2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 54th edition of the tournament. Indiana defeated Georgetown, 1–0, to win its 8th national title.
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
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Country | USA |
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Teams | 48 |
Champions | Indiana |
Runners-up | Georgetown |
Semi-finalists | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 123 (2.62 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Nikita Kotlov (5) |
Best player | Steve Neumann, Georgetown (Offensive) Luis Soffner, Indiana (Defensive) |
← 2011 2013 → |
Qualified Teams
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 will feature 48 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 48 berths, 22 are allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 26 berths are determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament.
From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selects the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earn an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams play in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.
Seeded teams
Seeded teams | |||||
Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | |
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1 | Notre Dame | Big East | 16–3–1 | Automatic A | |
2 | Maryland | ACC | 17–1–2 | Automatic A | |
3 | Georgetown | Big East | 17–3–1 | At-large | |
4 | Connecticut | Big East | 15–3–1 | At-large | |
5 | Akron | MAC | 17–1–2 | Automatic A | |
6 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13–2–3 | Automatic B | |
7 | Marquette | Big East | 16–3–1 | At-large | |
8 | Saint Louis | A-10 | 16–4–0 | Automatic A | |
9 | North Carolina | ACC | 15–3–2 | At-large | |
10 | Louisville | Big East | 12–5–1 | At-large | |
11 | Tulsa | C-USA | 13–5–1 | At-large | |
12 | Creighton | MVC | 15–3–2 | Automatic A | |
13 | New Mexico | MPSF | 16–3–1 | At-large | |
14 | VCU | A-10 | 12–3–5 | At-large | |
15 | Wake Forest | ACC | 11–3–5 | At-large | |
16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–5–3 | At-large |
- Automatic A = Conference tournament winner.
- Automatic B = Conference regular season champion, conference has no tournament.
Schedule
Round | Date |
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First round | November 15, 2012 |
Second round | November 18, 2012 |
Third round | November 25, 2012 |
Quarterfinals | November 30-December 2, 2012 |
College Cup: Semifinals | December 7, 2012 |
College Cup Final | December 9, 2012 |
Bracket
Regional 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 2/2OT | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | North Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Md.-Baltimore Co. | 0(4) | |||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0(2) | |||||||||||||||||
Md.-Baltimore Co. | 0(2) | |||||||||||||||||
9 | North Carolina | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||
9 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 0/OT | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 2/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 |
Regional 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Niagara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Akron | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Akron | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Creighton | 1(5) | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Creighton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Creighton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | New Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | New Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 2/2OT | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 1 |
Regional 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
UAB | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1(2) | |||||||||||||||||
14 | VCU | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 3/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgetown | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 0(3) | |||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0(5) | |||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Tulsa | 1/OT | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Tulsa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 2/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 1 |
Regional 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Marquette | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Louisville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Louisville | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 1(3) | |||||||||||||||||
Southern Methodist | 1(1) | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Louisville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Maryland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Elon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 2/OT | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Wake Forest | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Maryland | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Brown | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 0 |
College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama
National Semifinals December 7 | National Championship December 9 | ||||||||
16 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||
12 | Creighton | 0 | |||||||
16 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||
3 | Georgetown | 0 | |||||||
3 | Georgetown | 4(4) | |||||||
2 | Maryland | 4(3) | |||||||
Results
First round
November 15, 2012 | Cleveland State | 1–2 | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI |
1:00 PM EST | Arboleda ![]() |
Report | Montague ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex Attendance: 957 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
November 15, 2012 | Lafayette | 0–1 | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA |
1:30 PM EST | Report | Bates ![]() |
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Mohammad Samadpour |
November 15, 2012 | Brown | 2–0 | Drexel | Philadelphia, PA |
4:00 PM EST | McNamara ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Vidas Athletic Complex Attendance: 1,047 |
November 15, 2012 | Boston College | 0–1 | Northeastern | Brookline, MA |
6:00 PM EST | Report | Marini ![]() |
Stadium: Parsons Field Attendance: 1,173 Referee: Lou Labbadia |
November 15, 2012 | Xavier | 1–0 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
7:00 PM EST | Spencer ![]() |
Report | Stadium: UK Soccer Complex Attendance: 980 Referee: Douglas Wolff |
November 15, 2012 | UMBC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Old Dominion | Norfolk, VA |
7:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: ODU Soccer Complex Attendance: 558 Referee: Brandon Marion | ||
Penalties | ||||
Kapor ![]() Kansaye ![]() Paddock ![]() Dacres ![]() Vaeth ![]() |
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November 15, 2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–0 | St. John's | Jamaica, NY |
7:00 PM EST | Moore ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 703 Referee: Noel Cotterell |
November 15, 2012 | Niagara | 1–3 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI |
7:00 PM EST | da Cruz ![]() |
Report | Pereira ![]() |
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 516 Referee: Shane Butler |
November 15, 2012 | UAB | 2–3 | Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
7:00 PM EST | Lemez ![]() Navarrete ![]() |
Report | Rex ![]() Gentile ![]() |
Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Jeffery Muschik |
November 15, 2012 | Syracuse | 1–0 | Cornell | Ithaca, NY |
7:00 PM EST | Müller ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Berman Field Attendance: 1,504 Referee: Shane Magaris |
November 15, 2012 | Florida Gulf Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | South Florida | Tampa, FL |
7:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Jonathan Weiner | ||
Penalties | ||||
Navas ![]() Guillen ![]() Silva ![]() Crespo ![]() |
Olali ![]() Baldin ![]() Hernandez ![]() Fairclough ![]() Paul ![]() |
November 15, 2012 | Elon | 0–3 | Coastal Carolina | Conway, SC |
7:00 PM EST | Report | Ribeiro ![]() Risher ![]() |
Stadium: CCU Soccer Field Attendance: 334 Referee: Bill Dittmar |
November 15, 2012 | Western Illinois | 0–1 | Northwestern | Evanston, IL |
8:00 PM EST | Report | Gendron ![]() |
Stadium: Lakeside Field Attendance: 502 Referee: Jorge Cuate |
November 15, 2012 | Winthrop | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | SMU | University Park, TX |
8:00 PM EST | Obougou ![]() |
Report | Puskarich ![]() |
Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 456 Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez |
Penalties | ||||
Isern ![]() Obougou ![]() Lluch ![]() Mort ![]() |
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November 15, 2012 | Air Force | 0–1 | Washington | Seattle, WA |
10:00 PM EST | Report | Harris ![]() |
Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium Attendance: 792 Referee: Ali Hancock |
Second round
November 18, 2012 | Xavier | 1–4 | #16 Indiana | Bloomington, IN |
1:00 PM EST | M. Walker ![]() |
Report | Kotlov ![]() Hollinger-Janzen ![]() |
Stadium: Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,161 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
November 18, 2012 | Northeastern | 0–1 | #4 Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
1:00 PM EST | Report | Diouf ![]() |
Stadium: Morrone Stadium Attendance: 4,675 Referee: John McCloskey |
November 18, 2012 | Charlotte | 0–1 | #3 Georgetown | Washington, DC |
1:00 PM EST | Report | Allen ![]() |
Stadium: North Kehoe Field Attendance: 859 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
November 18, 2012 | Michigan State | 0–3 | #1 Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
2:00 PM EST | Report | H. Shipp ![]() Finley ![]() Lachowecki ![]() |
Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Landis Wiley |
November 18, 2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #8 Saint Louis | St. Louis, MO |
3:00 PM EST | Aubert ![]() McVey ![]() |
Report | Kristo ![]() |
Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
November 18, 2012 | Michigan | 1–2 | #5 Akron | Akron, OH |
4:30 PM EST | Murphy ![]() |
Report | Stevenson ![]() Schmitt ![]() |
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
November 18, 2012 | Coastal Carolina | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #15 Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC |
5:00 PM EST | Portillo ![]() Štourač ![]() |
Report | Gamble ![]() |
Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 746 Referee: Mark Gorak |
November 18, 2012 | UMBC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #9 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
5:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 707 Referee: Andrew Chapin | ||
Penalties | ||||
Kapor ![]() Kansaye ![]() Paddock ![]() Dacres ![]() Vaeth ![]() |
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November 18, 2012 | Brown | 1–2 | #2 Maryland | College Park, MD |
5:00 PM EST | Belair ![]() |
Report | Mullins ![]() Metzger ![]() |
Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Dan Fitzgerald |
November 18, 2012 | Northwestern | 1–0 | #7 Marquette | Milwaukee, WI |
5:00 PM EST | Calistri ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Valley Fields Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
November 18, 2012 | Washington | 2–4 | #12 Creighton | Omaha, NE |
6:00 PM EST | Moberg ![]() Tucker-Gangnes ![]() |
Report | Kallman ![]() Pitter ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Blandon ![]() |
Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 1,681 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
November 18, 2012 | #11 Tulsa | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | South Florida | Tampa, FL |
6:00 PM EST | O. Mata ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,663 Referee: Lance VanHaitsma |
November 18, 2012 | Syracuse | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #14 VCU | Richmond, VA |
7:00 PM EST | Clark ![]() ![]() Stamoulacatos ![]() |
Report | Solano ![]() Castillo ![]() |
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 899 Referee: Peter Dhima |
November 18, 2012 | Winthrop | 0–5 | #10 Louisville | Louisville, KY |
7:00 PM EST | Report | Cochrane ![]() Mares ![]() Foxhoven ![]() |
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 1,456 Referee: Kevin Terry |
November 18, 2012 | San Diego | 5–2 | #6 UCLA | Los Angeles, CA |
8:00 PM EST | Brandt ![]() Lopez ![]() Wallen ![]() Cohn ![]() |
Report | Hollingshead ![]() Raynr ![]() |
Stadium: Drake Stadium Attendance: 682 Referee: Juan Guzman |
November 18, 2012 | Virginia | 1–3 | #13 New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM |
9:00 PM EST | Brown ![]() |
Report | Venter ![]() Rogers ![]() Calderón ![]() |
Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Alex Gorrin |
Third round
November 25, 2012 | #13 New Mexico | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #4 Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
1:00 PM EST | Sandoval ![]() |
Report | Diouf ![]() Zuniga ![]() |
Stadium: Morrone Stadium Attendance: 4,315 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
November 25, 2012 | Syracuse | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #3 Georgetown | Washington, DC |
1:00 PM EST | Vale ![]() |
Report | Allen ![]() |
Stadium: North Kehoe Field Attendance: 970 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
Penalties | ||||
Pasanen ![]() Perea ![]() Brode ![]() Murrell ![]() |
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November 25, 2012 | #16 Indiana | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #1 Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
3:00 PM EST | Kotlov ![]() Zavaleta ![]() |
Report | Richard ![]() |
Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Brent Sorg |
November 25, 2012 | #12 Creighton | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #5 Akron | Akron, OH |
4:30 PM EST | Pitter ![]() |
Report | Brenes ![]() |
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Chris Penso |
Penalties | ||||
Castro ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Makh ![]() Barnes ![]() Pitter ![]() |
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November 25, 2012 | Coastal Carolina | 1–5 | #2 Maryland | College Park, MD |
5:00 PM EST | Bennett ![]() |
Report | Eticha ![]() Mullins ![]() Jane ![]() Raley ![]() |
Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 1,847 |
November 25, 2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #9 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
5:00 PM EST | Report | Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 750 Referee: Peter Dhima |
November 25, 2012 | San Diego | 2–1 | #11 Tulsa | Tulsa, OK |
6:00 PM EST | McFadden ![]() Brandt ![]() |
Report | C. Mata ![]() |
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Misail Tsapos |
November 25, 2012 | Northwestern | 1–2 | #10 Louisville | Louisville, KY |
7:00 PM EST | Baughman ![]() |
Report | Hairston ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 1,739 Referee: Douglas Wolff |
Quarterfinals
November 30, 2012 | #16 Indiana | 1–0 | #9 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
6:00 EST | Zavaleta ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
December 1, 2012 | San Diego | 1–3 | #3 Georgetown | Washington, DC |
1:00 EST | Ringhof ![]() |
Report | OG ![]() Snoh ![]() Riemer ![]() |
Stadium: North Kehoe Field Attendance: 1,927 Referee: John McCloskey |
December 1, 2012 | #10 Louisville | 1–3 | #2 Maryland | College Park, MD |
5:00 EST | Foxhoven ![]() |
Report | Woodberry ![]() Pace ![]() Mullins ![]() |
Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 3,556 Referee: Lou Labbadia |
December 2, 2012 | #12 Creighton | 1–0 | #4 Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
1:00 EST | Blandon ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Morrone Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Fotis Bazokis |
College Cup
Semifinals
December 7, 2012 | #3 Georgetown | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #2 Maryland | Hoover, AL |
5:00 PM EST | Neumann ![]() Allen ![]() |
Report | Tshuma ![]() Mullins ![]() François ![]() |
Stadium: Regions Park Attendance: 11,074 Referee: Chris Penso |
Penalties | ||||
Neumann ![]() Muller ![]() Christianson ![]() Riemer ![]() Nealis ![]() |
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December 7, 2012 | #16 Indiana | 1–0 | #12 Creighton | Hoover, AL |
7:30 PM EST | Hollinger-Janzen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Regions Park Attendance: 11,074 Referee: Edvin Juresvic |
Championship
December 9, 2012 | #16 Indiana | 1–0 | #3 Georgetown | Hoover, AL |
2:00 PM EST | Kotlov ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Regions Park Attendance: 9,242 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
Statistics
Goalscorers
A total of 123 goals were scored over 47 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
- 5 goals
See also
FootnotesReferences |