# 2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup for the final four teams was held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The final was held on December 14, 2008.
The bracket was announced November 17, 2008. The tournament started on November 21. The first round was played on November 21 and 22, and the second round on the 25th and 26th. The third round was played on November 29 and 30. The Regional Finals were played on December 6. Maryland won the 2008 College Cup, defeating North Carolina, 1–0, in the final. This was Maryland's third College Cup and second since 2005.

## Regional 1

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| William and Mary (10-6-3) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Winthrop (14-5-1) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Winthrop (14-5-1) | 1 | | William and Mary (11-6-3) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 1 | Wake Forest (18-1-1) | 1/OT | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Wake Forest (19-1-1) | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Dartmouth (11-5-2) | 0 | | | |
| | | 16 | Dartmouth (11-5-1) | 0(4) | | | | | | |
| | | | Boston College (10-8-2) | 0(2) | | | | | | |
| Boston College (9-8-2) | 2 | | Boston College (10-8-2) | 0(2) | | | | | | |
| Colgate (12-5-3) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Colgate (12-5-3) | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Wake Forest (20-1-1) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | South Florida (15-4-3) | 0 |
| Duke (10-7-2) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | South Florida (15-4-3) | 0 |
| UNC Greensboro (8-11-2) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| UNC Greensboro (8-11-2) | 2 | | UNC Greensboro (9-11-2) | 2/OT | | | | | | |
| | | 9 | Loyola (Md.) (18-1-1) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UNC Greensboro (10-11-2) | 1(1) | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | South Florida (15-4-2) | 1(3) | | | |
| | | 8 | South Florida (14-4-2) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Harvard (12-5-0) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts (10-7-3) | 0 | | Harvard (12-5-0) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Harvard (11-5-0) | 1/2OT | | | | | | | | | |

## Regional 2

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| Oakland (14-4-1) | 0(3) | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State (9-8-2) | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State (9-8-2) | 0(4) | | Ohio State (9-8-3) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 5 | Akron (16-1-4) | 1/2OT | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Akron (17-1-4) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Northwestern (14-4-3) | 1 | | | |
| | | 12 | Notre Dame (12-6-2) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Northwestern (13-4-3) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Northwestern (13-4-2) | 0(4) | | Northwestern (13-4-3) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Loyola (Ill.) (12-6-3) | 0(1) | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola (Ill.) (12-6-3) | 0(1) | | | | | | | | Northwestern (15-4-3) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 13 | North Carolina (13-7-1) | 1 |
| Louisville (11-7-2) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | North Carolina (13-7-1) | 1 |
| Jacksonville (11-8-1) | 4/OT | | | | | | | | | |
| Jacksonville (11-8-1) | 4/OT | | Jacksonville (12-8-1) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 13 | North Carolina (11-7-1) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | North Carolina (12-7-1) | 3/OT | | | |
| | | | | | | Ill-Chicago (12-3-6) | 2 | | | |
| | | 4 | Michigan State (13-5-1) | 0(2) | | | | | | |
| | | | Ill-Chicago (12-3-5) | 0(3) | | | | | | |
| Ill-Chicago (12-3-4) | 0(3) | | Ill-Chicago (12-3-5) | 0(3) | | | | | | |
| Dayton (15-4-2) | 0(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 |
| Boston University (11-5-3) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson (13-5-2) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson (13-5-2) | 0 | | Boston University (12-5-3) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 3 | St. John's (16-2-3) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | St. John's (NY) (17-2-3) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | UC Irvine (15-1-6) | 2 | | | |
| | | 14 | UC Irvine (14-1-6) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cal Poly (11-5-6) | 0 | | | | | | |
| UCLA (10-4-6) | 0 | | Cal Poly (11-5-6) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly (10-5-6) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly (10-5-6) | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | St. John's (NY) (18-2-3) | 3/OT |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Indiana (14-6-3) | 2 |
| UC Davis (12-4-4) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Indiana (14-6-3) | 2 |
| Denver (10-6-2) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Denver (10-6-2) | 0 | | UC Davis (13-4-4) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 11 | Michigan (12-5-3) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Michigan (13-5-3) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Indiana (13-6-3) | 3 | | | |
| | | 6 | Indiana (12-6-3) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Louis (12-4-5) | 0 | | | | | | |
| St. Louis (11-4-5) | 1/2OT | | St. Louis (12-4-5) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Drake (13-4-1) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## Regional 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| Tulsa (15-3-3) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| UMKC (9-6-3) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| UMKC (9-6-3) | 0 | | Tulsa (16-3-3) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 7 | Creighton (14-1-2) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Creighton (15-1-2) | 2/OT | | | |
| | | | | | | Connecticut (11-4-6) | 1 | | | |
| | | 10 | Virginia (11-8-1) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Connecticut (10-4-6) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Connecticut (9-4-6) | 1 | | Connecticut (10-4-6) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Fairfield (11-7-0) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fairfield (11-7-0) | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | Creighton (16-1-2) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland (20-3-0) | 1 |
| California (10-3-5) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland (20-3-0) | 1 |
| San Francisco (9-9-2) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| San Francisco (9-9-2) | 0 | | California (11-3-5) | 3/2OT | | | | | | |
| | | 15 | UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | California (12-3-5) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maryland (19-3-0) | 2 | | | |
| | | 2 | Maryland (18-3-0) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | George Mason (14-6-2) | 0 | | | | | | |
| George Mason (13-6-2) | 1 | | George Mason (14-6-2) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Penn (11-2-4) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## College Cup – Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas

| National semifinals December 12 | National semifinals December 12 | National semifinals December 12 | National Championship December 14 | National Championship December 14 | National Championship December 14 |
| 1 | Wake Forest (21-1-1) | 0 | | | |
| 13 | North Carolina (14-7-1) | 1 | | | |
| 13 | North Carolina (14-7-1) | 1 | 13 | North Carolina (15-7-1) | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Maryland (22-3-0) | 1 |
| 3 | St. John's (NY) (19-2-3) | 0 | 2 | Maryland (22-3-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland (21-3-0) | 1/2OT | | | |

## Schedule

Host team, or higher seed, is listed on the Left. Away team or lower seed is listed on the right.