The remaining 16 teams from the initial 48-team field will compete in the third round of the 2025 NCAA DI men’s soccer tournament, which starts on Saturday, November 29 and runs through Sunday, November 30. There are 26 teams chosen at randomly and automatic qualifiers from 22 conferences. First-round byes were granted to the top 16 teams according on their seeding.
Everything you need to know about the 2025 DI men’s soccer championship is provided here.
Bracket for the 2025 DI men’s soccer championship
2025 NCAA DI men’s soccer tournament schedule
- Quarterfinals:
- Friday, Dec. 5
- 10 p.m. | No. 8 Portland vs. No. 16 Furman
- Saturday, Dec. 6
- 1 p.m. | No. 14 Akron vs. Saint Louis
- 1 p.m. | No. 4 Maryland vs. Washington
- 3 p.m. | No. 7 Georgetown vs. No. 15 NC State
- Friday, Dec. 5
- Men’s College Cup:
- Semifinals: Friday, Dec. 12
- Finals: Monday, Dec. 15
- Selection show: 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17 on NCAA.com
- First round: Thursday, Nov. 20
- Duke 1, FDU 0
- Cornell 4, Lafayette 0
- Denver 2, UC Irvine 0
- Seton Hall 1, Siena 1
- Grand Canyon 0, UCLA 0
- UNC Greensboro 0, Elon 0
- Hofstra 2, Syracuse 0
- Western Michigan 1, Clemson 0
- North Carolina 2, North Florida 2 (6-5)
- Notre Dame 1, Michigan 0
- UCF 3, Florida Atlantic 2
- West Virginia 4, St. John’s (New York) 3
- Kansas City 1, Lindenwood 0
- Marshall 1, Cleveland State 0
- Saint Louis 2, Kentucky 1
- Washington 3, Oregon St. 2
- Second round: Sunday, Nov. 23
- Saint Louis 1, No. 6 Indiana 0
- Hofstra 3, No. 1 Vermont 2
- No. 4 Maryland 1, North Carolina 1
- No. 14 Akron 1, Notre Dame 0
- No. 16 Furman 1, Western Michigan 0
- No. 13 UConn 3, Cornell 1
- Washington 1, No. 5 SMU 0
- Duke 2, No. 3 Princeton 1
- No. 7 Georgetown 2, UCF 0
- UNC Greensboro 2, No. 2 Virginia 2 (4-3 PKs)
- No. 15 NC State 2, Marshall 0
- No. 11 Bryant 1, Seton Hall 0
- No. 10 High Point 3, West Virginia 2
- No. 12 Stanford 1, Kansas City 0
- Grand Canyon 2, No. 9 San Diego 1
- No. 8 Portland 2, Denver 2 (5-4 PKs)
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Third round:
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Saturday, Nov. 29
- No. 4 Maryland 3, No. 13 UConn 0
- No. 7 Georgetown 2, No. 10 High Point 1
- No. 8 Portland 1, Grand Canyon 0
- Sunday, Nov. 30
- No. 16 Furman 3, Hofstra 3 (5-4)
- No. 14 Akron 2, Duke 0
- Saint Louis 2, No. 11 Bryant 2 (4-3)
- No. 15 NC State 2, UNC Greensboro 0
- Washington 1, No. 12 Stanford 0
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NCAA DI men’s soccer championship history
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vermont (16-2-6) | Rob Dow | 2-1 (ot) | Marshall | Cary, N.C. |
| 2023 | Clemson (15-3-5) | Mike Noonan | 2-1 | Notre Dame | Louisville, KY |
| 2022 | Syracuse (19-2-4) | Ian McIntyre | 2-2 (PK) | Indiana | Cary, N.C. |
| 2021 | Clemson (16-5-2) | Mike Noonan | 2-0 | Washington | Cary, N.C. |
| 2020 | Marshall (13-2-3) | Chris Grassie | 1-0 (ot) | Indiana | Cary, N.C. |
| 2019 | Georgetown (20-1-3) | Brian Wiese | 3-3 (2ot, pk) | Virginia | Cary, N.C. |
| 2018 | Maryland (13-6-4) | Sasho Cirovski | 1-0 | Akron | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 2017 | Stanford (19-2-2) | Jeremy Gunn | 1-0 (2ot) | Indiana | Philadelphia |
| 2016 | Stanford (15-3-5) | Jeremy Gunn | 0-0 (2ot, pk) | Wake Forest | Houston |
| 2015 | Stanford (18-2-3) | Jeremy Gunn | 4-0 | Clemson | Kansas City, Kan. |
| 2014 | Virginia (14-6-3) | George Gelnovatch | 0-0 (2ot, pk) | UCLA | Cary, N.C. |
| 2013 | Notre Dame (17-1-6) | Bobby Clark | 2-1 | Maryland | Chester, Pa. |
| 2012 | Indiana (16-5-3) | Todd Yeagley | 1-0 | Georgetown | Hoover, Ala. |
| 2011 | North Carolina (21-2-3) | Carlos Somoano | 1-0 | Charlotte | Hoover, Ala. |
| 2010 | Akron (22-1-2) | Caleb Porter | 1-0 | Louisville | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 2009 | *Virginia (19-3-3) | George Gelnovatch | 0-0 (2ot, pk) | Akron | Cary, N.C. |
| 2008 | Maryland (23-3) | Sasho Cirovski | 1-0 | North Carolina | Frisco, Texas |
| 2007 | Wake Forest (22-2-2) | Jay Vidovich | 2-1 | Ohio State | Cary, N.C. |
| 2006 | UC Santa Barbara (17-7-1) | Tim Vom Steeg | 2-1 | UCLA | St. Louis |
| 2005 | Maryland (20-4-1) | Sasho Cirovski | 1-0 | New Mexico | Cary, N.C. |
| 2004 | *Indiana (19-4-1) | Mike Freitag | 1-1 (2ot, pk) | UC Santa Barbara | Carson, Calif. |
| 2003 | Indiana (17-3-5) | Jerry Yeagley | 2-1 | St. John’s (N.Y) | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2002 | UCLA (18-3-3) | Tom Fitzgerald | 1-0 | Stanford | Dallas |
| 2001 | North Carolina (20-3-2) | Elmar Bolowich | 2-0 | Indiana | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2000 | Connecticut (20-3-2) | Ray Reid | 2-0 | Creighton | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1999 | Indiana (21-3) | Jerry Yeagley | 1-0 | Santa Clara | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1998 | Indiana (23-2) | Jerry Yeagley | 3-1 | Stanford | Richmond |
| 1997 | UCLA (22-2) | Sigi Schmid | 2-0 | Virginia | Richmond |
| 1996 | St. John’s (N.Y.) (22-2-2) | Dave Masur | 4-1 | FIU | Richmond |
| 1995 | Wisconsin (20-4-1) | Jim Launder | 2-0 | Duke | Richmond |
| 1994 | Virginia (22-3-1) | Bruce Arena | 1-0 | Indiana | Davidson |
| 1993 | Virginia (22-3) | Bruce Arena | 2-0 | South Carolina | Davidson |
| 1992 | Virginia (21-2-1) | Bruce Arena | 2-0 | San Diego | Davidson |
| 1991 | *Virginia (19-1-2) | Bruce Arena | 0-0 (4ot, pk) | Santa Clara | South Florida |
| 1990 | *UCLA (19-1-2) | Sigi Schmid | 0-0 (4ot, pk) | Rutgers | South Florida |
| 1989 | Santa Clara (20-0-3)/Virginia (21-2-2) | Steve Sampson/Bruce Arena | 1-1 (2ot) | Rutgers | |
| 1988 | Indiana (19-3-3) | Jerry Yeagley | 1-0 | Howard | Indiana |
| 1987 | Clemson (18-5-1) | I.M. Ibrahim | 2-0 | San Diego State | Clemson |
| 1986 | Duke (18-5-1) | John Rennie | 1-0 | Akron | Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1985 | UCLA (20-1-4) | Sigi Schmid | 1-0 (8ot) | American | Seattle |
| 1984 | Clemson (22-4) | I.M. Ibrahim | 2-1 | Indiana | Seattle |
| 1983 | Indiana (21-1-4) | Jerry Yeagley | 1-0 (2ot) | Columbia | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| 1982 | Indiana (21-3-2) | Jerry Yeagley | 2-1 (8ot) | Duke | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| 1981 | Connecticut (20-3-2) | Joe Morrone | 2-1 (ot) | Alabama A&M | Stanford |
| 1980 | San Francisco (24-0-2) | Steve Negoesco | 4-3 (ot) | Indiana | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1979 | SIU Edwardsville (19-2-3) | Bob Guelker | 3-2 | Clemson | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1978 | San Francisco# (28-1) | Steve Negoesco | 2-0 | Indiana | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1977 | Hartwick (16-0-2) | Jim Lennox | 2-1 | San Francisco | California |
| 1976 | San Francisco (20-2-3) | Steve Negoesco | 1-0 | Indiana | Penn |
| 1975 | San Francisco (21-1-2) | Steve Negoesco | 4-1 | SIU Edwardsville | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1974 | Howard (19-0) | Lincoln Phillips | 2-1 (4ot) | St. Louis | St. Louis |
| 1973 | St. Louis (15-2-3) | Harry Keough | 2-1 (ot) | UCLA | Miami, Fla. |
| 1972 | St. Louis (15-2-3) | Harry Keough | 4-2 | UCLA | Miami, Fla. |
| 1971 | Howard# (15-0) | Lincoln Phillips | 3-2 | St. Louis | Miami, Fla. |
| 1970 | St. Louis (14-0-1) | Harry Keough | 1-0 | UCLA | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1969 | St. Louis (13-0) | Harry Keough | 4-0 | San Francisco | San Jose State |
| 1968 | Maryland (14-0-1)/Michigan State (11-1-3) | Doyle Royal/Gene Kenney | 2-2 (2ot) | Georgia Tech-Emory | |
| 1967 | Michigan State (12-0-2)/St. Louis (8-3-2) | Gene Kenney/Harry Keough | 0-0 | (Game called due to weather | St. Louis |
| 1966 | San Francisco (11-0-1) | Steve Negoesco | 5-2 | Long Island | California |
| 1965 | St. Louis (14-0) | Bob Guelker | 1-0 | Michigan State | St. Louis |
| 1964 | Navy (15-0) | F.H. Warner | 1-0 | Michigan State | Brown |
| 1963 | St. Louis (13-1) | Bob Guelker | 3-0 | Navy | Rutgers |
| 1962 | St. Louis (12-0-1) | Bob Guelker | 4-3 | Maryland | St. Louis |
| 1961 | West Chester (12-0) | Mel Lorback | 2-0 | St. Louis | St. Louis |
| 1960 | St. Louis (14-1) | Bob Guelker | 3-2 | Maryland | Brooklyn |
| 1959 | St. Louis (11-1) | Bob Guelker | 5-2 | Bridgeport | Connecticut |
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