2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The 53rd edition of the tournament began on November 17, 2011 and culminated with the North Carolina Tar Heels defeating the Charlotte 49ers, 1–0, in the final on December 13 at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama.[1]

2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams48
Defending championsAkron Zips
ChampionsNorth Carolina
Runners-upCharlotte
Semi-finalists
Matches played47
Goals scored127 (2.7 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Casey Townsend (4)
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While the tournament resulted in few upsets, most national soccer headlines were made behind Charlotte's run to the final. The 49ers entered the tournament through an at-large bid, and were not seeded. Despite that, they were able to defeat defending champions, the Akron Zips, 1–0, in the third round, and then the Connecticut Huskies, 4–2, in a penalty shootout to advance to the College Cup. Joining the Tar Heels and the 49ers in the College Cup were the UCLA Bruins and the Creighton Bluejays.[2]

With the victory in the national final, the Tar Heels won their second NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in program history.[3]

Qualified Teams
Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

A total of 48 teams will qualify into the tournament proper, either automatically, or through an at-large bid that is determined by a selection committee. Each conference that field varsity soccer teams are admitted one automatic berth into the tournament. Depending on the conference, that automatic berth is either given the champions of the regular season, or the tournament that culminates the regular season. Twenty-two teams earn automatic bids into the tournament, while 26 enter through an at-large bid.

Format

Like previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament featured 64 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 64 berths, 22 were allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 42 berths were determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament. The most at-large berths went to schools from the Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences, containing half of the tournament field's at-large berths (six and five berths, respectively). Of the remaining 11 berths, six were from the Colonial Athletic and Conference USA conferences, each earning three berths.

From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selected the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earned an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining 48 teams played in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.

Similar to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, each of the tournament rounds were single-elimination. However, matches tied at the end of regulation went to two 10-minute golden goal periods, followed by a penalty shoot-out, if necessary. All matches in the first, second and third rounds, as well as the quarterfinals, were hosted by the higher seed. The College Cup, also known as the semifinals and final for the tournament were held at a neutral venue, this time being at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama (south of Birmingham.

Seeded teams
Seeded teams
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 North Carolina ACC 16–2–2 Tournament winner
2 Creighton MVC 17–2–0 Tournament winner
3 Connecticut Big East 14–2–2 At-large
4 Boston College ACC 14–5–0 At-large
5 Maryland ACC 12–3–3 At-large
6 SMU C-USA 13–5–1 Tournament winner
7 South Florida Big East 11–3–3 At-large
8 UC Irvine Big West 16–4–1 At-large
9 St. John's Big East 14–5–2 Tournament winner
10 New Mexico MPSF 16–0–3 Tournament winner
11 UAB C-USA 13–3–3 At-large
12 Louisville Big East 11–6–2 At-large
13 UCLA Pac-12 14–4–1 Tournament winner
14 James Madison CAA 11–4–2 At-large
15 UC Santa Barbara Big West 13–6–1 At-large
16 Indiana Big Ten 11–3–5 At-large

Schedule
Round Date
First round November 17, 2011
Second round November 20, 2011
Third round November 27, 2011
Quarterfinals December 3, 2011
College Cup: Semifinals December 9, 2011
College Cup Final December 11, 2011

Bracket

Regional 1
  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
  Elon 3  
  Coastal Carolina* 4  
    Coastal Carolina 2  
    1 North Carolina 3  
     
       
  1 North Carolina 1/OT  
  16 Indiana 0  
       
       
  16 Indiana 3
      Old Dominion 0  
  Liberty 0(4)
  Old Dominion* 0(5)  
  1 North Carolina 2
  Saint Mary's 0
  Fairfield 2  
  Brown* 3  
    Brown 1
    9 St. John's 0  
     
       
  Brown 2
  Saint Mary's 3/OT  
       
       
  8 UC Irvine 1
      Saint Mary's 2/2OT  
  Saint Mary's 1
  CSU Baskersfield* 0  

Regional 2
  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
  Xavier 1  
  West Virginia* 2/OT  
    West Virginia 0  
    5 Maryland 4  
     
       
  5 Maryland 2  
  12 Louisville 4  
       
       
  12 Louisville 3/2OT
      Bradley 2  
  Loyola-Chicago 1
  Bradley* 2  
  12 Louisville 0
  13 UCLA 1/2OT
  Delaware 1/20T  
  Virginia* 0  
    Delaware 0
    13 UCLA 1  
     
       
  13 UCLA 3
  Rutgers 0  
       
       
  4 Boston College 1(3)
      Rutgers 1(4)  
  Colgate 2
  Rutgers* 4  

Regional 3
  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
  Stony Brook 0(4)  
  Monmouth* 0(5)  
    Monmouth 1  
    3 Connecticut 2  
     
       
  3 Connecticut 3  
  14 James Madison 0  
       
       
  14 James Madison 2
      Wake Forest 0  
  Wake Forest 1(4)
  South Carolina* 1(3)  
  3 Connecticut 1(2)
  Charlotte 1(4)
  Furman 1  
  Charlotte* 3  
    Charlotte 3
    11 UAB 1  
     
       
  Charlotte* 1
  Akron 0  
       
       
  6 SMU 2
      Akron 3  
  Northwestern 1
  Akron* 3  

Regional 4
  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
  Florida Gulf Coast 0  
  UCF* 1/2OT  
    UCF 1  
    7 South Florida 2/OT  
     
       
  7 South Florida 0(6)  
  10 New Mexico 0(5)  
       
       
  10 New Mexico 2/OT
      Duke 1  
  Georgia State 0
  Duke* 1  
  7 South Florida 0
  2 Creighton 1/OT
  Dartmouth 0  
  Providence* 1  
    Providence 2
    15 UC Santa Barbara 3  
     
       
  15 UC Santa Barbara 1
  2 Creighton 2  
       
       
  2 Creighton 3
      Northern Illinois 0  
  Western Illinois 0
  Northern Illinois* 3  

College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama
National Semifinals
December 9 		National Championship
December 11
      
1 North Carolina 2(3)
13 UCLA 2(1)
1 North Carolina 1
Charlotte 0
Charlotte 0(4)
2 Creighton 0(1)

Schedule

Host team, or higher seed, is listed on the right. Away team or lower seed is listed on the left.

First round
Dartmouth0–1Providence
Report Raley  10'
Attendance: 581
Referee: John Collins
Western Illinois0–3Northern Illinois
Report Totsch  20'
Kannah  43'
Mascitti  73'
Huskie Soccer Field
DeKalb, Illinois
Attendance: 528
Xavier1–2 (a.e.t.)West Virginia
DePaol  85' Report Williams  39'
Schoenle  99'
Attendance: 253
Referee: Peter Dhima
Elon3–4Coastal Carolina
Thomas  48', 64'
Carroll  81'		 Report Garbanzo  35'
East  55'
Hendrick  72'
Bennett  83'
CCU Soccer Field
Conway, South Carolina
Attendance: 582
Referee: Rob Mann
Liberty0–0 (a.e.t.)Old Dominion
Report
Penalties
Bentick
Amoo
Aseweh
Breitmeyer
Bullock 		4–5 Francoz
Harmon
LeBlanc
Hopkinson
Smith
ODU Soccer Complex
Norfolk, Virginia
Attendance: 373
Referee: Bill Ditmar
Fairfield2–3Brown
Zuniga  32'
Shaw  40'		 Report Rosa  80'
Popolizio  81'
Leonard  86'
Attendance: 529
Referee: Sean Nally
Delaware1–0 (a.e.t.)Virginia
Dineen  106' Report
Attendance: 588
Referee: Andrew Chapin
Colgate2–4Rutgers
S. Miller  25'
Schuber  90'		 Report Knibbs  23'
Bourdeau  64'
Correa  82'
 85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 629
Referee: Noel Cotterell
Stony Brook0–0 (a.e.t.)Monmouth
Report
Penalties
Schlesinger
Gobeil
Crespi
Fernandes
Belakehal 		4–5 Allen
Luke
Schmid
Puranen
Vázquez
Attendance: 795
Referee: Alex Prus
Wake Forest1–1 (a.e.t.)South Carolina
Tomaselli  9' Report Root  50' (pen.)
Penalties
Wenzel
Gimenez
Newnam
Randolph
Konowiecki
Mullin 		4–3 Martinez
Baladez
Morrissey
Troyer
Mangotic
Rafferty
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
Furman1–3Charlotte
Ontiveros  19' Report Gentile  29'
Beaulieu  68'
Rex  84'
Transamerica Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,084
Referee: Serdar Ertep
Florida Gulf Coast0–1 (a.e.t.)UCF
Report George  107'
Attendance: 535
Referee: Ted Unkel
Georgia State0–1Duke
Report Tweed-Kent  53'
Attendance: 319
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Northwestern1–3Akron
O'Neill  63' Report Caldwell  27'
Quinn  55'
Mattocks  77'
FirstEnergy Stadium
Akron, Ohio
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Ben Trevino
Loyola Chicago1–2Bradley
Raymonds  31' Report Graf  51'
Balle  86'
Attendance: 740
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
Saint Mary's1–0CSU Bakersfield
Mohoric  42' Report
CSUB Main Soccer Field
Bakersfield, California
Attendance: 2,207
Referee: Ian Anderson

Second round

Numbers represent the seed the team earned in the tournament.

Monmouth1–2#3 Connecticut
Jeffery  26' Report Diouf  39', 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: Bahij Salman
Rutgers1–1 (a.e.t.)#4 Boston College
Kamara  87' Report Chin  53'
Penalties
Kamara
Bourdeau
Brown
Cuevas
Setchell 		4–3 Mejia
Aburmad
Fitzpatrick
Murphy
Rose
Newton Soccer Complex
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 886
Referee: Lou Labbadia
Northern Illinois0–3#2 Creighton
Report Gomez  21'
Finlay  43', 88'
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Jeremy Schroeder
Old Dominion0–3#16 Indiana
Report Kotlov  17', 71'
Wylie  80'
Attendance: 701
Referee: Landis Wiley
Coastal Carolina2–3#1 North Carolina
Bennett  41'
East  52'		 Report Speas  50'
Urso  52'
Martínez  69'
Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
West Virginia0–4#5 Maryland
Report Townsend  20', 60', 76'
Cyrus  61'
Attendance: 2,437
Referee: Mark Kadleck
Brown1–0#9 St. John's
Remick  48' Report
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Kenneth Henriques
Wake Forest0–2#14 James Madison
Report J. Simpson  14'
McLaughlin  32'
JMU Lacrosse/Soccer Complex
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Attendance: 776
Referee: Christopher Spivey
UCF1–2 (a.e.t.)#7 South Florida
Hunt  72' Report  70' (o.g.)
Charpie  96'
Corbett Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Andres Pferrerkorn
Bradley2–3 (a.e.t.)#12 Louisville
Davis  55'
Gaul  90'		 Report Rolfe  87'
Walker  87'
DeLeon  108'
Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Akron3–2#6 SMU
Mattocks  22', 76'
Holmes  63'		 Report Engel  83'
Ivo  83' (pen.)
Attendance: 890
Referee: Misail Tsapos
Charlotte3–1#11 UAB
James  1'
Rex  47'
Beaulieu  50'		 Report Wickham  51'
Attendance: 2,214
Referee: Alex Prus
Providence2–3#15 UC Santa Barbara
Adler  68'
Baumann  83' (pen.)		 Report Silva  6'
Madueno  41'
Sarle  72'
Attendance: 1,311
Referee: Martik Mirikian
Saint Mary's2–1 (a.e.t.)#8 UC Irvine
Hanley  58'
Howard  103' 		Report Ibarra  84'
Attendance: 657
Referee: Frank Anderson
Duke1–2 (a.e.t.)#10 New Mexico
Palodichuk  52' Report Smith  82'
Baldinger  99'
Lobo Soccer/Track Complex
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Mohamed Ibrahim
Delaware0–1#13 UCLA
Report Hoffman  84'
Drake Stadium
Los Angeles
Attendance: 381
Referee: Mohamed Mahmoud

Third round
#16 Indiana0–1 (a.e.t.)#1 North Carolina
Report Schuler  97'
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Bill Ditmer
#14 James Madison0–3#3 Connecticut
Report Alvarez  19'
Diouf  63'
Cascio  65'
Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Peter Dhima
#15 UC Santa Barbara1–2#2 Creighton
Opoku  79' Report Castro  8' (pen.)
Ribeiro  19'
Attendance: 2,436
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
#12 Louisville4–2#5 Maryland
DeLeon  19'
Rolfe  52'
Keller  79'
Roman  84'		 Report Townsend  34'
Oduaran  68'
Attendance: 2,660
Referee: Andrew Chapin
Saint Mary's3–2 (a.e.t.)Brown
Newquist  29' 98'
Mohoric  64'		 Report Remick  51'
Rosa  62'
Attendance: 1,330
Referee: Alex Prus
#10 New Mexico0–0 (a.e.t.)#7 South Florida
Report
Penalties
Rozeboom
Green
Smith
Sandoval
Venter
Gibbons
Baldinger 		5–6 Baldin
Perry
Dwyer
Fairclough
Paul
Olali
Alexis
Corbett Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Chris Penso
Akron0–1Charlotte
Report Gentile  25'
Transamerica Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Rutgers0–3#13 UCLA
Report Hoffman  1', 49'
Chavez  44'
Drake Stadium
Los Angeles
Attendance: 749
Referee: Alex Gorin

Quarterfinals
Saint Mary's0–2#1 North Carolina
Report Hedges  53'
Speas  65'
Attendance: 5,810
Referee: Chico Grajeda
#13 UCLA1–0 (a.e.t.)#12 Louisville
Williams  102' Report
Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 4,832
Referee: Lou Labbadia
Charlotte1–1 (a.e.t.)#3 Connecticut
Gentile  85' Report Cascio  82'
Penalties
Gibson
James
Smith
Cowles
Rodriguez 		4–2 Diouf
Mercado
Alvarez
Bradley
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Misail Tsapos
#7 South Florida0–1 (a.e.t.)#2 Creighton
Report Finlay  97'
Attendance: 2,341
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

College Cup: Semifinals
Charlotte0–0 (a.e.t.)#2 Creighton
Report
Penalties
Gibson
Caughran
Smith
Cowles 		4–1 Castro
Clark
Finlay
Regions Park
Hoover, Alabama
Attendance: 9,623
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
#1 North Carolina2–2 (a.e.t.)#13 UCLA
Lovejoy  56'
Schuler  85'		 Report Hollingshead  17'
K. Rowe  74'
Penalties
Urso
McKinney
Schuler
Speas 		3–1 Rose
K. Rowe
Muñoz
Monge
Regions Park
Hoover, Alabama
Attendance: 9,623
Referee: Alex Prus

College Cup: Final
Charlotte0–1#1 North Carolina
Report Speas  65'
Regions Park
Hoover, Alabama
Attendance: 8,777

Statistics

Top goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
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See also

References
  1. Campbell, Leah (December 11, 2011). "Top-seeded North Carolina wins second College Cup". The Daily Tar Heel. DailyTarHeel.com. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. Scott, David (December 11, 2011). "UNC wins NCAA soccer crown, defeating Charlotte 1–0". The News & Observer Publishing Company. NewsObserver.com. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  3. Aschoff, Edward (December 11, 2011). "Moment of magic wins it for UNC". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  4. "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
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