NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

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.

Men's Division II Soccer Championship
Founded1972 (1972)
Organising bodyNCAA
No. of teams40
RegionUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Franklin Pierce (2nd title)
Most titlesSouthern Connecticut (6 titles)
Official websitencaa.com/soccer

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

The current champion is Franklin Pierce, who won their second national title in 2022, defeating CSU Pueblo, 2–0, in the final.

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.

Schools in italics are no longer Division II members.

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 Stadium
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: [3][2]

NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship Semifinalists
Champion Score Runner-Up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1972
Details
Edwardsville, IL
(SIU Edwardsville)
SIU Edwardsville 1–0 Oneonta State Chico State & Baltimore
1973
Details
Springfield, MA
(Springfield)
UMSL 3–0 Cal State Fullerton Adelphi 1–0 Baltimore
1974
Details
St. Louis, MO
(UMSL)
Adelphi 3–2 Seattle Pacific UDC 5–3 Eastern Illinois
1975
Details
Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
Baltimore 3–1 Seattle Pacific Adelphi 9–1 UW–Green Bay
1976
Details
Loyola Maryland 2–0 New Haven Chico State 3–2
(2OT, PK)
UMSL
1977
Details
University Park, FL
(FIU)
Alabama A&M 2–1 Seattle Pacific New Haven 3–2
(2OT, PK)
UW–Green Bay
1978
Details
Seattle Pacific 1–0
(3OT)
Alabama A&M Eastern Illinois 2–1 Southern Connecticut
1979
Details
Alabama A&M (2) 2–0 Eastern Illinois Seattle Pacific 1–0
(2OT)
Southern Connecticut
1980
Details
Lock Haven 1–0
(OT)
FIU Cal State Chico 2–1
(OT, PK)
Southern Connecticut
1981
Details
New Haven, CT
(Southern Connecticut)
Tampa 1–0
(OT)
Cal State Los Angeles Southern Connecticut 3–1 UMSL
1982
Details
University Park, FL
(FIU)
FIU 2–1 Southern Connecticut UMSL & Oakland
1983
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Seattle Pacific (2) 1–0 Tampa Oakland & Southern Connecticut
1984
Details
Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
FIU (2) 1–0
(OT)
Seattle Pacific New Haven & UMSL
1985
Details
University Park, FL
(FIU)
Seattle Pacific (3) 3–2 FIU NYIT & Davis & Elkins
1986
Details
Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
Seattle Pacific (4) 4–1 Oakland Bridgeport & Davis & Elkins
1987
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Southern Connecticut 2–0 Cal State Northridge UMSL & Tampa
1988
Details
Northridge, CA
(Cal State Northridge)
Florida Tech 3–2 Cal State Northridge Southern Connecticut & Oakland
1989
Details
Greensboro, NC
(UNC Greensboro)
New Hampshire College 3–1 UNC Greensboro Cal State Hayward & Gannon
1990
Details
Melbourne, FL
(Florida Tech)
Southern Connecticut (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
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Southern Connecticut (3) 1–0 Tampa Oakland & Seattle Pacific
1993
Details
Melbourne, FL
(Florida Tech)
Seattle Pacific (5) 1–0 Southern Connecticut Florida Tech & Gannon
1994
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Tampa (2) 3–0
(2OT)
Oakland Seattle Pacific & Southern Connecticut
1995
Details
Spartanburg, SC
(USC Spartanburg)
Southern Connecticut (4) 2–0 USC Spartanburg Mercyhurst & Cal State Bakersfield
1996
Details
Phoenix, AZ
(Grand Canyon)
Grand Canyon 3–1 Oakland Lynn & Southern Connecticut
1997
Details
Boca Raton, FL
(Lynn)
Cal State Bakersfield 1–0 Lynn Truman State & Southern Connecticut
1998
Details
Spartanburg, SC
(USC Spartanburg)
Southern Connecticut (5) 1–0 USC Spartanburg Mercyhurst & Seattle Pacific
1999
Details
Miami Shores, FL
(Barry)
Southern Connecticut (6) 2–1
(2OT)
Fort Lewis Charleston (WV) & Barry
2000
Details
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2–1
(4OT)
Barry East Stroudsburg & Lewis
2001
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Tampa (3) 2–1 Cal State Dominguez Hills Dowling & SIU Edwardsville
2002
Details
Virginia Beach, VA Sonoma State 4–3 SNHU Central Arkansas & Mercyhurst
2003
Details
Lynn 2–1 Chico State Findlay & Dowling
2004
Details
Wichita Falls, TX Seattle 2–1 SIU Edwardsville UNC Pembroke & Dowling
2005
Details
Fort Lewis 3–1 Franklin Pierce Lynn & SIU Edwardsville
2006
Details
Pensacola, FL Dowling 1–0 Fort Lewis Lincoln Memorial & West Florida
2007
Details
Orange Beach, AL Franklin Pierce 1–0 Lincoln Memorial Montevallo & Midwestern State
2008
Details
Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
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
Louisville, KY Northern Kentucky 3–2 Rollins Dowling & Midwestern State
2011
Details
Pensacola, FL Fort Lewis (3) 3–2 Lynn Franklin Pierce & Millersville
2012
Details
Evans, GA Lynn (2) 3–2 Saginaw Valley State Simon Fraser & Mercyhurst
2013
Details
SNHU (2) 2–1 Carson–Newman Rockhurst & Simon Fraser
2014
Details
Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
Lynn (3) 3–2 Charleston (WV) Colorado Mesa & Quincy
2015
Details
Pensacola, FL
(West Florida)
Pfeiffer 4–0 Cal Poly Pomona Charleston (WV) & Rockhurst
2016
Details
Kansas City, MO Wingate 2–0 Charleston (WV) Rockhurst & UC San Diego
2017
Details
Charleston (WV) 2–2
(2OT, PK)
Lynn Cal Poly Pomona & Rockhurst
2018
Details
Pittsburgh, PA Barry 2–1 West Chester Cal Poly Pomona & Fort Hays State
2019
Details
Charleston (WV) (2) 2–0 Cal State Los Angeles Indianapolis & Lynn
2020 None Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic None
2021
Details
Colorado Springs, CO Cal State Los Angeles 1–0 Charleston (WV) Indianapolis & Nova Southeastern
2022
Details
Seattle, WA
(Seattle Pacific)
Franklin Pierce (2) 2–0 CSU Pueblo Barry & Lake Erie
2023
Details
East Ridge, TN
(Lee)
2024
Details
2025
Details
Matthews, NC
(Wingate)

# = Later vacated by NCAA.

Teams ranked by titles

RankTeamTitlesYears
1 Southern Connecticut 6 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999
2 Seattle Pacific 5 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993
3 Fort Lewis 3 2005, 2009, 2013
Tampa 1981, 1994, 2001
Lynn 2003, 2012, 2014
6 Alabama A&M 2 1977, 1979
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2000, 2008
Charleston (WV) 2017, 2019
Florida International 1982, 1984
Florida Tech 1988, 1991
Franklin Pierce 2007, 2022
Southern New Hampshire 1989, 2013
13 Adelphi 1 1974
Barry 2018
Baltimore 1975
Cal State Los Angeles 2021
Cal State Bakersfield 1997
Dowling 2006
Grand Canyon 1996
Lock Haven 1980
Loyola Maryland 1976
UMSL 1973
Northern Kentucky 2010
Pfeiffer 2015
Seattle 2004
Sonoma State 2002
SIU Edwardsville 1972
Wingate 2016
  • Schools highlighted in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II. All such schools are currently Division I members except Pfeiffer, now in Division III. Alabama A&M no longer sponsors men's soccer.
  • Schools highlighted in pink have closed or discontinued athletics.

Schools ranked by number of appearances

Schools indicated in pink no longer compete in Division II.

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: [4]

Conference affiliations are current for the upcoming 2022 NCAA men's soccer season.

School Championship Year moved Current Conference
SIU Edwardsville 1972 1973, 2008[lower-alpha 1] Missouri Valley Conference[lower-alpha 2]
Loyola (Maryland) 1976 1979 Patriot League
Alabama A&M 1977, 1979 1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference
FIU (Florida International) 1982, 1984 1987 American Athletic Conference[lower-alpha 3]
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
  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.
  3. FIU is a full member of Conference USA, which discontinued men's soccer after the 2021 season.
  • In addition to the above schools, Alabama A&M moved to Division I after winning Division II titles in 1977 and 1979. However, it discontinued its men's soccer program after the 2010 season.[5]
  • Adelphi also moved to Division I in 1976, after winning the Division II title in 1974, but returned to Division II in 2013.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Division II Men's Soccer Championship field announced". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  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". NCAA.com.
  4. "NCAA Sports Sponsorship". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. "Alabama A&M to drop men's program". Soccer America. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. "Adelphi Men's Soccer To Reclassify To Division II Beginning Fall 2013". Adelphi Panthers. August 16, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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