1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

August 2023 November 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament 1997 Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States 32 UCLA (3rd title) Virginia (6th title game) 31 88 67764 Ben Olsen, Virginia (5) Seth George, UCLA (MOP offense)Matt Reis, UCLA (MOP defense) 1996 1998 The 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 38th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The UCLA Bruins won their third national title by defeating the Virginia Cavaliers in the championship game, 2–0. The final match was played on December 14, 1997, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the third straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.1997 Division I Men's Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2011/D1Brackets.pdf NCAA NCAA.org December 22, 2012 37http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf Men's soccer – Division I: History National Collegiate Athletic Association 2012-12-22 2014-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20141015070124/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf dead National seeds National seedsSeedSchoolRecord#1Indiana20–0#2Virginia15–3–3#3SMU17–2#4South Carolina15–2–1#5UCLA17–2#6Creighton15–4–1#7American15–3–4#8Florida International14–5–1 Bracket First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia 1 Indiana 2 Butler 1 Marquette 0 Bowling Green 1 St. John's 2 Brown 1 South Florida 3 8 Florida International 1 5 UCLA 3 Santa Clara 0 Stanford 1 Washington 2 Charlotte 0 Clemson 5 Charleston Southern 0 4 South Carolina 3 3 SMU 1 Rider 0 Dartmouth 5 Boston U. 1 Saint Louis 2 Missouri State 1 Air Force 2 6 Creighton 3 7 American 2 William & Mary 1 Maryland 1 Rutgers 0 VCU 1 Georgetown 2 Howard 0 2 Virginia 3 1 Indiana 4 Bowling Green 0 St. John's 1 South Florida 2 5 UCLA 1 Washington 0 Clemson 1 4 South Carolina 0 3 SMU 2 Dartmouth 0 Saint Louis 1 6 Creighton 0 7 American 1 Maryland 0 Georgetown 1 2 Virginia 5 1 Indiana 6 South Florida 0 5 UCLA 2 Clemson 1 3 SMU 0 Saint Louis 0 7 American 1 2 Virginia 2 1 Indiana 0 5 UCLA 1 Saint Louis 1 2 Virginia 3 5 UCLA 2 2 Virginia 0 See also 1997 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament 1997 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament 1997 NCAA Division III men's soccer tournament 1997 NAIA men's soccer tournament References NCAA Division I Mens Soccer Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament seasons NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Category:Soccer competitions in Virginia Category:Sports competitions in Richmond, Virginia