1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams32
Final positions
Champions Indiana (3rd Title)
Runners-up Stanford (1st Title Game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored93 (3 per match)
Attendance56,078 (1,809 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Aleksey Korol, Indiana (6)
Awards
Best player Aleksey Korol, Indiana (MOP offense)
Nick Garcia, Indiana (MOP defense)
  1997
1999  

The 1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 39th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth national title by defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game, 3–1. The final match was played on December 13, 1998, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the fourth 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 Clemson 20–1
#2 Virginia 14–3–3
#3 Duke 18–3
#4 Washington 16–3
#5 St. John's (NY) 14–4–3
#6 UCLA 16–3
#7 Cal State Fullerton 14–4–2
#8 Indiana 18–2

Play-in rounds

Lafayette dft. Dayton 1-0[ citation needed ]

Early rounds

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
               
1 Clemson 5
Lafayette 0
1 Clemson1
William & Mary 0
William & Mary (2OT) 2
South Florida 1
1 Clemson 1
8 Indiana2
Cincinnati 0
Butler (2OT) 1
Butler 1
8 Indiana (2OT) 2
Akron 2
8 Indiana (2OT) 3
8 Indiana4
Santa Clara 0
5 St. John's (NY) (2OT) 1
Brown 0
5 St. John's (NY) 1
Penn State 0
Connecticut 0
Penn State 1
5 St. John's (NY) 1
Santa Clara2
SMU 0
Santa Clara (OT) 1
Santa Clara4
UNC Greensboro 1
UNC Greensboro 2
4 Washington 1
8 Indiana3
Stanford 1
3 Duke 2
Jacksonville 3
Jacksonville 0
Maryland3
Maryland 2
Richmond 1
Maryland3
Creighton 2
Saint Louis 1
Creighton (2OT) 4
Creighton2
6 UCLA 0
Fresno State 1
6 UCLA 2
Maryland 0
Stanford1
7 Cal State Fullerton 1
San Diego 2
San Diego 1
Stanford (2OT) 3
Stanford (3OT) 3
San Jose State 2
Stanford3
2 Virginia 0
VCU 1
South Carolina 2
South Carolina 0
2 Virginia1
Rider 0
2 Virginia 3

Final

Indiana 3–1 Stanford

References

  1. "1998 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 38. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. "Men's soccer – Division I: History" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2012.