2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
| College Cup | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States | 
| Dates | November 17 – December 11, 2016 | 
| Teams | 48 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Stanford Cardinal | 
| Runners-up | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 | 
| Goals scored | 121 (2.57 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Julian Gressel (4) | 
| Awards | |
| Best player | Offensive: Ian Harkes Defensive: Andrew Epstein | 
| All statistics correct as of December 3, 2016. | |
The 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament (also known as the 2016 College Cup) was the 58th 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 2016, with host sites determined by seeding and record. The four-team College Cup finals was played at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 9 and 11, 2016.[1]
The Stanford Cardinal successfully defended their 2015 title. Stanford played the North Carolina Tar Heels to a scoreless draw in the semifinals before winning a penalty shootout, 10–9, to advance to the Championship game.[2] The Cardinal then also tied the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 0–0, in the final before claiming the back-to-back title with another penalty shootout victory, 5–4.[3]
Stanford tied the NCAA record for the Lowest Goals-Against Average in the Tournament (Minimum 3 Games) of 0.00 by becoming the fourth team to not allow their opponents to score a goal in the tournament. The other three co-record-holders are the 1976 San Francisco Dons, the 1995 Wisconsin Badgers, and the 2009 Akron Zips.[4]
Qualification
All Division I men's soccer programs except for Grand Canyon, Incarnate Word, and UMass Lowell will be eligible to qualify for the tournament. Those three programs are ineligible because they are in transition from Division II to Division I. The tournament field remains fixed at 48 teams.
Of the 24 schools that had previously won the championship, 13 qualified for this year's tournament.
Format
As in previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament features 48 participants out of a possible field of 203 teams. Of the 48 berths, 24 are 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 are 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 names 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 play 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[5] | RPI Ranking[6] | 
| 1 | Maryland | Big Ten | 18–0–2 | Tournament Champion | 1 | 1 | 
| 2 | Wake Forest | ACC | 15–2–3 | Tournament Champion | 2 | 3 | 
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 13–3–4 | At Large | 3 | 2 | 
| 4 | Louisville | ACC | 12–5–2 | At Large | 9 | 6 | 
| 5 | Stanford | PAC-12 | 11–3–4 | Conference Champion | 8 | 5 | 
| 6 | Denver | Summit | 17–0–3 | Tournament Champion | 4 | 7 | 
| 7 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–1–7 | At Large | 7 | 15 | 
| 8 | Syracuse | ACC | 11–4–3 | At Large | 6 | 9 | 
| 9 | North Carolina | ACC | 11–3–3 | At Large | 10 | 10 | 
| 10 | Charlotte | C-USA | 12–3–2 | At Large | 5 | 14 | 
| 11 | Washington | Pac-12 | 13–6–0 | At Large | 14 | 8 | 
| 12 | Virginia | ACC | 10–3–5 | At Large | 17 | 20 | 
| 13 | Notre Dame | ACC | 11–7–2 | At Large | 20 | 13 | 
| 14 | Albany | America East | 12–5–2 | Tournament Champion | RV | 12 | 
| 15 | Butler | Big East | 13–5–1 | Tournament Champion | 15 | 11 | 
| 16 | Kentucky | C-USA | 11–4–3 | At Large | 19 | 18 | 
Schedule
| Round | Date | 
|---|---|
| First round | November 17, 2016 | 
| Second round | November 20, 2016 | 
| Third round | November 26–27, 2016 | 
| Quarterfinals | December 2 − 4, 2016 | 
| College Cup: Semifinals | December 9, 2016 | 
| College Cup Final | December 11, 2016 | 
Bracket
Regional 1
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Kentucky | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | North Carolina AET | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | North Carolina AET | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 2(0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast PK | 2(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | North Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Syracuse | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth AET | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Syracuse | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional 2
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Stanford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CSUN | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Stanford AET | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Virginia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Virginia AET | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Stanford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisville AET | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional 3
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Clemson AET | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Clemson | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Albany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Albany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Clemson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Denver | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Washington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico PK | 0(6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Denver | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV PK | 1(6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional 4
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech OT | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Charlotte | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Butler | 0(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| SIUE PK | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 1(8) | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIUE PK | 1(9) | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIUE | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2016 College Cup
| Semifinals December 9 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas | Championship December 11 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas | ||||||||
| 6 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest 2OT | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | 0(4) | |||||||
| 5 | Stanford PK | 0(5) | |||||||
| 9 | North Carolina | 0(9) | |||||||
| 5 | Stanford PK | 0(10) | |||||||
Results
First round
| November 17, 2016 | South Carolina | 1–0 | Mercer | Columbia, South Carolina | 
| 1:00pm EST | Walker  39' | Report Report | Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 336 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic | 
| November 17, 2016 | Michigan State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p) | SIU Edwardsville | East Lansing, Michigan | 
| 1:00pm EST | Marcantognini  40' | Report | McHugh  67' | Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex Attendance: 559 Referee: Hilario Grajeda | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Sierakowski  Krolicki  Centala  Corrigan  Lewis  H. Barone  Beckett  Marcantognini  Scott  Pimlott  Sierakowski  |  McHugh  Kendall-Moullin  McLean  Solawa  Ledbetter  D. Jambga  Hinkson  Gutierrez  Ebbesen  Christianson  Ledbetter | |||
| November 17, 2016 | Coastal Carolina | 2–1 | Radford | Conway, South Carolina | 
| 2:00pm EST | Einarsson  30' Pierrot  30' | Report | Colmer  50' | Stadium: Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field Attendance: 320 Referee: Howard Ash | 
| November 17, 2016 | Dartmouth | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | St. Francis Brooklyn | Hanover, New Hampshire | 
| 5:00pm EST | Danilack  105' | Report | Stadium: Burnham Field Attendance: 395 Referee: Jason Pelletier | 
| November 17, 2016 | Akron | 2–0 | Villanova | Akron, Ohio | 
| 5:00pm EST | Hinds  39', 73' | Report | Stadium: Cub Cadet Field Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Chris Penso | 
| November 17, 2016 | Virginia Tech | 1–0 | East Tennessee State | Blacksburg, Virginia | 
| 6:00pm EST | Quashie  23' | Report | Stadium: Sandra D. Thompson Field Attendance: 495 Referee: Brandon Marion | 
| November 17, 2016 | Boston College | 1–0 | Fordham | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | 
| 6:00pm EST | Lewis  82' | Report | Stadium: Newton Soccer Complex Attendance: 422 Referee: Lou Labbadia | 
| November 17, 2016 | South Florida | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | Florida Gulf Coast | Tampa, Florida | 
| 7:00pm EST | Mfeka  44' Epps  54' | Report | Ruiz  27' Gavin  61' | Stadium: Corbett Stadium Attendance: 936 Referee: Ted Unkel | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Rodriguez  Gomez  Bartman  |  Mohsin  Roubos  Jaime  Ruiz | |||
| November 17, 2016 | Vermont | 4–1 | Rider | Burlington, Vermont | 
| 7:00pm EST | Wright  24', 43', 90' Lamanna  71' | Report | Herpreck  89' | Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 2,058 Referee: Carlos Fernandes | 
| November 17, 2016 | Providence | 2–0 | Delaware | Providence, Rhode Island | 
| 7:00pm EST | Reardon  8' Gressel  71' | Report Report | Stadium: Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium Attendance: 2,057 Referee: Noel Cotterell | 
| November 17, 2016 | UCLA | 4–2 | Colgate | Los Angeles, California | 
| 8:00pm EST | Hernández  17' Raygoza  26' Danladi  33' Poleo  89' | Report | Z. Pagani  22' Scodari  38' | Stadium: Drake Stadium Attendance: 623 Referee: Ricardo Salazar | 
| November 17, 2016 | Loyola-Chicago | 2–0 | UIC | Chicago, Illinois | 
| 8:00pm EST | Lasinski  60' Engesser  89' | Report | Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Greg Dopka | 
| November 17, 2016 | Creighton | 3–0 | Tulsa | Omaha, Nebraska | 
| 8:00pm EST | LaGro  3' Englis  6' Lopez-Espin  68' | Report | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Sorin Stoica | 
| November 17, 2016 | New Mexico | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Portland | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 
| 9:00pm EST | Report | Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Mark Allatin | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Wehan  Gurule  Goss  Rochowski  Lawrence  Hansen  Herrera  Gleadle  Spangenberg  |  Ortiz  Magana-Rivera  Dixon  Reaves  Coffey  Baez  Michel  Edwardson  Zambrano | |||
| November 17, 2016 | San Diego State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | UNLV | San Diego, California | 
| 10:00pm EST | Vergara  47' | Report | A. Musovski  30' | Stadium: SDSU Sports Deck Attendance: 1,468 Referee: Ian Anderson | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Sauers  Norris  Meefout  Van den Berg  Nicklaw  Pelaez  Kjellker  Sagno  |  D. Musovski  Pitt  Mehlich  A. Musovski  Drye  Cooper  Jackson  Velazquez | |||
| November 17, 2016 | Cal State Northridge | 0–1 | Pacific | Northridge, California | 
| 10:00pm EST | Report | Branche  77' | Stadium: Matador Soccer Field Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Chris Calderon | 
Second round
| November 20, 2016 | #8 Syracuse | 3–0 | Dartmouth | Syracuse, New York | 
| 12:00pm EST | Nanco  7' Carmago  24', 60' | Report | Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 315 Referee: Robert Sibiga | 
| November 20, 2016 | #2 Wake Forest | 2–0 | Coastal Carolina | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 
| 1:00pm EST | Hayes  21' Argudo  62' | Report | Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Mark Kadlecik | 
| November 20, 2016 | #7 Indiana | 1–0 | Akron | Bloomington, Indiana | 
| 1:00pm EST | McConnell  54' | Report | Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,790 Referee: Shane Butler | 
| November 20, 2016 | #12 Virginia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Vermont | Charlottesville, Virginia | 
| 1:00pm EST | Foss  76' Aguilar  103' | Report | Barðdal  62' | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 612 Referee: Peter Dhima | 
| November 20, 2016 | #14 Albany | 3–0 | Boston College | Albany, New York | 
| 1:00pm EST | Mattos  12' Solabarrieta  28' Pinheiro  83' | Report | Stadium: Bob Ford Field Attendance: 366 Referee: Brian Dunn | 
| November 20, 2016 | #15 Butler | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | SIU Edwardsville | Indianapolis, Indiana | 
| 2:00pm EST | Report | Stadium: Butler Bowl Attendance: 667 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Suddick  Timmer  Lehtinen  Ostrowski  Goldsmith  Charalambous  |  McHugh  Kendall-Moullin  McLean  Solawa  Ledbetter  D. Jambga | |||
| November 20, 2016 | #10 Charlotte | 2–3 | Virginia Tech | Charlotte, North Carolina | 
| 4:00pm EST | Bruce  19' Bronico  83' | Report | Acuña  50' (pen.), 60' Quashie  88' | Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Mike Stutt | 
| November 20, 2016 | #16 Kentucky | 2–3 | Creighton | Lexington, Kentucky | 
| 4:30pm EST | Barajas  68' Williams  89' | Report | Fox  9' (o.g.) Perez  32' Sawaf  78' | Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex Attendance: 935 Referee: Kevin Terry Jr. | 
| November 20, 2016 | #4 Louisville | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | UCLA | Louisville, Kentucky | 
| 5:00pm EST | Gayton  3' Schmitt  94' | Report | Danladi  60' | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Leland Grant | 
| November 20, 2016 | #1 Maryland | 4–5 | Providence | College Park, Maryland | 
| 5:00pm EST | Wild  6' Sejdič  22', 51' Williamson  54' | Report | Gressel  11', 70' Sailor  71' Kilday  75' Serrano  82' | Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 3,804 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez | 
| November 20, 2016 | #3 Clemson | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Carolina | Clemson, South Carolina | 
| 6:00pm EST | Happi  86',  93' | Report | Dieterich  73' (o.g.) | Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Nima Saghafi | 
| November 20, 2016 | #13 Notre Dame | 1–0 | Loyola-Chicago | Notre Dame, Indiana | 
| 6:00pm EST | Gallagher  79' | Report | Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 378 Referee: Sorin Stoica | 
| November 20, 2016 | #6 Denver | 3–0 | UNLV | Denver, Colorado | 
| 7:00pm EST | DeVoss  56' Underwood  70' Ford  81' | Report | Stadium: Denver Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Allen Chapman | 
| November 20, 2016 | #9 North Carolina | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Florida Gulf Coast | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 
| 7:00pm EST | T. Hume  30',  105' Bruening  86' | Report | Ferrer  11' Ruiz  72' (pen.) | Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 636 Referee: David Erbacher | 
| November 20, 2016 | #5 Stanford | 2–0 | Pacific | Stanford, California | 
| 8:00pm EST | Langsdorf  37' Hillard-Arce  70' | Report | Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Eric Ehrhardt | 
| November 20, 2016 | #11 Washington | 4–1 | New Mexico | Seattle, Washington | 
| 8:00pm EST | Schmidt  28' Menzies  47' Rice  57' Blanchard  65' | Report | Khouri  22' | Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium Attendance: 874 Referee: Josh Wilkins | 
Third round
| November 26, 2016 | #6 Denver | 2–1 | #11 Washington | Denver, Colorado | 
| 7:00pm EST | Crosswait  25' Shinyashiki  66' | Report | Wright  77' (pen.) | Stadium: CIBER Field Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Nima Saghafi | 
| November 26, 2016 | Creighton | 1–2 | Providence | Omaha, Nebraska | 
| 7:00pm EST | Rydstrand  4' | Report | Gressel  21' Griffin  83' | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Landis Wiley | 
| November 27, 2016 | #7 Indiana | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Virginia Tech | Bloomington, Indiana | 
| 12:05pm EST | Lillard  77' | Report | Moyers  18' White  98' | Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,330 Referee: Sorin Stoica | 
| November 27, 2016 | #8 Syracuse | 0–1 | #9 North Carolina | Syracuse, New York | 
| 2:00pm EST | Report | Kelly  32' | Stadium: David W. Murphy Field[note 1] Attendance: 720 Referee: Jan Halaska | 
| November 27, 2016 | #2 Wake Forest | 2–1 | SIU Edwardsville | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 
| 5:00pm EST | Bakero  3', 72' | Report | Ledbetter  41' | Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,942 Referee: Carmen Serbio | 
| November 27, 2016 | #4 Louisville | 3–1 | #13 Notre Dame | Louisville, Kentucky | 
| 5:00pm EST | Thiaw  16' Schmitt  71' Dieye  90' | Report | Gallagher  54' | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 1,858 Referee: Hilario Grajeda | 
| November 27, 2016 | #3 Clemson | 3–1 | #14 Albany | Clemson, South Carolina | 
| 6:00pm EST | Au. Burnikel  45', 81' Happi  84' | Report | Clark  47' | Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 2,046 Referee: Mark Kadlecik | 
| November 27, 2016 | #5 Stanford | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #12 Virginia | Stanford, California | 
| 8:00pm EST | Langsdorf  106' | Report | Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 1,185 Referee: Mark Allatin | 
Quarterfinals
| December 2, 2016 | #3 Clemson | 0–1 | #6 Denver | Clemson, South Carolina | 
| 7:00 pm EST | Report | Ford  89' | Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Robert Sibiga | 
| December 2, 2016 | #9 North Carolina | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Providence | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 
| 7:00 pm EST | Murphy  102' | Report | Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Mike Tutt | 
| December 3, 2016 | #2 Wake Forest | 2–0 | Virginia Tech | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 
| 5:00 pm EST | Twumasi  79', 81' | Report | Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Chris Penso | 
| December 3, 2016 | #4 Louisville | 0–2 | #5 Stanford | Louisville, Kentucky | 
| 7:00 pm EST | Report | Langsdorf  64' Werner  79' | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 3,247 Referee: Anthony Vasali | 
College Cup
Semifinals
| December 9, 2016 | #2 Wake Forest | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Denver | Houston, Texas | 
| 6:00pm EST | Bakero  7' Harkes  102' | Report | Shinyashiki  17' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,056 Referee: John McCloskey | 
| December 9, 2016 | #5 Stanford | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (10–9 p) | #9 North Carolina | Houston, Texas | 
| 8:45pm EST | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Hilario Grajeda | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Beason  Langsdorf  Mosharrafa  Hilliard-Arce  Skundrich  Baird  Werner  Nana-Sinkam  Hyatt  Bashti  |  October  Bruening  Storm  Pineda  Lopez  Murphy  Kelly  Skahan  Winn  Comsia | |||
national championship
| December 11, 2016 | #2 Wake Forest | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #5 Stanford | Houston, Texas | 
| 2:00pm EST | Harkes  Hayes  Lapa  Bakero  Partain  Dunwell  | Report |  Beason  Langsdorf  Mosharrafa  Hilliard-Arce  Baird  Werner | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,315 Referee: Mark Kadlecik | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
 Julian Gressel — Providence Julian Gressel — Providence
- 3 goals
 Alex Happi — Clemson Alex Happi — Clemson
 Foster Langsdorf — Stanford Foster Langsdorf — Stanford
.svg.png) Brian Wright — Vermont Brian Wright — Vermont
 Nico Quashie — Virginia Tech Nico Quashie — Virginia Tech
 Jon Bakero — Wake Forest Jon Bakero — Wake Forest
- 2 goals
 Nick Hinds — Akron Nick Hinds — Akron
 Austen Burnikel — Clemson Austen Burnikel — Clemson
 Kortne Ford — Denver Kortne Ford — Denver
 Andre Shinyashiki — Denver Andre Shinyashiki — Denver
 Albert Ruiz — Florida Gulf Coast Albert Ruiz — Florida Gulf Coast
 Tate Schmitt — Louisville Tate Schmitt — Louisville
 Amar Sejdič — Maryland Amar Sejdič — Maryland
 Tucker Hume — North Carolina Tucker Hume — North Carolina
 Jon Gallagher — Notre Dame Jon Gallagher — Notre Dame
 Sergio Camargo — Syracuse Sergio Camargo — Syracuse
 Abu Danladi — UCLA Abu Danladi — UCLA
 Marcelo Acuña — Virginia Tech Marcelo Acuña — Virginia Tech
 Ema Twumasi — Wake Forest Ema Twumasi — Wake Forest
- 1 goal
 Carlos Clark — Albany Carlos Clark — Albany
 Bernardo Mattos — Albany Bernardo Mattos — Albany
 Afonso Pinheiro — Albany Afonso Pinheiro — Albany
 Nicolás Solabarrieta — Albany Nicolás Solabarrieta — Albany
 Zeiko Lewis — Boston College Zeiko Lewis — Boston College
 Brandt Bronico — Charlotte Brandt Bronico — Charlotte
 Daniel Bruce — Charlotte Daniel Bruce — Charlotte
 Einar Einarsson — Coastal Carolina Einar Einarsson — Coastal Carolina
 Frantzdy Pierrot — Coastal Carolina Frantzdy Pierrot — Coastal Carolina
 Zach Pagani — Colgate Zach Pagani — Colgate
 Bruno Scodari — Colgate Bruno Scodari — Colgate
 Myles Englis — Creighton Myles Englis — Creighton
 Mitch LaGro — Creighton Mitch LaGro — Creighton
 Ricky Lopez-Espin — Creighton Ricky Lopez-Espin — Creighton
 Ricardo Perez — Creighton Ricardo Perez — Creighton
 Joel Rydstrand — Creighton Joel Rydstrand — Creighton
 Karim Sawaf — Creighton Karim Sawaf — Creighton
 Matt Danilack — Dartmouth Matt Danilack — Dartmouth
 Chandler Crosswait — Denver Chandler Crosswait — Denver
 Scott DeVoss — Denver Scott DeVoss — Denver
 Alex Underwood — Denver Alex Underwood — Denver
 Robert Ferrer — Florida Gulf Coast Robert Ferrer — Florida Gulf Coast
 Justin Gavin — Florida Gulf Coast Justin Gavin — Florida Gulf Coast
 Grant Lillard — Indiana Grant Lillard — Indiana
 Billy McConnell — Indiana Billy McConnell — Indiana
 Kevin Barajas — Kentucky Kevin Barajas — Kentucky
 J. J. Williams — Kentucky J. J. Williams — Kentucky
 Cherif Dieye — Louisville Cherif Dieye — Louisville
 Jack Gayton — Louisville Jack Gayton — Louisville
 Mohamed Thiaw — Louisville Mohamed Thiaw — Louisville
 Kevin Engesser — Loyola-Chicago Kevin Engesser — Loyola-Chicago
 Alec Lasinski — Loyola-Chicago Alec Lasinski — Loyola-Chicago
 Gordon Wild — Maryland Gordon Wild — Maryland
 Eryk Williamson — Maryland Eryk Williamson — Maryland
.svg.png) Michael Marcantognini — Michigan State Michael Marcantognini — Michigan State
 Patrick Khouri — New Mexico Patrick Khouri — New Mexico
 Nils Bruening — North Carolina Nils Bruening — North Carolina
 Jeremy Kelly — North Carolina Jeremy Kelly — North Carolina
 Drew Murphy — North Carolina Drew Murphy — North Carolina
 Tariq Branche — Pacific Tariq Branche — Pacific
 Danny Griffin — Providence Danny Griffin — Providence
 Steven Kilday — Providence Steven Kilday — Providence
 Brendan Reardon — Providence Brendan Reardon — Providence
 Nick Sailor — Providence Nick Sailor — Providence
.svg.png) João Serrano — Providence João Serrano — Providence
 Fraser Colmer — Radford Fraser Colmer — Radford
 Arthur Herpreck — Rider Arthur Herpreck — Rider
 A. J. Vergara — San Diego State A. J. Vergara — San Diego State
 Tomas Hilliard-Arce — Stanford Tomas Hilliard-Arce — Stanford
 Sam Werner — Stanford Sam Werner — Stanford
 Austin Ledbetter — SIU Edwardsville Austin Ledbetter — SIU Edwardsville
 Keegan McHugh — SIU Edwardsville Keegan McHugh — SIU Edwardsville
 Kevin Walker — South Carolina Kevin Walker — South Carolina
 Marcus Epps — South Florida Marcus Epps — South Florida
 Lindo Mfeka — South Florida Lindo Mfeka — South Florida
.svg.png) Chris Nanco — Syracuse Chris Nanco — Syracuse
 José Hernández — UCLA José Hernández — UCLA
 Kike Poleo — UCLA Kike Poleo — UCLA
 Willie Raygoza — UCLA Willie Raygoza — UCLA
 Adam Musovski — UNLV Adam Musovski — UNLV
 Jon Arnar Barðdal — Vermont Jon Arnar Barðdal — Vermont
.svg.png) Stefan Lamanna — Vermont Stefan Lamanna — Vermont
 Pablo Aguilar — Virginia Pablo Aguilar — Virginia
 Paddy Foss — Virginia Paddy Foss — Virginia
 Brendan Moyers — Virginia Tech Brendan Moyers — Virginia Tech
 Forrest White — Virginia Tech Forrest White — Virginia Tech
 Luis Argudo — Wake Forest Luis Argudo — Wake Forest
 Ian Harkes — Wake Forest Ian Harkes — Wake Forest
 Jacori Hayes — Wake Forest Jacori Hayes — Wake Forest
 Beau Blanchard — Washington Beau Blanchard — Washington
.svg.png) Scott Menzies — Washington Scott Menzies — Washington
 Elijah Rice — Washington Elijah Rice — Washington
 Justin Schmidt — Washington Justin Schmidt — Washington
 Steven Wright — Washington Steven Wright — Washington
- Own goals
 Tanner Dieterich — Clemson (playing against South Carolina) Tanner Dieterich — Clemson (playing against South Carolina)
 Kaelon Fox — Kentucky (playing against Creighton) Kaelon Fox — Kentucky (playing against Creighton)
See also
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III)
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
Notes
- ^ Syracuse played their home match at David W. Murphy Field, on the campus Onondaga Community College, instead of their regular stadium SU Soccer Stadium, due to field conditions from snowy conditions.[7]
References
- ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Stanford wins soccer semi on penalty kicks". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA soccer: Stanford wins College Cup championship in penalty kicks". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Division I Men's Soccer Championships Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "NSCAA/Continental Tire Rankings". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ "Division I Men's College Soccer - Rankings - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
- ^ Kramer, Lindsay (November 25, 2016). "Field conditions force venue change for Syracuse soccer's NCAA Tournament game on Sunday". Syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 27, 2016.


