2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Connecticut (2nd title)
Runners-up	Creighton (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Attendance	52,910 (1,707 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mohamed Fahim, SMU (5) Corey Woolfolk, Stanford (5)
Awards
Best player	Darin Lewis, Connecticut (MOP offense) Chris Gbandi, Connecticut (MOP defense)
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The 2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 41st organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Connecticut Huskies won their second national title by defeating the Creighton Bluejays in the championship game, 2–0. The semifinals and final were played in Charlotte, North Carolina at Ericsson Stadium for the second straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. ^{[1] [2]}

Seeded Teams

National seeds
Seed	School	Record
#1	North Carolina	19–2
#2	Clemson	13–3–2
#3	Stanford	16–2–1
#4	San Diego	15–1–2
#5	Virginia	15–5–1
#6	SMU	17–4
#7	South Carolina	12–3–3
#8	San Jose State	20–0–1

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Championship Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina
	1	North Carolina (OT)	3
		William & Mary	2
						1	North Carolina	3
							Rhode Island	1
		Rhode Island	3
		Boston College	0
											1	North Carolina	0
												Indiana	1
		Washington (4OT)	1
		UAB	0
							Washington	1
							Indiana	2
		Indiana	4
	8	San Jose State	0
																	Indiana	1
																	Creighton (3OT)	2
	5	Virginia (2OT)	5
		Lehigh	0
						5	Virginia	2
							St. John's (NY)	1
		James Madison	0
		St. John's (NY)	1
											5	Virginia	0
												Creighton	3
		Ohio State	0
		Creighton	1
							Creighton	3
						4	San Diego	0
		UCLA	0
	4	San Diego	1
																						Creighton	0
																						Connecticut	2
	3	Stanford	4
		Cal State Fullerton	0
						3	Stanford	6
							UI Chicago	0
		UI Chicago	1
		Bradley	0
											3	Stanford	1
											6	SMU	2
		Saint Louis	0
		Kentucky (pen.)	0
							Kentucky	1
						6	SMU	3
		IUPUI	0
	6	SMU	2
																6	SMU	0
																	Connecticut	2
	7	South Carolina	0
		Duke	1
							Duke	0
							Brown	1
		Brown	2
		Vermont	0
												Brown	0
												Connecticut	1
		Dartmouth	0
		Connecticut	3
							Connecticut (OT)	2
						2	Clemson	1
		Furman	2
	2	Clemson	3

Final

December 10, 2000

Creighton	0–2	Connecticut
	[3]	Gbandi 16' Lewis 85'

Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Attendance: 11,421

References

1. "2000 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 40. 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 May 28, 2013.
3. "CNNSI.com - Soccer - US - UConn defeats Creighton 2-0 for NCAA title - Monday December 11, 2000 08:57 AM". Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved February 16, 2013.