# 2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I across the nation who played for the NCAA Championship. This year's College Cup Final Four was held at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded. The final was held on December 14, 2003. St. John's, Maryland, Santa Clara, and Indiana qualified for the Final Four. St. John's defeated Maryland, and Indiana beat Santa Clara. In the final Indiana defeated St. John's, 2–1.
The tournament started on November 21, 2003. The first round was played on November 21 and 22. The second round on the November 26, and the third round on the November 29–30. The Regional Finals were played on December 5–7.

## Seeded Teams

2003 College Cup :
| Seed | School | Record |
| #1 | UCLA | 18–1–1 |
| #2 | Maryland | 17–2–1 |
| #3 | Wake Forest | 15–4–0 |
| #4 | North Carolina | 12–3–4 |
| #5 | Notre Dame | 15–3–3 |
| #6 | St. John's | 14–5–2 |
| #7 | Saint Louis | 13–3–3 |
| #8 | Indiana | 12–3–5 |
| #9 | VCU | 16–4–0 |
| #10 | Washington | 12–4–2 |
| #11 | UC Santa Barbara | 15–4–1 |
| #12 | Michigan | 13–6–0 |
| #13 | Loyola Marymount | 12–6–1 |
| #14 | San Diego | 12-4-3 |
| #15 | Akron | 14–4–2 |
| #16 | Cal St. Northridge | 14–3–2 |

## Regional 1

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| Oakland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | 3 | | Tulsa | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Florida International | 0 | | | |
| | | 16 | Cal St. Northridge | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida International | 1/pk | | | | | | |
| UCF | 1 | | Florida International | 1/pk | | | | | | |
| Florida International | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida International | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Indiana | 2 |
| Virginia Tech | 3/pk | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Indiana | 2 |
| Clemson | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 3 | | Virginia Tech | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | 9 | VCU | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | VCU | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Indiana | 5 | | | |
| | | 8 | Indiana | 2/2ot | | | | | | |
| | | | Kentucky | 1 | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati | 0 | | Kentucky | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | 0/pk | | | | | | | | | |

## Regional 2

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 1 | | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 5 | Notre Dame | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Michigan | 1/pk | | | |
| | | 12 | Michigan | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Peter's | 2 | | | | | | |
| St. Peter's | 2 | | St. Peter's | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brown | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | Michigan | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Santa Clara | 3 |
| Santa Clara | 1/pk | | | | | | | | | | Santa Clara | 3 |
| SMU | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| SMU | 1 | | Santa Clara | 1/ot | | | | | | |
| | | 13 | Loyola Marymount | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Santa Clara | 3(ot) | | | |
| | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 2 | | | |
| | | 4 | North Carolina | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Coastal Carolina | 3 | | | | | | |
| Davidson | 0 | | Coastal Carolina | 3 | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Regional 3

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 0 | | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | 3 | Wake Forest | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Virginia | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Creighton | 3 | | | |
| | | 14 | San Diego | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Creighton | 1/pk | | | | | | |
| UMKC | 0 | | Creighton | 1/pk | | | | | | |
| Creighton | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Creighton | 6 | | | | | | | | Creighton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | St. John's | 3 |
| California | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | St. John's | 3 |
| San Jose State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| San Jose State | 0 | | California | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 11 | UC Santa Barbara | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | UC Santa Barbara | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | St. John's | 3/2ot | | | |
| | | 6 | St. John's | 0/pk | | | | | | |
| | | | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Regional 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Binghamton | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Binghamton | 1 | | Binghamton | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 7 | Saint Louis | 1/ot | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Saint Louis | 3(ot) | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Washington | 2 | | | |
| | | 10 | Washington | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Portland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portland | 3 | | Portland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | Saint Louis | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 4 |
| Rutgers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 4 |
| Lafayette | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lafayette | 1 | | Rutgers | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | 15 | Akron | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Akron | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 1 | | | |
| | | 2 | Maryland | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Old Dominion | 1 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina State | 3 | | Old Dominion | 1 | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Final Four – Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

| National semifinals December 12 | National semifinals December 12 | National semifinals December 12 | National Championship December 14 | National Championship December 14 | National Championship December 14 |
| 8 | Indiana | 1(2ot) | | | |
| | Santa Clara | 0 | | | |
| | Santa Clara | 0 | 8 | Indiana | 2 |
| | | | 6 | St. John's | 1 |
| 6 | St. John's | 1 | 6 | St. John's | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 0 | | | |