2019 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament explained

Champions:Charleston (WV) (2nd title, 4th final)
Country:United States
Dates:November 24-December 14, 2019
Matches:39
Goals:110
Nextseason:2020
Num Teams:40
Prevseason:2018
Runner-Up:Cal State LA (2nd final)
NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Updated:11/19/2019
Year:2019

The 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 48th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from December 12–14, 2019 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2019.[1]

Qualification

All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. No teams received automatic bids; at-large bids are based on the teams' regular season records and the Quality of Winning Percentage Index.[2] Teams were placed into one of four unbalanced super-regional brackets, consisting of eight or ten teams, based on geographic location.

Qualified Teams

TeamQualified AsQualified OnQualification TypePrevious Appearances in Tournament [3] Previous best
performance
Tournament Seed
AssumptionNortheast-10 ChampionsNovember 18, 2019AutomaticNone (Debut)Super Region 1Seed No. 10
Azusa PacificPacific West ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic2 (2014, 2018)Third Round (2018)Super Region 4Seed No. 1
BellarmineGreat Lakes Valley ChampionsNovember 18, 2019AutomaticNone (Debut)Super Region 3Seed No. 2
Cal Poly PomonaCCAA ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic5 (1998, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)Runners-up (2015)Super Region 4Seed No. 4
Charleston (WV)Mountain East ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic9 (1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)Champions (2017)Super Region 1Seed No. 3
Colorado School of MinesRMAC ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic8 (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018)Quarterfinals (2015)Super Region 4Seed No. 8
Francis MarionPeach Belt ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic2 (2000, 2008)Quarterfinals (2000)Super Region 2Seed No. 7
LeeGulf South ChampionsNovember 18, 2019AutomaticNone (Debut)Super Region 2Seed No. 9
LimestoneConference Carolinas ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic7 (2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)Third Round (2014)Super Region 2Seed No. 10
LynnSunshine State ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic17 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)Champions (2003, 2012, 2014)Super Region 2Seed No. 1
MercyEast Coast ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic3 (1979, 1989, 2018)Quarterfinals (1979)Super Region 1Seed No. 6
Midwestern StateLone Star ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic13 (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)Semifinals (2007, 2010)Super Region 4Seed No. 10
Millersville (PA)PSAC ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic6 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018)Semifinals (2011)Super Region 1Seed No. 8
PostCACC ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic3 (2012, 2013, 2018)Second Round (2012)Super Region 1Seed No. 9
TiffinGMAC ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)Second Round (2013, 2016, 2018)Super Region 3Seed No. 6
Western WashingtonGNAC ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic1 (2016)Second Round (2016)Super Region 4Seed No. 6
WingateSouth Atlantic ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic9 (1999, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)Champions (2016)Super Region 2Seed No. 3
Wis.-ParksideGLIAC ChampionsNovember 18, 2019Automatic4 (1994, 2000, 2004, 2006)Second Round (2004)Super Region 3Seed No. 10
Super Region No. 1Rank 2November 18, 2019At-Large Bid8 (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)Champions (1974)Super Region 1Seed No. 1
GannonSuper Region No. 1Rank 1November 18, 2019At-Large Bid9 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2007, 2012)Semifinals (1989, 1990, 1993)Super Region 1Seed No. 2
Franklin PierceSuper Region No. 1Rank 5November 18, 2019At-Large Bid19 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016)Champions (2007)Super Region 1Seed No. 4
Wilmington (DE)Super Region No. 1Rank 3November 18, 2019At-Large Bid4 (2009, 2013, 2015, 2018)Second Round (2009, 2013, 2015, 2018)Super Region 1Seed No. 5
West ChesterSuper Region No. 1Rank 6November 18, 2019At-Large Bid4 (2002, 2016, 2017, 2018)Runners-up (2018)Super Region 1Seed No. 7
Palm Beach Atl.Super Region No. 2Rank 3November 18, 2019At-Large Bid4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)Quarterfinals (2015)Super Region 2Seed No. 2
Florida TechSuper Region No. 2Rank 4November 18, 2019At-Large Bid9 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2016)Champions (1988, 1991)Super Region 2Seed No. 4
West FloridaSuper Region No. 2Rank 2November 18, 2019At-Large Bid6 (1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013)Semifinals (2006)Super Region 2Seed No. 5
Young HarrisSuper Region No. 2Rank 5November 18, 2019At-Large Bid4 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)Quarterfinals (2014, 2017)Super Region 2Seed No. 6
Queens (NC)Super Region No. 2Rank 8November 18, 2019At-Large Bid7 (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018)Quarterfinals (1999, 2006)Super Region 2Seed No. 8
Lake ErieSuper Region No. 3Rank 1November 18, 2019At-Large BidNone (Debut)Super Region 3Seed No. 1
Maryville (MO)Super Region No. 3Rank 4November 18, 2019At-Large Bid2 (2017, 2018)Second Round (2017)Super Region 3Seed No. 3
McKendreeSuper Region No. 3Rank 5November 18, 2019At-Large BidNone (Debut)Super Region 3Seed No. 4
Ohio ValleySuper Region No. 3Rank 3November 18, 2019At-Large Bid2 (2017, 2018)Quarterfinals (2018)Super Region 3Seed No. 5
CedarvilleSuper Region No. 3Rank 6November 18, 2019At-Large Bid1 (2015)Second Round (2015)Super Region 3Seed No. 7
Fort Hays StateSuper Region No. 3Rank 8November 18, 2019At-Large Bid7 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)Semifinals (2018)Super Region 3Seed No. 8
UIndySuper Region No. 3Rank 9November 18, 2019At-Large Bid3 (2013, 2015, 2017)First Round (2013, 2015, 2017)Super Region 3Seed No. 8
Cal State LASuper Region No. 4Rank 2November 18, 2019At-Large Bid13 (1981, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)Runners-up (1981)Super Region 4Seed No. 2
St. Mary's (TX)Super Region No. 4Rank 3November 18, 2019At-Large BidNone (Debut)Super Region 4Seed No. 3
Super Region No. 4Rank 4November 18, 2019At-Large Bid3 (1991, 2009, 2010)First Round (1991, 2009, 2010)Super Region 4Seed No. 5
UC San DiegoSuper Region No. 4Rank 8November 18, 2019At-Large Bid4 (2003, 2013, 2014, 2016)Semifinals (2016)Super Region 4Seed No. 7
Texas A&M InternationalSuper Region No. 4Rank 11November 18, 2019At-Large BidNone (Debut)Super Region 4Seed No. 9

Tournament bracket

Super-Region No. 1

Division II College Cup

References

  1. Web site: 2019 - 2026 Future DI NCAA Championship Sites NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com. en. 2019-11-19.
  2. Web site: Division II Men's Soccer Championship field announced. 8 November 2016. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. 1 December 2016.
  3. Web site: DIVISION II MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK. National Collegiate Athletic Association. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191027155652/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2018/D2.pdf . 2019-10-27 . 19 November 2019.