2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams48
Final positions
Champions Indiana (6th title)
Runner-up St. John's (NY) (2nd title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Attendance61,310 (1,304 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina (5)
Best player Jacob Peterson, Indiana (MOP offense)
Jay Nolly, Indiana (MOP defense)
  2002
2004  

2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I across the nation who played for the NCAA Championship. This year's College Cup Final Four was held at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded. The final was held on December 14, 2003. St. John's, Maryland, Santa Clara, and Indiana qualified for the Final Four. St. John's defeated Maryland, and Indiana beat Santa Clara. In the final Indiana defeated St. John's, 2–1.

Contents

The tournament started on November 21, 2003. The first round was played on November 21 and 22. The second round on the November 26, and the third round on the November 29–30. The Regional Finals were played on December 5–7.

Seeded Teams

2003 College Cup
SeedSchoolRecord
#1 UCLA 18–1–1
#2 Maryland 17–2–1
#3 Wake Forest 15–4–0
#4 North Carolina 12–3–4
#5 Notre Dame 15–3–3
#6 St. John's 14–5–2
#7 Saint Louis 13–3–3
#8 Indiana 12–3–5
#9 VCU 16–4–0
#10 Washington 12–4–2
#11 UC Santa Barbara 15–4–1
#12 Michigan 13–6–0
#13 Loyola Marymount 12–6–1
#14 San Diego 12-4-3
#15 Akron 14–4–2
#16 Cal St. Northridge 14–3–2

Regional 1

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Oakland 2
Tulsa3
Tulsa 2
1 UCLA3
1 UCLA2
Florida International 0
16 Cal St. Northridge 1
Florida International1/pk
UCF 1
Florida International3
1 UCLA 1
8 Indiana2
Virginia Tech3/pk
Clemson 3
Virginia Tech 2
9 VCU 5
9 VCU 0
8 Indiana5
8 Indiana2/2ot
Kentucky 1
Cincinnati 0
Kentucky0/pk

Regional 2

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Wisconsin-Milwaukee4
Western Michigan 1
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1
5 Notre Dame4
5 Notre Dame 1
12 Michigan1/pk
12 Michigan6
St. Peter's 2
St. Peter's2
Brown 0
12 Michigan 1
Santa Clara3
Santa Clara1/pk
SMU 1
Santa Clara1/ot
13 Loyola Marymount 0
Santa Clara3(ot)
Coastal Carolina 2
4 North Carolina 0
Coastal Carolina3
Davidson 0
Coastal Carolina3

Regional 3

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Virginia2
Seton Hall 0
Virginia2
3 Wake Forest 0
Virginia 1
Creighton3
14 San Diego 1
Creighton1/pk
UMKC 0
Creighton 6
Creighton 2
6 St. John's3
California2
San Jose State 0
California 0
11 UC Santa Barbara2
11 UC Santa Barbara 2
6 St. John's3/2ot
6 St. John's 0/pk
Connecticut 0
Rhode Island 0
Connecticut3

Regional 4

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Fairleigh Dickinson 0
Binghamton1
Binghamton 0
7 Saint Louis1/ot
7 Saint Louis3(ot)
10 Washington 2
10 Washington1
Portland 0
Portland3
Oregon State 2
7 Saint Louis 2
2 Maryland4
Rutgers3
Lafayette 1
Rutgers 2
15 Akron3
15 Akron 0
2 Maryland1
2 Maryland2
Old Dominion 1
North Carolina State 3
Old Dominion6

Final Four – Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

National semifinals
December 12
National Championship
December 14
      
8 Indiana1(2ot)
 Santa Clara 0
8 Indiana2
6 St. John's 1
6 St. John's1
2 Maryland 0

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