NCAA_Men's_Division_II_Soccer_Championship

NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

College soccer tournament

The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. It has been played annually since 1972; prior to that, all teams competed in a single class.

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The most successful program has been Southern Connecticut State, with six national titles.

Franklin Pierce are the two-time defending champions, winning their third national title in 2023. In a rematch of the 2022 final, the Ravens defeated CSU Pueblo in the final, 4–0, which was rematch of the 2022 final.

Format

The Division II tournament is structured around four unbalanced Super Regionals from the eight NCAA regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West). At least two and as many as six teams from each region are selected with no automatic qualifiers given. The selection criteria used is similar to that used in Division I, although one difference is that the RPI is replaced with the Quality of Winning Percentage Index, a more subjective measure. In 2016, the tournament field consisted of a 38-team, single-elimination tournament.

The first two rounds are played on campus sites with the highest seed usually hosting the regional semis and finals. The winners of each region meet in the third round and/or quarterfinals, with the host being determined by specific criteria or, failing that, geographical rotation. The final two rounds are played at a predetermined site. The 2016 semifinals and final, for example, were held at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri and hosted by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Kansas City Sports Commission.[1]

Finals hosting history

From 1982 through 2002, the highest seeded finalist or semifinalist school was designated as the host for the finals. The University of Tampa has hosted the finals seven times, more than any other school. Florida International is the only school to have hosted four championships in a row. The championship final has been played in the state of Florida on 22 occasions, 18 more time than any other state. On seven occasions the host team has won the championship.

Schools in italics are no longer Division II members.

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Years in bold indicate when the host school won championship

Results

References: [3][2]

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# = Later vacated by NCAA.

Champions

CSU LA
CSU LA
UMSL
UMSL
Sonoma State
Sonoma State
Adelphi
Adelphi
Lock Haven
Lock Haven
Wingate
Wingate
Barry
Barry
Charleston
Charleston
SNHU
SNHU
FIT
FIT
FPU
FPU
CSUDH
CSUDH
Lynn
Lynn
Tampa
Tampa
Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis
Seattle Pacific
Seattle Pacific
SCSU
SCSU
National Championships by school: 6, 5, 3, 2, 1
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Former programs

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Schools ranked by number of appearances

See also: NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament appearances by school

Schools indicated in pink no longer compete in Division II.

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Former Division II Champions now in Division I

Source: [4]

Conference affiliations are current for the upcoming 2022 NCAA men's soccer season.

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  1. SIUE returned to Division II from 1996 through 2007.
  2. SIUE is a full member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which sponsors soccer for women only.
  3. FIU is a full member of Conference USA, which discontinued men's soccer after the 2021 season.
  • In addition to the above schools, Alabama A&M moved to Division I after winning Division II titles in 1977 and 1979. However, it discontinued its men's soccer program after the 2010 season.[5]
  • Adelphi also moved to Division I in 1976, after winning the Division II title in 1974, but returned to Division II in 2013.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Division II Men's Soccer Championship field announced". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Division II Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "DII Men's College Soccer". NCAA.com.
  4. [4]
    "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Alabama A&M to drop men's program". Soccer America. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Adelphi Men's Soccer To Reclassify To Division II Beginning Fall 2013". Adelphi Panthers. August 16, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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