The NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament (formerly the NCAA College Division soccer tournament) is an annual event organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the national champions of men's collegiate soccer among its Division II members in the United States and Canada. It has been held every year since 1972; prior to that, all teams competed in a single tournament.

The most successful program has been Southern Connecticut State, with six national titles.

Midwestern State are the defending champions, winning their first national title in 2025.

Format 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.

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Ed.Year Host city Championship Third place match / Semifinalists Champion Score Runner-Up Third Place Score Fourth Place 1972 Edwardsville, IL SIU Edwardsville Oneonta State Chico State and Baltimore 1973 Springfield, MA UMSL Cal State Fullerton Adelphi Baltimore 1974 St. Louis, MO Adelphi Seattle Pacific UDC Eastern Illinois 1975 Seattle, WA Baltimore Seattle Pacific Adelphi UW–Green Bay 1976 Seattle, WA Loyola Maryland New Haven Chico State UMSL 1977 University Park, FL Alabama A&M Seattle Pacific New Haven UW–Green Bay 1978 University Park, FLSeattle Pacific Alabama A&M Eastern Illinois Southern Connecticut 1979 University Park, FL Alabama A&M Eastern Illinois Seattle Pacific Southern Connecticut 1980 University Park, FLLock Haven FIU Cal State Chico Southern Connecticut 1981 New Haven, CT Tampa Cal State LA Southern Connecticut UMSL 1982 University Park, FL FIU Southern Connecticut UMSL and Oakland 1983 Tampa, FL Seattle Pacific (2) Tampa Oakland and Southern Connecticut 1984 Seattle, WA FIU Seattle Pacific New Haven and UMSL 1985 University Park, FL Seattle Pacific FIUNYIT and Davis & Elkins 1986 Seattle, WA Seattle Pacific OaklandBridgeport and Davis & Elkins 1987 Tampa, FL Southern Connecticut Cal State NorthridgeUMSL and Tampa 1988 Northridge, CA Florida Tech Cal State Northridge Southern Connecticut and Oakland 1989 Greensboro, NC SNHU UNC GreensboroCal State Hayward and Gannon 1990 Melbourne, FL Southern Connecticut Seattle PacificGannon and Florida Tech 1991 Melbourne, FL Florida Tech Sonoma State Cal Poly Pomona and Franklin Pierce 1992 Tampa, FL Southern Connecticut TampaOakland and Seattle Pacific 1993 Melbourne, FL Seattle Pacific Southern Connecticut Florida Tech and Gannon 1994 Tampa, FL Tampa Oakland Seattle Pacific and Southern Connecticut 1995 Spartanburg, SC Southern Connecticut USC SpartanburgMercyhurst and Cal State Bakersfield 1996 Phoenix, AZ Grand Canyon Oakland Lynn and Southern Connecticut 1997 Boca Raton, FL Cal State Bakersfield LynnTruman State and Southern Connecticut 1998 Spartanburg, SC Southern Connecticut USC SpartanburgMercyhurst and Seattle Pacific 1999 Miami Shores, FL Southern Connecticut Fort Lewis Charleston (WV) and Barry 2000 Miami Shores, FL Cal State DH BarryEast Stroudsburg and Lewis 2001 Tampa, FL Tampa Cal State DHDowling and SIU Edwardsville 2002 Virginia Beach, VA Sonoma State SNHUCentral Arkansas and Mercyhurst 2003 Virginia Beach, VA Lynn Chico StateFindlay and Dowling 2004 Wichita Falls, TX Seattle SIU EdwardsvilleUNC Pembroke and Dowling 2005 Wichita Falls, TX Fort Lewis Franklin PierceLynn and SIU Edwardsville 2006 Pensacola, FL Dowling Fort Lewis Lincoln Memorial and West Florida 2007 Orange Beach, AL Franklin Pierce Lincoln MemorialMontevallo and Midwestern State 2008 Tampa, FL Cal State DH DowlingTampa and Northern Kentucky 2009 Tampa, FL Fort Lewis Lees-McRaeLe Moyne and Lewis 2010 Louisville, KY Northern Kentucky Rollins Dowling and Midwestern State 2011 Pensacola, FL Fort Lewis Lynn Franklin Pierce and Millersville 2012 Evans, GA Lynn Saginaw Valley StateSimon Fraser and Mercyhurst 2013 Evans, GA SNHU Carson–NewmanRockhurst and Simon Fraser 2014 Louisville, KY Lynn Charleston (WV)Colorado Mesa and Quincy 2015 Pensacola, FL Pfeiffer Cal Poly Pomona Charleston (WV) and Rockhurst 2016 Kansas City, MO Wingate Charleston (WV)Rockhurst and UC San Diego 2017 Kansas City, MO Charleston (WV) LynnCal Poly Pomona and Rockhurst 2018 Pittsburgh, PA Barry West ChesterCal Poly Pomona and Fort Hays State 2019 Pittsburgh, PA Charleston (WV) Cal State LAIndianapolis and Lynn 2020 – – 2021 Colorado Springs, CO Cal State LA Charleston (WV)Indianapolis and Nova Southeastern 2022 Seattle, WA Franklin Pierce CSU PuebloBarry and Lake Erie 2023 Matthews, NC Franklin Pierce CSU Pueblo Florida Tech and Lewis 2024 Matthews, NC Lynn Charleston (WV) CSU Pueblo and McKendree 2025 Matthews, NC Midwestern State Rollins Fort Hays State and SNHU 2026 Kansas City, MO 2027 Huntsville, AL

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Champions

Active programs Team Titles Years 6 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 5 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 4 2003, 2012, 2014, 2024 3 2007, 2022, 2023 2005, 2009, 2013 1981, 1994, 2001 2 2000, 2008 2017, 2019 1988, 1991 1989, 2013 11974 2018 2021 1980 2025 1973 2002 2016

Former programs Team Titles Years 2 1977, 1979 1982, 1984 1 1975 1997 2006 1996 1976 2010 2015 2004 1972

Finals hosting history 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 times than any other state. On seven occasions the host team has won the championship.

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School/Conference Hosted Years Venues Tampa 1983, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2008, 2009 Plant Field (5), Pepin Stadium (2) Florida International 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985 Sunblazers Stadium West Florida 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 Ashton Brosnaham (3), Orange Beach (1)Seattle Pacific 1975, 1976, 1984, 1986 Memorial Stadium Florida Tech 1990, 1991, 1993 FIT Varsity Field (2), Panther Stadium (1) Slippery Rock 2018, 2019 Highmark Stadium Mid-America IAA 2016, 2017 Swope Village Peach Belt Conference 2012, 2013 Blanchard Woods Park Bellarmine 2010, 2014 Owsley Frazier Midwestern State 2004, 2005MSU Soccer Field 2002, 2003 Virginia Beach Sportsplex Barry 1999, 2000Buccaneer Field USC Spartanburg 1995, 1998 Rifle Field Lynn 1997 McCusker Sports Complex Grand Canyon 1996 GCU Stadium UNC Greensboro 1989Campus Field Cal State Northridge 1988 North Campus Stadium Southern Connecticut 1981 Reese Stadium UM–St. Louis 1974 Don Dallas Soccer Field Springfield (MA) 1973 Benedum Field SIU Edwardsville 1972 Cougar Field

Former programs in Division I Source:

Conference affiliations are current for the ongoing 2024 NCAA men's soccer season.

School Championship Year moved Current ConferenceSIU Edwardsville19721973, 2008Ohio Valley ConferenceLoyola (Maryland)19761979Patriot LeagueAlabama A&M1977, 19791999Southwestern Athletic ConferenceFIU (Florida International)1982, 19841987American Athletic ConferenceGrand Canyon19962013Western Athletic ConferenceCSU Bakersfield19972006Big West ConferenceSeattle20042008Western Athletic ConferenceNorthern Kentucky20102012Horizon League

Schools ranked by number of appearances

Schools indicated in pink no longer compete in Division II. Rank School Seattle Pacific 35 Southern Connecticut32 Tampa27 Franklin Pierce23 SNHU (N.H. College) East Stroudsburg20Lynn19 Midwestern State18 UMSL17 Cal State Los Angeles16RollinsMercyhurst

In addition to the above schools, Alabama A&M moved to Division I after winning Division II titles in 1977 and 1979. However, it discontinued its men's soccer program after the 2010 season. Adelphi also moved to Division I in 1976, after winning the Division II title in 1974, but returned to Division II in 2013.

See also List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament appearances by school NCAA men's soccer tournaments (Division I, Division III) NCAA women's soccer tournaments (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA national men's soccer championship Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association

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