) |
Charlotte | No. 35 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 15 (1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) | Runners-up (2011) |
Georgia State | No. 36 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 2 (2011, 2018) | First round (2011, 2018) |
Bowling Green | No. 49 RPI | November 15, 2021 | At-large | 7 (1972, 1973, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2020) | Round of 16 (1972, 1973, 1996, 1997) |
Seeded teams
Seeded teams | ||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | United Soccer Coaches ranking |
RPI ranking[4] |
1 | Oregon State | 7–1–2 | 12–2–3 | Automatic | 1st | 2nd |
2 | Washington | 6–1–2 | 14–1–2 | At-Large | 3rd | 1st |
3 | Georgetown | 8–2–0 | 16–2–0 | Automatic | 7th | 3rd |
4 | Notre Dame | 4–2–2 | 12–5–3 | Automatic | 20th | 5th |
5 | Pittsburgh | 5–2–1 | 11–5–1 | At-Large | 5th | 7th |
6 | Tulsa | 8–1–1 | 15–1–1 | Automatic | 2nd | 6th |
7 | Duke | 5–2–1 | 13–4–1 | At-Large | 11th | 4th |
8 | Clemson | 5–3–0 | 13–5–0 | At-Large | 9th | 9th |
9 | Kentucky | 3–1–4 | 14–1–4 | Automatic | 15th | 8th |
10 | Saint Louis | 8–0–0 | 14–0–4 | Automatic | 8th | 14th |
11 | West Virginia | 4–1–1 | 11–2–4 | At-Large | 21st | 19th |
12 | Penn State | 6–2–0 | 13–6–1 | Automatic | 24th | 21st |
13 | FIU | 7–0–1 | 12–3–2 | At-Large | 14th | 18th |
14 | Marshall | 5–1–2 | 11–3–3 | At-Large | 4th | 17th |
15 | Indiana | 5–3–0 | 14–5–1 | At-Large | 17th | 13th |
16 | New Hampshire | 7–0–1 | 16–1–2 | At-Large | 6th | 11th |
Bracket
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 15, 2021. First round games will be played on November 18 at campus sites.[5]
Regional 1
First Round November 18, 2021 | Second Round November 21, 2021 | Third Round November 27–28, 2021 | Quarterfinals December 3–4, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oregon State* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Oregon State* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
North Carolina* (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | New Hampshire* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Oregon State* | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Kentucky* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Akron* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Kentucky | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Clemson* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Clemson* (a.e.t.) | 1 |
Host Institution*
Regional 2
First Round November 18, 2021 | Second Round November 21, 2021 | Third Round November 27–28, 2021 | Quarterfinals December 3–4, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Pittsburgh* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pittsburgh* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Penn State* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Pittsburgh | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Notre Dame* (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
13 | FIU* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Notre Dame* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Vermont* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Notre Dame* | 3 |
Host Institution*
Regional 3
First Round November 18, 2021 | Second Round November 21, 2021 | Third Round November 27–28, 2021 | Quarterfinals December 3–4, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Providence | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Marshall* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown* (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
11 | West Virginia | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
11 | West Virginia* (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | West Virginia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Tulsa* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Missouri State* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Tulsa* | 1 |
Host Institution*
Regional 4
First Round November 18, 2021 | Second Round November 21, 2021 | Third Round November 27–28, 2021 | Quarterfinals December 3–4, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Duke* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCLA* (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Duke* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Saint Louis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Maryland* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Saint Louis* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Indiana* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Louisville* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington* (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Portland* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington* | 3 |
Host Institution*
2021 College Cup
Semifinals December 10 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Championship December 12 @ 2:00pm EST WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | ||||||||
8 | Clemson (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||
4 | Notre Dame | 1 (3) | |||||||
8 | Clemson | 2 | |||||||
2 | Washington | 0 | |||||||
3 | Georgetown | 1 | |||||||
2 | Washington | 2 |
Results
First round
November 18, 2021 | St. John's | 1–0 | Princeton | New York, NY |
5:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 933 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
November 18, 2021 | Maryland | 0–1 | LIU | College Park, MD |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion |
November 18, 2021 | North Carolina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Loyola (MD) | Chapel Hill, NC |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Karl Kummer |
Penalties | ||||
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November 18, 2021 | Vermont | 0–1 | Villanova | Burlington, VT |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 1,497 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
November 18, 2021 | Virginia Tech | 2–1 | Campbell | Blacksburg, VA |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thompson Field Attendance: 369 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez |
November 18, 2021 | Wake Forest | 2–1 | Mercer | Winston-Salem, NC |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 855 Referee: Mike Stutt |
November 18, 2021 | Missouri State | 0–1 | Creighton | Springfield, MO |
5:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Attendance: 920 Referee: Matthew Rodman |
November 18, 2021 | Louisville | 0–1 | Bowling Green | Louisville, KY |
6:30 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 672 Referee: Austin Saini |
November 18, 2021 | Akron | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Santa Clara | Akron, OH |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field Attendance: 982 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
November 18, 2021 | Charlotte | 0–1 | Georgia State | Charlotte, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Marc Lawrence |
November 18, 2021 | Hofstra | 4–2 | Lipscomb | Hempstead, NY |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 987 Referee: Randall Kelley |
November 18, 2021 | Providence | 2–0 | Marist | Providence, RI |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Anderson Stadium Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Carlos Fernandes |
November 18, 2021 | Northern Illinois | 2–1 | Oakland | DeKalb, IL |
6:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: NIU Soccer Complex Attendance: 308 Referee: Nikola Aleksic |
November 18, 2021 | Grand Canyon | 0–1 | Denver | Phoenix, AZ |
7:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Robi Hullner |
November 18, 2021 | Portland | 3–2 | Seattle | Portland, OR |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Corbyn May |
November 18, 2021 | UCLA | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | UC Santa Barbara | Los Angeles, CA |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium Attendance: 1396 Referee: Alex Del Engel Assistant referees: Robert Vincze Jared Kennedy Fourth official: Arnold Baldeaux |
Second round
November 21, 2021 | (3) Georgetown | 2–0 | Georgia State | Washington, DC |
11:00 AM EST |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Karl Kummer |
November 21, 2021 | (7) Duke | 2–1 | UCLA | Durham, NC |
1:00 PM EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 626 Referee: Carmen Serbio |
November 21, 2021 | (11) West Virginia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Virginia Tech | Morgantown, WV |
1:00 PM EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dlesk Stadium Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
Penalties | ||||
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November 21, 2021 | (14) Marshall | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Providence | Huntington, WV |
1:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Aaron Hernandez |
November 21, 2021 | (15) Indiana | 2–0 | Bowling Green | Bloomington, IN |
2:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 544 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
November 21, 2021 | (16) New Hampshire | 4–1 | North Carolina | Durham, NH |
2:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Jan Halaska |
November 21, 2021 | (10) Saint Louis | 5–1 | LIU | St. Louis, MO |
3:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 6,815 Referee: Heber Estrada |
November 21, 2021 | (5) Pittsburgh | 5–2 | Northern Illinois | Pittsburgh, PA |
4:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 881 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez |
November 21, 2021 | (4) Notre Dame | 3–0 | Villanova | South Bend, IN |
5:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 891 |
November 21, 2021 | (12) Penn State | 2–8 | Hofstra | State College, PA |
5:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 387 Referee: Lucas Feathers |
November 21, 2021 | (13) FIU | 2–3 | Wake Forest | Miami, FL |
6:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,567 Referee: Diana Padilla |
November 21, 2021 | (9) Kentucky | 2–0 | Santa Clara | Lexington, KY |
7:00 PM EST |
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Report | Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Nicholas Balcer |
November 21, 2021 | (6) Tulsa | 1–0 | Creighton | Tulsa, OK |
7:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 924 Referee: Brandon Gardner |
November 21, 2021 | (8) Clemson | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Denver | Clemson, SC |
7:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Mike Stutt |
November 21, 2021 | (2) Washington | 3–1 | Portland | Seattle, WA |
8:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,354 Referee: Will Niccolls |
November 21, 2021 | (1) Oregon State | 2–0 | St. John's | Corvallis, OR |
9:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Lorenz Field Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
Third round
November 27, 2021 | (2) Washington | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | (15) Indiana | Seattle, WA |
3:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
November 27, 2021 | (5) Pittsburgh | 4–0 | Hofstra | Pittsburgh, PA |
5:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Urbanic Field Attendance: 1079 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
November 27, 2021 | (7) Duke | 3–4 | (10) Saint Louis | Durham, NC |
7:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 714 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
November 27, 2021 | (6) Tulsa | 0–1 | (11) West Virginia | Tulsa, OK |
8:00 PM EST | Report |
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Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 762 Referee: Daniel Radford |
November 28, 2021 | (3) Georgetown | 4–1 | Providence | Washington, DC |
12:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion |
November 28, 2021 | (4) Notre Dame | 2–0 | Wake Forest | South Bend, IN |
5:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 359 |
November 28, 2021 | (8) Clemson | 2–1 | (9) Kentucky | Clemson, SC |
7:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
November 28, 2021 | (1) Oregon State | 1–0 | (16) New Hampshire | Corvallis, OR |
9:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Paul Lorenz Field Attendance: 1,265 Referee: Will Niccolls |
Quarterfinals
December 4, 2021 | (3) Georgetown | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | (11) West Virginia | Washington, DC |
12:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Nicholas Balcer |
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December 4, 2021 | (4) Notre Dame | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | (5) Pittsburgh | South Bend, IN |
5:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
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December 4, 2021 | (2) Washington | 2–0 | (10) Saint Louis | Seattle, WA |
8:00 PM EST |
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Report | Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Alex de Angel |
December 4, 2021 | (1) Oregon State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | (8) Clemson | Corvallis, OR |
9:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Paul Lorenz Field Attendance: 1,415 Referee: William Hoffman |
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College Cup Semifinals
December 10, 2021 | (4) Notre Dame | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | (8) Clemson | Cary, NC |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Seth Barton Salma Perez Fourth official: Daniel Radford |
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December 10, 2021 | (2) Washington | 2–1 | (3) Georgetown | Cary, NC |
8:30 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Meghan Mullen Fourth official: Daniel Radford |
College Cup Final
December 12, 2021 | (2) Washington | 0–2 | (8) Clemson | Cary, NC |
2:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Meghan Mullen Ryan Graves Fourth official: Nikola Aleksic |
Records by conference
Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
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ACC | 8 | 11–4–5 | .659 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Big East | 5 | 7–5–1 | .577 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Pac-12 | 3 | 7–2–1 | .750 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
Atlantic 10 | 1 | 2–1–0 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
MAC | 5 | 4–5–1 | .450 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
America East | 2 | 1–2–0 | .333 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
American | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Big Ten | 3 | 1–3–0 | .250 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
CAA | 1 | 2–1–0 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
C-USA | 4 | 1–4–0 | .200 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
WCC | 2 | 2–2–0 | .500 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
NEC | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Summit | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
10 Others | 11 | 0–10–1 | .045 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semi-finals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively.
- The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: ASUN, Big South, Big West, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MVC, Patriot, SoCon, WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 135 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 2.87 goals per match (as of December 12, 2021).
6 goals
Dylan Teves – Washington
3 goals
Marlon Tabora – Georgetown
Dante Polvara – Georgetown
Hendrik Hebbeker – Hofstra
John Klein – Saint Louis
Kyle Holcomb – Wake Forest
2 goals
Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador – Clemson
Isaiah Reid – Clemson
Zach Riviere – Georgetown
Roc Carles – Hofstra
Ryan Carmichael – Hofstra
Matthew Vowinkel – Hofstra
Victor Bezerra – Indiana
Spencer Glass – Indiana
Lucca Rodrigues – Kentucky
Diego Maynez – Northern Illinois
Paddy Burns – Notre Dame
Jack Lynn – Notre Dame
Mouhameth Thiam – Oregon State
Raphael Crivello – Pittsburgh
Bertin Jacquesson – Pittsburgh
Guilherme Feitosa – Pittsburgh
Alejandro Pereira – Portland
Simon Becher – Saint Louis
Gio Miglietti – Washington
1 goal
Carlo Ritaccio – Akron
Kale Nichols – Bowling Green
Daniel Hernandez – Campbell
Oskar Ågren – Clemson
Callum Johnson – Clemson
Alvaro Gomez – Clemson
Diego Gutierrez – Creighton
Kengo Ohira – Denver
Ruben Mesalles – Duke
Peter Stroud – Duke
Thorleifur Úlfarsson – Duke
Nick Pariano – Duke
Jai Bean – Duke
Mauro Bravo – FIU
Matteo Gasperoni – FIU
George Proctor – Georgia State
Pierce Infuso – Hofstra
Holger Maaloe – Hofstra
Francesco Perinelli – Hofstra
Marcel Meinzer – Kentucky
Bakary Bagayoko – Lipscomb
Hayes Wood – Lipscomb
Assane Ben Fall – LIU
Robert Winkler – LIU
Alexander Adjetey – Marshall
Dylan Gaither – Mercer
Jacob Gould – New Hampshire
Bridger Hansen – New Hampshire
Rory O'Driscoll – New Hampshire
Johann von Knebel – New Hampshire
Tim Schels – North Carolina
Anthony Markanich – Northern Illinois
Roque Viegas Jr. – Northern Illinois
Ben Giacobello – Notre Dame
Mohamed Omar – Notre Dame
Matthew Roou – Notre Dame
Noah Jensen – Oakland
Javier Armas – Oregon State
Sofiane Djeffal – Oregon State
Femi Awodesu – Penn State
Daniel Bloyou – Penn State
Alexander Dexter – Pittsburgh
Jackson Walti – Pittsburgh
Filip Mirkovic – Pittsburgh
Wesley Frankel – Portland
Luke Hendel – Portland
Miguel Candela – Providence
Christopher Roman – Providence
Brendan McSorley – Providence
Davis Smith – Providence
Armaan Wilson – Providence
Brandon Knapp – Saint John's
Christian Buendia – Saint Louis
A.J. Palazzolo – Saint Louis
Mason Leeth – Saint Louis
Tyrone Kirunda – Santa Clara
Eduardo Lopez Perez – Santa Clara
Levonte Johnson – Seattle
Noe Meza – Seattle
Mitchell Cashion – Tulsa
Jose Contell – UCLA
Kevin Diaz – UCLA
Jose Sosa – UCLA
Ramses Martinez – UC Santa Barbara
Lyam MacKinnon – Villanova
Kahlil Dover – Virginia Tech
Jacob Labovitz – Virginia Tech
Kyle McDowell – Virginia Tech
Roald Mitchell – Wake Forest
Chase Oliver – Wake Forest
Charlie Ostrem – Washington
Lucas Meek – Washington
Ike Swiger – West Virginia
Yoran Popovic – West Virginia
Otto Ollikainen – West Virginia
Honors
College Cup All-Tournament team
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References
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- "NCAA unveils College Cup host locations through 2025". SoccerWire. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- "DI Men's Soccer Rankings - NCAA Men's Soccer RPI". ncaa.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- "2021 Division I Men's Soccer Official Bracket". ncaa.com. NCAA. Retrieved November 20, 2021.