2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament will be the 62nd edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's college soccer. Pending developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, the first four rounds of the competition will be held at the home ground of the higher seed, while the College Cup (semifinals and final) was to be held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. The championship match was originally scheduled to take place on December 13, 2020.

2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams36
SiteWakeMed Soccer Park (Semifinal and Final)
Cary, North Carolina
BroadcastESPNU
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
«2019  2021»

On August 13, 2020 the tournament was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, although the possibility of playing the tournament during the Spring 2021 remained.[1]

On September 10, 2020, TopDrawerSoccer.com reported that the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament would tentatively be rescheduled from April 30 to May 17, 2021.[2] This was approved on September 16, 2020, with a reduced tournament field size of 36 teams.[3] The College Cup was moved from Santa Barbara, California to Cary, North Carolina.

Qualification
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament will only feature 36 teams. Of the 36 berths, 22 are allocated to the 19 conference tournament champions and to the regular season winners of the Mid-American Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference, which do not have tournaments. This will include the champions of the ACC and Sun Belt, who will have their conference championships in the fall. The additional 14 berths will be determined via at-large based upon the Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of teams that did not automatically qualify.

Ahead of the season, the Ivy League and Big West Conference cancelled their seasons, allowing for two additional at-large berths.

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Qualified on Qualification type Previous appearances in tournament [4] Previous best
performance [4]
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt championsNovember 15, 2020Automatic16 (1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) Third round (2003, 2012, 2013, 2017)
ClemsonACC championsNovember 22, 2020Automatic32 (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)Winners (1984, 1987)
Am. East championsApril 17, 2021Automatic
American championsApril 17, 2021Automatic
ASUN championsApril 17, 2021Automatic
Atlantic 10 championsApril 17, 2021Automatic
Big East championsApril 17, 2021Automatic
Big South championsApril 17, 2021Automatic
Big Ten championsApril 17, 2021Automatic
CAA champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
C-USA champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
Horizon champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
MAAC champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
MAC champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
MVC champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
NEC champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
Pac-12 champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
Patriot champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
SoCon champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
Summit champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
WAC champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
West Coast champions April 17, 2021 Automatic
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large
TBD April 18, 2021 At-large

Schedule

Original fall 2020 schedule
Round Date
First round November 18
Second round November 21
Third round November 28–30
Quarterfinals Dec 4−6
College Cup Semifinals December 11
College Cup Final December 13

Revised spring 2021 schedule
Round Date
First round TBD
Second round TBD
Third round TBD
Quarterfinals TBD
College Cup Semifinals May 13
College Cup Final May 17

References
  1. "NCAA's Mark Emmert: 'We cannot, at this point, have fall NCAA championships'". ncaa.com. Turner Sports Interactive. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. Eskilson, J.R. (September 10, 2020). "Proposed schedule for NCAA soccer season". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. "DI Council approves college soccer schedule". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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