1996 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

August 2023 November 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament 1996 Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States 32 St. John's (NY) (1st title) Florida International (1st title game) 31 99 85915 Alen Kozić, Florida International (3) 1995 1997 The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 37th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The St. John's Red Storm won their first national title by defeating the Florida International Panthers in the championship game, 4–1. The semifinals on December 13, 1996, and the final on December 15, 1996, were played in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the second straight year. All the other matches were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.1996 Division I Men's Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2011/D1Brackets.pdf NCAA NCAA.org December 22, 2012 36http://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#1Washington14–2–1#2Florida International13–4–2#3UNC Greensboro21–1#4William & Mary18–2–1 Early rounds First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia 1 Washington (2OT) 2 Santa Clara 1 California 1 Fresno State 2 Cal State Fullerton 2 UCLA 1 SMU 0 Creighton 2 Virginia 0 George Mason 1 Fordham 1 St. John's (NY) 5 James Madison 1 Maryland (OT) 2 Army 1 4 William & Mary (4OT) 3 3 UNC Greensboro 0 Notre Dame 1 Charlotte 3 College of Charleston 1 Boston U. 2 Harvard 3 Hartford (OT) 3 Rhode Island 2 Bowling Green 4 Detroit 0 Indiana 4 Evansville 1 Rutgers (OT) 2 Cornell 1 South Florida 1 2 FIU 6 1 Washington 1 Fresno State 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 Creighton (pen.) 0 George Mason 1 St. John's (NY) 2 Maryland 0 4 William & Mary 3 Notre Dame 0 Charlotte 1 Harvard 2 Hartford (OT) 3 Bowling Green 0 Indiana 2 Rutgers 0 2 FIU 2 Fresno State 0 Creighton 2 St. John's (NY) (OT) 2 4 William & Mary 1 Charlotte 3 Hartford 0 Indiana 0 2 FIU 1 Creighton 1 St. John's (NY) 2 Charlotte 0 2 FIU 4 St. John's (NY) 4 2 FIU 1 Final December 15, 1996 St. John's (NY) 4–1 http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16703/mens-ncaa-summary-fiu-1-st-johns-4.html Men's NCAA Summary: FIU 1 St. John's 4 Florida International Van Saun 27Krakowiak 28Hickey 68Kulego 89 Moleka 64 Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia 20,874 References Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament seasons NCAA Division I Men's NCAA Division I Men's Soccer NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Category:Soccer competitions in Virginia Category:Sports competitions in Richmond, Virginia