1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

Football tournament season

1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	UCLA (3rd title)
Runner-up	Virginia (6th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	88 (2.84 per match)
Attendance	67,764 (2,186 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ben Olsen, Virginia (5)
Best player	Seth George, UCLA (MOP offense) Matt Reis, UCLA (MOP defense)
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The 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 38th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The UCLA Bruins won their third national title by defeating the Virginia Cavaliers in the championship game, 2–0. The final match was played on December 14, 1997, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the third straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

National seeds

First round			Second round			Third round			Semifinals			Championship Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia

1	Indiana	2

	Butler	1
			1	Indiana	4

				Bowling Green	0
	Marquette	0

	Bowling Green	1
						1	Indiana	6

							South Florida	0
	St. John's	2

	Brown	1
				St. John's	1

				South Florida	2
	South Florida	3

8	Florida International	1
									1	Indiana	0

									5	UCLA	1
5	UCLA	3

	Santa Clara	0
			5	UCLA	1

				Washington	0
	Stanford	1

	Washington	2
						5	UCLA	2

							Clemson	1
	Charlotte	0

	Clemson	5
				Clemson	1

			4	South Carolina	0
	Charleston Southern	0

4	South Carolina	3
												5	UCLA	2

												2	Virginia	0
3	SMU	1

	Rider	0
			3	SMU	2

				Dartmouth	0
	Dartmouth	5

	Boston U.	1
						3	SMU	0

							Saint Louis	0
	Saint Louis	2

	Missouri State	1
				Saint Louis	1

			6	Creighton	0
	Air Force	2

6	Creighton	3
										Saint Louis	1

									2	Virginia	3
7	American	2

	William & Mary	1
			7	American	1

				Maryland	0
	Maryland	1

	Rutgers	0
						7	American	1

						2	Virginia	2
	VCU	1

	Georgetown	2
				Georgetown	1

			2	Virginia	5
	Howard	0

2	Virginia	3

"1997 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 37. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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