NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship

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 then, all teams competed in a single class.

Men's Division II Soccer Championship

Founded	1972
Region	United States
Number of teams	40
Current champions	Charleston (WV) (2)
Most successful club(s)	Southern Connecticut (6)
Website

The most successful program has been Southern Connecticut State, with 6 national titles.

The current champion is Charleston (WV). The Golden Eagles won their second title in 2019, defeating Cal State Los Angeles in the final, 2–0.

Format

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.[1]

Finals hosting history

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.

Host School/Conference	Total	Years[2][3]	Venues
Tampa	7	1983, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2008, 2009	Pepin-Rood Stadium (5), Pepin Stadium (2)
Florida International	6	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985	Sunblazers Stadium
West Florida	4	2006, 2007, 2011, 2015	Ashton Brosnaham Stadium (3), Orange Beach Sportsplex (1)
Seattle Pacific	4	1975, 1976, 1984, 1986	Memorial Stadium
Florida Tech	3	1990, 1991, 1993	FIT Varsity Field (2), Florida Tech Panther Stadium (1)
Slippery Rock	2	2018, 2019	Highmark Stadium
Mid-America IAA	2	2016, 2017	Swope Soccer Village
Peach Belt Conference	2	2012, 2013	Blanchard Woods Park (Evans, GA)
Bellarmine	2	2010, 2014	Owsley B. Frazier Stadium
Midwestern State	2	2004, 2005	MSU Soccer Field
	2	2002, 2003	Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Barry	2	1999, 2000	Buccaneer Field
USC Spartanburg	2	1995, 1998	Rifle Field
Lynn	1	1997	McCusker Sports Complex
Grand Canyon	1	1996	GCU Field
UNC Greensboro	1	1989	Campus Field
Cal State Northridge	1	1988	North Campus Stadium
Southern Connecticut	1	1981	Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium
UM–St. Louis	1	1974	Don Dallas Soccer Field
Springfield (MA)	1	1973	Benedum Field
SIU Edwardsville	1	1972	Cougar Field

Years in bold indicate when the host school won championship

Champions

References = [4][5]

NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Year		Final				Semifinalists/Third Place Match
		Champion	Score	Runner-up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1972 Details		SIU Edwardsville	1–0	Oneonta State		Cal State Chico & Baltimore
1973 Details		Missouri–St. Louis	3–0	Cal State Fullerton		Adelphi	1-0	Baltimore
1974 Details		Adelphi	3–2	Seattle Pacific		UDC	5-3	Eastern Illinois
1975 Details		Baltimore	3–1	Seattle Pacific		Adelphi	9-1	UW–Green Bay
1976 Details		Loyola (MD)	2–0	New Haven		Cal State Chico	3-2 (2ot; PK)	Missouri–St. Louis
1977 Details		Alabama A&M ^1	2–1	Seattle Pacific		New Haven	3-2 (2ot; PK)	UW–Green Bay
1978 Details		Seattle Pacific ^1	1–0 (3OT)	Alabama A&M		Eastern Illinois	2-1	So. Conn. State
1979 Details		Alabama A&M ^2	2–0	Eastern Illinois		Seattle Pacific	1-0 (2ot)	So. Conn. State
1980 Details		Lock Haven	1–0 (OT)	FIU		Cal State Chico	2-1 (ot, PK)	So. Conn. State
1981 Details		Tampa ^1	1–0 (OT)	Cal State Los Angeles		So. Conn. State	3-1	Missouri-St. Louis
1982 Details		FIU ^1	2–1	So. Conn. State		Missouri–St. Louis & Oakland
1983 Details		Seattle Pacific ^2	1–0	Tampa		Oakland & So. Conn. State
1984 Details		FIU ^2	1–0 (OT)	Seattle Pacific		New Haven & Missouri-St. Louis
1985 Details		Seattle Pacific ^3	3–2	FIU		NYIT & Davis & Elkins
1986 Details		Seattle Pacific ^4	4–1	Oakland		Bridgeport & Davis & Elkins
1987 Details		So. Conn. State ^1	2–0	Cal State Northridge		Missouri-St. Louis & Tampa
1988 Details		Florida Tech ^1	3–2	Cal State Northridge		So. Conn. State & Oakland
1989 Details		New Hampshire College ^1	3–1	UNC Greensboro		Cal State Hayward & Gannon
1990 Details		So. Conn. State ^2	0–0 (4OT, PK)	Seattle Pacific		Gannon & Florida Tech
1991 Details		Florida Tech ^2	5–1	Sonoma State		Cal Poly Pomona ^# & Franklin Pierce
1992 Details		So. Conn. State ^3	1–0	Tampa		Oakland & Seattle Pacific
1993 Details		Seattle Pacific ^5	1–0	So. Conn. State		Florida Tech & Gannon
1994 Details		Tampa ^2	3–0 (2OT)	Oakland		Seattle Pacific & So. Conn. State
1995 Details		So. Conn. State ^4	2–0	USC Spartanburg		Mercyhurst & Cal State Bakersfield
1996 Details		Grand Canyon	3–1	Oakland		Lynn & So. Conn. State
1997 Details		Cal State Bakersfield	1–0	Lynn		Truman State & So. Conn. State
1998 Details		So. Conn. State ^5	1–0	USC Spartanburg		Mercyhurst & Seattle Pacific
1999 Details		So. Conn. State ^6	2–1 (2OT)	Fort Lewis		Charleston (WV) & Barry
2000 Details		Cal State Dominguez Hills ^1	2–1 (4OT)	Barry		East Stroudsburg & Lewis
2001 Details		Tampa ^3	2–1	Cal State Dominguez Hills		Dowling & SIU Edwardsville
2002 Details		Sonoma State	4–3	SNHU		Central Arkansas & Mercyhurst
2003 Details		Lynn ^1	2–1	Cal State Chico		Findlay & Dowling
2004 Details		Seattle	2–1	SIU Edwardsville		UNC Pembroke & Dowling
2005 Details		Fort Lewis ^1	3–1	Franklin Pierce		Lynn & SIU Edwardsville
2006 Details		Dowling	1–0	Fort Lewis		Lincoln Memorial & West Florida
2007 Details		Franklin Pierce	1–0	Lincoln Memorial		Montevallo & Midwestern State
2008 Details		Cal State Dominguez Hills ^2	3–0	Dowling		Tampa & Northern Kentucky
2009 Details		Fort Lewis ^2	1–0	Lees-McRae		Le Moyne & Lewis
2010 Details		Northern Kentucky	3–2	Rollins		Dowling & Midwestern State
2011 Details		Fort Lewis ^3	3–2	Lynn		Franklin Pierce & Millersville
2012 Details		Lynn ^2	3–2	Saginaw Valley State		Simon Fraser & Mercyhurst
2013 Details		SNHU ^2	2–1	Carson–Newman		Rockhurst & Simon Fraser
2014 Details		Lynn ^3	3–2	Charleston (WV)		Colorado Mesa & Quincy
2015 Details		Pfeiffer	4–0	Cal Poly Pomona		Charleston (WV) & Rockhurst
2016 Details		Wingate	2–0	Charleston (WV)		Rockhurst & UC San Diego
2017 Details		Charleston (WV)	2–2 (2OT, PK)	Lynn		Cal Poly Pomona & Rockhurst
2018 Details		Barry	2–1	West Chester		Cal Poly Pomona & Fort Hays State
2019 Details		Charleston (WV)	2–0	Cal State Los Angeles		Indianapolis and Lynn

^# = Later vacated by NCAA.

Teams ranked by titles

Rank	School	Titles
1	Southern Connecticut	6
2	Seattle Pacific	5
3	Fort Lewis	3
	Tampa	3
	Lynn	3
6	Alabama A&M	2
	Cal State Dominguez Hills	2
	Charleston (WV)	2
	Florida International	2
	Florida Tech	2
	Southern New Hampshire	2

Schools ranked by number of appearances

See also: NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Tournament appearances by school

Rank	School	Appearances
1	Seattle Pacific	35
2	Southern Connecticut	31
3	Tampa	24
4	SNHU (N.H. College)	22
5	East Stroudsburg	19
6	Franklin Pierce	19
7	UMSL	17
8	Lynn	15
	Mercyhurst
	Rollins
9	Oakland	14
10	Cal State Dominguez Hills	13
	Dowling

Former Division II Champions now in Division I

Source=[6]

School	Championship	Year moved	Current Conference
SIU Edwardsville	1972	1973, 2008[a 1]	Mid-American Conference[a 2]
Loyola (Maryland)	1976	1979	Patriot League
FIU (Florida International)	1982, 1984	1987	Conference USA
Grand Canyon	1996	2013	Western Athletic Conference
CSU Bakersfield	1997	2006	Western Athletic Conference (Big West Conference in 2020)
Seattle	2004	2008	Western Athletic Conference
Northern Kentucky	2010	2012	Horizon League

1. SIUE returned to Division II from 1996 through 2007.
2. SIUE is a full member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which sponsors soccer for women only. The school houses both men's soccer and wrestling in the MAC.

• In addition to the above schools, Alabama A&M moved to Division I after winning Division II titles in 1977 & 1979. However, it discontinued its men's soccer program after the 2010 season.[7]
• Adelphi also moved to Division I in 1976, after winning the Division II title in 1974, but returned to Division II in 2013.[8]

See also

• List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
• NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Tournament appearances by school
• NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division III)
• NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
• NAIA national men's soccer championship
• Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association

References

1. "https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/article/2016-11-07/division-ii-mens-soccer-championship-field-announced". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2016. External link in |title= (help)
2. "Division II Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
3. "DII Men's College Soccer - Home - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
4. "Division II Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
5. "DII Men's College Soccer - Home - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2013-01-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Alabama A&M to drop men's program". socceramerica.com.
8. "Adelphi Men's Soccer To Reclassify To Division II Beginning Fall 2013 - Adelphi University". Adelphi University Athletics.