# 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 66th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The College Cup was played on December 13 and December 16 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The University of Vermont defeated Marshall University 2–1 in overtime in the final to win the championship, the school's first national championship.

## Qualification

All Division I men's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 21 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, one team received an automatic bid by claiming the conference regular season crown (the West Coast Conference does not hold a conference tournament), and an additional 26 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Automatic bids :
| Conference | Team | Date qualified | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| American | Charlotte | November 17 | 11–2–5 | 18th | 2023 |
| America East | Vermont | November 17 | 11–2–5 | 14th | 2023 |
| ACC | Wake Forest | November 17 | 10–4–7 | 28th | 2023 |
| Atlantic 10 | Dayton | November 17 | 13–2–3 | 4th | 2023 |
| ASUN | North Florida | November 16 | 7–7–4 | 2nd | 2015 |
| Big East | Georgetown | November 17 | 11–4–5 | 15th | 2023 |
| Big South | Gardner-Webb | November 16 | 12–3–3 | 2nd | 2006 |
| Big Ten | Ohio State | November 17 | 14–1–3 | 12th | 2022 |
| Big West | UC Davis | November 15 | 10–5–6 | 4th | 2019 |
| CAA | Hofstra | November 17 | 14–4–2 | 9th | 2023 |
| Horizon | Robert Morris | November 17 | 9–6–3 | 4th | 2005 |
| Ivy | Princeton | November 17 | 12–6–0 | 11th | 2021 |
| MAAC | Iona | November 17 | 11–4–3 | 2nd | 2019 |
| Missouri Valley | Evansville | November 16 | 11–6–3 | 12th | 1996 |
| Northeast | LIU | November 17 | 8–4–7 | 18th | 2023 |
| Ohio Valley | SIUE | November 16 | 12–4–3 | 17th | 2023 |
| Patriot | Bucknell | November 16 | 7–6–6 | 8th | 2014 |
| SoCon | Furman | November 17 | 9–3–5 | 12th | 2018 |
| Summit League | Kansas City | November 16 | 12–4–3 | 4th | 2008 |
| Sun Belt | West Virginia | November 17 | 12–1–7 | 17th | 2023 |
| WAC | Seattle U | November 16 | 12–4–3 | 7th | 2023 |
| West Coast | San Diego | No Tournament | 13–2–2 | 17th | 2023 |
At-large bids :
| Conference | Team | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| ACC | Clemson | 14–2–4 | 37th | 2023 |
| ACC | Duke | 11–3–4 | 31st | 2023 |
| ACC | NC State | 8–4–5 | 17th | 2019 |
| ACC | North Carolina | 9–4–4 | 31st | 2023 |
| ACC | SMU | 10–2–6 | 36th | 2023 |
| ACC | Pittsburgh | 12–5–0 | 8th | 2023 |
| ACC | Stanford | 9–5–4 | 22nd | 2023 |
| ACC | Virginia | 10–6–3 | 44th | 2023 |
| Atlantic 10 | Fordham | 8–5–5 | 6th | 2020 |
| Atlantic 10 | UMass | 10–3–5 | 6th | 2020 |
| Atlantic 10 | Saint Louis | 8–4–8 | 51st | 2022 |
| Big East | Akron | 11–4–4 | 32nd | 2022 |
| Big East | Providence | 12–5–3 | 12th | 2021 |
| Big Ten | Indiana | 10–4–5 | 49th | 2023 |
| Big Ten | Maryland | 8–5–5 | 41st | 2022 |
| Big Ten | Michigan | 8–4–7 | 9th | 2019 |
| Big Ten | UCLA | 7–5–6 | 49th | 2023 |
| Big Ten | Washington | 8–5–6 | 29th | 2022 |
| Big West | UC Santa Barbara | 11–5–4 | 15th | 2021 |
| Ivy | Cornell | 12–3–2 | 12th | 2022 |
| Ivy | Penn | 14–3–1 | 12th | 2022 |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri State | 12–3–2 | 9th | 2023 |
| Missouri Valley | Western Michigan | 11–2–6 | 5th | 2023 |
| Summit League | Denver | 12–3–4 | 13th | 2023 |
| Sun Belt | Marshall | 11–1–7 | 6th | 2023 |
| West Coast | Oregon State | 10–4–3 | 9th | 2023 |

### 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 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 14–1–3 | Automatic | 1st | 1st |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 12–5–0 | At-large | 9th | 4th |
| 3 | Denver | Summit League | 12–3–4 | At-large | 4th | 2nd |
| 4 | Georgetown | Big East | 11–4–5 | Automatic | 24th | 3rd |
| 5 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 13–2–3 | Automatic | 5th | 6th |
| 6 | Penn | Ivy | 14–3–1 | At-large | 12th | 7th |
| 7 | Hofstra | CAA | 14–4–2 | Automatic | 18th | 5th |
| 8 | Wake Forest | ACC | 10–4–7 | Automatic | NR | 9th |
| 9 | Clemson | ACC | 14–2–4 | At-large | 7th | 12th |
| 10 | Duke | ACC | 11–3–4 | At-large | 2nd | 10th |
| 11 | Virginia | ACC | 10–6–3 | At-large | NR | 14th |
| 12 | SMU | ACC | 10–2–6 | At-large | 15th | 15th |
| 13 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 11–1–7 | At-large | 8th | 8th |
| 14 | Indiana | Big Ten | 10–4–5 | At-large | 6th | 21st |
| 15 | Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 12–3–2 | At-large | 11th | 13th |
| 16 | Stanford | ACC | 9–5–4 | At-large | NR | 11th |

## Bracket

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 18, 2024. First round games were to be played on November 21 at campus sites.

### Ohio State Region 1

| First round November 21 | First round November 21 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 |
| | | 1 | Ohio State* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan* | 5 | | Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| SIUE | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SIUE | 1 | | | | 1 | Ohio State* | 0 (4) | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Stanford | 0 (2) | | | | |
| UCLA* | 0 | | | | | | | 16 | Stanford | 0 (2) | |
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | | UC Santa Barbara | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | 16 | Stanford* | 2 (6) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State* | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wake Forest | 0 |
| | | 9 | Clemson* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Providence | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Providence* | 2 | | Providence | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Bucknell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bucknell | 1 | | | | 9 | Clemson | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Wake Forest* | 2 | | | | |
| Maryland* | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | Wake Forest* | 2 | |
| LIU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIU | 2 | | Maryland | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 8 | Wake Forest* | 2 | | | | | | | |
*Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinals

Rankings shown are national seeds.

### Georgetown Region 2

| First round November 21 | First round November 21 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 |
| | | 5 | Dayton* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Michigan* | 2 | | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Robert Morris | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Morris | 0 | | | | 5 | Dayton* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | SMU | 3 | | | | |
| Washington* | 0 (3) | | | | | | | 12 | SMU | 3 | |
| Seattle | 0 (0) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seattle | 0 (0) | | Washington | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 12 | SMU* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | SMU* | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Marshall | 3 |
| | | 13 | Marshall* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Furman | 0 | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina* | 0 (3) | | Furman | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Furman | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Furman | 0 (5) | | | | 13 | Marshall* | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | NC State | 1 | | | | |
| NC State* | 2 | | | | | | | | NC State | 1 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | 1 | | NC State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Georgetown* | 0 | | | | | | | |
*Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinals

Rankings shown are national seeds.

### Denver Region 3

| First round November 21 | First round November 21 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 |
| | | 3 | Denver* | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gardner-Webb | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State* | 0 | | Gardner-Webb | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Gardner-Webb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gardner-Webb | 1 | | | | 3 | Denver* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Indiana | 0 | | | | |
| Akron* | 1 | | | | | | | 14 | Indiana | 0 | |
| Princeton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Princeton | 0 | | Akron | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 14 | Indiana* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Denver* | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | UMass | 0 |
| | | 11 | Virginia* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | West Virginia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia* | 2 | | West Virginia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| North Florida | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Florida | 1 | | | | 11 | Virginia* | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | UMass | 1 | | | | |
| UMass* | 2 | | | | | | | | UMass | 1 | |
| Evansville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Evansville | 1 | | UMass | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 6 | Penn* | 0 | | | | | | | |
*Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinals

Rankings shown are national seeds.

### Pittsburgh Region 4

| First round November 21 | First round November 21 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Second round November 24 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | Third round Nov 30 - Dec 1 | | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 | Quarterfinals December 6–7 |
| | | 7 | Hofstra* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Vermont | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Vermont* | 5 | | Vermont | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Iona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iona | 0 | | | | | Vermont | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | San Diego* | 0 | | | | |
| San Diego* | 1 | | | | | | | | San Diego* | 0 | |
| UC Davis* | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UC Davis* | 0 | | San Diego | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 10 | Duke* | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Vermont | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pittsburgh* | 0 |
| | | 15 | Missouri State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis* | 0 | | Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas City | 2 | | | | | Kansas City | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Pittsburgh* | 3 | | | | |
| Cornell* | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Pittsburgh* | 3 | |
| Fordham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fordham | 2 | | Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Pittsburgh | 1 | | | | | | | |
*Host institution

#### Schedule
##### Quarterfinals

Rankings shown are national seeds.

### 2024 Men's College Cup

| Semifinals December 13 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | Semifinals December 13 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | Semifinals December 13 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | Championship December 16 @ 8:00pm EST WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | Championship December 16 @ 8:00pm EST WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | Championship December 16 @ 8:00pm EST WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC |
| 1 | Ohio State | 0 | | | |
| 13 | Marshall | 1 | | | |
| 13 | Marshall | 1 | 13 | Marshall | 1 |
| | | | | Vermont | 2 |
| 3 | Denver | 1 (3) | | Vermont | 2 |
| | Vermont | 1 (4) | | | |

### College Cup all-tournament team

* Maximilian Kissel (O-MOP) - Vermont
* Niklas Herceg (D-MOP) - Vermont
* Yaniv Bazini - Vermont
* Zach Barrett - Vermont
* Marcell Papp - Vermont
* Tarik Pannholzer - Marshall
* Taimu Okiyoshi - Marshall
* Thomas Gilej - Ohio State
* Luciano Pechota - Ohio State
* Ben Smith - Denver
* Sam Bassett - Denver
Source:

## Records by conference

| Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
| Big East | 3 | 2–3–0 | .400 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summit | 2 | 5–1–1 | .786 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 5–2–0 | .714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| America East | 1 | 5–0–1 | .917 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Big South | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ACC | 9 | 11–7–1 | .605 | 8 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 6 | 7–6–0 | .577 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ivy | 3 | 1–3–0 | .250 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri Valley | 3 | 1–3–0 | .250 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big West | 2 | 1–1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| SoCon | 1 | 1–1–0 | .750 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| West Coast | 2 | 2–2–0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 4 | 4–4–0 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 0–1–0 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Others | 8 | 0–7–1 | .063 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* 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: American, ASUN, Horizon, MAAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, and WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the "Others" row.
* Matches concluded by a penalty shootout to determine advancement in the tournament following a drawn match are considered to be a tie for statistical purposes, except for the national championship game.

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 122 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of December 16, 2024).
6 goals
* Yaniv Bazini – Vermont
5 goals
* Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos – Marshall
3 goals
* Tarik Pannholzer – Marshall
* Michael Adedokun – Ohio State
* Maximilian Kissel – Vermont
2 goals
* Wahabu Musah – Clemson
* Alex Harris – Cornell
* Alioune Ka – Cornell
* Ethan Sassine – Dayton
* Keegan Kelly – Denver
* Guille Munoz – Kansas City
* Alec Hughes – UMass
* Max Rogers – Maryland
* Donavan Phillip – NC State
* Arnau Vilamitjana – Pittsburgh
* Milton Lopez – SMU
* Owen Zarnick – SMU
* Noah Adnan – Stanford
* David Ismail – Vermont
* Dylan Borso – Wake Forest
* Marcus Caldeira – West Virginia
* Greyson Mercer – Western Michigan
* Owen Smith – Western Michigan
1 goal
* Dyson Clapier - Akron
* Victor Gaulmin - Akron
* Zane Domsohn - Bucknell
* Abubacarr Fofana - Charlotte
* Ransford Gyan – Clemson
* Martin Bakken – Dayton
* Sam Bassett – Denver
* Jason Belloi – Denver
* Oje Ofunrein – Denver
* Ben Smith – Denver
* Trevor Wright – Denver
* Ronan Wynne – Denver
* Daniel D'ippolito – Fordham
* Louis Lehr – Fordham
* Caio Hughes – Gardner-Webb
* Jacob Woznicki – Hofstra
* Jansen Miller – Indiana
* Justin Weiss – Indiana
* Jeremy Francou – Kansas City
* Gabriele Galluccio – Kansas City
* Ales Kohoutek – Kansas City
* Sora Shibata – Kansas City
* Stephane Njike – LIU
* Papa Sow – LIU
* Marco Silva – Marshall
* Pablo Simon – Marshall
* Haruhi Taneda – Marshall
* Luca Costabile – Maryland
* Leon Koehl – Maryland
* Sadam Masereka – Maryland
* Alex Nitzl – Maryland
* Andrew Ortiz – UMass
* Matthew Fisher – Michigan
* Duilio Herrera – Michigan
* Harry Jolley – Missouri State
* Drew Lovelace – NC State
* Nikola Markovic – NC State
* Vusumzi Plamana – NC State
* Jaxon Reinhardt – North Florida
* David Ajagbe – Ohio State
* Siggi Magnusson – Ohio State
* Casper Grening – Pittsburgh
* Albert Thorsen – Pittsburgh
* Aidan Davock – Providence
* Israel Dos Santos Neto – Providence
* Cesar Bahena – San Diego
* Jack Sandmeyer – San Diego
* Kyran Chambron Pinho – SMU
* Stephan Soghomonian – SMU
* Bailey Sparks – SMU
* Nicolas Hald Willumsen – UC Santa Barbara
* Zac Siebenlist – UC Santa Barbara
* Haruki Utsumi – UC Santa Barbara
* Pavel Dashin – SIUE
* Marcell Papp – Vermont
* Ryan Zellefrow – Vermont
* Albin Gashi – Virginia
* AJ Smith – Virginia
* Ryan Belal – Wake Forest
* Cooper Flax – Wake Forest
* Joe Dale – Washington
* Sergio Ors Navarro – West Virginia
* Christian Shannon – Western Michigan
* Duarte Chapelas – Western Michigan
1 own goal
* Virginia (vs. UMass)
* UMass (vs. Evansville)