# 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was 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 were scheduled to 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.
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.
On September 10, 2020, it was reported that the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament would tentatively be rescheduled from April 30 to May 17, 2021. This was approved on September 16, 2020, with a reduced tournament field size of 36 teams. The College Cup was moved from Santa Barbara, California to Cary, North Carolina. Additionally, on March 25, 2021, the NCAA announced that the entire tournament, as well as the entire women's tournament, would be held in various locations throughout North Carolina.
Marshall won the title game 1–0 in overtime over Indiana. This was not only Marshall's first men's soccer title, but was also the first national title in a team sport won by a Conference USA member while affiliated with the league.

## Qualification

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament featured only 36 teams. Of the 36 berths, 22 were 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 included the champions of the ACC and Sun Belt, which held their conference championships in fall 2020. The additional 14 berths were at-large berths largely determined upon the Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of teams that did not automatically qualify.
Ahead of the season, the Ivy League and Big West Conference canceled their seasons, allowing for two additional at-large berths.

### Qualified teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Qualification type | Previous appearances in tournament | Previous best performance |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt champions | November 15, 2020 | Automatic | 16 (1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) | Third round (2003, 2012, 2013, 2017) |
| Clemson | ACC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 32 (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) |
| New Hampshire | Am. East champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (1994, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Round of 16 (2017) |
| UCF | American champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 9 (1982, 1983, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019) | Round of 16 (2019) |
| Jacksonville | ASUN champions | April 17, 2021 April 18, 2021 | Automatic | 5 (1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008) | Round of 16 (1998) |
| Fordham | Atlantic 10 champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (1996, 2014, 2016, 2017) | Quarterfinals (2017) |
| Seton Hall | Big East champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 11 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) | Quarterfinals (1988) |
| High Point | Big South champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 1 (2018) | First round (2018) |
| Indiana | Big Ten champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 44 (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012) |
| James Madison | CAA champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 16 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019) | Quarterfinals (1994, 1995, 2018) |
| Marshall | C-USA champions | April 18, 2021 | Automatic | 1 (2019) | Round of 16 (2019) |
| Milwaukee | Horizon champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 8 (1979, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013) | Second round (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| Monmouth | MAAC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 6 (1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) | Second round (2009, 2011) |
| Bowling Green | MAC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 7 (1972, 1973, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997) | Round of 16 (1972, 1973, 1995) |
| Missouri State | MVC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 4 (1997, 1999, 2009, 2019) | Second round (2019) |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | NEC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 9 (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) | Quarterfinals (1978) |
| Stanford | Pac-12 champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 18 (1962, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (2015, 2016, 2017) |
| American | Patriot champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 8 (1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004) | Runners-Up (1985) |
| UNCG | SoCon champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 11 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010) | Round of 16 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008) |
| Denver Omaha | Summit champions | April 17, 2021 April 20, 2021 | Automatic Replacement | 9 (1970, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) 1 (2017) | Semifinals (2016) First round (2017) |
| Air Force | WAC champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 13 (1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2012, 2017, 2018) | Quarterfinals (1968, 1993) |
| Loyola Marymount | West Coast champions | April 17, 2021 | Automatic | 7 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019) | Second round (2002, 2004) |
| Charlotte | No. 29 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 14 (1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019) | Runners-Up (2011) |
| Georgetown | No. 2 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 10 (1994, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (2019) |
| Grand Canyon | No. 6 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 1 (2018) | First round (2018) |
| Kentucky | No. 63 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 10 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) | Quarterfinals (2018) |
| Marquette | No. 8 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 3 (1997, 2012, 2013) | Round of 16 (2013) |
| Maryland | No. 75 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 39 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (1968, 2005, 2008, 2018) |
| North Carolina | No. 38 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 26 (1968, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) | Winners (2001, 2011) |
| Oregon State | No. 42 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 4 (2002, 2003, 2014, 2018) | Second round (2014) |
| Penn State | No. 19 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 33 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019) | Semifinals (1979) |
| Pitt | No. 9 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 3 (1962, 1965, 2019) | Quarterfinals (1962) |
| UMass | No. 15 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 4 (2001, 2007, 2008, 2017) | Semifinals (2007) |
| Virginia Tech | No. 56 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 8 (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Semifinals (2007) |
| Wake Forest | No. 18 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 23 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Winners (2007) |
| Washington | No. 26 RPI | April 19, 2021 | At-large | 26 (1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) | Quarterfinals (2003, 2019) |

## Venues

Rather than the higher seed hosting the early-round matches, the entire tournament was played in the state of North Carolina, similar to how the 2021 men's and women's basketball tournaments were held in a single state.
| Cary | Greenville | Wilmington | Wilson |
| WakeMed Soccer Park | Johnson Stadium | UNCW Soccer Stadium | Gillette Soccer Park |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: N/A' |
| Greensboro | Winston-Salem | Matthews | Browns Summit |
| UNCG Soccer Stadium | Spry Stadium | Mathews Sportsplex | Macpherson Stadium |
| Capacity: 3,540 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,300 | Capacity: 3,000 |
| Wilson | |
| J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex | |
| Capacity: | |

## Schedule

The revised schedule was announced on March 24, 2021.
| Round | Original Dates | Revised Dates |
| First round | November 18, 2020 | April 29, 2021 |
| Second round | November 21, 2020 | May 2, 2021 |
| Third round | November 28–30, 2020 | May 6, 2021 |
| Quarterfinals | December 4–6, 2020 | May 10, 2021 |
| College Cup Semifinals | December 11, 2020 | May 14, 2021 |
| College Cup Final | December 13, 2020 | May 17, 2021 |

## Bracket
### Opening Round

| First round | First round | First round |
| Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 1 (4) |
| American | American | 1 (5) |
| First round | First round | First round |
| Denver Omaha | Denver Omaha | 3 |
| UNC Greensboro | UNC Greensboro | 2 |
| First round | First round | First round |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 1 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | 2 |
| First round | First round | First round |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 1 |
| Monmouth | Monmouth | 2 |

### Bracket

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | College Cup Semis | College Cup Semis | College Cup Semis | | College Cup Final | College Cup Final | College Cup Final |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | American | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | American | 1 | 1 | Clemson | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marshall | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 1 | | Marshall | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | Marshall | 2 (OT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | Marshall | 2 (OT) | | | | | Marshall | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Georgetown | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | Georgetown | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 1 | | Penn State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgetown | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | High Point | 0 | 8 | Georgetown | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgetown | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgetown | 2 | | | | | | | | | Marshall | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | North Carolina | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | North Carolina | 0 | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 5 | Wake Forest | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kentucky | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | 2 | | Kentucky | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire | 0 | | | | 5 | Wake Forest | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | 1 (1) | | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Stanford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omaha | 0 | 4 | Stanford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stanford | 1 (OT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stanford | 1 (OT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marshall | 1 (OT) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Indiana | 0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Indiana | 0 |
| | St. Francis Brooklyn | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | St. Francis Brooklyn | 1 (1) | 3 | Indiana | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marquette | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 0 (3) | | Marquette | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 0 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 0 (1) | | | | 3 | Indiana | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Seton Hall | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | Seton Hall | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 2 (OT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 2 (OT) | | Virginia Tech | 2 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Seton Hall | 2 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Air Force | 1 | 6 | Seton Hall | 2 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Seton Hall | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Seton Hall | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Indiana | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pittsburgh | 0 | | | | |
| 7 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pittsburgh | 0 | | | | |
| | Grand Canyon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grand Canyon | 0 | 7 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Missouri State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | Maryland | 1 | | Missouri State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 2 | | | | 7 | Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Pittsburgh | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| UCF | UCF | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Pittsburgh | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 1 | | UCF | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Pittsburgh | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monmouth | 1 | 2 | Pittsburgh | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

3 goals
* Kyle Holcomb – Wake Forest
* Valentin Noël – Pittsburgh
* Veljko Petković – Pittsburgh
* Jamil Roberts – Marshall
2 goals
* Nick Blacklock – Virginia Tech
* David Coly – American
* Alexander Dexter – Pittsburgh
* Herbert Endeley – Indiana
* Julian Gomez – Monmouth
* Omar Hernandez – Wake Forest
* Hugo Kametani – Omaha
* Jon Koka – Missouri State
* Jacob Labovitz – Virginia Tech
* Zach Riviere – Georgetown
* El Mahdi Youssoufi – St. Francis Brooklyn
* Milo Yosef – Marshall
1 goal
* Rodrigo Almeida – Pittsburgh
* Mani Austmann – UNCG
* Nil Ayats – Omaha
* Nicolas Blassou – American
* Josiah Blanton – James Madison
* Daniel Bloyou – Penn State
* Jalen Bigby – Kentucky
* Victor Bezerra – Indiana
* Andrea Borg – Seton Hall
* James Brighton – Clemson
* Joe Brito – Charlotte
* Akeim Clarke – North Carolina
* Theo Collomb – UNCG
* Oliver Correa – Jacksonville
* Lucca Dourado – UCF
* Tyger Evans – Penn State
* AJ Franklin – Marquette
* Chris Hegardt – Georgetown
* Santiago Herrera – North Carolina
* Bertin Jacquesson – Pittsburgh
* Callum Johnson – Clemson
* Seth Kuhn – Penn State
* Jack Green – American
* Maouloune Goumballe – Indiana
* Jonas Linder – Monmouth
* Brock Lindow – Kentucky
* Peter Mangione – Penn State
* JP Martin – Seton Hall
* Nathan Masters – Bowling Green
* Eric Matzelevich – Maryland
* Raul Medina – Milwaukee
* Lucas Meek – Washington
* Tyrone Mondi – Oregon State
* Giovanni Montesdeoca – North Carolina
* Joshua Moreira – Jacksonville
* Reggie Nicolas – Jacksonville
* Martin Ngoh – Georgetown
* Joe Pickering – North Carolina
* Dante Polvara – Georgetown
* Claudio Repetto – Coastal Carolina
* Max Rogers – Fordham
* Bailey Rouse – Kentucky
* Ryan Sailor – Washington
* Nick Scardina – Washington
* Max Schneider – Marshall
* Sito Sena – Pittsburgh
* Mohamed Seye – Clemson
* Kasper Skraep – Coastal Carolina
* Christian Soto – Washington
* Alex Stevenson – Penn State
* Ivan Tapuskovic – St. Francis Brooklyn
* CJ Tibbling – Seton Hall
* Tristan Trager – Air Force
* Gino Vivi – UCF
* Bryce Washington – Pittsburgh
* Thomas Warr – Indiana
* Maurice Williams – Seton Hall
* Ryan Wittenbrink – Indiana
* Charlie Wehan – Stanford
1 own goal
* Coastal Carolina scored vs. Wake Forest
* Monmouth scored vs. Pittsburgh
* Penn State scored vs. UMass
* UMass scored vs. Penn State

## Records by Conference

| Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | NC |
| ACC | 5 | 9–3–3 | .700 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| C-USA | 3 | 5–1–2 | .750 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 4–3–1 | .563 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Big East | 3 | 3–3–2 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 3 | 3–3–0 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 2 | 0–2–0 | .000 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WAC | 2 | 0–2–0 | .000 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| American | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| MVC | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| NEC | 1 | 1–0–1 | .750 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAAC | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summit | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 0–1–1 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| America East | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WCC | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 0–0–1 | .500 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Horizon | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SoCon | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final, and National Champion, respectively.