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The 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The 53rd edition of the tournament began on November 17, 2011 and culminated with the North Carolina Tar Heels defeating the Charlotte 49ers, 1–0, in the final on December 13 at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama.[1]
| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 48 |
| Defending champions | Akron Zips |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | North Carolina |
| Runner-up | Charlotte |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 127 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Casey Townsend (4) |
While the tournament resulted in few upsets, most national soccer headlines were made behind Charlotte's run to the final. The 49ers entered the tournament through an at-large bid, and were not seeded. Despite that, they were able to defeat defending champions, the Akron Zips, 1–0, in the third round, and then the Connecticut Huskies, 4–2, in a penalty shootout to advance to the College Cup. Joining the Tar Heels and the 49ers in the College Cup were the UCLA Bruins and the Creighton Bluejays.[2]
With the victory in the national final, the Tar Heels won their second NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in program history.[3]
A total of 48 teams will qualify into the tournament proper, either automatically, or through an at-large bid that is determined by a selection committee. Each conference that field varsity soccer teams are admitted one automatic berth into the tournament. Depending on the conference, that automatic berth is either given the champions of the regular season, or the tournament that culminates the regular season. Twenty-two teams earn automatic bids into the tournament, while 26 enter through an at-large bid.
Like previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament featured 64 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 64 berths, 22 were allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 42 berths were determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament. The most at-large berths went to schools from the Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences, containing half of the tournament field's at-large berths (six and five berths, respectively). Of the remaining 11 berths, six were from the Colonial Athletic and Conference USA conferences, each earning three berths.
From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selected the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earned an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining 48 teams played in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.
Similar to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, each of the tournament rounds were single-elimination. However, matches tied at the end of regulation went to two 10-minute golden goal periods, followed by a penalty shoot-out, if necessary. All matches in the first, second and third rounds, as well as the quarterfinals, were hosted by the higher seed. The College Cup, also known as the semifinals and final for the tournament were held at a neutral venue, this time being at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama (south of Birmingham).
Seeded teams
| Seeded teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | |
| 1 | North Carolina | ACC | 16–2–2 | Tournament winner | |
| 2 | Creighton | MVC | 17–2–0 | Tournament winner | |
| 3 | Connecticut | Big East | 14–2–2 | At-large | |
| 4 | Boston College | ACC | 14–5–0 | At-large | |
| 5 | Maryland | ACC | 12–3–3 | At-large | |
| 6 | SMU | C-USA | 13–5–1 | Tournament winner | |
| 7 | South Florida | Big East | 11–3–3 | At-large | |
| 8 | UC Irvine | Big West | 16–4–1 | At-large | |
| 9 | St. John's | Big East | 14–5–2 | Tournament winner | |
| 10 | New Mexico | MPSF | 16–0–3 | Tournament winner | |
| 11 | UAB | C-USA | 13–3–3 | At-large | |
| 12 | Louisville | Big East | 11–6–2 | At-large | |
| 13 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 14–4–1 | Tournament winner | |
| 14 | James Madison | CAA | 11–4–2 | At-large | |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 13–6–1 | At-large | |
| 16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–3–5 | At-large | |
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| First round | November 17, 2011 |
| Second round | November 20, 2011 |
| Third round | November 27, 2011 |
| Quarterfinals | December 3, 2011 |
| College Cup: Semifinals | December 9, 2011 |
| College Cup Final | December 11, 2011 |
Regional 1
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 1/OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion* | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. John's | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 3/OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UC Irvine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 2/2OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CSU Bakersfield* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional 2
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia* | 2/OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Louisville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Louisville | 3/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | UCLA | 1/2OT | |||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1/20T | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston College | 1(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional 3
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth* | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | James Madison | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | James Madison | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina* | 1(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 1(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | UAB | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SMU | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional 4
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCF* | 1/2OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 2/OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 0(6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Mexico | 0(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Mexico | 2/OT | |||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duke* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 1/OT | |||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama
| National Semifinals December 9 | National Championship December 11 | ||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 2(3) | |||||||
| 13 | UCLA | 2(1) | |||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | |||||||
| Charlotte | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlotte | 0(4) | ||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 0(1) | |||||||
Host team, or higher seed, is listed on the right. Away team or lower seed is listed on the left.
First round
| Dartmouth | 0–1 | Providence |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Raley  10' |
| Western Illinois | 0–3 | Northern Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Totsch 20' Kannah 43'Mascitti 73' |
| Xavier | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| DePaol 85' |
Report | Williams 39' Schoenle  99' |
| Wake Forest | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Tomaselli 9' |
Report | Root 50' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Wenzel  Gimenez Newnam  Randolph Konowiecki Mullin |
4–3 | Martinez Baladez Morrissey Troyer Mangotic Rafferty |
| Georgia State | 0–1 | Duke |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tweed-Kent 53' |
| Loyola Chicago | 1–2 | Bradley |
|---|---|---|
| Raymonds 31' |
Report | Graf 51' Balle 86' |
| Saint Mary's | 1–0 | CSU Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|
| Mohoric 42' |
Report |
Second round
Numbers represent the seed the team earned in the tournament.
| Monmouth | 1–2 | #3 Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffery 26' |
Report | Diouf 39', 50' (pen.) |
Newton Soccer Complex
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 886
Referee: Lou Labbadia
| Old Dominion | 0–3 | #16 Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kotlov 17', 71' Wylie 80' |
| Coastal Carolina | 2–3 | #1 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett 41' East 52' |
Report | Speas 50' Urso 52'Martínez 69' |
| West Virginia | 0–4 | #5 Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Townsend 20', 60', 76' Cyrus 61' |
| Brown | 1–0 | #9 St. John's |
|---|---|---|
| Remick 48' |
Report |
| Wake Forest | 0–2 | #14 James Madison |
|---|---|---|
| Report | J. Simpson 14' McLaughlin 32' |
| UCF | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #7 South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Hunt 72' |
Report | 70' (o.g.) Charpie 96' |
Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
| Providence | 2–3 | #15 UC Santa Barbara |
|---|---|---|
| Adler 68' Baumann 83' (pen.) |
Report | Silva 6' Madueno 41'Sarle 72' |
| Saint Mary's | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #8 UC Irvine |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley 58' Howard 103' |
Report | Ibarra 84' |
| Duke | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #10 New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Palodichuk 52' |
Report | Smith 82' Baldinger 99' |
Drake Stadium
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Attendance: 381
Referee: Mohamed Mahmoud
Third round
| #16 Indiana | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #1 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Schuler 97' |
| #14 James Madison | 0–3 | #3 Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alvarez 19' Diouf 63'Cascio 65' |
| Saint Mary's | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Brown |
|---|---|---|
| Newquist 29' 98' Mohoric 64' |
Report | Remick 51' Rosa 62' |
| #10 New Mexico | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | #7 South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Rozeboom Green Smith Sandoval Venter Gibbons Baldinger |
5–6 | Baldin Perry Dwyer Fairclough Paul Olali Alexis |
Drake Stadium
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Attendance: 749
Referee: Alex Gorin
Quarterfinals
| Saint Mary's | 0–2 | #1 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hedges 53' Speas 65' |
| #13 UCLA | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #12 Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 102' |
Report |
| #7 South Florida | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #2 Creighton |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Finlay 97' |
College Cup: Semifinals
College Cup: Final
| Charlotte | 0–1 | #1 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Speas 65' |
Top goalscorers
- 4 goals
Casey Townsend – Maryland
- 3 goals
Darren Mattocks – Akron- Giuseppe Gentile – Charlotte
Mamadou Diouf – Connecticut- Ethan Finlay – Creighton
- Ben Speas – North Carolina
- Chandler Hoffman – UCLA
- 2 goals
- Dylan Remick – Brown
Sean Rosa – Brown- T. J. Beaulieu – Charlotte
- Jennings Rex – Charlotte
- Ashton Bennett – Coastal Carolina
- Teejay East – Coastal Carolina
- Tony Cascio – Connecticut
- Chris Thomas – Elon
- Nikita Kotlov – Indiana
- Nick DeLeon – Louisville
- Colin Rolfe – Louisville
- Billy Schuler – North Carolina
- Tom Mohoric – Saint Mary's
- Trevor Newquist – Saint Mary's
- 1 goal
- Scott Caldwell – Akron
Luke Holmes – Akron- Aodhan Quinn – Akron
- Patrick Chin – Boston College
- Keegan Balle – Bradley
- Scott Davis – Bradley
- Bryan Gaul – Bradley
- Jochen Graf – Bradley
- Aidan Leonard – Brown
- T. J. Popolizio – Brown
- Evan James – Charlotte
Ricky Garbanzo – Coastal Carolina
Cyprian Hedrick – Coastal Carolina- Steven Miller – Colgate
- Matt Schuber – Colgate
- Carlos Alvarez – Connecticut
- Bruno Castro – Creighton
- Jose Gomez – Creighton
- Andrew Ribeiro – Creighton
John Dineen – Delaware- Nick Palodichuk – Duke
- Chris Tweed-Kent – Duke
- James Carroll – Elon
- Daniel Shaw – Fairfield
- Jake Zuniga – Fairfield
- Martin Ontiveros – Furman
- Tim Wylie – Indiana
- Christian McLaughlin – James Madison
- Jimmy Simpson – James Madison
- Daniel Keller – Louisville
- Michael Roman – Louisville
- Kenney Walker – Louisville
- Andrew Raymonds – Loyola-Chicago
- Jordan Cyrus – Maryland
- Matt Oduaran – Maryland
- Matt Jeffery – Monmouth
- Carson Baldinger – New Mexico
- Blake Smith – New Mexico
- Matt Hedges – North Carolina
- Rob Lovejoy – North Carolina
Enzo Martínez – North Carolina- Kirk Urso – North Carolina
- Isaac Kannah – Northern Illinois
- Mike Mascitti – Northern Illinois
- Sean Totsch – Northern Illinois
- Peter O'Neill – Northwestern
- Brandon Adler – Providence
- Anthony Baumann – Providence
- John Raley – Providence
- Nate Bourdeau – Rutgers
- Juan Pablo Correa – Rutgers
- Ibrahim Kamara – Rutgers
- Bryant Knibbs – Rutgers
- Riley Hanley – Saint Mary's
- Justin Howard – Saint Mary's
- Tyler Engel – SMU
Arthur Ivo – SMU- Chipper Root – South Carolina
- Wesley Charpie – South Florida
- Chase Wickham – UAB
- Miguel Ibarra – UC Irvine
- Josue Madueno – UC Santa Barbara
David Opoku – UC Santa Barbara- Dom Sarle – UC Santa Barbara
- Luis Silva – UC Santa Barbara
Kevan George – UCF
Ben Hunt – UCF- Víctor Chavez – UCLA
- Ryan Hollingshead – UCLA
- Kelyn Rowe – UCLA
- Reed Williams – UCLA
- Ross Tomaselli – Wake Forest
- Eric Schoenle – West Virginia
- Jay Williams – West Virginia
- Gino Depaoli – Xavier
- Own goals
- Colgate (playing against Rutgers)
- UCF (playing against South Florida)
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