| Year: | 2022 |
| Conference: | NCAA Division I |
| Gender: | men's |
| Teams: | 48 |
| Matches: | 47 |
| Venue: | WakeMed Soccer Park (Semifinal and Final) |
| City: | Cary, North Carolina |
| Champions: | Syracuse |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Ian McIntyre |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Nathan Opoku (Offensive) Russell Shealy (Defensive) |
| Mvpteam: | Syracuse |
| Broadcast: | ESPN+, ESPNU |
The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 64th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The tournament started on November 17 and culminated with the Men's College Cup, the semifinals and finals of the tournament, which was played on December 9 and December 12 in Cary, North Carolina.
In the championship game Syracuse defeated Indiana 2–2 (7–6 pk).
See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
All Division I men's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 20 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 25 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
| Team | Date qualified | Record | Appearance[1] | Last Bid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | style= | November 13 | 14–2–4 | 8th | 2019 | ||
| America East | style= | November 13 | 12–4–0 | 7th | 2021 | ||
| American | style= | November 13 | 13–4–1 | 12th | 2021 | ||
| ASUN | style= | November 12 | 13–2–2 | 4th | 2021 | ||
| Atlantic 10 | style= | November 13 | 11–4–1 | 50th | 2021 | ||
| Big East | style= | November 13 | 7–4–6 | 26th | 2021 | ||
| Big South | style= | November 12 | 9–4–5 | 3rd | 2020 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | November 13 | 10–4–6 | 18th | 2015 | ||
| Big West | style= | November 12 | 7–7–4 | 2nd | 2005 | ||
| CAA | style= | November 12 | 13–3–3 | 10th | 2021 | ||
| Horizon | style= | November 5 | 9–3–5 | 10th | 2012 | ||
| Ivy | style= | November 12 | 11–2–2 | 11th | 2013 | ||
| MAAC | style= | November 12 | 11–4–3 | 2nd | 2013 | ||
| MAC | style= | November 12 | 15–1–4 | 3rd | 2013 | ||
| Missouri Valley | style= | November 13 | 13–2–2 | 7th | 2021 | ||
| Northeast | style= | November 13 | 8–5–3 | 18th | 2019 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | November 13 | 15–1–3 | 28th | 2021 | ||
| Patriot | style= | November 12 | 6–4–9 | 12th | 2013 | ||
| SoCon | style= | November 13 | 12–1–4 | 13th | 2020 | ||
| Summit | style= | November 12 | 11–2–5 | 12th | 2021 | ||
| Sun Belt | style= | November 13 | 14–0–5 | 13th | 2021 | ||
| West Coast | style= | November 13 | 7–4–6 | 16th | 2014 | ||
| WAC | style= | November 13 | 8–6–3 | 1st | None |
| Team | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAC | style= | 18–2–1 | 31st | 2021 | ||
| ACC | style= | 13–6–1 | 35th | 2021 | ||
| Ivy | style= | 11–3–4 | 11th | 2012 | ||
| ACC | style= | 10–2–6 | 29th | 2021 | ||
| CAA | style= | 10–4–6 | 5th | 2015 | ||
| Big East | style= | 8–4–5 | 13th | 2021 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 12–4–3 | 47th | 2021 | ||
| ACC | style= | 12–5–3 | 14th | 2021 | ||
| Sun Belt | style= | 11–1–3 | 4th | 2021 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 9–3–7 | 40th | 2021 | ||
| American | style= | 16–2–3 | 3rd | 2009 | ||
| ACC | style= | 11–5–4 | 29th | 2021 | ||
| Big Ten | style= | 7–7–5 | 11th | 2015 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | 15–4–1 | 7th | 2021 | ||
| ACC | style= | 14–4–2 | 6th | 2021 | ||
| West Coast | style= | 14–2–3 | 18th | 2021 | ||
| Big East | style= | 10–5–3 | 13th | 2020 | ||
| American | style= | 12–4–3 | 34th | 2019 | ||
| American | style= | 11–4–4 | 22nd | 2019 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | 13–4–2 | 17th | 2021 | ||
| American | style= | 12–4–5 | 13th | 2021 | ||
| Pac-12 | style= | 11–5–2 | 47th | 2021 | ||
| America East | style= | 14–2–4 | 12th | 2021 | ||
| ACC | style= | 9–6–5 | 42nd | 2019 | ||
| ACC | style= | 9–2–5 | 26th | 2021 |
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[2] | |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5–0–3 | 14–0–5 | Automatic | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 2 | Washington | 7–1–2 | 15–1–3 | Automatic | 1st | 2nd | |
| 3 | Syracuse | 5–1–2 | 14–2–4 | Automatic | 3rd | 1st | |
| 4 | Virginia | 5–1–2 | 10–4–4 | At-Large | 11th | 4th | |
| 5 | Stanford | 4–2–4 | 11–2–5 | At-Large | 5th | 8th | |
| 6 | Clemson | 3–4–1 | 13–6–1 | At-Large | 18th | 5th | |
| 7 | Duke | 5–0–3 | 11–1–4 | At-Large | 4th | 6th | |
| 8 | Oregon State | 3–1–5 | 7–3–6 | At-Large | RV | 10th | |
| 9 | 7–1–0 | 14–2–2 | Automatic | 12th | 7th | ||
| 10 | 6–2–1 | 13–4–1 | Automatic | 25th | 9th | ||
| 11 | 6–3–0 | 10–5–1 | At-Large | 13th | 14th | ||
| 12 | 4–0–1 | 13–1–4 | Automatic | 7th | 12th | ||
| 13 | Indiana | 3–1–4 | 10–4–6 | At-Large | RV | 20th | |
| 14 | 5–1–1 | 13–3–1 | At-Large | 16th | 11th | ||
| 15 | Tulsa | 5–3–1 | 9–4–2 | At-Large | RV | 17th | |
| 16 | 5–0–3 | 11–3–5 | At-Large | 15th | 16th | ||
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 14, 2022. First round games will be played on November 17 at campus sites.[3]
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See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game.
| Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC | |||||||
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