2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup for the final four teams was held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The final was held on December 14, 2008.

2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams48
Defending championsWake Forest Demon Deacons
Final positions
ChampionsMaryland Terrapins
Runner-upNorth Carolina Tar Heels
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored105 (2.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Andrew Wiedeman (4)
← 2007
2009 →

The bracket was announced November 17, 2008. The tournament started on November 21. The first round was played on November 21 and 22, and the second round on the 25th and 26th. The third round was played on November 29 and 30. The Regional Finals were played on December 6. Maryland won the 2008 College Cup, defeating North Carolina, 1–0, in the final. This was Maryland's third College Cup and second since 2005.

Regional 1

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
William and Mary (10-6-3)3
Winthrop (14-5-1)1
William and Mary (11-6-3)0
1Wake Forest (18-1-1)1/OT
1Wake Forest (19-1-1)7
16Dartmouth (11-5-2)0
16Dartmouth (11-5-1)0(4)
Boston College (10-8-2)0(2)
Boston College (9-8-2)2
Colgate (12-5-3)0
1Wake Forest (20-1-1)5
8South Florida (15-4-3)0
Duke (10-7-2)0
UNC Greensboro (8-11-2)2
UNC Greensboro (9-11-2)2/OT
9Loyola (Md.) (18-1-1)1
UNC Greensboro (10-11-2)1(1)
8South Florida (15-4-2)1(3)
8South Florida (14-4-2)2
Harvard (12-5-0)1
Massachusetts (10-7-3)0
Harvard (11-5-0)1/2OT

Regional 2

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
Oakland (14-4-1)0(3)
Ohio State (9-8-2)0(4)
Ohio State (9-8-3)0
5Akron (16-1-4)1/2OT
5Akron (17-1-4)0
Northwestern (14-4-3)1
12Notre Dame (12-6-2)1
Northwestern (13-4-3)2
Northwestern (13-4-2)0(4)
Loyola (Ill.) (12-6-3)0(1)
Northwestern (15-4-3)0
13North Carolina (13-7-1)1
Louisville (11-7-2)3
Jacksonville (11-8-1)4/OT
Jacksonville (12-8-1)0
13North Carolina (11-7-1)1
13North Carolina (12-7-1)3/OT
Ill-Chicago (12-3-6)2
4Michigan State (13-5-1)0(2)
Ill-Chicago (12-3-5)0(3)
Ill-Chicago (12-3-4)0(3)
Dayton (15-4-2)0(1)

Regional 3

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
Boston University (11-5-3)1
Fairleigh Dickinson (13-5-2)0
Boston University (12-5-3)0
3St. John's (16-2-3)1
3St. John's (NY) (17-2-3)3
14UC Irvine (15-1-6)2
14UC Irvine (14-1-6)3
Cal Poly (11-5-6)0
UCLA (10-4-6)0
Cal Poly (10-5-6)1
3St. John's (NY) (18-2-3)3/OT
6Indiana (14-6-3)2
UC Davis (12-4-4)4
Denver (10-6-2)0
UC Davis (13-4-4)1
11Michigan (12-5-3)2
11Michigan (13-5-3)0
6Indiana (13-6-3)3
6Indiana (12-6-3)2
St. Louis (12-4-5)0
St. Louis (11-4-5)1/2OT
Drake (13-4-1)0

Regional 4

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
Tulsa (15-3-3)1
UMKC (9-6-3)0
Tulsa (16-3-3)1
7Creighton (14-1-2)2
7Creighton (15-1-2)2/OT
Connecticut (11-4-6)1
10Virginia (11-8-1)0
Connecticut (10-4-6)2
Connecticut (9-4-6)1
Fairfield (11-7-0)0
7Creighton (16-1-2)0
2Maryland (20-3-0)1
California (10-3-5)3
San Francisco (9-9-2)0
California (11-3-5)3/2OT
15UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5)2
California (12-3-5)1
2Maryland (19-3-0)2
2Maryland (18-3-0)2
George Mason (14-6-2)0
George Mason (13-6-2)1
Penn (11-2-4)0

College Cup – Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas

National semifinals
December 12
National Championship
December 14
      
1Wake Forest (21-1-1)0
13North Carolina (14-7-1)1
13North Carolina (15-7-1)0
2Maryland (22-3-0)1
3St. John's (NY) (19-2-3)0
2Maryland (21-3-0)1/2OT

Schedule

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

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

December 12, 2008 #1 Wake Forest 0-1 #13 North Carolina Frisco, Texas
5:30pm ESTReportShriver 3'Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Chico Grajeda
December 12, 2008 #2 Maryland 1–0 2OT St John's Frisco, Texas
8:00pm ESTZusi 104'ReportStadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Jorge de la Bandera

Championship

December 14, 2008 #2 Maryland 1-0 #13 North Carolina Frisco, Texas
1:00pm ESTZusi 66'ReportStadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 6,594
Referee: Alex Prus

Goal scorers

See also

References

  • "2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.