# 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 42nd organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The North Carolina won their first national title by defeating the Indiana in the championship game, 2–0. This was the first tournament to feature an expanded 48-team field although it remained that only the top eight teams were seeded. The final match was played on December 16, 2001, in Columbus, Ohio at Columbus Crew Stadium, as were the two semifinal matches on December 14. All first, second, third and forth round games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

## Seeded Teams

National seeds :
| Seed | School | Record |
| #1 | SMU | 19–0–0 |
| #2 | Virginia | 17–1–1 |
| #3 | Stanford | 16–1–1 |
| #4 | Indiana | 14–3–1 |
| #5 | Clemson | 17–4–0 |
| #6 | Saint Louis | 16–1–0 |
| #7 | North Carolina | 16–4–0 |
| #8 | St. John's (NY) | 14–2–3 |

## Bracket
### Regional 1

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 1 | SMU | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | New Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | |
| FIU | 0 | | New Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | 1 | | | | 1 | SMU | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | UCLA | 0 | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | 2 | | | | | | | | UCLA | 0 | |
| UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | 3 | | UCLA | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | San Diego | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | SMU | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | St. John's (NY) | 2 |
| | | | Penn State | 1**** | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Florida | 0 | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | 2 | | South Florida | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Akron | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron | 1 | | | | | Penn State | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | St. John's (NY) | 2*** | | | | |
| Massachusetts | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | St. John's (NY) | 2*** | |
| Creighton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Creighton | 0 | | Massachusetts | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | 8 | St. John's (NY) | 1 | | | | | | | |

### Regional 2

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 5 | Clemson | 1*** | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | 1 | | Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Mercer | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mercer | 0 | | | | 5 | Clemson | 3** | | | | |
| | | | | | | UAB | 2 | | | | |
| Furman | 0 | | | | | | | | UAB | 2 | |
| UAB | 1* | | | | | | | | | | |
| UAB | 1* | | UAB | 3* | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Clemson | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 2 |
| | | | Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rutgers | 2*** | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | 1 | | Rutgers | 2*** | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | 0 | | | | | Rutgers | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 3 | | | | |
| Butler | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 3 | |
| Michigan State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 2 | | Michigan State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | | |

### Regional 3

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 3 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | | |
| California | 0 | | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 1*** | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 1*** | | | | 3 | Stanford | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Portland | 1 | | | | |
| Gonzaga | 0 | | | | | | | | Portland | 1 | |
| Portland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland | 1 | | Portland | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Stanford | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Saint Louis | 0 |
| | | | Loyola (MD) | 1** | | | | | | | |
| | | | Maryland | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | 1 | | Maryland | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 0 | | | | | Loyola (MD) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Saint Louis | 3 | | | | |
| UMKC | 2** | | | | | | | 6 | Saint Louis | 3 | |
| UW Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UW Milwaukee | 1 | | UMKC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 6 | Saint Louis | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Regional 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| | | 7 | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Towson | 0 | | | | | | |
| James Madison | 1 | | Towson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Towson | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Towson | 4 | | | | 7 | North Carolina | 1* | | | |
| | | | | | | American | 0 | | | |
| Ohio State | 1 | | | | | | | American | 0 | |
| American | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| American | 2 | | American | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wake Forest | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | North Carolina | 3*** |
| | | | | | | | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 |
| | | | Princeton | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Boston College | 0 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 1*** | | | | | | | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 1*** | | | | | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Seton Hall | 0 | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | Seton Hall | 0 | |
| Seton Hall | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 2 | | Seton Hall | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Virginia | 0 | | | | | | |

### Final Four – Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

| National semifinals December 14 | National semifinals December 14 | National semifinals December 14 | National Championship December 16 | National Championship December 16 | National Championship December 16 |
| 8 | St. John's (NY) | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Indiana (2OT) | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Indiana (2OT) | 2 | 4 | Indiana | 0 |
| | | | 7 | North Carolina | 2 |
| 3 | Stanford | 2 | 7 | North Carolina | 2 |
| 7 | North Carolina (4OT) | 3 | | | |