2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament (also known as the 2015 College Cup) was the 57th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's collegiate soccer. The first, second, third, and quarterfinal rounds were held at college campus sites across the United States during November and December 2015, with host sites determined by seeding and record. The four-team College Cup finals were played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas from December 11–13, 2015.[1]

2015 NCAA men's soccer tournament
College Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 19 – December 13, 2015
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsStanford
Runner-upClemson
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored125 (2.66 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jordan Morris
Stanford
(5 goals)
Best playerJordan Morris
Stanford (Offense MOP)
Brandon Vincent
Stanford (Defense MOP)
← 2014
2016 →

All statistics correct as of December 13, 2015.

The defending national champions, the Virginia Cavaliers, were eliminated in the tournament's second round. Stanford won their first-ever national title by defeating Clemson, 4–0 in the final.

Qualification

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All Division I men's soccer programs except for Grand Canyon, Incarnate Word, UMass Lowell, and Northern Kentucky were eligible to qualify for the tournament. Those four programs were ineligible because they were in transition from Division II to Division I. The tournament field remained fixed at 48 teams.

Of the 23 schools that had previously won the championship, 13 qualified for this year's tournament.

Format

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As in previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament featured 48 participants out of a possible field of 202 teams. Of the 48 berths, 24 were allocated to the 21 conference tournament champions and to the regular season winners of the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference, which do not have tournaments. The remaining 24 berths were supposed to be determined through an at-large process based upon the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) of teams that did not automatically qualify.

The NCAA Selection Committee also named the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, with those teams receiving an automatic bye into the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams played in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament for the right to play a seeded team in the second round.

Seeded teams
Seed School Conference Record Berth type NSCAA Ranking[2] RPI Ranking[3]
1 Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference 15–2–2 At-large 1 1
2 Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference 15–2–2 At-large 2 2
3 Georgetown Big East Conference 15–2–2 Tournament Champion 3 5
4 Akron Mid-American Conference 15–3–2 Tournament Champion 10 6
5 North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference 14–1–3 At-large 4 4
6 Syracuse Atlantic Coast Conference 13–5–3 Tournament Champion 13 3
7 Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference 11–4–5 At-large 9 7
8 Stanford Pac-12 Conference 14–2–2 Season champion 6 8
9 Ohio State Big Ten Conference 13–4–2 At-large 12 11
10 Maryland Big Ten Conference 11–5–4 Tournament champion Not ranked 13
11 Seattle Western Athletic Conference 17–3–1 Tournament champion 15 9
12 Creighton Big East Conference 17–3–0 At-large 5 10
13 Denver The Summit League 15–0–3 Tournament champion 8 18
14 South Florida American Athletic Conference 11–5–3 At-large 14 14
15 UC Santa Barbara Big West Conference 13–6–2 At-large Not ranked 17
16 Indiana Big Ten Conference 12–5–2 At-large 22 21

Schedule

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Clemson
Syracuse
Akron
Winston-Salem
Kansas City
2015 Quarterfinal sites (blue) and College Cup (red)
Round Date
First round November 19, 2015
Second round November 22, 2015
Third round November 28–29, 2015
Quarterfinals December 4 − 5, 2015
College Cup: Semifinals December 11, 2015
College Cup Final December 13, 2015

Bracket

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[4]

Regional 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
1 Wake Forest 1
Charlotte 0
Charlotte 2
Radford 1
1 Wake Forest 1
16 Indiana 0
Connecticut 3
Boston U 1
Connecticut 0
16 Indiana 1
1 Wake Forest 1
8 Stanford OT 2
9 Ohio State PK 1(4)
Dayton 1(3)
Dayton PK 2(4)
Oakland 2(3)
9 Ohio State 1
8 Stanford 3
Cal State Fullerton 0
Santa Clara 3
Santa Clara 1
8 Stanford 3

Regional 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
5 North Carolina 2
Coastal Carolina 1
Coastal Carolina 1
North Florida 0
5 North Carolina 0
12 Creighton 1
Kentucky 1
Drake 2
Drake 1
12 Creighton 5
12 Creighton 2
4 Akron AET 3
13 Denver 0
SMU AET 1
SMU 2
Utah Valley 0
SMU 1
4 Akron 2
Rutgers PK 1(3)
LIU Brooklyn 1(2)
Rutgers 1
4 Akron 6

Regional 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
3 Georgetown 3
Hofstra 0
Hofstra OT 2
Lehigh 1
3 Georgetown 1(4)
Boston College PK 1(5)
Boston College 1
Vermont 0
Boston College OT 2
14 South Florida 1
Boston College 0
6 Syracuse 1
11 Seattle 1
UCLA 0
UCLA 2
Cal Poly 0
11 Seattle 1
6 Syracuse 3
Dartmouth OT 1
Hartwick 0
Dartmouth 1
6 Syracuse 2

Regional 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
            
7 Notre Dame PK 1(3)
Tulsa 1(0)
Tulsa OT 3
FIU 2
7 Notre Dame 1
10 Maryland 2
Virginia 2
Rider 0
Virginia 0
10 Maryland 1
10 Maryland 1(1)
2 Clemson PK 1(3)
15 UC Santa Barbara OT 1
South Carolina 0
South Carolina PK 1(2)
Furman 1(1)
15 UC Santa Barbara 2
2 Clemson 3
Elon 3
Winthrop 0
Elon 2
2 Clemson 5

College Cup

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Semifinals
December 11
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
Championship
December 13
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
      
8 Stanford PK 0(8)
4 Akron 0(7)
8 Stanford 4
2 Clemson 0
6 Syracuse 0(1)
2 Clemson PK 0(4)

Results

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Home team through quarterfinals on left

First round

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November 19, 2015 Connecticut 3–1 Boston U Storrs, Connecticut
12:30 EST Brown   54'
Awuah   76', 83'
Report De Bona   30' Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
November 19, 2015 Dartmouth 1–0 (a.e.t.) Hartwick Hanover, New Hampshire
5:00 EST Marsh   100' Report Stadium: Burnham Field
Attendance: 518
November 19, 2015 Boston College 1–0 Vermont Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
6:00 EST Enström   71' Report Stadium: Newton Soccer Complex
Attendance: 555
Referee: Lou Labbadia
November 19, 2015 Hofstra 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lehigh Hempstead, New York
7:00 EST Ruiz   77'
Massey   100'
Report Forrest   21' Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 305
Referee: Jan Halaska
November 19, 2015 Kentucky 1–2 Drake Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 EST Barajas   20' Report Bartlett   19'
Grunert   75'
Stadium: UK Soccer Complex
Attendance: 651
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
November 19, 2015 Coastal Carolina 1–0 North Florida Conway, South Carolina
7:00 EST Melchor   6' Report Stadium: CCU Soccer Field
Attendance: 214
Referee: Richonne Clark
November 19, 2015 Rutgers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
LIU Brooklyn Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 EST Faheem   76' Report Hestnes   31' Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 204
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Penalties
Correa  
Taintor  
Wright  
B. Tetro  
  Hansen
  Nordström
  T. Sica
  Wahlin
  Gregorian
November 19, 2015 Dayton 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Oakland Dayton, Ohio
7:00 EST Nwabia   45'
Sendin   72'
Report Rickard   8'
Ricci   23'
Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Schoonderwoerd  
Amankona  
Haupt  
Amankwaah  
  Rickard
  Ben
  Reynolds
  Ricci
  VanderLaan
November 19, 2015 South Carolina 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)
Furman Columbia, South Carolina
7:00 EST Deakin   58' Report Hawke   90' Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 720
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Penalties
Nyboe  
Deakin  
Ericson  
Turner  
Arambula  
  McInnis
  Pinner
  Carrizales
  Santibanez
  Ortiz
November 19, 2015 Elon 3–0 Winthrop Elon, North Carolina
7:00 EST Brace   34'
Alvarez   79'
Vandermaas-Peeler   86'
Report Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Carmen Serbio
November 19, 2015 Virginia 2–0 Rider Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 EST Salandy-Defour   68'
Rozhansky   88'
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 488
Referee: Mark Gorak
November 19, 2015 Charlotte 2–1 Radford Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 EST Waechter   42'
Bronico   84'
Report Summers   60' (pen.) Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 824
Referee: Dustin Thorne
November 19, 2015 Tulsa 3–2 (a.e.t.) FIU Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 EST Sánchez   52'
Dee   56'
Velasquez   95'
Report Betancur   17'
Fountain   82'
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 482
Referee: Shane Butler
November 19, 2015 SMU 2–0 Utah Valley University Park, Texas
8:00 EST Lee   24'
Camara   62'
Report Stadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 555
Referee: Nima Saghafi
November 19, 2015 UCLA 2–0 Cal Poly Los Angeles, California
10:00 EST Vale   59'
Wilcox   77' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 766
Referee: Ian Anderson
November 19, 2015 Cal State Fullerton 0–3 Santa Clara Fullerton, California
10:00 EST Report Urias   10'
Delgadillo   37'
Cardona   53' (pen.)
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 946
Referee: Alex Gorin

Second round

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November 22, 2015 #16 Indiana 1–0 Connecticut Bloomington, Indiana
12:00 EST Maurey   39' Report Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 618
Referee: Brandon Artis
November 22, 2015 #1 Wake Forest 1–0 Charlotte Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1:00 EST Bakero   83' Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Carmen Serbio
November 22, 2015 #9 Ohio State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Dayton Columbus, Ohio
1:00 EST Jensen   73' Report Schoonderwoerd   50' Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 851
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Penalties
Jensen  
Mohamed  
Mason  
Robertson  
Culbertson  
  Schoonderwoerd
  Amankona
  Haupt
  Amankwaah
  Sendin
November 22, 2015 #3 Georgetown 3–0 Hofstra Washington, D.C.
1:00 EST Basuljevic   5'
Allen   87' (pen.)
Muyl   90'
Report Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 844
Referee: Andrew Chapin
November 22, 2015 #14 South Florida 1–2 (a.e.t.) Boston College Tampa, Florida
1:00 EST Figbe   89' Report Normesinu   74'
Enström   98'
Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Randy Cook
November 22, 2015 #6 Syracuse 2–1 Dartmouth Syracuse, New York
2:00 EST Polk   33'
Cross   55'
Report Donawa   30' Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Robert Sibiga
November 22, 2015 #7 Notre Dame 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Tulsa Notre Dame, Indiana
2:00 EST Farina   24' Report Sánchez   62' Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 222
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Holdan  
Aubrey  
Gallagher  
Lachowecki  
  Velasquez
  Duit
  Dee
November 22, 2015 #12 Creighton 5–1 Drake Omaha, Nebraska
2:00 EST Lopez-Espin   9', 65'
Perez   16'
Waldrep   69'
Pitter   89'
Report Enna   81' Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
November 22, 2015 #4 Akron 6–1 Rutgers Akron, Ohio
4:00 EST Souto   5' (pen.)
Holthusen   13', 17'
Laryea   13', 18'
Sepe   60'
Report Al Awwad   81' Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 2,025
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
November 22, 2015 #10 Maryland 1–0 Virginia College Park, Maryland
5:00 EST Williamson   38' Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 2,737
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
November 22, 2015 #5 North Carolina 2–1 Coastal Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6:00 EST T. Hume   2'
Wright   85'
Report Uzo   87' Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Mike Stutt
November 22, 2015 #2 Clemson 5–2 Elon Clemson, South Carolina
6:00 EST Casner   27', 48'
Moreno   39'
Chinchilla   73'
Mafi   81' (pen.)
Report Fortune   49'
Vandermaas-Peeler   78'
Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 1,941
Referee: Richonne Clark
November 22, 2015 #13 Denver 0–1 (a.e.t.) SMU Denver, Colorado
7:00 EST Report Garcia   94' Stadium: Denver Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
November 22, 2015 #8 Stanford 3–1 Santa Clara Stanford, California
8:00 EST Vincent   58'
Bashti   75', 87'
Report Autran   28' Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,079
Referee: Jesus Cisneros
November 22, 2015 #11 Seattle 1–0 UCLA Seattle, Washington
9:00 EST Haddadi   40' Report Stadium: Championship Field
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Josh Wilkens
November 22, 2015 #15 UC Santa Barbara 1–0 (a.e.t.) South Carolina Santa Barbara, California
9:00 EST Jome   93' Report Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 2,519
Referee: Hector Perez

Third round

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November 28, 2015 #5 North Carolina 0–1 #12 Creighton Chapel Hill, North Carolina
7:00 EST Report Pitter   38' Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
November 29, 2015 #6 Syracuse 3–1 #11 Seattle Syracuse, New York
1:00 EST Robinson   2'
Rhynhart   20'
Miller   71'
Report Olsen   67' Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Mark Allatin
November 29, 2015 #1 Wake Forest 1–0 #16 Indiana Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1:00 EST Greensfelder   88' Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
November 29, 2015 #3 Georgetown 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Boston College Washington, D.C.
1:00 EST Rosenberry   60' Report Davock   19' Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 913
Referee: Mark Gorak
Penalties
Allen  
Turnley  
Rosenberry  
Lema  
Campbell  
  Kapp
  Davock
  Lewis
  Salama
  Zeugner
November 29, 2015 #7 Notre Dame 1–2 #10 Maryland Notre Dame, Indiana
2:00 EST Berneski   41' Report Magalhães   21'
Williamson   38'
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 331
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
November 29, 2015 #4 Akron 2–1 SMU Akron, Ohio
4:00 EST Soares   25'
Curtis   43' (o.g.)
Report Ruhaak   32' (o.g.) Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Peter Dhima
November 29, 2015 #2 Clemson 3–2 #15 UC Santa Barbara Clemson, South Carolina
6:00 EST Jones   45'
Campos   69'
Chinchilla   79'
Report Kim   39'
Feucht   70'
Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
November 29, 2015 #8 Stanford 3–1 #9 Ohio State Stanford, California
8:00 EST Morris   53', 78'
Baird   88'
Report Mohamed   62' Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,634
Referee: Ian Anderson

Quarterfinals

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December 4, 2015 #2 Clemson 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
#10 Maryland Clemson, South Carolina
7:00 EST Moreno   58' Report Crognale   73' Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
Mafi  
Murphy  
Melvin  
Casner  
Moreno  
  Carboz
  Crognale
  Endoh
  Korvah
December 5, 2015 #6 Syracuse 1–0 Boston College Syracuse, New York
2:00 EST Polk   79' Report Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: John McCloskey
December 5, 2015 #4 Akron 3–2 (a.e.t.) #12 Creighton Akron, Ohio
4:00 EST Souto   60' (pen.)
Holthusen   80'
Najem   102'
Report Castellanos   64'
Perez   85'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 3,043
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
December 5, 2015 #1 Wake Forest 1–2 (a.e.t.) #8 Stanford Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 EST Harkes   70' (pen.) Report Morris   18'
Langsdorf   97'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 4,906
Referee: Ted Unkel

College Cup

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Semifinals

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December 11, 2015 #2 Clemson 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
#6 Syracuse Kansas City, Kansas
6:00 EST Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Mark Gorak
Penalties
Mafi  
Melvin  
Moreno  
Casner  
  Alseth
  Büscher
  Sewerin
December 11, 2015 #4 Akron 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
#8 Stanford Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 EST Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Penalties
Sanda  
Ruhaak  
Gainford  
Najem  
Souto  
Souders  
Soares  
Belana  
Dakwar  
Shultz  
  Skundrich
  Vincent
  M. Verso
  Morris
  E. Verso
  Mosharrafa
  Meehan
  Nana-Sinkam
  Werner
  Baird

Championship

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December 13, 2015 #2 Clemson 0–4 #8 Stanford Kansas City, Kansas
2:00 EST Report Morris   2', 51'
Vincent   71' (pen.)
E. Verso   74'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: Chris Penso

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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5 goals
3 goals
  •   Stuart Holthusen — Akron
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  •   Brad Ruhaak — Akron (playing against SMU)
  •   Austin Wilcox — Cal Poly (playing against UCLA)
  •   Taylor Curtis — SMU (playing against Akron)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". Ncaa.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "NSCAA/Continental Tire Rankings". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Division I Men's College Soccer - Rankings - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
  4. ^ "2015 Division I Men's College Soccer - Bracket". ncaa.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.