1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams32
Final positions
Champions UCLA (3rd title)
Runners-up Virginia (6th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored88 (2.84 per match)
Attendance67,764 (2,186 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Ben Olsen, Virginia (5)
Awards
Best player Seth George, UCLA (MOP offense)
Matt Reis, UCLA (MOP defense)
  1996
1998  

The 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 38th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The UCLA Bruins won their third national title by defeating the Virginia Cavaliers in the championship game, 2–0. The final match was played on December 14, 1997, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the third straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. [1] [2]

Contents

National seeds

National seeds
SeedSchoolRecord
#1 Indiana 20–0
#2 Virginia 15–3–3
#3 SMU 17–2
#4 South Carolina 15–2–1
#5 UCLA 17–2
#6 Creighton 15–4–1
#7 American 15–3–4
#8 Florida International 14–5–1

Bracket

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
               
1 Indiana 2
Butler 1
1 Indiana4
Bowling Green 0
Marquette 0
Bowling Green 1
1 Indiana6
South Florida 0
St. John's 2
Brown 1
St. John's 1
South Florida2
South Florida 3
8 Florida International 1
1 Indiana 0
5 UCLA1
5 UCLA 3
Santa Clara 0
5 UCLA1
Washington 0
Stanford 1
Washington 2
5 UCLA2
Clemson 1
Charlotte 0
Clemson 5
Clemson1
4 South Carolina 0
Charleston Southern 0
4 South Carolina 3
5 UCLA2
2 Virginia 0
3 SMU 1
Rider 0
3 SMU2
Dartmouth 0
Dartmouth 5
Boston U. 1
3 SMU 0
Saint Louis0
Saint Louis 2
Missouri State 1
Saint Louis1
6 Creighton 0
Air Force 2
6 Creighton 3
Saint Louis 1
2 Virginia3
7 American 2
William & Mary 1
7 American1
Maryland 0
Maryland 1
Rutgers 0
7 American 1
2 Virginia2
VCU 1
Georgetown 2
Georgetown 1
2 Virginia5
Howard 0
2 Virginia 3

See also

References

  1. "1997 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 37. 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.