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Football tournament season
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 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.

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

Automatic bids

All automatic bids are granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League, Pacific-10 Conference, and West Coast Conference, each given to the regular season champion. There were 22 automatic bids to the NCAA tournament.

Team Conference Record
UMBC America East Conference (11-4-3)
Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference (17-2-1)
East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun Conference (15-5-0)
Xavier Atlantic 10 Conference (10-6-4)
Louisville Big East Conference (16-0-3)
Coastal Carolina Big South Conference (12-7-2)
Michigan Big Ten Conference (14-4-3)
UC Santa Barbara Big West Conference (13-4-3)
William & Mary Colonial Athletic Association (15-3-2)
South Carolina Conference USA (12-6-2)
Butler Horizon League (16-0-3)
Princeton Ivy League (13-3-1)
St. Peter's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (13-5-1)
Akron Mid-American Conference (18-1-1)
Bradley Missouri Valley Conference (11-8-3)
Sacramento State Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (10-4-7)
Monmouth Northeast Conference (14-1-4)
California Pacific-10 Conference (12-2-3)
Bucknell Patriot League (10-8-2)
UNC Greensboro Southern Conference (12-5-4)
Oakland Summit League (7-10-3)
Santa Clara West Coast Conference (10-5-5)

At-large bids

26 teams received at-large bids to the tournament.

Regional 1

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
ETSU 2
College of Charleston* 3
College of Charleston 1
1 Louisville 3
1 Louisville 2
16 Ohio St. 1
16 Ohio St. 2
Providence 1
St. Peter's 2
Providence* 6
1 Louisville 5
8 UCLA 4
Dartmouth 4
Monmouth* 0
Dartmouth 2/OT
9 Notre Dame 1
Dartmouth 1
8 UCLA 2/2OT
8 UCLA 4
Sacramento St. 1
Santa Clara 1
Sacramento St.* 2

Regional 2

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
New Mexico 1
Creighton* 4
Creighton 2(3)
5 SMU 2(5)
5 SMU 1
12 William & Mary 0
12 William & Mary 0(4)
UMBC 0(3)
UMBC 2
Princeton* 1
5 SMU 1(2)
4 North Carolina 1(4)
Oakland 0
Michigan St.* 2
Michigan St. 1
13 Butler 0
Michigan St. 1(4)
4 North Carolina 1(5)
4 North Carolina 0(5)
Georgetown 0(4)
UNC Greensboro 0
Georgetown* 3

Regional 3

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Xavier 2
West Virginia* 4
West Virginia 2
3 Akron 3
3 Akron 2
14 Indiana 1
14 Indiana 5
Tulsa 1
Bradley 0
Tulsa* 2
3 Akron 3(3)
6 California 3(2)
Boston College 1
Brown* 2
Brown 1(7)
11 Connecticut 1(6)
Brown 0
6 California 2
6 California 2/OT
UC Santa Barbara 1
Denver 0
UC Santa Barbara* 1/2OT

Regional 4

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Coastal Carolina 1
Duke* 2
Duke 0
7 South Carolina 1/OT
7 South Carolina 1
10 Michigan 3
10 Michigan 2/OT
Central Florida 1
South Florida 0
Central Florida* 3
10 Michigan 3/2OT
2 Maryland 2
Old Dominion 1
Virginia* 0
Old Dominion 1
15 Penn St. 4
15 Penn St. 0
2 Maryland 1
2 Maryland 4
Penn 0
Bucknell 0
Penn* 1/OT

College Cup

Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, California

National semifinals
December 10
National Championship
December 12
      
1 Louisville 2
4 North Carolina 1
1 Louisville 0
3 Akron 1
3 Akron 2
10 Michigan 1

Schedule

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

First Round

Georgetown v UNC Greensboro
November 18, 2010 Georgetown 3–0 UNC Greensboro Washington D.C.
Report Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 385
Referee: Bill Dittmar
Monmouth v Dartmouth
November 18, 2010 Monmouth 0–4 Dartmouth West Long Branch, New Jersey
Report Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Providence v St. Peter's
November 18, 2010 Providence 6–2 St. Peter's Providence, Rhode Island
Report Stadium: Glay Field
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Sean Nally
UCF v USF
November 18, 2010 UCF 3–0 USF Orlando, Florida
Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 529
Referee: Shane Moody
Brown v Boston College
November 18, 2010 Brown 2–1 Boston College Providence, Rhode Island
Report Stadium: Stevenson Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Erich Simmons
Duke v Coastal Carolina
November 18, 2010 Duke 2–1 Coastal Carolina Durham, North Carolina
Report Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Alex Prus
Virginia v Old Dominion
November 18, 2010 Virginia 0–1 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Virginia
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 923
Referee: Christopher Spivey
College of Charleston v East Tennessee State
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
Creighton v New Mexico
November 18, 2010 Creighton 4–1 New Mexico Omaha, Nebraska
Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Troy Cohrs
UC Santa Barbara v Denver
November 18, 2010 UC Santa Barbara 1–0 2OT Denver Santa Barbara, California
Report Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 3,717
Referee: Mohammed Ibrahim
Tulsa v Bradley
November 18, 2010 Tulsa 2–0 Bradley Tulsa, Oklahoma
Report Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 297
Referee: Tim Debysingh
Princeton v UMBC
November 18, 2010 Princeton 1–2 UMBC Princeton, New Jersey
Report Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Attendance: 959
Referee: Ed Shea
Sacramento State v Santa Clara
November 18, 2010 Sacramento State 2–1 Santa Clara Sacramento, California
Report Stadium: Hornet Field
Attendance: 788
Oakland v Michigan State
November 18, 2010 Oakland 0–2 Michigan State Rochester, Michigan
Report Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field
Attendance: 552
Referee: Ben Trevino
Penn v Bucknell
November 18, 2010 Penn 1–0 OT Bucknell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Report Stadium: Rhodes Field
West Virginia v Xavier
November 18, 2010 West Virginia 4–2 Xavier Morgantown, West Virginia
Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 513
Referee: Andrew Chapin

Second Round

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

Third Round

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

Quarterfinals

#4 North Carolina v #5 SMU
December 3, 2010 #4 North Carolina 1–1
(4–2 p)
#5 SMU Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5:30pm EST Report Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 1,763
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
#3 Akron v #6 California
December 4, 2010 #3 Akron 3–3 #6 California Akron, Ohio
8:30pm EST Report Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
#1 Louisville v #8 UCLA
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
#2 Maryland v #10 Michigan
December 4, 2010 #2 Maryland 2–3 2OT #10 Michigan College Park, Maryland
8:30pm EST Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Chico Grajeda

Semifinals

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

Championship

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

Goal scorers

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

See also

References

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