2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

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2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
Teams48
Defending champions Virginia Cavaliers
Champions Akron Zips
Runners-up Louisville Cardinals
Semi-finalists
Matches played47
Goals scored150 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Justin Meram (5)
2009
2011

The 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a tournament of 48 collegiate soccer teams who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The semifinals and final were held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team (indicated by * for non-seeded teams). The final was held on December 12, 2010. Akron defeated Louisville, 1–0, for the title.

Harder Stadium

Harder Stadium is a 17,000 seat, outdoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. It serves as the on-campus soccer stadium for both the men's and women's programs. It is also currently used occasionally by the university's club rugby and lacrosse teams and previously served as the home for the football team.

Santa Barbara, California City in California, United States

Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been promoted as the "American Riviera". As of 2014, the city had an estimated population of 91,196, up from 88,410 in 2010, making it the second most populous city in the county after Santa Maria. The contiguous urban area, which includes the cities of Goleta and Carpinteria, along with the unincorporated regions of Isla Vista, Montecito, Mission Canyon, Hope Ranch, Summerland, and others, has an approximate population of 220,000. The population of the entire county in 2010 was 423,895.

Akron Zips mens soccer mens soccer team of the University of Akron

The Akron Zips men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Akron. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Akron is regularly ranked in the Top 10 NSCAA collegiate men's soccer poll. They have been ranked No. 1 previously in 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2016. The Zips have played their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field, formerly named Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field and Cub Cadet Field, since 1966. They won their first national championship in 2010.

Contents

The bracket was announced November 15, 2010. The tournament started on November 18. The second round was played on November 21. The third round was played on November 28. The Regional Finals were played December 3 and 4.

Qualified teams

Regional 1

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 ETSU2 
 College of Charleston*3 
  College of Charleston1 
  1Louisville3 
   
    
 1Louisville2 
 16Ohio St.1 
    
    
 16Ohio St.2
   Providence1 
 St. Peter's2
 Providence*6 
 1Louisville5
 8UCLA4
 Dartmouth4 
 Monmouth*0 
  Dartmouth2/OT
  9Notre Dame1 
   
    
 Dartmouth1
 8UCLA2/2OT 
    
    
 8UCLA4
   Sacramento St.1 
 Santa Clara1
 Sacramento St.*2 

Regional 2

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 New Mexico1 
  Creighton*4 
  Creighton2(3) 
  5SMU2(5) 
   
    
 5SMU1 
 12William & Mary0 
    
    
 12William & Mary0(4)
   UMBC0(3) 
 UMBC2
 Princeton*1 
 5SMU1(2)
 4North Carolina1(4)
 Oakland0 
 Michigan St.*2 
  Michigan St.1
  13Butler0 
   
    
 Michigan St.1(4)
 4North Carolina1(5) 
    
    
 4North Carolina0(5)
   Georgetown0(4) 
 UNC Greensboro0
 Georgetown*3 

Regional 3

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 Xavier2 
 West Virginia*4 
  West Virginia2 
  3Akron3 
   
    
 3Akron2 
 14Indiana1 
    
    
 14Indiana5
   Tulsa1 
 Bradley0
 Tulsa*2 
 3Akron3(3)
 6California3(2)
 Boston College1 
 Brown*2 
  Brown1(7)
  11Connecticut1(6) 
   
    
 Brown0
 6California2 
    
    
 6California2/OT
   UC Santa Barbara1 
 Denver0
 UC Santa Barbara*1/2OT 

Regional 4

 First roundSecond roundRegional SemifinalsRegional Finals
                   
 Coastal Carolina1 
 Duke*2 
  Duke0 
  7South Carolina1/OT 
   
    
 7South Carolina1 
 10Michigan3 
    
    
 10Michigan2/OT
   Central Florida1 
 South Florida0
 Central Florida*3 
 10Michigan3/2OT
 2Maryland2
 Old Dominion1 
 Virginia*0 
  Old Dominion1
  15Penn St.4 
   
    
 15Penn St.0
 2Maryland1 
    
    
 2Maryland4
   Penn0 
 Bucknell0
 Penn*1/OT 

College Cup

Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, California

National Semifinals
December 10
National Championship
December 12
      
1 Louisville2
4 North Carolina 1
1 Louisville 0
3 Akron1
3 Akron2
10 Michigan 1

Goal scorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

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