2001 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

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2001 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams48
Champions North Carolina (1st title)
Runners-up Indiana (11th title game)
Matches played47
Goals scored111 (2.36 per match)
Attendance63,791 (1,357 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Ryan Kneipper, North Carolina (5)
Best player Ryan Kneipper, North Carolina (MOP offense)
David Stokes, North Carolina (MOP defense)
2000
2002

The 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was the 42nd organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The North Carolina won their first national title by defeating the Indiana in the championship game, 2–0. This was the first tournament to feature an expanded 48-team field although it remained that only the top eight teams were seeded. The final match was played on December 16, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio at Columbus Crew Stadium, as were the two semi-final matches on December 14. All first, second, third and forth round games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. [1] [2]

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Seeded Teams

National Seeds
SeedSchoolRecord
#1 SMU 19–0–0
#2 Virginia 17–1–1
#3 Stanford 16–1–1
#4 Indiana 14–3–1
#5 Clemson 17–4–0
#6 Saint Louis 16–1–0
#7 North Carolina 16–4–0
#8 St. John's (NY) 14–2–3

Bracket

Regional 1

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
    
 1 SMU 2 
   New Mexico0 
  FIU 0
  New Mexico 1 
 1SMU1 
  UCLA0 
  Loyola Marymount 2 
  UCLA 3 
  UCLA4
    San Diego 0 
   
    
 1SMU0
 8St. John's (NY)2
    
    
   Penn State 1****
   South Florida0 
  South Florida 2
  Akron 1 
  Penn State1
 8St. John's (NY)2*** 
  Massachusetts 1 
  Creighton 0 
  Massachusetts0
  8 St. John's (NY) 1 
   

Regional 2

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
    
 5 Clemson 1*** 
   Kentucky0 
  Kentucky 1
  Mercer 0 
 5Clemson3** 
  UAB2 
  Furman 0 
  UAB 1* 
  UAB3*
    South Carolina 2 
   
    
 5Clemson0
 4Indiana2
    
    
   Connecticut 1
   Rutgers2*** 
  Rutgers 1
  Harvard 0 
  Rutgers0
 4Indiana3 
  Butler 1 
  Michigan State 2 
  Michigan State0
  4 Indiana 1 
   

Regional 3

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
    
 3 Stanford 3 
   Santa Clara1 
  California 0
  Santa Clara 1*** 
 3Stanford3 
  Portland1 
  Gonzaga 0 
  Portland 1 
  Portland1
    Washington 0 
   
    
 3Stanford1
 6Saint Louis0
    
    
   Loyola (MD) 1**
   Maryland0 
  Maryland 1
  Notre Dame 0 
  Loyola (MD)0
 6Saint Louis3 
  UMKC 2** 
  UW Milwaukee 1 
  UMKC1
  6 Saint Louis 2 
   

Regional 4

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
    
 7 North Carolina 3 
   Towson0 
  James Madison 1
  Towson 4 
 7North Carolina1* 
  American0 
  Ohio State 1 
  American 2 
  American3
    Wake Forest 0 
   
    
 7North Carolina3***
  Fairleigh Dickinson2
    
    
   Princeton 1
   Fairleigh Dickinson2 
  Boston College 0
  Fairleigh Dickinson 1*** 
  Fairleigh Dickinson1
  Seton Hall0 
  Coastal Carolina 1 
  Seton Hall 2 
  Seton Hall1
  2 Virginia 0 
   

Final Four – Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

National Semifinals
December 14
National Championship
December 16
      
8 St. John's (NY) 1
4 Indiana (2OT) 2
4 Indiana 0
7 North Carolina2
3 Stanford 2
7 North Carolina (4OT) 3

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References

  1. "2001 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 41. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf