| Men's Division II Soccer Championship | |
| Organiser: | NCAA |
| Region: | United States |
| Teams: | 40 |
| Champion: | Franklin Pierce (3rd title) |
| Most Champs: | Southern Connecticut (6 titles) |
| American: | yes |
The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. It has been played annually since 1972; prior to that, all teams competed in a single class.[1]
The most successful program has been Southern Connecticut State, with six national titles.
Franklin Pierce are the two-time defending champions, winning their third national title in 2023. In a rematch of the 2022 final, the Ravens defeated CSU Pueblo in the final, 4–0, which was rematch of the 2022 final.
The Division II tournament is structured around four unbalanced Super Regionals from the eight NCAA regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West). At least two and as many as six teams from each region are selected with no automatic qualifiers given. The selection criteria used is similar to that used in Division I, although one difference is that the RPI is replaced with the Quality of Winning Percentage Index, a more subjective measure. In 2016, the tournament field consisted of a 38-team, single-elimination tournament.
The first two rounds are played on campus sites with the highest seed usually hosting the regional semis and finals. The winners of each region meet in the third round and/or quarterfinals, with the host being determined by specific criteria or, failing that, geographical rotation. The final two rounds are played at a predetermined site. The 2016 semifinals and final, for example, were held at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri and hosted by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Kansas City Sports Commission.[2]
From 1982 through 2002, the highest seeded finalist or semifinalist school was designated as the host for the finals. The University of Tampa has hosted the finals seven times, more than any other school. Florida International is the only school to have hosted four championships in a row. The championship final has been played in the state of Florida on 22 occasions, 18 more time than any other state. On seven occasions the host team has won the championship.
Schools in italics are no longer Division II members.
| style= colspan=10 | NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site (Host Team) | Championship | Semifinalists | ||||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1972 Details | Edwardsville, IL (SIU Edwardsville) | SIU Edwardsville | 1–0 | Oneonta State | Chico State & Baltimore | ||||
| 1973 Details | Springfield, MA (Springfield) | UMSL | 3–0 | Cal State Fullerton | Adelphi | 1–0 | Baltimore | ||
| 1974 Details | St. Louis, MO (UMSL) | Adelphi | 3–2 | Seattle Pacific | 5–3 | ||||
| 1975 Details | Seattle, WA (Seattle Pacific) | Baltimore | 3–1 | Seattle Pacific | Adelphi | 9–1 | UW–Green Bay | ||
| 1976 Details | Loyola Maryland | 2–0 | New Haven | Chico State | 3–2 (2OT, PK) | UMSL | |||
| 1977 Details | University Park, FL (FIU) | Alabama A&M | 2–1 | Seattle Pacific | New Haven | 3–2 (2OT, PK) | UW–Green Bay | ||
| 1978 Details | Seattle Pacific | 1–0 (3OT) | Alabama A&M | Eastern Illinois | 2–1 | Southern Connecticut | |||
| 1979 Details | Alabama A&M (2) | 2–0 | Eastern Illinois | Seattle Pacific | 1–0 (2OT) | Southern Connecticut | |||
| 1980 Details | Lock Haven | 1–0 (OT) | FIU | Cal State Chico | 2–1 (OT, PK) | Southern Connecticut | |||
| 1981 Details | New Haven, CT (Southern Connecticut) | Tampa | 1–0 (OT) | Cal State Los Angeles | Southern Connecticut | 3–1 | UMSL | ||
| 1982 Details | University Park, FL (FIU) | FIU | 2–1 | Southern Connecticut | UMSL & Oakland | ||||
| 1983 Details | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | Seattle Pacific (2) | 1–0 | Tampa | Oakland & Southern Connecticut | ||||
| 1984 Details | Seattle, WA (Seattle Pacific) | FIU (2) | 1–0 (OT) | Seattle Pacific | New Haven & UMSL | ||||
| 1985 Details | University Park, FL (FIU) | Seattle Pacific (3) | 3–2 | FIU | NYIT & Davis & Elkins | ||||
| 1986 Details | Seattle, WA (Seattle Pacific) | Seattle Pacific (4) | 4–1 | Oakland | Bridgeport & Davis & Elkins | ||||
| 1987 Details | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | Southern Connecticut | 2–0 | Cal State Northridge | UMSL & Tampa | ||||
| 1988 Details | Northridge, CA (Cal State Northridge) | Florida Tech | 3–2 | Cal State Northridge | Southern Connecticut & Oakland | ||||
| 1989 Details | Greensboro, NC (UNC Greensboro) | New Hampshire College | 3–1 | UNC Greensboro | Cal State Hayward & Gannon | ||||
| 1990 Details | Melbourne, FL (Florida Tech) | Southern Connecticut (2) | 0–0 (4OT, PK) | Seattle Pacific | Gannon & Florida Tech | ||||
| 1991 Details | Florida Tech (2) | 5–1 | Sonoma State | Cal Poly Pomona # & Franklin Pierce | |||||
| 1992 Details | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | Southern Connecticut (3) | 1–0 | Tampa | Oakland & Seattle Pacific | ||||
| 1993 Details | Melbourne, FL (Florida Tech) | Seattle Pacific (5) | 1–0 | Southern Connecticut | Florida Tech & Gannon | ||||
| 1994 Details | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | Tampa (2) | 3–0 (2OT) | Oakland | Seattle Pacific & Southern Connecticut | ||||
| 1995 Details | Spartanburg, SC (USC Spartanburg) | Southern Connecticut (4) | 2–0 | USC Spartanburg | Mercyhurst & Cal State Bakersfield | ||||
| 1996 Details | Phoenix, AZ (Grand Canyon) | Grand Canyon | 3–1 | Oakland | Lynn & Southern Connecticut | ||||
| 1997 Details | Boca Raton, FL (Lynn) | Cal State Bakersfield | 1–0 | Lynn | Truman State & Southern Connecticut | ||||
| 1998 Details | Spartanburg, SC (USC Spartanburg) | Southern Connecticut (5) | 1–0 | USC Spartanburg | Mercyhurst & Seattle Pacific | ||||
| 1999 Details | Miami Shores, FL (Barry) | Southern Connecticut (6) | 2–1 (2OT) | Fort Lewis | Charleston (WV) & Barry | ||||
| 2000 Details | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 2–1 (4OT) | Barry | East Stroudsburg & Lewis | |||||
| 2001 Details | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | Tampa (3) | 2–1 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Dowling & SIU Edwardsville | ||||
| 2002 Details | Virginia Beach, VA | Sonoma State | 4–3 | SNHU | Central Arkansas & Mercyhurst | ||||
| 2003 Details | Lynn | 2–1 | Chico State | Findlay & Dowling | |||||
| 2004 Details | Wichita Falls, TX | Seattle | 2–1 | SIU Edwardsville | UNC Pembroke & Dowling | ||||
| 2005 Details | Fort Lewis | 3–1 | Franklin Pierce | Lynn & SIU Edwardsville | |||||
| 2006 Details | Pensacola, FL | Dowling | 1–0 | Fort Lewis | Lincoln Memorial & West Florida | ||||
| 2007 Details | Orange Beach, AL | Franklin Pierce | 1–0 | Lincoln Memorial | Montevallo & Midwestern State | ||||
| 2008 Details | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | Cal State Dominguez Hills (2) | 3–0 | Dowling | Tampa & Northern Kentucky | ||||
| 2009 Details | Fort Lewis (2) | 1–0 | Lees-McRae | Le Moyne & Lewis | |||||
| 2010 Details | Louisville, KY | Northern Kentucky | 3–2 | Rollins | Dowling & Midwestern State | ||||
| 2011 Details | Pensacola, FL | Fort Lewis (3) | 3–2 | Lynn | Franklin Pierce & Millersville | ||||
| 2012 Details | Evans, GA | Lynn (2) | 3–2 | Saginaw Valley State | Simon Fraser & Mercyhurst | ||||
| 2013 Details | SNHU (2) | 2–1 | Carson–Newman | Rockhurst & Simon Fraser | |||||
| 2014 Details | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) | Lynn (3) | 3–2 | Charleston (WV) | Colorado Mesa & Quincy | ||||
| 2015 Details | Pensacola, FL (West Florida) | Pfeiffer | 4–0 | Cal Poly Pomona | Charleston (WV) & Rockhurst | ||||
| 2016 Details | Kansas City, MO | Wingate | 2–0 | Charleston (WV) | Rockhurst & UC San Diego | ||||
| 2017 Details | Charleston (WV) | 2–2 (2OT, PK) | Lynn | Cal Poly Pomona & Rockhurst | |||||
| 2018 Details | Pittsburgh, PA | Barry | 2–1 | West Chester | Cal Poly Pomona & Fort Hays State | ||||
| 2019 Details | Charleston (WV) (2) | 2–0 | Cal State Los Angeles | Indianapolis & Lynn | |||||
| 2020 | None | Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | None | ||||||
| 2021 Details | Colorado Springs, CO | Cal State Los Angeles | 1–0 | Charleston (WV) | Indianapolis & Nova Southeastern | ||||
| 2022 Details | Seattle, WA (Seattle Pacific) | Franklin Pierce (2) | 2–0 | CSU Pueblo | Barry & Lake Erie | ||||
| 2023 Details | East Ridge, TN (Lee) | Franklin Pierce (3) | 4–0 | CSU Pueblo | Florida Tech & Lewis | ||||
| 2024 Details | |||||||||
| 2025 Details | Matthews, NC (Wingate) | ||||||||
| Team | Titles | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 6 | 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 | |
| style= | 5 | 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 | |
| style= | 3 | 2007, 2022, 2023 | |
| style= | 2003, 2012, 2014 | ||
| style= | 2005, 2009, 2013 | ||
| style= | 1981, 1994, 2001 | ||
| style= | 2 | 2000, 2008 | |
| style= | 2017, 2019 | ||
| style= | 1988, 1991 | ||
| style= | 1989, 2013 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1974 | |
| style= | 2018 | ||
| style= | 2021 | ||
| style= | 1980 | ||
| style= | 1973 | ||
| style= | 2002 | ||
| style= | 2016 |
| Team | Titles | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style= | 2 | 1977, 1979 | |
| style= | 1982, 1984 | ||
| style= | 1 | 1975 | |
| style= | 1997 | ||
| style= | 2006 | ||
| style= | 1996 | ||
| style= | 1976 | ||
| style= | 2010 | ||
| style= | 2015 | ||
| style= | 2004 | ||
| style= | 1972 |
See also: NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament appearances by school.
Schools indicated in pink no longer compete in Division II.
| Rank | School | Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | ||||
| Southern Connecticut | 31 | |||
| Tampa | 24 | |||
| SNHU (N.H. College) | 22 | |||
| East Stroudsburg | 19 | |||
| Franklin Pierce | 19 | |||
| UMSL | 17 | |||
| Lynn | 15 | |||
| Mercyhurst | ||||
| Rollins | ||||
| bgcolor=pink align=left | Oakland | bgcolor=pink align=center | 14 | |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | 13 | |||
| Dowling |
Source: [5]
Conference affiliations are current for the upcoming 2022 NCAA men's soccer season.
| School | Championship | Year moved | Current Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Edwardsville | 1972 | 1973, 2008 | Missouri Valley Conference | |
| Loyola (Maryland) | 1976 | 1979 | Patriot League | |
| Alabama A&M | 1977, 1979 | 1999 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | |
| FIU (Florida International) | 1982, 1984 | 1987 | American Athletic Conference | |
| Grand Canyon | 1996 | 2013 | Western Athletic Conference | |
| CSU Bakersfield | 1997 | 2006 | Big West Conference | |
| Seattle | 2004 | 2008 | Western Athletic Conference | |
| Northern Kentucky | 2010 | 2012 | Horizon League |