| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States | 
| Teams | 48 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UC Santa Barbara (1st title) | 
| Runner-up | UCLA (8th title game) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 | 
| Goals scored | 126 (2.68 per match) | 
| Attendance | 77,173 (1,642 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sal Zizzo, UCLA (5) | 
| Best player | Nick Perera, UCSB (MOP offense) Andy Iro, UCSB (MOP defense)  | 
The 2006 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup Final Four was held at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The final was held on December 3, 2006. UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, Virginia, and Wake Forest made the Final Four. UC Santa Barbara beat Wake Forest and UCLA defeated Virginia. In the final UC Santa Barbara won the title game overcoming UCLA, 2–1.
The tournament started on November 10, 2006. The first round was played on November 10 and 11. The second round on the 15th, and the third round on the 18th and 19th. The Regional Finals were played on November 24–26.
Regional 1
| First round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Lehigh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Lehigh | 1(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UCLA | 3/OT | |||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 1(1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | 1(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Clemson | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Clemson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional 2
| First round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's, NY | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Notre Dame | 1/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Illinois-Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois-Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | California | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | California | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional 3
| First round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Methodist | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | North Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 0(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UNC-Greensboro | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | West Virginia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| UNC-Greensboro | 2/2OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UNC-Greensboro | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional 4
| First round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (Illinois) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 1/OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 0(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Santa Clara | 0(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Santa Clara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3/2OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Santa Clara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Towson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Towson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
College Cup – Hermann Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| National semifinals December 1 (moved to December 2 due to weather)  | National Championship December 3  | ||||||||
| 8 | UCLA | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | UCLA | 1 | |||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | ||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0(4) | ||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 0(3) | |||||||
Results
First round
| November 10, 2006 | Northwestern | 3–0 | Cincinnati | Evanston, Illinois | 
| 2:00 EST | Alvarez  North  | 
Report | Stadium: Lakeside Field Attendance: 242  | 
| November 10, 2006 | St. John's | 1–0 | Monmouth | Queens, New York | 
| 6:00 EST | Soroka  | 
Report | Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 1,590 Referee: Jorge de la Bandera  | 
| November 10, 2006 | Hofstra | 2–0 | Providence | Hempstead, New York | 
| 7:00 EST | Todd  McCrea  | 
Report | Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,450  | 
| November 10, 2006 | Washington | 3–0 | Creighton | Seattle, Washington | 
| 10:00 EST | Forrest  | 
Report | Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium Attendance: 835 Referee: Jeff Hosking  | 
| November 10, 2006 | San Francisco | 0–1 | New Mexico | San Francisco, California | 
| 10:00 EST | Report | Brown  | 
Stadium: Negoesco Stadium Attendance: 1,115 Referee: Dinesh Singh  | 
| November 11, 2006 | Brown | 4–1 | Adelphi | Providence, Rhode Island | 
| 1:00 EST | Daniels  Elenz-Martin  | 
Report | Philippou  | 
Stadium: Stevenson Field Attendance: 1,177  | 
| November 11, 2006 | George Mason | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Bucknell | Fairfax, Virginia | 
| 1:00 EST | Report | Schmiegel  | 
Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Steve Taylor  | 
| November 11, 2006 | Harvard | 2–1 | Binghamton | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 
| 1:00 EST | Fucito  Akpan  | 
Report | Neville  | 
Stadium: Ohiri Field Attendance: 986 Referee: Bahij Salman  | 
| November 11, 2006 | Old Dominion | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)  | Winthrop | Norfolk, Virginia | 
| 1:00 EST | Report | Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: 605 Referee: Andy Chapin  | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Kulp  Kent Kinney Banks MacKenzie Mottinger  | 
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| November 11, 2006 | UAB | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)  | Gardner-Webb | Birmingham, Alabama | 
| 1:00 EST | Elsner  | 
Report | Godfrey  | 
Stadium: West Campus Field Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Jeff Hink  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Radcliffe  Klosterman Elsner Gumede  | 
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| November 11, 2006 | Connecticut | 1–2 | Fairfield | Storrs, Connecticut | 
| 1:00 EST | James  | 
Report | Uy  Gaughan  | 
Stadium: Morrone Stadium Attendance: 1,657 Referee: Lou Labbadia  | 
| November 11, 2006 | UNC Greensboro | 2–1 | Virginia Tech | Greensboro, North Carolina | 
| 1:00 EST | Campbell  Jones  | 
Report | Nyarko  | 
Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Referee: Mark Kadlecik  | 
| November 11, 2006 | Northern Illinois | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Loyola (Chicago) | DeKalb, Illinois | 
| 2:00 EST | McGrane  | 
Report | Stadium: NIU Soccer and Track & Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Abbey Okulaja  | 
| November 11, 2006 | UC Santa Barbara | 2–1 | San Diego State | Santa Barbara, California | 
| 4:00 EST | Byrne  Iro  | 
Report | McDonald  | 
Stadium: Harder Stadium Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Ali Haycock  | 
| November 11, 2006 | Rutgers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)  | Rhode Island | Piscataway, New Jersey | 
| 7:00 EST | LaBrocca  | 
Report | Gonsalves  | 
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,230 Referee: Gus St. Silva  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| LaBrocca  Crowley Moore Koffeman  | 
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| November 11, 2006 | Illinois-Chicago | 3–0 | Western Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 
| 8:00 EST | Zambrano  Cervantes Dundjer  | 
Report | Stadium: Flames Field Attendance: 754 Referee: Ricardo Salazar  | 
Second round
| November 14, 2006 | #13 California | 3–1 | New Mexico | Berkeley, California | 
| 4:30 EST | Wilson  Ayala-Hil  | 
Report | Danaher  | 
Stadium: Edwards Stadium Attendance: 726 Referee: Said Ravanfar  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #15 Towson | 2–0 | Fairfield | Towson, Maryland | 
| 2:00 EST | Ruck  Mangione  | 
Report | Stadium: Towson Center Soccer Complex Attendance: 941 Referee: Nate Clement  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #7 Indiana | 1–0 | Northern Illinois | Bloomington, Indiana | 
| 7:00 EST | Ackley  | 
Report | Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Michael Kennedy  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #5 Maryland | 2–0 | St. John's | College Park, Maryland | 
| 7:00 EST | Hall  Zusi  | 
Report | Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 1,668 Referee: Andrew Chapin  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #14 North Carolina | 0–1 | Old Dominion | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 
| 7:00 EST | Report | Banks  | 
Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 1,192 Referee: Steve Taylor  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #2 Wake Forest | 5–1 | Hofstra | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 
| 7:00 EST | Tracy  Schilawski Cronin  | 
Report | Todd  | 
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,664 Referee: Ronnie Canales  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #6 West Virginia | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | UNC Greensboro | Morgantown, West Virginia | 
| 7:00 EST | Wittig  | 
Report | Patterson  Jones  | 
Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 821 Referee: Hilario Grajeda  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #16 Lehigh | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)  | Rhode Island | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 
| 7:00 EST | Gazda  | 
Report | Tumicz  | 
Stadium: Ulrich Sports Complex Attendance: 1,271 Referee: Lee Suckle  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Evans  Taranto Schram Gazda Franz O'Reilly  | 
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| November 15, 2006 | #4 Virginia | 4–0 | Bucknell | Charlottesville, Virginia | 
| 7:00 EST | Cristman  Colaluca Holder Villanueva  | 
Report | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 2,083 Referee: Mario Scilipoti  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #12 Notre Dame | 1–0 | Illinois-Chicago | Notre Dame, Indiana | 
| 7:00 EST | Lapira  | 
Report | Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 463 Referee: Abbey Okulaja  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #1 Duke | 2–0 | Brown | Durham, North Carolina | 
| 7:00 EST | Videira  Grella  | 
Report | Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 2,337 Referee: Peter Dhima  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #3 SMU | 1–3 | UC Santa Barbara | University Park, Texas | 
| 8:00 EST | Corbin  | 
Report | Perera  Walker Avila  | 
Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Misail Tsapos  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #8 UCLA | 3–0 | Harvard | Los Angeles, California | 
| 10:00 EST | Zizzo  Nakazawa  | 
Report | Stadium: Drake Stadium Attendance: 769 Referee: Steve Elliott  | 
| November 15, 2006 | #10 Santa Clara | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Washington | Santa Clara, California | 
| 10:00 EST | Ustruck  Martin Ogunbiyi  | 
Report | Fischer  Mohn  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 944 Referee: Colin Arblaster  | 
| November 16, 2006 | #11 Saint Louis | 0–1 | Northwestern | St. Louis, Missouri | 
| 5:00 EST | Report | Roth  | 
Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Shane Butler  | 
| November 16, 2006 | #9 Clemson | 3–1 | Gardner-Webb | Clemson, South Carolina | 
| 6:00 EST | Richards  Moore Moojen  | 
Report | Salvaggione  | 
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 920 Referee: Mark Kadlecik  | 
Third round
| November 18, 2006 | #5 Maryland | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #12 Notre Dame | College Park, Maryland | 
| 6:00 EST | Report | Lapira  | 
Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 2,769 Referee: Erich Simmons  | 
| November 18, 2006 | Old Dominion | 1–2 | UC Santa Barbara | Norfolk, Virginia | 
| 7:00 EST | MacKenzie  | 
Report | Perera  Avila  | 
Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,481 Referee: Peter Dhima  | 
| November 18, 2006 | #7 Indiana | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)  | #10 Santa Clara | Bloomington, Indiana | 
| 7:00 EST | Report | Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Hilario Grajeda  | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Alston  Weaver Ring Jo. Tudela Ackley Mellencamp  | 
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| November 18, 2006 | #4 Virginia | 2–1 | #13 California | Charlottesville, Virginia | 
| 7:00 EST | Reyering  | 
Report | Serafini  | 
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 3,644 Referee: Bahij Salman  | 
| November 19, 2006 | Northwestern | 2–1 | UNC Greensboro | Evanston, Illinois | 
| 1:00 EST | Usinger  Alvarez  | 
Report | Fitzgerald  | 
Stadium: Lakeside Field Attendance: 623  | 
| November 19, 2006 | #1 Duke | 3–0 | #16 Lehigh | Durham, North Carolina | 
| 1:00 EST | Videira  Wadsworth Grella  | 
Report | Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Steve Taylor  | 
| November 19, 2006 | #2 Wake Forest | 2–1 | #15 Towson | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 
| 2:00 EST | Curfman  Schilawski  | 
Report | Healey  | 
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Mark Kadlecik  | 
| November 19, 2006 | #8 UCLA | 3–0 | #9 Clemson | Los Angeles, California | 
| 8:00 EST | Estrada  Zizzo  | 
Report | Stadium: Drake Stadium Attendance: 815 Referee: Alex Gorin  | 
Quarterfinals
| November 24, 2006 | #4 Virginia | 3–2 | #12 Notre Dame | Charlottesville, Virginia | 
| 6:00 EST | Cristman  Reyering  | 
Report | Martin  | 
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 5,850 Referee: Shane Butler  | 
| November 24, 2006 | #2 Wake Forest | 3–1 | #10 Santa Clara | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 
| 7:00 EST | Curfman  Lahoud Thompson  | 
Report | Lowry  | 
Stadium: W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Abbey Okulaja  | 
| November 25, 2006 | UC Santa Barbara | 3–2 | Northwestern | Santa Barbara, California | 
| 10:00 EST | Rosenlund  | 
Report | North  Alvarez  | 
Stadium: Harder Stadium Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Ed Shea  | 
| November 26, 2006 | #1 Duke | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #8 UCLA | Durham, North Carolina | 
| 1:00 EST | Wadsworth  Loftus  | 
Report | Leopoldo  Zizzo  | 
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Misail Tsapos  | 
College Cup
Semifinals
| December 2, 2006 | #4 Virginia | 0–4 | #8 UCLA | St. Louis, Missouri | 
| 12:00 EST | Report | Estrada  Myers Stephens  | 
Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Hilario Grajeda  | 
| December 2, 2006 | #2 Wake Forest | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)  | UC Santa Barbara | St. Louis, Missouri | 
| 2:30 EST | Report | Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Michael Kennedy  | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Curfman  Clayton Solle Cronin Schilawski  | 
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Championship
| December 3, 2006 | #8 UCLA | 1–2 | UC Santa Barbara | St. Louis, Missouri | 
| 3:00 EST | Leopoldo  | 
Report | Perera  Avila  | 
Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 5,948 Referee: Erich Simmons  | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
 
 Sal Zizzo — UCLA
- 4 goals
 
 Gerardo Alvarez — Northwestern
 David Estrada — UCLA
- 3 goals
 
 Andrew Daniels — Brown
 Eric Avila — UC Santa Barbara
 Nick Perera — UC Santa Barbara
 Tyler Rosenlund — UC Santa Barbara
 Adam Cristman — Virginia
 Yannick Reyering — Virginia
 Zack Schilawski — Wake Forest
 Kevin Forrest — Washington
- 2 goals
 
 Javier Ayala-Hil — California
 Mike Grella — Duke
 Michael Videira — Duke
 Spencer Wadsworth — Duke
 Michael Todd — Hofstra
 Brad North — Northwestern
 Joseph Lapira — Notre Dame
 Kurt Martin — Notre Dame
 Jason Leopoldo — UCLA
 Scott Jones — UNC Greensboro
 Steven Curfman — Wake Forest
 Marcus Tracy — Wake Forest
- 1 goal
 
 Rob Philippou — Adelphi
 Barry Neville — Binghamton
 Nick Elenz-Martin — Brown
 Mark Schmiegel — Bucknell
 Jeff Serafini — California
 Jacob Wilson — California
 Frederico Moojen — Clemson
 Bryson Moore — Clemson
 Dane Richards — Clemson
 Julius James — Connecticut
 Chris Loftus — Duke
 Jimmy Gaughan — Fairfield
 Christian Uy — Fairfield
 Richard Godfrey — Gardner-Webb
 Chris Salvaggione — Gardner-Webb
 Andre Akpan — Harvard
 Mike Fucito — Harvard
 Rory McCrea — Hofstra
 Eric Cervantes — Illinois-Chicago
 Pavle Dundjer — Illinois-Chicago
 Cesar Zambrano — Illinois-Chicago
 Brian Ackley — Indiana
 Adam Gazda — Lehigh
 Jeremy Hall — Maryland
 Graham Zusi — Maryland
 Stephen Brown — New Mexico
 Blake Danaher — New Mexico
 Justin McGrane — Northern Illinois
 David Roth — Northwestern
 Brian Usinger — Northwestern
 Trevor Banks — Old Dominion
 Ross MacKenzie — Old Dominion
 Jeffrey Gonsalves — Rhode Island
 Łukasz Tumicz — Rhode Island
 Nick LaBrocca — Rutgers
 Freddy McDonald — San Diego State
 Peter Lowry — Santa Clara
 Brian Martin — Santa Clara
 Babajide Ogunbiyi — Santa Clara
 Erik Ustruck — Santa Clara
 Scott Corbin — SMU
 Ryan Soroka — St. John's
 Nino Mangione — Towson
 Pat Healey — Towson
 Kevin Ruck — Towson
 Shane Elsner — UAB
 Bryan Byrne — UC Santa Barbara
 Andy Iro — UC Santa Barbara
 David Walker — UC Santa Barbara
 Chance Myers — UCLA
 Kyle Nakazawa — UCLA
 Michael Stephens — UCLA
 Thomas Campbell — UNC Greensboro
 Michael Fitzgerald — UNC Greensboro
 Randi Patterson — UNC Greensboro
 Nico Colaluca — Virginia
 Ian Holder — Virginia
 Jonathan Villanueva — Virginia
 Patrick Nyarko — Virginia Tech
 Sam Cronin — Wake Forest
 Michael Lahoud — Wake Forest
 Wells Thompson — Wake Forest
 Matt Fischer — Washington
 Steve Mohn — Washington
 Chris Wittig — West Virginia
References
- "2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). Men's Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 46. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.