2003 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament explained

NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Year:2003
Other Title:Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country:United States
Num Teams:48
Champions:Indiana (6th title)
Runner-Up:St. John's (NY) (2nd title game)
Matches:47
Attendance:61310
Top Goal Scorer:Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina (5)
Player:Jacob Peterson, Indiana (MOP offense)
Jay Nolly, Indiana (MOP defense)
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason:2004

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
SeedSchoolRecord
  1. 1
UCLA18–1–1
  1. 2
Maryland17–2–1
  1. 3
Wake Forest15–4–0
  1. 4
North Carolina12–3–4
  1. 5
Notre Dame15–3–3
  1. 6
St. John's14–5–2
  1. 7
Saint Louis13–3–3
  1. 8
Indiana12–3–5
  1. 9
VCU16–4–0
  1. 10
Washington12–4–2
  1. 11
UC Santa Barbara15–4–1
  1. 12
Michigan13–6–0
  1. 13
Loyola Marymount12–6–1
  1. 14
San Diego12-4-3
  1. 15
Akron14–4–2
  1. 16
Cal St. Northridge14–3–2

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