1988 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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1988 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
1988 Men's College Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s) Bill Armstrong Stadium
Flag of Indiana.svg Bloomington, Indiana
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Indiana (3rd title)
Runners-up Howard
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored65 (2.83 per match)
Attendance38,560 (1,677 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Michael Dominic, Brooklyn (3)
Ian Hennessy, Seton Hall (3)
Awards
Best player Ken Snow, Indiana (offensive)
Mike Anehauser, Indiana (defensive)
  1987
1989  

The 1988 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 30th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

Contents

Indiana won their third national title, defeating Howard in the championship game, 1–0

The final match was played on December 4 at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. [1] [2]

Qualifying

Three teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Notre Dame, Portland, and Wake Forest.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
Virginia 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 1Fairleigh Dickinson 0
Penn State 0 Virginia 2
Howard(2OT)3
Howard (pen.)2
Philadelphia Textile 1Philadelphia Textile 1
Navy 0 Howard2
South Carolina 0
South Carolina 3
Wake Forest 0 North Carolina 1
North Carolina 2South Carolina1
SMU 0
Saint Louis 1
Notre Dame 0 SMU(2OT)2
SMU 2Howard 0
Indiana1
Seton Hall 5
Brooklyn College 4Brooklyn College 2
Adelphi 1 Seton Hall 1
Indiana3
Indiana 3
Boston University 3Boston University 1
Connecticut 1 Indiana1
Portland 0
Portland 2
San Diego State 1 UCLA 1
UCLA 2Portland2
Fresno State 0
Evansville 1
UNLV 1 Fresno State(pen.)2
Fresno State (pen.)2

Final

Howard 0–1 Indiana

See also

References

  1. "1988 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 28. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. "Men's soccer – Division I: History" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.