2026 national championship

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

December 11 & 14, 2026 · First Horizon Stadium, Cary, North Carolina

College Cup

Championship archive

Seasons & results

1985 champion

UCLA Bruins

Runner-up

American Eagles

Recorded finalUCLA 1, American 0 (8 OT) ↗Champion

First Round

Team	Result	Team	Match details
Columbia Lions	3 – 1	Long Island Sharks	Date not recorded2 OT
Clemson Tigers	5 – 2	NC State Wolfpack	Date not recorded
South Carolina Gamecocks	3 – 0	Duke Blue Devils	Date not recorded
George Mason Patriots	1 – 0	Virginia Cavaliers	Date not recorded
Indiana Hoosiers	2 – 0	Akron Zips	Date not recorded
UCLA Bruins	3 – 1	California Golden Bears	Date not recorded
UNLV Rebels	2 – 1	Fresno St.Team link pending	Date not recorded

Second Round

Team	Result	Team	Match details
Hartwick Hawks	2 – 0	Columbia Lions	Date not recorded
Boston Terriers	2 – 1	UConn Huskies	Date not recorded2 OT, PK
South Carolina Gamecocks	1 – 0	Clemson Tigers	Date not recorded2 OT, PK
American Eagles	3 – 1	George Mason Patriots	Date not recorded
Evansville Purple Aces	3 – 0	Indiana Hoosiers	Date not recorded
Penn State Nittany Lions	6 – 5	Temple Owls	Date not recorded2 OT, PK
UCLA Bruins	1 – 0	UNLV Rebels	Date not recorded2 OT
SMU Mustangs	2 – 1	Air Force Falcons	Date not recorded

Third Round

Team	Result	Team	Match details
Hartwick Hawks	1 – 0	Boston Terriers	Date not recorded
American Eagles	2 – 0	South Carolina Gamecocks	Date not recorded
Evansville Purple Aces	1 – 0	Penn State Nittany Lions	Date not recorded
UCLA Bruins	2 – 0	SMU Mustangs	Date not recorded

Semifinals

Team	Result	Team	Match details
American Eagles	1 – 0	Hartwick Hawks	Date not recorded
UCLA Bruins	3 – 1	Evansville Purple Aces	Date not recorded

Championship

Team	Result	Team	Match details
UCLA Bruins	1 – 0	American Eagles	Date not recorded8 OT

Coverage and sources

Imported from the supplied history workbook; its cited sources and coverage labels are retained. This import is not a new independent verification. Team links identify present-day profiles, not present-day division or conference membership in historical seasons.

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All championship seasons · 67

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Final / status
2025	Washington Huskies	NC State Wolfpack	Washington 3, NC State 2 (OT) ↗Champion
2024	Vermont Catamounts	Marshall Thundering Herd	Vermont 2, Marshall 1 (OT) ↗Champion
2023	Clemson Tigers	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Clemson 2, Notre Dame 1 ↗Champion
2022	Syracuse Orange	Indiana Hoosiers	Syracuse* 2, Indiana 2 (7-6 PK) ↗Champion
2021	Clemson Tigers	Washington Huskies	Clemson 2, Washington 0 ↗Champion
2020	Marshall Thundering Herd	Indiana Hoosiers	Marshall 1, Indiana 0 (OT) ↗Champion
2019	Georgetown Hoyas	Virginia Cavaliers	Georgetown** 3, Virginia 3 (7-6 PK) ↗Champion
2018	Maryland Terrapins	Akron Zips	Maryland 1, Akron 0 ↗Champion
2017	Stanford Cardinal	Indiana Hoosiers	Stanford 1, Indiana 0 (2OT) ↗Champion
2016	Stanford Cardinal	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Stanford** 0, Wake Forest 0 (5-4 PK) ↗Champion
2015	Stanford Cardinal	Clemson Tigers	Stanford 4, Clemson 0 ↗Champion
2014	Virginia Cavaliers	UCLA Bruins	Virginia** 0, UCLA 0 (4-2 PK) ↗Champion
2013	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Maryland Terrapins	Notre Dame 2, Maryland 1 ↗Champion
2012	Indiana Hoosiers	Georgetown Hoyas	Indiana 1, Georgetown 0 ↗Champion
2011	North Carolina Tar Heels	Charlotte 49ers	North Carolina 1, Charlotte 0 ↗Champion
2010	Akron Zips	Louisville Cardinals	Akron 1, Louisville 0 ↗Champion
2009	Virginia Cavaliers	Akron Zips	Virginia** 0, Akron 0 (3-2 PK) ↗Champion
2008	Maryland Terrapins	North Carolina Tar Heels	Maryland 1, North Carolina 0 ↗Champion
2007	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Ohio State Buckeyes	Wake Forest 2, Ohio St. 1 ↗Champion
2006	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	UCLA Bruins	UC Santa Barbara 2, UCLA 1 ↗Champion
2005	Maryland Terrapins	New MexicoTeam link pending	Maryland 1, New Mexico 0 ↗Champion
2004	Indiana Hoosiers	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	Indiana** 1, UC Santa Barbara 1 (3-2 PK) ↗Champion
2003	Indiana Hoosiers	St. John's Red Storm	Indiana 2, St. John’s (NY) 1 ↗Champion
2002	UCLA Bruins	Stanford Cardinal	UCLA 1, Stanford 0 ↗Champion
2001	North Carolina Tar Heels	Indiana Hoosiers	North Carolina 2, Indiana 0 ↗Champion
2000	UConn Huskies	Creighton Bluejays	UConn 2, Creighton 0 ↗Champion
1999	Indiana Hoosiers	Santa Clara Broncos	Indiana 1, Santa Clara 0 ↗Champion
1998	Indiana Hoosiers	Stanford Cardinal	Indiana 3, Stanford 1 ↗Champion
1997	UCLA Bruins	Virginia Cavaliers	UCLA 2, Virginia 0 ↗Champion
1996	St. John's Red Storm	FIU Panthers	St. John’s (NY) 4, FIU 1 ↗Champion
1995	Wisconsin Badgers	Duke Blue Devils	Wisconsin 2, Duke 0 ↗Champion
1994	Virginia Cavaliers	Indiana Hoosiers	Virginia 1, Indiana 0 ↗Champion
1993	Virginia Cavaliers	South Carolina Gamecocks	Virginia 2, South Carolina 0 ↗Champion
1992	Virginia Cavaliers	San Diego Toreros	Virginia 2, San Diego 0 ↗Champion
1991	Virginia Cavaliers	Santa Clara Broncos	Virginia** 0, Santa Clara 0 (4 OT, 3-1 PK) ↗Champion
1990	UCLA Bruins	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	UCLA** 0, Rutgers 0 (4 OT, 4-3 PK) ↗Champion
1989*	Santa Clara Broncos Virginia Cavaliers	—	Santa Clara 1, Virginia 1 (2 OT) ↗Co-champions
1988	Indiana Hoosiers	Howard Bison	Indiana 1, Howard 0 ↗Champion
1987	Clemson Tigers	San Diego State Aztecs	Clemson 2, San Diego St. 0 ↗Champion
1986	Duke Blue Devils	Akron Zips	Duke 1, Akron 0 ↗Champion
1985	UCLA Bruins	American Eagles	UCLA 1, American 0 (8 OT) ↗Champion
1984	Clemson Tigers	Indiana Hoosiers	Clemson 2, Indiana 1 ↗Champion
1983	Indiana Hoosiers	Columbia Lions	Indiana 1, Columbia 0 (2 OT) ↗Champion
1982	Indiana Hoosiers	Duke Blue Devils	Indiana 2, Duke 1 (8 OT) ↗Champion
1981	UConn Huskies	Alabama A&MTeam link pending	UConn 2, Alabama A&M 1 (OT) ↗Champion
1980	San Francisco Dons	Indiana Hoosiers	San Francisco 4, Indiana 3 (OT) ↗Champion
1979	SIUE Cougars	Clemson Tigers	SIUE 3, Clemson 2 ↗Champion
1978	San Francisco Dons	Indiana Hoosiers	#San Francisco 2, Indiana 0 ↗Vacated
1977	Hartwick Hawks	San Francisco Dons	Hartwick 2, San Francisco 1 ↗Champion
1976	San Francisco Dons	Indiana Hoosiers	San Francisco 1, Indiana 0 ↗Champion
1975	San Francisco Dons	SIUE Cougars	San Francisco 4, SIUE 0 ↗Champion
1974	Howard Bison	Saint Louis Billikens	Howard 2, Saint Louis 1 (4 OT) ↗Champion
1973	Saint Louis Billikens	UCLA Bruins	Saint Louis 2, UCLA 1 (OT) ↗Champion
1972	Saint Louis Billikens	UCLA Bruins	Saint Louis 4, UCLA 2 ↗Champion
1971	Howard Bison	Saint Louis Billikens	#Howard 3, Saint Louis 2 ↗Vacated
1970	Saint Louis Billikens	UCLA Bruins	Saint Louis 1, UCLA 0 ↗Champion
1969	Saint Louis Billikens	San Francisco Dons	Saint Louis 4, San Francisco 0 ↗Champion
1968*	Michigan State Spartans Maryland Terrapins	—	Michigan St. 2, Maryland 2 (tie, 2 OT) ↗Co-champions
1967*	Michigan State Spartans Saint Louis Billikens	—	Michigan St. 0, Saint Louis 0 (called due to inclement weather) ↗Co-champions
1966	San Francisco Dons	Long Island Sharks	San Francisco 5, LIU 2 ↗Champion
1965	Saint Louis Billikens	Michigan State Spartans	Saint Louis 1, Michigan St. 0 ↗Champion
1964	Navy Midshipmen	Michigan State Spartans	Navy 1, Michigan St. 0 ↗Champion
1963	Saint Louis Billikens	Navy Midshipmen	Saint Louis 3, Navy 0 ↗Champion
1962	Saint Louis Billikens	Maryland Terrapins	Saint Louis 4, Maryland 3 ↗Champion
1961	West Chester Golden Rams	Saint Louis Billikens	West Chester 2, Saint Louis 0 ↗Champion
1960	Saint Louis Billikens	Maryland Terrapins	Saint Louis 3, Maryland 2 ↗Champion
1959	Saint Louis Billikens	Bridgeport Purple Knights	Saint Louis 5, Bridgeport 2 ↗Champion

Finals datesDecember 11 & 14, 20262026 championship

Finals venueFirst Horizon StadiumCary, North Carolina

Local program coverage213Division I men's teams

Tournament path

From the opening round to the national title.

01First round

02Second round

03Third round

04Quarterfinals

05College Cup semifinals

06National championship

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