The 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 66th edition of the
NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the
2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The College Cup was played on December 13 and December 16 at
WakeMed Soccer Park
WakeMed Soccer Park is a Association football, soccer complex in Cary, North Carolina, United States. It consists of a purpose-built, Soccer-specific stadium, soccer-specific main stadium named "First Horizon Stadium", two lighted practice footba ...
in
Cary, North Carolina
Cary is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, Wake, Chatham County, North Carolina, Chatham, and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh-Cary, NC M ...
. The
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, commonly referred to as the University of Vermont (UVM), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Foun ...
defeated
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...
2–1 in overtime in the final to win the championship, the school's first national championship.
["Vermont claims first national championship on OT goal"](_blank)
Associated Press. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
Qualification
All
Division I men's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 21 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, one team received an automatic bid by claiming the conference regular season crown (the
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting o ...
does not hold a conference tournament), and an additional 26 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 18, 2024. First round games were to be played on November 21 at campus sites.
Ohio State Region 1
*Host institution
Schedule
= First round
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= Second round
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= Third round
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= Quarterfinals
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''Rankings shown are national seeds.''
Georgetown Region 2
*Host institution
Schedule
= First round
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= Second round
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= Third round
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= Quarterfinals
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''Rankings shown are national seeds.''
Denver Region 3
*Host institution
Schedule
= First round
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= Second round
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= Third round
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= Quarterfinals
=
''Rankings shown are national seeds.''
Pittsburgh Region 4
*Host institution
Schedule
= First round
=
= Second round
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= Third round
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= Quarterfinals
=
''Rankings shown are national seeds.''
2024 Men's College Cup
Men's College Cup semifinals
Men's College Cup final
College Cup all-tournament team
*
Maximilian Kissel (
O-MOP) - Vermont
*
Niklas Herceg (
D-MOP) - Vermont
*
Yaniv Bazini - Vermont
*
Zach Barrett - Vermont
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Marcell Papp - Vermont
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Tarik Pannholzer - Marshall
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Taimu Okiyoshi - Marshall
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Thomas Gilej - Ohio State
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Luciano Pechota - Ohio State
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Ben Smith - Denver
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Sam Bassett - Denver
Source:
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:
American,
ASUN,
Horizon
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,
MAAC,
Northeast
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,
Ohio Valley
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,
Patriot
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Patriot(s) or The Patriot(s) may also refer to:
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* Patriot (American Revolution), those who supported the cause of independence in the American R ...
, and
WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the "Others" row.
*Matches concluded by a
penalty shootout
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to determine advancement in the tournament following a drawn match are considered to be a
tie
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* Tie (draw), a finish to a competition with identical results, particularly sports
* Necktie, a long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders
Tie or TIE may also refer to:
Engineering and technology
* T ...
for statistical purposes, except for the national championship game.
Statistics
Goalscorers
See also
*
2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Notes
References
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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