NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
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| Founded | 1972 |
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| Region | United States |
| Number of teams | 40 |
| Current champions | Cal State Los Angeles (1) |
| Most successful club(s) | Southern Connecticut (6) |
| Website | [1] |
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 then, all teams competed in a single class.
The most successful program has been Southern Connecticut State, with six national titles.
The current champion are Cal State Los Angeles, who won their first national title in 2021 after defeating Charleston (WV), 1–0, in the 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.
| Host School/Conference | Total | Years[2][3] | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | 7 | 1983, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2001, , | Pepin-Rood Stadium (5), Pepin Stadium (2) |
| Florida International | 6 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985 | Sunblazers Stadium |
| West Florida | 4 | 2006, 2007, , 2015 | Ashton Brosnaham Stadium (3), Orange Beach Sportsplex (1) |
| Seattle Pacific | 4 | 1975, 1976, 1984, 1986 | Memorial Stadium |
| Florida Tech | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1993 | FIT Varsity Field (2), Florida Tech Panther Stadium (1) |
| Slippery Rock | 2 | 2018, 2019 | Highmark Stadium |
| Mid-America IAA | 2 | 2016, | Swope Soccer Village |
| Peach Belt Conference | 2 | 2012, 2013 | Blanchard Woods Park (Evans, GA) |
| Bellarmine | 2 | , 2014 | Owsley B. Frazier Stadium |
| Midwestern State | 2 | 2004, 2005 | MSU Soccer Field |
| 2 | 2002, 2003 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | |
| Barry | 2 | 1999, 2000 | Buccaneer Field |
| USC Spartanburg | 2 | 1995, 1998 | Rifle Field |
| Lynn | 1 | 1997 | McCusker Sports Complex |
| Grand Canyon | 1 | 1996 | GCU Stadium |
| UNC Greensboro | 1 | 1989 | Campus Field |
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | 1988 | North Campus Stadium |
| Southern Connecticut | 1 | 1981 | Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium |
| UM–St. Louis | 1 | 1974 | Don Dallas Soccer Field |
| Springfield (MA) | 1 | 1973 | Benedum Field |
| SIU Edwardsville | 1 | 1972 | Cougar Field |
Years in bold indicate when the host school won championship
Champions[]
| NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship | ||||||||||
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| Year | Final | Semifinalists/Third Place Match | ||||||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | |||||
| 1972 Details |
SIU Edwardsville | 1–0 | Oneonta State | Cal State Chico & Baltimore | ||||||
| 1973 Details |
Missouri–St. Louis | 3–0 | Cal State Fullerton | Adelphi | 1-0 | Baltimore | ||||
| 1974 Details |
Adelphi | 3–2 | Seattle Pacific | UDC | 5-3 | Eastern Illinois | ||||
| 1975 Details |
Baltimore | 3–1 | Seattle Pacific | Adelphi | 9-1 | UW–Green Bay | ||||
| 1976 Details |
Loyola (MD) | 2–0 | New Haven | Cal State Chico | 3-2 (2ot; PK) | Missouri–St. Louis | ||||
| 1977 Details |
Alabama A&M 1 | 2–1 | Seattle Pacific | New Haven | 3-2 (2ot; PK) | UW–Green Bay | ||||
| 1978 Details |
Seattle Pacific 1 | 1–0 (3OT) | Alabama A&M | Eastern Illinois | 2-1 | So. Conn. State | ||||
| 1979 Details |
Alabama A&M 2 | 2–0 | Eastern Illinois | Seattle Pacific | 1-0 (2ot) | So. Conn. State | ||||
| 1980 Details |
Lock Haven | 1–0 (OT) | FIU | Cal State Chico | 2-1 (ot, PK) | So. Conn. State | ||||
| 1981 Details |
Tampa 1 | 1–0 (OT) | Cal State Los Angeles | So. Conn. State | 3-1 | Missouri-St. Louis | ||||
| 1982 Details |
FIU 1 | 2–1 | So. Conn. State | Missouri–St. Louis & Oakland | ||||||
| 1983 Details |
Seattle Pacific 2 | 1–0 | Tampa | Oakland & So. Conn. State | ||||||
| 1984 Details |
FIU 2 | 1–0 (OT) | Seattle Pacific | New Haven & Missouri-St. Louis | ||||||
| 1985 Details |
Seattle Pacific 3 | 3–2 | FIU | NYIT & Davis & Elkins | ||||||
| 1986 Details |
Seattle Pacific 4 | 4–1 | Oakland | Bridgeport & Davis & Elkins | ||||||
| 1987 Details |
So. Conn. State 1 | 2–0 | Cal State Northridge | Missouri-St. Louis & Tampa | ||||||
| 1988 Details |
Florida Tech 1 | 3–2 | Cal State Northridge | So. Conn. State & Oakland | ||||||
| 1989 Details |
New Hampshire College 1 | 3–1 | UNC Greensboro | Cal State Hayward & Gannon | ||||||
| 1990 Details |
So. Conn. State 2 | 0–0 (4OT, PK) | Seattle Pacific | Gannon & Florida Tech | ||||||
| 1991 Details |
Florida Tech 2 | 5–1 | Sonoma State | Cal Poly Pomona # & Franklin Pierce | ||||||
| 1992 Details |
So. Conn. State 3 | 1–0 | Tampa | Oakland & Seattle Pacific | ||||||
| 1993 Details |
Seattle Pacific 5 | 1–0 | So. Conn. State | Florida Tech & Gannon | ||||||
| 1994 Details |
Tampa 2 | 3–0 (2OT) | Oakland | Seattle Pacific & So. Conn. State | ||||||
| 1995 Details |
So. Conn. State 4 | 2–0 | USC Spartanburg | Mercyhurst & Cal State Bakersfield | ||||||
| 1996 Details |
Grand Canyon | 3–1 | Oakland | Lynn & So. Conn. State | ||||||
| 1997 Details |
Cal State Bakersfield | 1–0 | Lynn | Truman State & So. Conn. State | ||||||
| 1998 Details |
So. Conn. State 5 | 1–0 | USC Spartanburg | Mercyhurst & Seattle Pacific | ||||||
| 1999 Details |
So. Conn. State 6 | 2–1 (2OT) | Fort Lewis | Charleston (WV) & Barry | ||||||
| 2000 Details |
Cal State Dominguez Hills 1 | 2–1 (4OT) | Barry | East Stroudsburg & Lewis | ||||||
| 2001 Details |
Tampa 3 | 2–1 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Dowling & SIU Edwardsville | ||||||
| 2002 Details |
Sonoma State | 4–3 | SNHU | Central Arkansas & Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 2003 Details |
Lynn 1 | 2–1 | Cal State Chico | Findlay & Dowling | ||||||
| 2004 Details |
Seattle | 2–1 | SIU Edwardsville | UNC Pembroke & Dowling | ||||||
| 2005 Details |
Fort Lewis 1 | 3–1 | Franklin Pierce | Lynn & SIU Edwardsville | ||||||
| 2006 Details |
Dowling | 1–0 | Fort Lewis | Lincoln Memorial & West Florida | ||||||
| 2007 Details |
Franklin Pierce | 1–0 | Lincoln Memorial | Montevallo & Midwestern State | ||||||
| 2008 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2 | 3–0 | Dowling | Tampa & Northern Kentucky | ||||||
| 2009 |
Fort Lewis 2 | 1–0 | Lees-McRae | Le Moyne & Lewis | ||||||
| 2010 |
Northern Kentucky | 3–2 | Rollins | Dowling & Midwestern State | ||||||
| 2011 |
Fort Lewis 3 | 3–2 | Lynn | Franklin Pierce & Millersville | ||||||
| 2012 Details |
Lynn 2 | 3–2 | Saginaw Valley State | Simon Fraser & Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 2013 Details |
SNHU 2 |
2–1 | Carson–Newman | Rockhurst & Simon Fraser | ||||||
| 2014 Details |
Lynn 3 | 3–2 | Charleston (WV) | Colorado Mesa & Quincy | ||||||
| 2015 Details |
Pfeiffer | 4–0 | Cal Poly Pomona | Charleston (WV) & Rockhurst | ||||||
| 2016 Details |
Wingate | 2–0 | Charleston (WV) | Rockhurst & UC San Diego | ||||||
| 2017 |
Charleston (WV) 1 | 2–2 (2OT, PK) |
Lynn | Cal Poly Pomona & Rockhurst | ||||||
| 2018 Details |
Barry | 2–1 | West Chester | Cal Poly Pomona & Fort Hays State | ||||||
| 2019 Details |
Charleston (WV) 2 | 2–0 | Cal State Los Angeles | Indianapolis and Lynn | ||||||
| 2020 |
Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021 |
Cal State Los Angeles | 1–0 | Charleston (WV) | Indianapolis and Nova Southeastern | ||||||
# = Later vacated by NCAA.
Teams ranked by titles[]
| Rank | School | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Connecticut | 6 |
| 2 | Seattle Pacific | 5 |
| 3 | Fort Lewis | 3 |
| Tampa | 3 | |
| Lynn | 3 | |
| 6 | Alabama A&M | 2 |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | 2 | |
| Charleston (WV) | 2 | |
| Florida International | 2 | |
| Florida Tech | 2 | |
| Southern New Hampshire | 2 |
Schools ranked by number of appearances[]
| Rank | School | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Pacific | 35 |
| 2 | Southern Connecticut | 31 |
| 3 | Tampa | 24 |
| 4 | SNHU (N.H. College) | 22 |
| 5 | East Stroudsburg | 19 |
| 6 | Franklin Pierce | 19 |
| 7 | UMSL | 17 |
| 8 | Lynn | 15 |
| Mercyhurst | ||
| Rollins | ||
| 9 | Oakland | |
| 10 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 13 |
| Dowling |
Former Division II Champions now in Division I[]
Source=[5]
| School | Championship | Year moved | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Edwardsville | 1972 | 1973, 2008[a 1] | Mid-American Conference[a 2] |
| Loyola (Maryland) | 1976 | 1979 | Patriot League |
| FIU (Florida International) | 1982, 1984 | 1987 | Conference USA |
| Grand Canyon | 1996 | 2013 | Western Athletic Conference |
| CSU Bakersfield | 1997 | 2006 | Big West Conference |
| Seattle | 2004 | 2008 | Western Athletic Conference |
| Northern Kentucky | 2010 | 2012 | Horizon League |
- 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.[6]
- Adelphi also moved to Division I in 1976, after winning the Division II title in 1974, but returned to Division II in 2013.[7]
See also[]
- List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
- NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Tournament appearances by school
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division III)
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
- NAIA national men's soccer championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
References[]
- ^ "Division II Men's Soccer Championship field announced". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "DII Men's College Soccer". NCAA.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Alabama A&M to drop men's program". Soccer America. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "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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