The 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 42nd organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college men's soccer team in the United States. North Carolina won its first national title by defeating Indiana 2–0 in the championship game. 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 (now known as Historic Crew Stadium), as were the two semifinal matches on December 14. All first, second, third and fourth round games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

Seeded Teams National seedsSeedSchoolRecord#1SMU19–0–0#2Virginia17–1–1#3Stanford16–1–1#4Indiana14–3–1#5Clemson17–4–0#6Saint Louis16–1–0#7North Carolina16–4–0#8St. John's14–2–3

Bracket

Regional 1

Regional 2

Regional 3

Regional 4

Final Four All matches held at Columbus Crew Stadium:

Final

References