# 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 54th edition of the tournament. Indiana defeated Georgetown, 1–0, to win its 8th national title.

## Qualified Teams

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.

## Format

Like previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament will feature 48 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 48 berths, 22 are allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 26 berths are determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament.
From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selects the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earn an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams play in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.

### Seeded teams

Seeded teams :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Notre Dame | Big East | 16–3–1 | Automatic $^A$ |
| 2 | Maryland | ACC | 17–1–2 | Automatic $^A$ |
| 3 | Georgetown | Big East | 17–3–1 | At-large |
| 4 | Connecticut | Big East | 15–3–1 | At-large |
| 5 | Akron | MAC | 17–1–2 | Automatic $^A$ |
| 6 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13–2–3 | Automatic $^B$ |
| 7 | Marquette | Big East | 16–3–1 | At-large |
| 8 | Saint Louis | A-10 | 16–4–0 | Automatic $^A$ |
| 9 | North Carolina | ACC | 15–3–2 | At-large |
| 10 | Louisville | Big East | 12–5–1 | At-large |
| 11 | Tulsa | C-USA | 13–5–1 | At-large |
| 12 | Creighton | MVC | 15–3–2 | Automatic $^A$ |
| 13 | New Mexico | MPSF | 16–3–1 | At-large |
| 14 | VCU | A-10 | 12–3–5 | At-large |
| 15 | Wake Forest | ACC | 11–3–5 | At-large |
| 16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–5–3 | At-large |
* Automatic $^A$ = Conference tournament winner.
* Automatic $^B$ = Conference regular season champion, conference has no tournament.

## Schedule

| Round | Date |
| First round | November 15, 2012 |
| Second round | November 18, 2012 |
| Third round | November 25, 2012 |
| Quarterfinals | November 30-December 2, 2012 |
| College Cup: Semifinals | December 7, 2012 |
| College Cup Final | December 9, 2012 |

## Bracket
### Regional 1

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Cleveland State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 2 | | Michigan State | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Indiana | 2/2OT | | | |
| | | 16 | Indiana | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Xavier | 1 | | | | | | |
| Xavier | 1 | | Xavier | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | 16 | Indiana | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | North Carolina | 0 |
| Md.-Baltimore Co. | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | North Carolina | 0 |
| Old Dominion | 0(2) | | | | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | 0(2) | | Md.-Baltimore Co. | 0(2) | | | | | | |
| | | 9 | North Carolina | 0(4) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 0/OT | | | |
| | | 8 | Saint Louis | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2/2OT | | | | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2/2OT | | | | | | |
| St. John's | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Regional 2

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Niagara | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | 3 | | Michigan | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 5 | Akron | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Akron | 1(4) | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Creighton | 1(5) | | | |
| | | 12 | Creighton | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington | 2 | | | | | | |
| Air Force | 0 | | Washington | 2 | | | | | | |
| Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington | 1 | | | | | | | 12 | Creighton | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Connecticut | 0 |
| Lafayette | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Connecticut | 0 |
| Virginia | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | 1 | | Virginia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 13 | New Mexico | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | New Mexico | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Connecticut | 2/2OT | | | |
| | | 4 | Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Northeastern | 0 | | | | | | |
| Boston College | 0 | | Northeastern | 0 | | | | | | |
| Northeastern | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Regional 3

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| UAB | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | 3 | | Charlotte | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 3 | Georgetown | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Georgetown | 1(4) | | | |
| | | | | | | Syracuse | 1(2) | | | |
| | | 14 | VCU | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Syracuse | 3/2OT | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | 1 | | Syracuse | 3/2OT | | | | | | |
| Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | Georgetown | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | San Diego | 1 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0(3) | | | | | | | | | | San Diego | 1 |
| South Florida | 0(5) | | | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | 0(5) | | South Florida | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 11 | Tulsa | 1/OT | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Tulsa | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | San Diego | 2 | | | |
| | | 6 | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | San Diego | 5 | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 2/2OT | | San Diego | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Regional 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Western Illinois | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | 1 | | Northwestern | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 7 | Marquette | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Northwestern | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Louisville | 2 | | | |
| | | 10 | Louisville | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Winthrop | 0 | | | | | | |
| Winthrop | 1(3) | | Winthrop | 0 | | | | | | |
| Southern Methodist | 1(1) | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Methodist | 1(1) | | | | | | | 10 | Louisville | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 3 |
| Elon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | | Coastal Carolina | 2/OT | | | | | | |
| | | 15 | Wake Forest | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 5 | | | |
| | | 2 | Maryland | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Brown | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brown | 2 | | Brown | 1 | | | | | | |
| Drexel | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama

| National Semifinals December 7 | National Semifinals December 7 | National Semifinals December 7 | National Championship December 9 | National Championship December 9 | National Championship December 9 |
| 16 | Indiana | 1 | | | |
| 12 | Creighton | 0 | | | |
| 12 | Creighton | 0 | 16 | Indiana | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Georgetown | 0 |
| 3 | Georgetown | 4(4) | 3 | Georgetown | 0 |
| 2 | Maryland | 4(3) | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

A total of 123 goals were scored over 47 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

#### 5 goals

* Nikita Kotlov – Indiana

#### 4 goals

* Patrick Mullins – Maryland

#### 3 goals

* Brandon Allen – Georgetown
* Steve Neumann – Georgetown
* Dylan Mares – Louisville
* Fabio Pereira – Michigan
* Connor Brandt – San Diego

#### 2 goals

* Jennings Rex – Charlotte
* Pedro Ribeiro – Coastal Carolina
* Mamadou Diouf – Connecticut
* Christian Blandon – Creighton
* Timo Pitter – Creighton
* Femi Hollinger-Janzen – Indiana
* Eriq Zavaleta – Indiana
* Zach Foxhoven – Louisville
* Sunny Jane – Maryland
* Schillo Tshuma - Maryland
* Patrick Wallen – San Diego
* Louis Clark – Syracuse

#### 1 goal

* Reinaldo Brenes – Akron
* Thomas Schmitt – Akron
* Eric Stevenson – Akron
* Bobby Belair – Brown
* Thomas McNamara – Brown
* Daniel Taylor – Brown
* Sagi Lev-Ari – Cal State Northridge
* Giuseppe Gentile – Charlotte
* Cristian Arboleda – Cleveland State
* Ashton Bennett – Coastal Carolina
* Justin Portillo – Coastal Carolina
* Matt Risher – Coastal Carolina
* Jakub Štourač – Coastal Carolina
* Nicholas Zuniga – Connecticut
* Brent Kallman – Creighton
* Andrew Ribeiro – Creighton
* Jan Aubert – Fairleigh Dickinson
* Jack McVey – Fairleigh Dickinson
* Anthony Moore – Fairleigh Dickinson
* Andy Reimer – Georgetown
* Melvin Snoh – Georgetown
* Greg Cochrane – Louisville
* Marlon Hairston – Louisville
* Mikias Eticha – Maryland
* Christiano François – Maryland
* Dan Metzger – Maryland
* Jake Pace – Maryland
* Jereme Raley – Maryland
* London Woodberry – Maryland
* James Murphy – Michigan
* Adam Montague – Michigan State
* Nick Wilson – Michigan State
* Michael Calderón – New Mexico
* James Rogers – New Mexico
* Devon Sandoval – New Mexico
* Kyle Venter – New Mexico
* Bryan da Cruz – Niagara
* Cameron Brown – North Carolina
* Dante Marini – Northeastern
* Jarrett Baughman – Northwestern
* Joey Calistri – Northwestern
* Nick Gendron – Northwestern
* Ryan Finley – Notre Dame
* Max Lachowecki – Notre Dame
* Kyle Richard – Notre Dame
* Harry Shipp – Notre Dame
* James Cohn – San Diego
* Dan Delgado – San Diego
* Sergio Lopez – San Diego
* Conor McFadden – San Diego
* Julian Ringhof – San Diego
* Robbie Kristo – Saint Louis
* Eddie Puskarich – Southern Methodist
* Lars Müller – Syracuse
* Stefanos Stamoulacatos – Syracuse
* Jordan Vale – Syracuse
* Cristian Mata – Tulsa
* Omar Mata – Tulsa
* Mladen Lemez – UAB
* Diego Navarrete – UAB
* Ryan Hollingshead – UCLA
* Evan Raynr – UCLA
* Will Bates – Virginia
* Matt Brown – Virginia
* Dennis Castillo – VCU
* Juan Monge Solano – VCU
* Michael Gamble – Wake Forest
* Michael Harris – Washington
* James Moberg – Washington
* Dylan Tucker-Gangnes – Washington
* Achille Obougou – Winthrop
* Luke Spencer – Xavier
* Matt Walker – Xavier

#### Own goals

* Grant Wilson – Northwestern (playing against Louisville)
* San Diego (playing against Georgetown)