Men's Division II Men's Soccer Championship | |
Organiser: | NCAA |
Region: | United States |
Number Of Teams: | 40 |
Champion: | Franklin Pierce (3rd title) |
Most Successful Club: | Southern Connecticut (6 titles) |
American: | yes |
The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II College soccer program in the United States. It has been played annually since 1972; prior to that, all teams competed in a single class.[1]
The most successful program has been Southern Connecticut State, with six national titles.
Franklin Pierce are the two-time defending champions, winning their third national title in 2023. In a rematch of the 2022 final, the Ravens defeated CSU Pueblo in the final, 4–0, which was rematch of the 2022 final.
The Division II tournament is structured around four unbalanced Super Regionals from the eight NCAA regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West). At least two and as many as six teams from each region are selected with no automatic qualifiers given. The selection criteria used is similar to that used in Division I, although one difference is that the RPI is replaced with the Quality of Winning Percentage Index, a more subjective measure. In 2016, the tournament field consisted of a 38-team, single-elimination tournament.
The first two rounds are played on campus sites with the highest seed usually hosting the regional semis and finals. The winners of each region meet in the third round and/or quarterfinals, with the host being determined by specific criteria or, failing that, geographical rotation. The final two rounds are played at a predetermined site. The 2016 semifinals and final, for example, were held at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri and hosted by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Kansas City Sports Commission.[2]
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Ed. | Year | Host city | Championship | Third place match / Semifinalists | |||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
SIU Edwardsville | |||||||||
UMSL | Cal State FU | Adelphi | Baltimore | ||||||
1974 | Adelphi | ||||||||
Baltimore | Seattle Pacific | Adelphi | UW–Green Bay | ||||||
Seattle, WA | Loyola Maryland | New Haven | Chico State | UMSL | |||||
Alabama A&M | Seattle Pacific | New Haven | UW–Green Bay | ||||||
University Park, FL | Seattle Pacific | Alabama A&M | Eastern Illinois | Southern Connecticut | |||||
University Park, FL | Alabama A&M | Eastern Illinois | Seattle Pacific | Southern Connecticut | |||||
University Park, FL | Lock Haven | FIU | Cal State Chico | Southern Connecticut | |||||
New Haven, CT | Tampa | Cal State LA | Southern Connecticut | UMSL | |||||
University Park, FL | FIU | ||||||||
Seattle Pacific (2) | Tampa | Oakland and Southern Connecticut | |||||||
Seattle, WA | FIU | Seattle Pacific | New Haven and UMSL | ||||||
University Park, FL | Seattle Pacific | FIU | NYIT and Davis & Elkins | ||||||
Seattle, WA | Seattle Pacific | Oakland | Bridgeport and Davis & Elkins | ||||||
Tampa, FL | Southern Connecticut | Cal State NO | UMSL and Tampa | ||||||
Florida Tech | Cal State NO | Southern Connecticut and Oakland | |||||||
SNHU | UNC Greensboro | ||||||||
Southern Connecticut | Seattle Pacific | ||||||||
Melbourne, FL | Florida Tech | Sonoma State | Cal Poly Pomona and Franklin Pierce | ||||||
Tampa, FL | Southern Connecticut | Tampa | |||||||
Melbourne, FL | Seattle Pacific | Southern Connecticut | Florida Tech and Gannon | ||||||
Tampa, FL | Tampa | Oakland | Seattle Pacific and Southern Connecticut | ||||||
Southern Connecticut | USC Spartanburg | ||||||||
Grand Canyon | Oakland | Lynn and Southern Connecticut | |||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | Lynn | Truman State and Southern Connecticut | |||||||
1998 | Spartanburg, SC | Southern Connecticut | USC Spartanburg | ||||||
Southern Connecticut | Fort Lewis | ||||||||
Miami Shores, FL | Cal State DH | Barry | |||||||
Tampa, FL | Tampa | Cal State DH | Dowling and SIU Edwardsville | ||||||
Virginia Beach, VA | Sonoma State | SNHU | Central Arkansas and Mercyhurst | ||||||
Virginia Beach, VA | Lynn | Chico State | Findlay and Dowling | ||||||
Wichita Falls, TX | Seattle | SIU Edwardsville | UNC Pembroke and Dowling | ||||||
Wichita Falls, TX | Fort Lewis | Franklin Pierce | Lynn and SIU Edwardsville | ||||||
Pensacola, FL | Dowling | Fort Lewis | |||||||
Orange Beach, AL | Franklin Pierce | Lincoln Memorial | |||||||
2008 | Tampa, FL | Cal State DH | Dowling | ||||||
2009 | Tampa, FL | Fort Lewis | Lees-McRae | Le Moyne and Lewis | |||||
2010 | Louisville, KY | Northern Kentucky | Rollins | Dowling and Midwestern State | |||||
2011 | Pensacola, FL | Fort Lewis | Lynn | Franklin Pierce and Millersville | |||||
Evans, GA | Lynn | Saginaw Valley State | Simon Fraser and Mercyhurst | ||||||
Evans, GA | SNHU | Carson–Newman | Rockhurst and Simon Fraser | ||||||
Louisville, KY | Lynn | Charleston (WV) | Colorado Mesa and Quincy | ||||||
Pensacola, FL | Pfeiffer | Cal Poly PO | Charleston (WV) and Rockhurst | ||||||
2016 | [Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas, MO]] | Wingate | Charleston (WV) | ||||||
2017 | Kansas, MO | Charleston (WV) | Lynn | Cal Poly Pomona and Rockhurst | |||||
Pittsburgh, PA | Barry | West Chester | Cal Poly Pomona and Fort Hays State | ||||||
Pittsburgh, PA | Charleston (WV) | Cal State LA | Indianapolis and Lynn | ||||||
2020 | bgcolor=#efefef | – | – | ||||||
2021 | Colorado Sp, CO | Cal State LA | Charleston (WV) | Indianapolis and Nova Southeastern | |||||
2022 | Franklin Pierce | CSU Pueblo | Barry and Lake Erie | ||||||
2023 | Franklin Pierce | 4–0 | CSU Pueblo | Florida Tech and Lewis | |||||
2024 | East Ridge, TN | ||||||||
2025 | |||||||||
2026 | |||||||||
2027 |
Team | Titles | Years | |
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style= | 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 | ||
style= | 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 | ||
style= | 2007, 2022, 2023 | ||
style= | 2003, 2012, 2014 | ||
style= | 2005, 2009, 2013 | ||
style= | 1981, 1994, 2001 | ||
style= | 2000, 2008 | ||
style= | 2017, 2019 | ||
style= | 1988, 1991 | ||
style= | 1989, 2013 | ||
style= | 1974 | ||
style= | 2018 | ||
style= | 2021 | ||
style= | 1980 | ||
style= | 1973 | ||
style= | 2002 | ||
style= | 2016 |
From 1982 through 2002, the highest seeded finalist or semifinalist school was designated as the host for the finals. The University of Tampa has hosted the finals seven times, more than any other school. Florida International is the only school to have hosted four championships in a row. The championship final has been played in the state of Florida on 22 occasions, 18 more time than any other state. On seven occasions the host team has won the championship.
School/ Conference | Hosted | Years | Venues | |
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Tampa | 1983, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2008, 2009 | Plant Field (5), Pepin Stadium (2) | ||
Florida International | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985 | Sunblazers Stadium | ||
West Florida | Ashton Brosnaham (3), Orange Beach (1) | |||
Seattle Pacific | Memorial Stadium | |||
Florida Tech | 1990, 1991, 1993 | FIT Varsity Field (2), Panther Stadium (1) | ||
Slippery Rock | 2018, 2019 | Highmark Stadium | ||
2016, 2017 | Swope Village | |||
Peach Belt Conference | 2012, 2013 | Blanchard Woods Park | ||
Bellarmine | 2010, 2014 | Owsley Frazier | ||
Midwestern State | 2004, 2005 | MSU Soccer Field | ||
2002, 2003 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | |||
Barry | 1999, 2000 | Buccaneer Field | ||
USC Spartanburg | 1995, 1998 | Rifle Field | ||
Lynn | 1997 | McCusker Sports Complex | ||
Grand Canyon | 1996 | GCU Stadium | ||
UNC Greensboro | 1989 | Campus Field | ||
Cal State Northridge | 1988 | North Campus Stadium | ||
Southern Connecticut | 1981 | Reese Stadium | ||
UM–St. Louis | 1974 | Don Dallas Soccer Field | ||
Springfield (MA) | 1973 | Benedum Field | ||
SIU Edwardsville | 1972 | Cougar Field |
Team | Titles | Years | |
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style= | 1977, 1979 | ||
style= | 1982, 1984 | ||
style= | 1975 | ||
style= | 1997 | ||
style= | 2006 | ||
style= | 1996 | ||
style= | 1976 | ||
style= | 2010 | ||
style= | 2015 | ||
style= | 2004 | ||
style= | 1972 |
See also: NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament appearances by school.
Schools indicated in pink no longer compete in Division II.
Rank | School | |||
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35 | ||||
Southern Connecticut | 31 | |||
Tampa | 24 | |||
SNHU (N.H. College) | 22 | |||
East Stroudsburg | 19 | |||
Franklin Pierce | 19 | |||
UMSL | 17 | |||
Lynn | 15 | |||
Mercyhurst | ||||
Rollins | ||||
bgcolor=pink align=left | Oakland | bgcolor=pink align=center | 14 | |
Cal State Dominguez Hills | 13 | |||
Dowling |
Source: [5]
Conference affiliations are current for the ongoing 2024 NCAA men's soccer season.
School | Championship | Year moved | Current Conference | |
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SIU Edwardsville | 1972 | 1973, 2008 | Ohio Valley Conference | |
Loyola (Maryland) | 1976 | 1979 | Patriot League | |
Alabama A&M | 1977, 1979 | 1999 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | |
FIU (Florida International) | 1982, 1984 | 1987 | American Athletic Conference | |
Grand Canyon | 1996 | 2013 | Western Athletic Conference | |
CSU Bakersfield | 1997 | 2006 | Big West Conference | |
Seattle | 2004 | 2008 | Western Athletic Conference | |
Northern Kentucky | 2010 | 2012 | Horizon League |