# 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 64th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The tournament started on November 17 and culminated with the Men's College Cup, the semifinals and finals of the tournament, which was played on December 9 and December 12 in Cary, North Carolina.
In the championship game Syracuse defeated Indiana 2–2 (7–6 pk).

## Qualification

All Division I men's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 20 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 25 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Automatic Bids :
| Conference | Team | Date qualified | Record | Appearance | Last Bid |
| ACC | Syracuse | November 13 | 14–2–4 | 8th | 2019 |
| America East | New Hampshire | November 13 | 12–4–0 | 7th | 2021 |
| American | FIU | November 13 | 13–4–1 | 12th | 2021 |
| ASUN | Lipscomb | November 12 | 13–2–2 | 4th | 2021 |
| Atlantic 10 | Saint Louis | November 13 | 11–4–1 | 50th | 2021 |
| Big East | Creighton | November 13 | 7–4–6 | 26th | 2021 |
| Big South | High Point | November 12 | 9–4–5 | 3rd | 2020 |
| Big Ten | Rutgers | November 13 | 10–4–6 | 18th | 2015 |
| Big West | UC Riverside | November 12 | 7–7–4 | 2nd | 2005 |
| CAA | Hofstra | November 12 | 13–3–3 | 10th | 2021 |
| Horizon | Cleveland State | November 5 | 9–3–5 | 10th | 2012 |
| Ivy | Penn | November 12 | 11–2–2 | 11th | 2013 |
| MAAC | Quinnipiac | November 12 | 11–4–3 | 2nd | 2013 |
| MAC | Western Michigan | November 12 | 15–1–4 | 3rd | 2013 |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri State | November 13 | 13–2–2 | 7th | 2021 |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson | November 13 | 8–5–3 | 18th | 2019 |
| Pac-12 | Washington | November 13 | 15–1–3 | 28th | 2021 |
| Patriot | Navy | November 12 | 6–4–9 | 12th | 2013 |
| SoCon | UNC Greensboro | November 13 | 12–1–4 | 13th | 2020 |
| Summit | Denver | November 12 | 11–2–5 | 12th | 2021 |
| Sun Belt | Kentucky | November 13 | 14–0–5 | 13th | 2021 |
| West Coast | San Diego | November 13 | 7–4–6 | 16th | 2014 |
| WAC | Cal Baptist | November 13 | 8–6–3 | 1st | None |
At-Large Bids :
| Conference | Team | Record | Appearance | Last Bid |
| MAC | Akron | 18–2–1 | 31st | 2021 |
| ACC | Clemson | 13–6–1 | 35th | 2021 |
| Ivy | Cornell | 11–3–4 | 11th | 2012 |
| ACC | Duke | 10–2–6 | 29th | 2021 |
| CAA | Elon | 10–4–6 | 5th | 2015 |
| Big East | Georgetown | 8–4–5 | 13th | 2021 |
| Big Ten | Indiana | 12–4–3 | 47th | 2021 |
| ACC | Louisville | 12–5–3 | 14th | 2021 |
| Sun Belt | Marshall | 11–1–3 | 4th | 2021 |
| Big Ten | Maryland | 9–3–7 | 40th | 2021 |
| American | Memphis | 16–2–3 | 3rd | 2009 |
| ACC | North Carolina | 11–5–4 | 29th | 2021 |
| Big Ten | Ohio State | 7–7–5 | 11th | 2015 |
| Pac-12 | Oregon State | 15–4–1 | 7th | 2021 |
| ACC | Pittsburgh | 14–4–2 | 6th | 2021 |
| West Coast | Portland | 14–2–3 | 18th | 2021 |
| Big East | Seton Hall | 10–5–3 | 13th | 2020 |
| American | SMU | 12–4–3 | 34th | 2019 |
| American | South Florida | 11–4–4 | 22nd | 2019 |
| Pac-12 | Stanford | 13–4–2 | 17th | 2021 |
| American | Tulsa | 12–4–5 | 13th | 2021 |
| Pac-12 | UCLA | 11–5–2 | 47th | 2021 |
| America East | Vermont | 14–2–4 | 12th | 2021 |
| ACC | Virginia | 9–6–5 | 42nd | 2019 |
| ACC | Wake Forest | 9–2–5 | 26th | 2021 |

### Seeded teams

The top 16 teams are seeded and earn a bye to the second round of the tournament.
Seeded teams :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | United Soccer Coaches ranking | RPI ranking |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5–0–3 | 14–0–5 | Automatic | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2 | Washington | 7–1–2 | 15–1–3 | Automatic | 1st | 2nd |
| 3 | Syracuse | 5–1–2 | 14–2–4 | Automatic | 3rd | 1st |
| 4 | Virginia | 5–1–2 | 10–4–4 | At-Large | 11th | 4th |
| 5 | Stanford | 4–2–4 | 11–2–5 | At-Large | 5th | 8th |
| 6 | Clemson | 3–4–1 | 13–6–1 | At-Large | 18th | 5th |
| 7 | Duke | 5–0–3 | 11–1–4 | At-Large | 4th | 6th |
| 8 | Oregon State | 3–1–5 | 7–3–6 | At-Large | RV | 10th |
| 9 | Lipscomb | 7–1–0 | 14–2–2 | Automatic | 12th | 7th |
| 10 | FIU | 6–2–1 | 13–4–1 | Automatic | 25th | 9th |
| 11 | SMU | 6–3–0 | 10–5–1 | At-Large | 13th | 14th |
| 12 | UNC Greensboro | 4–0–1 | 13–1–4 | Automatic | 7th | 12th |
| 13 | Indiana | 3–1–4 | 10–4–6 | At-Large | RV | 20th |
| 14 | Cornell | 5–1–1 | 13–3–1 | At-Large | 16th | 11th |
| 15 | Tulsa | 5–3–1 | 9–4–2 | At-Large | RV | 17th |
| 16 | Akron | 5–0–3 | 11–3–5 | At-Large | 15th | 16th |

## Bracket

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 14, 2022. First round games will be played on November 17 at campus sites.

### Regional 1

| First Round November 17, 2022 | First Round November 17, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 |
| | | 1 | Kentucky* | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | South Florida | 0 | | | | | | |
| South Florida* | 4 | | South Florida | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hofstra | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra | 2 | | | | 1 | Kentucky* | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Pittsburgh | 2 | | | |
| Pittsburgh* | 2 | | | | | | | Pittsburgh | 2 | |
| Cleveland State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cleveland State | 1 | 16 | Akron* | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Pittsburgh | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pittsburgh* (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Portland | 0 |
| | | 9 | Lipscomb* | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Louisville* | 1 | | Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | Western Michigan | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Portland* | 1 | | | |
| Portland* | 2 | | | | | | | Portland* | 1 | |
| UC Riverside | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| UC Riverside | 1 | 8 | Oregon State* | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Portland | 2 | | | | | | |
Host Institution*

### Regional 2

| First Round November 17, 2022 | First Round November 17, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Third Round November 27, 2022 | Third Round November 27, 2022 | Third Round November 27, 2022 | | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 |
| | | 5 | Stanford* | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | High Point | 2 | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina* | 0 | | High Point | 2 | | | | | | | |
| High Point | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| High Point | 2 | | | | 5 | Stanford* | 1 (5) | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | UNC Greensboro (p) | 1 (6) | | | | |
| Wake Forest* | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | UNC Greensboro (p) | 1 (6) | |
| Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | 3 | 12 | UNC Greensboro* | 1 (6) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio State | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | UNC Greensboro* | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Indiana | 2 |
| | | 13 | Indiana* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Saint Louis | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis* (a.e.t.) | 4 | | Saint Louis | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | 2 | | | | 13 | Indiana* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marshall | 0 | | | | |
| Elon* | 0 | | | | | | | | Marshall | 0 | |
| Marshall | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | 1 | 4 | Virginia* | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marshall (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
Host Institution*

### Regional 3

| First Round November 17–18, 2022 | First Round November 17–18, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 |
| | | 3 | Syracuse* (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Penn | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Penn* | 3 | | Penn | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | 0 | | | | 3 | Syracuse* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Cornell | 0 | | | | |
| Maryland* | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | Cornell | 0 | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | 14 | Cornell* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Maryland | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Syracuse* | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Vermont | 1 |
| | | 11 | SMU* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Vermont | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Vermont* (a.e.t.) | 3 | | Vermont | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | 2 | | | | | Vermont* | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | UCLA | 0 | | | | |
| UCLA* | 2 | | | | | | | | UCLA | 0 | |
| California Baptist | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| California Baptist | 1 | 6 | Clemson* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | | |
Host Institution*

### Regional 4

| First Round November 17–18, 2022 | First Round November 17–18, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Second Round November 20, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | Third Round November 26–27, 2022 | | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 | Quarterfinals December 3, 2022 |
| | | 7 | Duke* | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Denver* (a.e.t.) | 1 | | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 0 | | | | 7 | Duke* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | FIU | 0 | | | | |
| New Hampshire* | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | FIU | 0 | |
| Seton Hall | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 1 | 10 | FIU* (p) | 2 (10) | | | | | | | |
| | | | New Hampshire | 2 (9) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Duke* | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Creighton | 3 |
| | | 15 | Tulsa* (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgetown | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Georgetown* | 2 | | Georgetown | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Navy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | 0 | | | | 15 | Tulsa* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Creighton | 2 | | | | |
| Creighton* | 2 | | | | | | | | Creighton | 2 | |
| Missouri State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri State | 1 | 2 | Washington* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Creighton | 3 | | | | | | | |
Host Institution*

### 2022 Men's College Cup

| Semifinals December 9 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Semifinals December 9 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Semifinals December 9 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Championship December 12 @ 6:00pm EST WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Championship December 12 @ 6:00pm EST WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Championship December 12 @ 6:00pm EST WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina |
| | Pittsburgh | 0 | | | |
| 13 | Indiana | 2 | | | |
| 13 | Indiana | 2 | 3 | Syracuse | 2 (7) |
| | | | 13 | Indiana | 2 (6) |
| 3 | Syracuse | 3 | 13 | Indiana | 2 (6) |
| | Creighton | 2 | | | |

## Records by conference

| Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
| ACC | 8 | 10–6–2 | .611 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 6–2–2 | .700 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Big East | 3 | 5–3–0 | .625 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| America East | 2 | 4–1–1 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| WCC | 2 | 3–2–0 | .600 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| SoCon | 1 | 0–1–2 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 2–2–1 | .500 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Pac-12 | 4 | 3–3–1 | .500 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| American | 5 | 2–5–1 | .313 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ivy | 2 | 2–2–0 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| MAC | 2 | 2–2–0 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ASUN | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summit | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 2 | 0–2–0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Others | 7 | 0–7–0 | .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 (Elite Eight), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively.
* The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: Big West, Horizon, MAAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Patriot, and WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 141 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
* Duncan McGuire – Creighton
* Valentin Noël – Pittsburgh
3 goals
* Bertin Jacquesson – Pittsburgh
* Levonte Johnson – Syracuse
* Nathan Opoku – Syracuse
* Max Murray – Vermont
2 goals
* Danny Lokko – Cornell
* Mark O'Neill – Creighton
* Matt Giraldo – Fairleigh Dickinson
* Jacob Murrell – Georgetown
* Sebastian Chalbaud – High Point
* Eliot Goldthorp – Hofstra
* Ryan Wittenbrink – Indiana
* Casper Grening – Kentucky
* Albi Ndrenika – Maryland
* Ben Stitz – Penn
* Jacob Babalai – Portland
* Carlo Agostinelli – Stanford
* Curt Calov – Syracuse
* Alex Nagy – Vermont
1 goal
* Luis Mueller – California Baptist
* Hector Gomez – Cleveland State
* Jake Ashford – Creighton
* Charles Auguste – Creighton
* Jackson Castro – Creighton
* Alejandro Maillet – Creighton
* Owen O'Malley – Creighton
* Alfie Pope – Creighton
* Giorgio Probo – Creighton
* Hamady Diop – Clemson
* Kengo Ohira – Denver
* Holger Olsson – Denver
* Kamran Acito – Duke
* Axel Gudbjornsson – Duke
* Shakur Mohammed – Duke
* Peter Stroud – Duke
* Rasmus Tobinski – FIU
* Jefferson Amaya – High Point
* Noah Holmes – High Point
* Brett Bebej – Indiana
* Herbert Endeley – Indiana
* Maouloune Goumballe – Indiana
* Patrick McDonald – Indiana
* Tommy Mihalic – Indiana
* Samuel Sarver – Indiana
* Clay Holstad – Kentucky
* Max Miller – Kentucky
* Martin Søreide – Kentucky
* Aboubacar Camara – Louisville
* Matthew Bell – Marshall
* Mohammed Seidu – Marshall
* Stefan Copetti – Maryland
* Hunter George – Maryland
* Malcolm Johnston – Maryland
* Joe Suchecki – Maryland
* Nicolo Mulatero – Missouri State
* Bryce Meredith – Memphis
* Éric Primo – Memphis
* Eli Goldman – New Hampshire
* Bilal Kamal – New Hampshire
* Rory O'Driscoll – New Hampshire
* Thomas Gilej – Ohio State
* Xavier Green – Ohio State
* Parker Grinstead – Ohio State
* Anthony Samways – Ohio State
* Stas Korzeniowski – Penn
* Nick Schimbeno – Penn
* Luis Sahmkow – Pittsburgh
* Delentz Pierre – Portland
* Gurman Sangha – Portland
* Muslim Umar – Portland
* Brage Aasen – Quinnipiac
* Tomáš Svečula – Quinnipiac
* Seth Anderson – Saint Louis
* Jack Mika – Saint Louis
* Enzo Okpoye – Saint Louis
* Alberto Suárez– Saint Louis
* Konstantin Donalies – Seton Hall
* Alexander Petraeus – SMU
* Bailey Sparks – SMU
* Oscar Resano – South Florida
* Shion Soga – South Florida
* Ajmeer Spengler – South Florida
* Marcus Victorio – South Florida
* Zach Bohane – Stanford
* Cam Cilley – Stanford
* Shane de Flores – Stanford
* Liam Doyle – Stanford
* Keegan Hughes – Stanford
* Christian Curti – Syracuse
* Giona Leibold – Syracuse
* Luke Jeffus – Tulsa
* Alex Meinhard – Tulsa
* Jose Contell – UCLA
* Kevin Diaz – UCLA
* Tucker Lepley – UCLA
* Andre Ochoa – UCLA
* Aleksandar Vuković – UC Riverside
* Marco Afonso – UNC Greensboro
* Ismail El Harchi – UNC Greensboro
* Yaniv Bazini – Vermont
* Yves Borie – Vermont
* Noah Egan – Vermont
* Garrett Lillie – Vermont
* Daniel Pacella – Vermont
* Philip Horton – Virginia
* Kalani Kossa-Rienzi – Washington
* Daniel Nimick – Western Michigan
* Charlie Sharp – Western Michigan
* Dylan Sing – Western Michigan