1996 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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1996 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams32
Final positions
Champions St. John's (NY) (1st title)
Runners-up Florida International (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored99 (3.19 per match)
Attendance85,915 (2,771 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Alen Kozić, Florida International (3)
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The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 37th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The St. John's Red Storm won their first national title by defeating the Florida International Panthers in the championship game, 4–1. The semifinals on December 13, 1996, and the final on December 15, 1996, were played in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the second straight year. All the other matches were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. [1] [2]

Contents

National Seeds

National Seeds
SeedSchoolRecord
#1 Washington 14–2–1
#2 Florida International 13–4–2
#3 UNC Greensboro 21–1
#4 William & Mary 18–2–1

Early rounds

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
               
1 Washington (2OT) 2
Santa Clara 1
1 Washington 1
Fresno State2
California 1
Fresno State 2
Fresno State 0
Creighton2
Cal State Fullerton 2
UCLA 1
Cal State Fullerton 0
Creighton (pen.) 0
SMU 0
Creighton 2
Creighton 1
St. John's (NY) 2
Virginia 0
George Mason 1
George Mason 1
St. John's (NY) 2
Fordham 1
St. John's (NY) 5
St. John's (NY) (OT) 2
4 William & Mary 1
James Madison 1
Maryland (OT) 2
Maryland 0
4 William & Mary3
Army 1
4 William & Mary (4OT) 3
St. John's (NY) 4
2 FIU 1
3 UNC Greensboro 0
Notre Dame 1
Notre Dame 0
Charlotte1
Charlotte 3
College of Charleston 1
Charlotte3
Hartford 0
Boston U. 2
Harvard 3
Harvard 2
Hartford (OT) 3
Hartford (OT) 3
Rhode Island 2
Charlotte 0
2 FIU4
Bowling Green 4
Detroit 0
Bowling Green 0
Indiana2
Indiana 4
Evansville 1
Indiana 0
2 FIU1
Rutgers (OT) 2
Cornell 1
Rutgers 0
2 FIU2
South Florida 1
2 FIU 6

Final

St. John's (NY) 4–1 Florida International
Van Saun Soccerball shade.svg27'
Krakowiak Soccerball shade.svg28'
Hickey Soccerball shade.svg68'
Kulego Soccerball shade.svg89'
[3] Moleka Soccerball shade.svg64'

References

  1. "1996 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 36. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  2. "Men's soccer – Division I: History" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  3. "Men's NCAA Summary: FIU 1 St. John's 4".