The 2021 NCAA Division I men’s soccer tournament continues to inch closer and with all of the conference tournaments all wrapped up, we have 23 teams booked for the championship field.
Out of 48 teams, 23 receive automatic qualification by winning a conference tournament, or, in the case of the Ivy League, Pac-12 and West Coast conferences, three automatic bids will be awarded to the regular-season champions.
At-large bids are chosen by the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee. The complete 48-team field will be released at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 15, during the selection show on NCAA.com.
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Tap or click on each conference below to access full brackets and more information about each postseason tournament. As bids are claimed, we will update the table below.
| CONFERENCE | LOCATION | DATES | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | Cary, North Carolina | Nov. 7-14 | Notre Dame |
| America East | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 6-13/14 | Vermont |
| American Athletic | Home site of No. 1 seed | Nov. 10-14 | Tulsa |
| Atlantic 10 | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 6-14 | Saint Louis |
| Atlantic Sun | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 5-13 | Lipscomb |
| Big East | Campus sites, then No. 1 seed | Nov. 6-14 | Georgetown |
| Big South | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 7-14 | Campbell |
| Big Ten | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 7-14 | Penn State |
| Big West | Campus sites | Nov. 4-13 | UC Santa Barbara |
| Colonial | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Nov. 11-14 | Hofstra |
| Conference USA | Charlotte, NC | Nov. 10-14 | Kentucky |
| Horizon | Chicago, Illinois | Nov. 7-13 | Oakland |
| Ivy | N/A | N/A | Princeton |
| MAAC | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 7-14 | Marist |
| Mid-American | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 10-14 | Northern Illinois |
| Missouri Valley | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 9-14 | Missouri State |
| Northeast | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 12-14 | LIU |
| Pac-12 | N/A | N/A | Oregon State |
| Patriot | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 9-13 | Loyola (MD) |
| Southern | Highest seed hosts | Nov. 1-14 | Mercer |
| Summit | Macomb, Illinois | Nov. 11-13 | Denver |
| WCC | N/A | N/A | Santa Clara |
| WAC | Phoenix, Arizona | Nov. 12-14 | Seattle |
Following the bracket reveal on Nov. 15, the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship begins on Thursday, Nov. 18. From there, 47 matches will play out over 24 days to crown a champion, culminating with the College Cup final in Cary, North Carolina. Here's a look at who won each of the previous times the tournament concluded in Cary.
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Marshall (13-2-3) | Chris Grassie | 1-0 (OT) | Indiana |
| 2019 | Georgetown (20-1-3) | Brian Wiese | 3-3 (2ot, pk) | Virginia |
| 2014 | Virginia (14-6-3) | George Gelnovatch | 0-0 (2OT,PK) | UCLA |
| 2009 | Virginia (19-3-3) | George Gelnovatch | 0-0 (2OT, PK) | Akron |
| 2007 | Wake Forest (22-2-2) | Jay Vidovich | 2-1 | Ohio State |
| 2005 | Maryland (20-4-1) | Sasho Cirovski | 1-0 | New Mexico |
