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Football tournament season
1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
1987 Men's College Cup
Tournament details
Country United States
Venue(s)Riggs Field
South Carolina Clemson, South Carolina
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsClemson (2nd title)
Runner-upSan Diego State
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored55 (2.39 per match)
Attendance57,009 (2,479 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bruce Murray, Clemson (5)
Best playerBruce Murray, Clemson (offensive)
Tim Genovese, Clemson (defensive)
← 19861988 →

The 1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 29th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

Clemson Tigers won their second national title, defeating San Diego State in the championship game, 2–0.

The final match was played on December 6 at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

Qualifying

See also: 1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

No teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Bracket

  • Home teams are indicated by *

Regional 1

First round Second round
November 21 		Quarterfinals
November 29
         
Hartwick 0
Adelphi (ot) 1
Adelphi 0
Harvard 3
Harvard (ot) 1
* Connecticut 0

Regional 2

First round
November 15 		Second round
November 21 		Quarterfinals
November 29
         
UCLA 1
* Fresno State 0
UCLA (forfeit)
UNLV
San Francisco 0
* UNLV 1
UCLA 1
* San Diego State 2
San Diego State 2
* Saint Louis 1
San Diego State (pen.) 3
* SMU 3

Regional 3

First round
November 15 		Second round
November 21–22 		Quarterfinals
November 29
         
Clemson 2
* Evansville 1
Clemson 2
* Indiana 1
* Clemson 3
Rutgers 2
Seton Hall 1
* Rutgers 2

Regional 4

First round
November 15 		Second round
November 22 		Quarterfinals
November 29
         
NC State 0
* South Carolina 1
* South Carolina 1
North Carolina 2
North Carolina 2
* Duke 0
North Carolina 1
* Loyola Maryland 0
George Mason 0
* Virginia 2
Virginia 0
* Loyola Maryland 1
William & Mary 0
* Loyola Maryland 1

College Cup

National Semifinals
December 5 		National Final
December 6
    
Harvard 1
San Diego State (pen.) 1
San Diego State 0
Clemson 2
Clemson 4
North Carolina 1

Finals

Semifinals

Harvard1–1 (a.e.t.)San Diego State
Derek Mills 20' Report Brad Walsh 80'
Penalties
4–5
Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina
Clemson4–1North Carolina
Pearse Tormey 30'
David Veghte 42'
Bruce Murray 67'
Pearse Tormey 77'		 Report Derek Missimo 69'
Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina

Final

San Diego State0–2Clemson
Report Paul Rutenis 23'
Richie Richmond 90'
Riggs Field, Clemson, South CarolinaAttendance: 8,322

Notes

  1. ^ UNLV was disqualified from the tournament for using an ineligible player against San Francisco.

References

  1. "1987 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 27. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Sports Extra: Briefly". Daily News of Los Angeles. November 20, 1987. The UNLV soccer team has been removed from the NCAA soccer championships for using an ineligible player in its first-round victory over San Francisco...
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