The 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 66th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
The College Cup was played on December 13 and December 16 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The University of Vermont defeated Marshall University 2–1 in overtime in the final to win the championship, the school's first national championship."Vermont claims first national championship on OT goal". Associated Press. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
Qualification
All Division I men's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 21 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, one team received an automatic bid by claiming the conference regular season crown (the West Coast Conference does not hold a conference tournament), and an additional 26 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Automatic bidsConferenceTeamDate qualifiedRecordAppearanceLast bid American November 17 11–2–5 18th 2023 America East November 17 11–2–5 14th 2023 ACC November 17 10–4–7 28th 2023 Atlantic 10 November 17 13–2–3 4th 2023 ASUN November 16 7–7–4 2nd 2015 Big East November 17 11–4–5 15th 2023 Big South November 16 12–3–3 2nd 2006 Big Ten November 17 14–1–3 12th 2022 Big West November 15 10–5–6 4th 2019 CAA November 17 14–4–2 9th 2023 Horizon November 17 9–6–3 4th 2005 Ivy November 17 12–6–0 11th 2021 MAAC November 17 11–4–3 2nd 2019 Missouri Valley November 16 11–6–3 12th 1996 Northeast November 17 8–4–7 18th 2023 Ohio Valley November 16 12–4–3 17th 2023 Patriot November 16 7–6–6 8th 2014 SoCon November 17 9–3–5 12th 2018 Summit League November 16 12–4–3 4th 2008 Sun Belt November 17 12–1–7 17th 2023 WAC November 16 12–4–3 7th 2023 West Coast No Tournament 13–2–2 17th 2023
At-large bidsConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast bid ACC 14–2–4 37th 2023 11–3–4 31st 2023 8–4–5 17th 2019 9–4–4 31st 2023 10–2–6 36th 2023 12–5–0 8th 2023 9–5–4 22nd 2023 10–6–3 44th 2023 Atlantic 10 8–5–5 6th 2020 10–3–5 6th 2020 8–4–8 51st 2022 Big East 11–4–4 32nd 2022 12–5–3 12th 2021 Big Ten 10–4–5 49th 2023 8–5–5 41st 2022 8–4–7 9th 2019 7–5–6 49th 2023 8–5–6 29th 2022 Big West 11–5–4 15th 2021 Ivy 12–3–2 12th 2022 14–3–1 12th 2022 Missouri Valley 12–3–2 9th 2023 11–2–6 5th 2023 Summit League 12–3–4 13th 2023 Sun Belt 11–1–7 6th 2023 West Coast 10–4–3 9th 2023
Seeded teams The top 16 teams are seeded and earn a bye to the second round of the tournament. Seeded teams Seed School Conference Record Berth type United SoccerCoachesranking RPI ranking1 Big Ten14–1–3Automatic1st1st2 ACC12–5–0At-large9th4th3 Summit League12–3–4At-large4th2nd4 Big East11–4–5Automatic24th3rd5 Atlantic 1013–2–3Automatic5th6th6 Ivy14–3–1At-large12th7th7 CAA14–4–2Automatic18th5th8 ACC10–4–7AutomaticNR9th9 ACC14–2–4At-large7th12th10 ACC11–3–4At-large2nd10th11 ACC10–6–3At-largeNR14th12 ACC10–2–6At-large15th15th13 Sun Belt11–1–7At-large8th8th14 Big Ten 10–4–5At-large6th21st15 Missouri Valley12–3–2At-large11th13th16 ACC9–5–4At-largeNR11th
Bracket The bracket was announced on Monday, November 18, 2024. First round games were to be played on November 21 at campus sites.
Ohio State Region 1
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are national seeds.
Georgetown Region 2
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are national seeds.
Denver Region 3
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are national seeds.
Pittsburgh Region 4
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Rankings shown are national seeds.
2024 Men's College Cup
Men's College Cup semifinals
Men's College Cup final
College Cup all-tournament team Maximilian Kissel (O-MOP) – Vermont Niklas Herceg (D-MOP) – Vermont Yaniv Bazini – Vermont Zach Barrett – Vermont Marcell Papp – Vermont Tarik Pannholzer – Marshall Taimu Okiyoshi – Marshall Thomas Gilej – Ohio State Luciano Pechota – Ohio State Ben Smith – Denver Sam Bassett – Denver Source:
Records by conference ConferenceBidsRecordPct.R32S16E8F4CGNCBig East32–3–0 3 – – – – –Summit25–1–1 2 2 1 1 – –Sun Belt25–2–0 2 1 1 1 1 –America East15–0–1 1 11111Big South11–1–0 1 – – – – –ACC911–7–1 8 7 3 – – –Big Ten67–6–0 5 2 1 1 – –Ivy31–3–0 2 – – – – –Missouri Valley31–3–0 2 – – – – –Big West21–1–1 1 – – – – –SoCon11–1–0 1 – – – – –West Coast22–2–0 1 1 – – – –Atlantic 1044–4–0 2 2 1 – – –CAA10–1–0 1 – – – – – Others80–7–1––––––
The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively. The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: American, ASUN, Horizon, MAAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, and WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the "Others" row. Matches concluded by a penalty shootout to determine advancement in the tournament following a drawn match are considered to be a tie for statistical purposes, except for the national championship game.
Statistics
Goalscorers
See also 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Notes
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