2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 collegiate soccer teams who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The semifinals and final were held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team (indicated by * for non-seeded teams). The final was held on December 12, 2010. Akron defeated Louisville, 1–0, for the title.

2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams48
Defending championsVirginia Cavaliers
Final positions
ChampionsAkron Zips
Runner-upLouisville Cardinals
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored150 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Justin Meram (5)
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The bracket was announced November 15, 2010. The tournament started on November 18. The second round was played on November 21. The third round was played on November 28. The Regional Finals were played December 3 and 4.

Qualified teams

At-large bids

26 teams received at-large bids to the tournament.

Regional 1

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
ETSU2
College of Charleston*3
College of Charleston1
1Louisville3
1Louisville2
16Ohio St.1
16Ohio St.2
Providence1
St. Peter's2
Providence*6
1Louisville5
8UCLA4
Dartmouth4
Monmouth*0
Dartmouth2/OT
9Notre Dame1
Dartmouth1
8UCLA2/2OT
8UCLA4
Sacramento St.1
Santa Clara1
Sacramento St.*2

Regional 2

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
New Mexico1
Creighton*4
Creighton2(3)
5SMU2(5)
5SMU1
12William & Mary0
12William & Mary0(4)
UMBC0(3)
UMBC2
Princeton*1
5SMU1(2)
4North Carolina1(4)
Oakland0
Michigan St.*2
Michigan St.1
13Butler0
Michigan St.1(4)
4North Carolina1(5)
4North Carolina0(5)
Georgetown0(4)
UNC Greensboro0
Georgetown*3

Regional 3

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
Xavier2
West Virginia*4
West Virginia2
3Akron3
3Akron2
14Indiana1
14Indiana5
Tulsa1
Bradley0
Tulsa*2
3Akron3(3)
6California3(2)
Boston College1
Brown*2
Brown1(7)
11Connecticut1(6)
Brown0
6California2
6California2/OT
UC Santa Barbara1
Denver0
UC Santa Barbara*1/2OT

Regional 4

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalsRegional Finals
            
Coastal Carolina1
Duke*2
Duke0
7South Carolina1/OT
7South Carolina1
10Michigan3
10Michigan2/OT
Central Florida1
South Florida0
Central Florida*3
10Michigan3/2OT
2Maryland2
Old Dominion1
Virginia*0
Old Dominion1
15Penn St.4
15Penn St.0
2Maryland1
2Maryland4
Penn0
Bucknell0
Penn*1/OT

College Cup

Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, California

National semifinals
December 10
National Championship
December 12
      
1Louisville2
4North Carolina1
1Louisville0
3Akron1
3Akron2
10Michigan1

Schedule

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

First Round

November 18, 2010 Georgetown 3–0 UNC Greensboro Washington D.C.
  • Christianson 9'
  • Riemer 21'
  • Diggs 83'
ReportStadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 385
Referee: Bill Dittmar
November 18, 2010 Monmouth 0–4 Dartmouth West Long Branch, New Jersey
Report
  • Olson 9'
  • Pappas 53'
  • Mkosana 66'
  • Gaide 80'
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Gus St. Silva
November 18, 2010 Providence 6–2 St. Peter's Providence, Rhode Island
  • Marcin 19', 73'
  • Arboleda 26', 54'
  • McClure 37'
  • Grisell 75'
Report
  • Pila 62'
  • Olson 80'
Stadium: Glay Field
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Sean Nally
November 18, 2010 UCF 3–0 USF Orlando, Florida
  • Hunt 35'
  • Keown-Robson 45'
  • Bacher 65'
ReportStadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 529
Referee: Shane Moody
November 18, 2010 Brown 2–1 Boston College Providence, Rhode Island
Report
Stadium: Stevenson Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Erich Simmons
November 18, 2010 Duke 2–1 Coastal Carolina Durham, North Carolina
Report
  • Kelly 23'
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Alex Prus
November 18, 2010 Virginia 0–1 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Virginia
Report
  • Vaughan 63'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 923
Referee: Christopher Spivey
November 18, 2010 College of Charleston 3–2 East Tennessee State Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Danny Provenzano
November 18, 2010 Creighton 4–1 New Mexico Omaha, Nebraska
ReportStadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Troy Cohrs
November 18, 2010 UC Santa Barbara 1–0 2OT Denver Santa Barbara, California
  • Ibrahim 105'
ReportStadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 3,717
Referee: Mohammed Ibrahim
November 18, 2010 Tulsa 2–0 Bradley Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Cumings 17'
  • McInnes 78'
ReportStadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 297
Referee: Tim Debysingh
November 18, 2010 Princeton 1–2 UMBC Princeton, New Jersey
Report
Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Attendance: 959
Referee: Ed Shea
November 18, 2010 Sacramento State 2–1 Santa Clara Sacramento, California
ReportStadium: Hornet Field
Attendance: 788
November 18, 2010 Oakland 0–2 Michigan State Rochester, Michigan
Report
  • Barone 49', 63'
Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field
Attendance: 552
Referee: Ben Trevino
November 18, 2010 Penn 1–0 OT Bucknell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ReportStadium: Rhodes Field
November 18, 2010 West Virginia 4–2 Xavier Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Tayou 23', 33', 50'
  • Etuk 82'
Report
  • Queree 4'
  • own goal' (5)
Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 513
Referee: Andrew Chapin

Second Round

November 21, 2010 #13 Butler 0–1 Michigan State Indianapolis, Indiana
Report
  • Ricondo 85'
Stadium: Sellick Bowl
Attendance: 1,381
November 21, 2010 #15 Penn State 4–1 Old Dominion University Park, Pennsylvania
Report
  • Harmon 14'
Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 519
Referee: Mark Gorak
November 21, 2010 #4 North Carolina 0–0
(5–4 p)
Georgetown Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ReportStadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 651
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
November 21, 2010 #14 Indiana 5–1 Tulsa Bloomington, Indiana
Report
  • McInnes 53'
Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Landis Wiley
November 21, 2010 #1 Louisville 3–1 College of Charleston Louisville, Kentucky
ReportStadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 5,197
Referee: Shane Butler
November 21, 2010 #8 UCLA 4–1 Sacramento State Los Angeles, California
  • Hoffman 55', 73'
  • Williams 58'
  • Chavez 85'
Report
  • Carranza 87'
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 835
Referee: Alex Gorin
November 21, 2010 #6 California 2–1 OT UC Santa Barbara Berkeley, California
Report
Stadium: Edwards Stadium
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert
November 21, 2010 #7 South Carolina 1–0 OT Duke Columbia, South Carolina
ReportStadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Bill Dittmar
November 21, 2010 #11 UConn 1–1
(6–7 p)
Brown Storrs, Connecticut
Report
  • Gorman 8'
Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: Lou Labbadia
Penalties
November 21, 2010 #16 Ohio State 2–1 Providence Columbus, Ohio
Report
  • Davis 85'
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 477
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
November 21, 2010 #9 Notre Dame 1–2 OT Dartmouth South Bend, Indiana
Report
  • Olsen 65', 100'
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 665
Referee: Rich Grady
November 21, 2010 #10 Michigan 2–1 OT UCF Ann Arbor, Michigan
Report
  • Keown-Robson 9'
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
November 21, 2010 #2 Maryland 4–0 Penn College Park, Maryland
ReportStadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Benjamin Jones
November 21, 2010 #5 SMU 2–2
(5–3 p)
Creighton University Park, Texas
  • Castillo 79'
  • Ivo 90'
ReportStadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 524
Referee: Misail Tsapos
Penalties
November 21, 2010 #3 Akron 3–2 West Virginia Akron, Ohio
ReportStadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 2,825
November 21, 2010 #9 William & Mary 0–0
(4–3 p)
UMBC Williamsburg, Virginia
ReportStadium: Albert–Daly Field
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Penalties
  • Abrigo
  • Anderson
  • Patel
  • DiNuzzo
  • Bulls
  • Houapeu
  • Williams
  • Welsh
  • Waraksa

Third Round

November 28, 2010 #6 California 2–0 Brown Berkeley, California
  • Fitzpatrick 30'
  • own goal' (53)
ReportStadium: Edwards Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Alex Gorin
November 28, 2010 #3 Akron 2–1 #14 Indiana Akron, Ohio
Report
  • Adlard 82'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
November 28, 2010 #8 UCLA 2–1 2OT Dartmouth Los Angeles, California
Report
  • Giudicelli 60'
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 902
Referee: Mohamed Mahmoud
November 28, 2010 #2 Maryland 1–0 #15 Penn State College Park, Maryland
ReportStadium: Ludwig Field
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
November 28, 2010 #4 North Carolina 1–1
(5–4 p)
Michigan State Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Report
  • Saydee 65'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 776
Referee: Alex Prus
Penalties
  • Barone
  • Saydee
  • Bega
  • Rosendall
  • Thompson
November 28, 2010 #7 South Carolina 1–3 #10 Michigan Columbia, South Carolina
Report
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,256
November 28, 2010 #1 Louisville 2–1 #16 Ohio State Louisville, Kentucky
Report
  • McAnena 52'
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 4,251
November 28, 2010 #5 SMU 1–0 #9 William & Mary University Park, Texas
ReportStadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 677
Referee: Timothy Debysingh

Quarterfinals

December 3, 2010 #4 North Carolina 1–1
(4–2 p)
#5 SMU Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5:30pm EST
Report
  • Ivo 5'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 1,763
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
December 4, 2010 #3 Akron 3–3 #6 California Akron, Ohio
8:30pm ESTReport
  • Avalos 31'
  • Salciccia 57'
  • Fitzpatrick 89'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
December 4, 2010 #1 Louisville 5–4 #8 UCLA Louisville, Kentucky
5:30pm EST
Report
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Abby Okulaga
December 4, 2010 #2 Maryland 2–3 2OT #10 Michigan College Park, Maryland
8:30pm ESTReport
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Chico Grajeda

Semifinals

December 10, 2010 #1 Louisville 2–1 #4 North Carolina Santa Barbara, California
5:30pm EST
ReportStadium: Harder Stadium
Referee: Michael Kennedy
December 10, 2010 #3 Akron 2–1 #10 Michigan Santa Barbara, California
8:30pm ESTReportStadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 7,560
Referee: Alex Gorin

Championship

December 12, 2010 #1 Louisville 0–1 #3 Akron Santa Barbara, California
4:00pm ESTReportStadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Chico Grajeda

Goal scorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Eric Robertson - Brown (playing against California)
  • Ray Gaddis - West Virginia (playing against Xavier)

See also

References

  • "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 50. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.