The 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 67th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The College Cup was played on December 12 and December 15 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Vermont is entering the season and tournament as the defending national champion."Vermont claims first national championship on OT goal". Associated Press. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
Background and format The NCAA has been awarding a national men's soccer championship to men's varsity soccer programs since 1959. Since its inaugural tournament, the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament has been held annually at the conclusion of the NCAA Division I men's soccer regular season, from mid-November to mid-December, with the exception of the 2020 tournament, which was played in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of the inaugural tournament, eight teams participated in the national tournament and has expanded in size since then. Since 2001, the tournament has featured 48 teams, with the exception of the 2020 tournament, which was reduced to 32 teams due to COVID-19.
On December 9, 2024, the NCAA confirmed that WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina (near the Raleigh-Durham region) would host the College Cup (semifinals and final).
Qualification
All Division I men's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 21 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, one team received an automatic bid by claiming the conference regular season crown (the West Coast Conference does not hold a conference tournament), and an additional 26 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Automatic bidsConferenceTeamDate qualifiedRecordAppearanceLast bid AmericanNovember 1512–3–21stNone America EastNovember 16 14-0-515th2024 ACCNovember 1611-4-437th2024 Atlantic 10November 1610-2-752nd2024 ASUNNovember 1512–5–13rd2024 Big EastNovember 1611-3-416th2024 Big SouthNovember 1513–1–45th2023 Big TenNovember 168-6-450th2024 Big WestNovember 1411–3–68th 2023 CAANovember 169-3-66th 2022 HorizonNovember 159–3–611th2022 IvyNovember 1615-1-213th2024 MAACNovember 169-5-41stNone Missouri ValleyNovember 157–9–46th2024 NECNovember 1613-4-319th2022 Ohio ValleyNovember 1514–2–41stNone PatriotNovember 158–6–76th2012 SoConNovember 1614-1-413th2024 Summit LeagueNovember 1511–7–214th2024 Sun BeltNovember 1610-6-310th2023 WACNovember 1513–3–44th2021 West CoastNovember 1513–2–318th2024
At-large bidsConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast bid America East 16–2–2 2nd 2023 ACC 8–5–3 38th 2024 8–3–6 32nd 2024 12–2–4 18th 2024 9–5–4 32nd 2024 8–6–4 25th 2023 13–3-2 23rd 2024 9–7–3 10th 2023 12–2–4 45th 2024 Big East 11–4–3 33rd 2024 7–3–7 14th 2022 9–5–4 23rd 2021 11–4–4 37th 2018 Big Ten 12–5–1 50th 2024 12–1–3 42nd 2024 12–3–4 10th 2024 10–6–2 30th 2024 CAA 12–5–0 10th 2024 Ivy League 13–3–2 13th 2024 SoCon 12–4–4 13th 2022 Summit League 11–3–5 5th 2024 Sun Belt 10–3–5 15th 2023 11–3–5 7th 2024 12–4–3 18th 2024 WCC 10–4–2 10th 2024 13–1–3 20th 2023 Seeded teams 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 SoccerCoachesranking1 America East 14–0–5 Automatic 22 ACC 12–2–4 At-large 43 Ivy 15–1–2 Automatic 34 Big Ten 12–1–3 At-large 15 ACC 11–4–4 Automatic 256 Big Ten 12–5–1 At-large 247 Big East 10–3–4 Automatic 158 West Coast 11–1–3 At-large 69 West Coast 13–2–3 Automatic 710 Big South 13–1–4 Automatic 911 America East 15–1–2 At-large 512 ACC 13–3–2 At-large 813 Big East 13–3–2 At-large 14 Big East 11–3–3 At-large 1415 ACC 12–2–4 At-large 1116 SoCon 12–1–4 Automatic 12
Bracket The bracket was announced on Monday, November 17, 2025. First round games were to be played on November 20 at campus sites.
Vermont Region 1
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Virginia Region 2
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Princeton Region 3
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Maryland Region 4
*Host institution
Schedule
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
2025 Men's College Cup
Men's College Cup semifinals
Men's College Cup final
Records by conference ConferenceBidsSeedsRecordPct.R32S16E8F4CGNCBig Ten 5 27-3-2 3 2 2 1 1 1ACC 9 48-7-3 7 3 1 1 1 –SoCon212-2-3 2 2 1 1 – –Atlantic 10103-1-1 1 1 1 1 – –Big East 5 35-5-1 4 3 2 – – –West Coast321-3-1 2 1 1 – – –America East221-1-1 2 1 – – – –CAA202-0-2 1 1 – – – –Big South111-1-0 1 1 – – – –WAC101-1-1 1 1 – – – –Sun Belt 4 03-4-0 3 – – – – –Summit202-1-1 2 – – – – –Ivy League 2 11-2-0 2 – – – – –Missouri Valley101-1-0 1 – – – – –ASUN100-0-1 – – – – – –MAAC100-0-1 – – – – – –American100-1-0 – – – – – –Big West100-1-0 – – – – – –Horizon100-1-0 – – – – – –NEC100-1-0 – – – – – –Ohio Valley100-1-0 – – – – – –Patriot100-1-0 – – – – – –
The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively. Matches concluded by a penalty shootout to determine advancement in the tournament following a drawn match are considered to be a tie for statistical purposes, except for the national championship game.
Statistics Top goalscorers
Top assists
See also 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Notes
References
External links 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament