# 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament (also known as the 2015 College Cup) was the 57th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's collegiate soccer. The first, second, third, and quarterfinal rounds were held at college campus sites across the United States during November and December 2015, with host sites determined by seeding and record. The four-team College Cup finals were played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas from December 11–13, 2015.
The defending national champions, the Virginia Cavaliers, were eliminated in the tournament's second round. Stanford won their first-ever national title by defeating Clemson, 4–0 in the final.

## Qualification

All Division I men's soccer programs except for Grand Canyon, Incarnate Word, UMass Lowell, and Northern Kentucky were eligible to qualify for the tournament. Those four programs were ineligible because they were in transition from Division II to Division I. The tournament field remained fixed at 48 teams.
Of the 23 schools that had previously won the championship, 13 qualified for this year's tournament.

## Format

As in previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament featured 48 participants out of a possible field of 202 teams. Of the 48 berths, 24 were allocated to the 21 conference tournament champions and to the regular season winners of the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference, which do not have tournaments. The remaining 24 berths were supposed to be determined through an at-large process based upon the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) of teams that did not automatically qualify.
The NCAA Selection Committee also named the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, with those teams receiving an automatic bye into the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams played in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament for the right to play a seeded team in the second round.
Seeded teams :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | NSCAA Ranking | RPI Ranking |
| 1 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15–2–2 | At-large | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15–2–2 | At-large | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgetown | Big East Conference | 15–2–2 | Tournament Champion | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Akron | Mid-American Conference | 15–3–2 | Tournament Champion | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | 14–1–3 | At-large | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Syracuse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 13–5–3 | Tournament Champion | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast Conference | 11–4–5 | At-large | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Stanford | Pac-12 Conference | 14–2–2 | Season champion | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 13–4–2 | At-large | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | 11–5–4 | Tournament champion | Not ranked | 13 |
| 11 | Seattle | Western Athletic Conference | 17–3–1 | Tournament champion | 15 | 9 |
| 12 | Creighton | Big East Conference | 17–3–0 | At-large | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | Denver | The Summit League | 15–0–3 | Tournament champion | 8 | 18 |
| 14 | South Florida | American Athletic Conference | 11–5–3 | At-large | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | UC Santa Barbara | Big West Conference | 13–6–2 | At-large | Not ranked | 17 |
| 16 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 12–5–2 | At-large | 22 | 21 |

## Schedule

| Round | Date |
| First round | November 19, 2015 |
| Second round | November 22, 2015 |
| Third round | November 28–29, 2015 |
| Quarterfinals | December 4 − 5, 2015 |
| College Cup: Semifinals | December 11, 2015 |
| College Cup Final | December 13, 2015 |

## Bracket
### Regional 1

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Charlotte | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | 2 | | Charlotte | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Radford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Radford | 1 | | | | 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Indiana | 0 | | | | |
| Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | Indiana | 0 | |
| Boston U | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston U | 1 | | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | 16 | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wake Forest | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Stanford OT | 2 |
| | | 9 | Ohio State PK | 1(4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dayton | 1(3) | | | | | | | |
| Dayton PK | 2(4) | | Dayton | 1(3) | | | | | | | |
| Oakland | 2(3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oakland | 2(3) | | | | 9 | Ohio State | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Stanford | 3 | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | Stanford | 3 | |
| Santa Clara | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 3 | | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 8 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Regional 2

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | 5 | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | | Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | |
| North Florida | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Florida | 0 | | | | 5 | North Carolina | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Creighton | 1 | | | | |
| Kentucky | 1 | | | | | | | 12 | Creighton | 1 | |
| Drake | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drake | 2 | | Drake | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 12 | Creighton | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Creighton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Akron AET | 3 |
| | | 13 | Denver | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | SMU AET | 1 | | | | | | | |
| SMU | 2 | | SMU AET | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Utah Valley | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah Valley | 0 | | | | | SMU | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Akron | 2 | | | | |
| Rutgers PK | 1(3) | | | | | | | 4 | Akron | 2 | |
| LIU Brooklyn | 1(2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIU Brooklyn | 1(2) | | Rutgers | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Akron | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Regional 3

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | 3 | Georgetown | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hofstra | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra OT | 2 | | Hofstra | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Lehigh | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lehigh | 1 | | | | 3 | Georgetown | 1(4) | | | | |
| | | | | | | Boston College PK | 1(5) | | | | |
| Boston College | 1 | | | | | | | | Boston College PK | 1(5) | |
| Vermont | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vermont | 0 | | Boston College OT | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | 14 | South Florida | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Boston College | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Syracuse | 1 |
| | | 11 | Seattle | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | 2 | | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly | 0 | | | | 11 | Seattle | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Syracuse | 3 | | | | |
| Dartmouth OT | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | Syracuse | 3 | |
| Hartwick | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hartwick | 0 | | Dartmouth | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 6 | Syracuse | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Regional 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | 7 | Notre Dame PK | 1(3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tulsa | 1(0) | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa OT | 3 | | Tulsa | 1(0) | | | | | | | |
| FIU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| FIU | 2 | | | | 7 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Maryland | 2 | | | | |
| Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | Maryland | 2 | |
| Rider | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider | 0 | | Virginia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | 10 | Maryland | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Maryland | 1(1) |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Clemson PK | 1(3) |
| | | 15 | UC Santa Barbara OT | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina PK | 1(2) | | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Furman | 1(1) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Furman | 1(1) | | | | 15 | UC Santa Barbara | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Clemson | 3 | | | | |
| Elon | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Clemson | 3 | |
| Winthrop | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Winthrop | 0 | | Elon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Clemson | 5 | | | | | | | |

### College Cup

| Semifinals December 11 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas | Semifinals December 11 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas | Semifinals December 11 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas | Championship December 13 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas | Championship December 13 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas | Championship December 13 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8 | Stanford PK | 0(8) | | | |
| 4 | Akron | 0(7) | | | |
| 4 | Akron | 0(7) | 8 | Stanford | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Clemson | 0 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 0(1) | 2 | Clemson | 0 |
| 2 | Clemson PK | 0(4) | | | |

## Results

Home team through quarterfinals on left

### College Cup
#### Semifinals
#### Championship
## Statistics
### Goalscorers
#### 5 goals

* Jordan Morris — Stanford

#### 3 goals

* Stuart Holthusen — Akron

#### 2 goals

* Richie Laryea — Akron
* Victor Souto — Akron
* Simon Enström — Boston College
* T. J. Casner — Clemson
* Saul Chinchilla — Clemson
* Thales Moreno — Clemson
* Kwame Awuah — Connecticut
* Ricky Lopez-Espin — Creighton
* Ricardo Perez — Creighton
* Timo Pitter — Creighton
* Cooper Vandermaas-Peeler — Elon
* Eryk Williamson — Maryland
* Amir Bashti — Stanford
* Brandon Vincent — Stanford
* Ben Polk — Syracuse
* Juan Sebastián Sánchez — Tulsa

#### 1 goal

* Adam Najem — Akron
* Sean Sepe — Akron
* Gonçalo Soares — Akron
* Trevor Davock — Boston College
* Isaac Normesinu — Boston College
* Felix De Bona — Boston University
* Diego Campos — Clemson
* Aaron Jones — Clemson
* Iman Mafi — Clemson
* Brandt Bronico — Charlotte
* Luke Waechter — Charlotte
* Martin Melchor — Coastal Carolina
* Tobenna Uzo — Coastal Carolina
* DeAndrae Brown — Connecticut
* Fernando Castellanos — Creighton
* Evan Waldrep — Creighton
* Justin Donawa — Dartmouth
* Alexander Marsh — Dartmouth
* Kennedy Nwabia — Dayton
* Maik Schoonderwoerd — Dayton
* Carlos Sendin — Dayton
* Alec Bartlett — Drake
* Steven Enna — Drake
* James Grunert — Drake
* Eduardo Alvarez — Elon
* James Brace — Elon
* Jaiden Fortune — Elon
* Luis Betancur — FIU
* Brad Fountain — FIU
* Lewis Hawke — Furman
* Brandon Allen — Georgetown
* Arun Basuljevic — Georgetown
* Alex Muyl — Georgetown
* Keegan Rosenberry — Georgetown
* Daniel Massey — Hofstra
* Mario Ruiz — Hofstra
* Ben Maurey — Indiana
* Kevin Barajas — Kentucky
* Mark Forrest — Lehigh
* Simon Hestnes — LIU Brooklyn
* Alex Crognale — Maryland
* Ivan Magalhães — Maryland
* Tucker Hume — North Carolina
* Zach Wright — North Carolina
* Patrick Berneski — Notre Dame
* Jeffrey Farina — Notre Dame
* Austin Ricci — Oakland
* Matt Rickard — Oakland
* Danny Jensen — Ohio State
* Abdi Mohamed — Ohio State
* Jamie Summers — Radford
* Sugor Al Awwad — Rutgers
* Ahmad Faheem — Rutgers
* Dylan Autran — Santa Clara
* Edson Cardona — Santa Clara
* Carlos Delgadillo — Santa Clara
* Luis Urias — Santa Clara
* Hamza Haddadi — Seattle
* David Olsen — Seattle
* Idrissa Camara — SMU
* Stanton Garcia — SMU
* Brenden Lee — SMU
* Danny Deakin — South Carolina
* Prosper Figbe — South Florida
* Corey Baird — Stanford
* Foster Langsdorf — Stanford
* Eric Verso — Stanford
* Louis Cross — Syracuse
* Kamal Miller — Syracuse
* Noah Rhynhart — Syracuse
* Miles Robinson — Syracuse
* Geoffrey Dee — Tulsa
* Miguel Velasquez — Tulsa
* Jordan Vale — UCLA
* Kevin Feucht — UC Santa Barbara
* Ismaila Jome — UC Santa Barbara
* Seo-In Kim — UC Santa Barbara
* Jake Rozhansky — Virginia
* Marcus Salandy-Defour — Virginia
* Jon Bakero — Wake Forest
* Ricky Greensfelder — Wake Forest
* Ian Harkes — Wake Forest

#### Own goals

* Brad Ruhaak — Akron (playing against SMU)
* Austin Wilcox — Cal Poly (playing against UCLA)
* Taylor Curtis — SMU (playing against Akron)