| NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament | |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Other Title: | Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 48 |
| Champions: | Indiana |
| Runner-Up: | Georgetown |
| Semi-Finalist1: | Creighton |
| Semi-Finalist2: | Maryland |
| Matches: | 47 |
| Goals: | 123 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Nikita Kotlov (5) |
| Player: | Steve Neumann, Georgetown (Offensive) Luis Soffner, Indiana (Defensive) |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 48 teams to determine the champion of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 54th edition of the tournament. Indiana defeated Georgetown, 1–0, to win its 8th national title.
See main article: 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
A total of 48 teams will qualify into the tournament proper, either automatically, or through an at-large bid that is determined by a selection committee. Each conference that field varsity soccer teams are admitted one automatic berth into the tournament. Depending on the conference, that automatic berth is either given the champions of the regular season, or the tournament that culminates the regular season. Twenty-two teams earn automatic bids into the tournament, while 26 enter through an at-large bid.
Like previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament will feature 48 participants out of a possible field of 198 teams. Of the 48 berths, 22 are allocated to the conference tournament or regular season winners. The remaining 26 berths are determined through an at-large process based upon teams' Ratings Percentage Index that did not win their conference tournament.
From there, the NCAA Selection Committee selects the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, that earn an automatic bye to the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams play in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament, to play a seeded team in the second round.
| Seeded teams | |||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | Big East | 16–3–1 | Automatic A | |
| 2 | Maryland | ACC | 17–1–2 | Automatic A | |
| 3 | Georgetown | Big East | 17–3–1 | At-large | |
| 4 | Connecticut | Big East | 15–3–1 | At-large | |
| 5 | Akron | MAC | 17–1–2 | Automatic A | |
| 6 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 13–2–3 | Automatic B | |
| 7 | Marquette | Big East | 16–3–1 | At-large | |
| 8 | Saint Louis | A-10 | 16–4–0 | Automatic A | |
| 9 | North Carolina | ACC | 15–3–2 | At-large | |
| 10 | Louisville | Big East | 12–5–1 | At-large | |
| 11 | Tulsa | C-USA | 13–5–1 | At-large | |
| 12 | Creighton | MVC | 15–3–2 | Automatic A | |
| 13 | New Mexico | MPSF | 16–3–1 | At-large | |
| 14 | VCU | A-10 | 12–3–5 | At-large | |
| 15 | Wake Forest | ACC | 11–3–5 | At-large | |
| 16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11–5–3 | At-large | |
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| First round | November 15, 2012 |
| Second round | November 18, 2012 |
| Third round | November 25, 2012 |
| Quarterfinals | November 30-December 2, 2012 |
| College Cup: Semifinals | December 7, 2012 |
| College Cup Final | December 9, 2012 |
A total of 123 goals were scored over 47 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
Nikita Kotlov – Indiana Patrick Mullins – Maryland Brandon Allen – Georgetown Steve Neumann – Georgetown Dylan Mares – Louisville
Fabio Pereira – Michigan Connor Brandt – San Diego Jennings Rex – Charlotte Pedro Ribeiro – Coastal Carolina
Mamadou Diouf – Connecticut
Christian Blandon – Creighton
Femi Hollinger-Janzen – Indiana Eriq Zavaleta – Indiana Zach Foxhoven – Louisville
Patrick Wallen – San Diego Thomas Schmitt – Akron Eric Stevenson – Akron Bobby Belair – Brown Thomas McNamara – Brown Daniel Taylor – Brown
Sagi Lev-Ari – Cal State Northridge Giuseppe Gentile – Charlotte Cristian Arboleda – Cleveland State
Ashton Bennett – Coastal Carolina Justin Portillo – Coastal Carolina Matt Risher – Coastal Carolina
Jakub Štourač – Coastal Carolina Nicholas Zuniga – Connecticut Brent Kallman – Creighton Andrew Ribeiro – Creighton
Jan Aubert – Fairleigh Dickinson Jack McVey – Fairleigh Dickinson Andy Reimer – Georgetown Melvin Snoh – Georgetown Greg Cochrane – Louisville Marlon Hairston – Louisville
Mikias Eticha – Maryland Dan Metzger – Maryland Jake Pace – Maryland Jereme Raley – Maryland London Woodberry – Maryland
James Murphy – Michigan Adam Montague – Michigan State Nick Wilson – Michigan State James Rogers – New Mexico Devon Sandoval – New Mexico Kyle Venter – New Mexico
Bryan da Cruz – Niagara Cameron Brown – North Carolina Dante Marini – Northeastern Jarrett Baughman – Northwestern Joey Calistri – Northwestern Nick Gendron – Northwestern Ryan Finley – Notre Dame Max Lachowecki – Notre Dame Kyle Richard – Notre Dame Harry Shipp – Notre Dame James Cohn – San Diego Dan Delgado – San Diego Sergio Lopez – San Diego Conor McFadden – San Diego Robbie Kristo – Saint Louis Eddie Puskarich – Southern Methodist Stefanos Stamoulacatos – Syracuse
Jordan Vale – Syracuse Cristian Mata – Tulsa Omar Mata – Tulsa Ryan Hollingshead – UCLA Evan Raynr – UCLA Will Bates – Virginia Matt Brown – Virginia Michael Gamble – Wake Forest Michael Harris – Washington James Moberg – Washington Dylan Tucker-Gangnes – Washington
Achille Obougou – Winthrop Luke Spencer – Xavier Matt Walker – Xavier Grant Wilson – Northwestern (playing against Louisville)