The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 65th edition of the
NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament that determined the national champion of
2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 65th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 24, 2023 and concluded on December 10, 2023. Syracuse is the defending national champion.
The Clemson Tigers w ...
. The College Cup was played on December 8 and December 11 at
Lynn Family Stadium
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in
Louisville, Kentucky
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and televised on
ESPNU
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.
is the defending
national champion. Syracuse was unable to defend their title as they lost to in the Second Round.
Clemson went on to defeat
Notre Dame in the final by a score of 2–1. This was Clemson's second title in three years, and it was the third straight year that a team from the
ACC won the title.
Qualification
Of the 211
Division I men's soccer programs, 202 were eligible to qualify for the tournament. Nine programs were ineligible due to the reclassification process. Twenty-one teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, two teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (the
Pac-12 Conference
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and
West Coast Conference
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don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 25 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Seeded teams
The top 16 teams are seeded and earn a bye to the second round of the tournament.
Bracket
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 13, 2023. First round games will be played on November 16 at campus sites.
Region 1
Host Institution*
Region 2
Host Institution*
Region 3
Host Institution*
Region 4
Host Institution*
2023 Men's College Cup
Results
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Men's College Cup Semifinals
Men's College Cup Final
Records by conference
*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), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively.
*The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32:
ASUN,
Atlantic 10,
Big South,
Big West,
Horizon
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,
MAAC,
Northeast
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,
Ohio Valley
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,
Patriot
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, and
SoCon. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.
Statistics
Goalscorers
See also
*
2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Notes
References
External links
Bracket
{{2023 in American men's soccer
Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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