2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Country	United States
Teams	48
Defending champions	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Champions	Maryland Terrapins
Runners-up	North Carolina Tar Heels
Matches played	47
Goals scored	105 (2.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Andrew Wiedeman (4)
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The 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup for the final four teams was held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The final was held on December 14, 2008.

The bracket was announced November 17, 2008. The tournament started on November 21. The first round was played on November 21 and 22, and the second round on the 25th and 26th. The third round was played on November 29 and 30. The Regional Finals were played on December 6. Maryland won the 2008 College Cup, beating North Carolina 1-0 in the finals. This was Maryland's third College Cup and second since 2005.

Regional 1

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		William and Mary (10-6-3)	3
		Winthrop (14-5-1)	1
							William and Mary (11-6-3)	0
						1	Wake Forest (18-1-1)	1/OT
											1	Wake Forest (19-1-1)	7
										16	Dartmouth (11-5-2)	0
						16	Dartmouth (11-5-1)	0(4)
							Boston College (10-8-2)	0(2)
		Boston College (9-8-2)	2
		Colgate (12-5-3)	0
																1	Wake Forest (20-1-1)	5
																8	South Florida (15-4-3)	0
		Duke (10-7-2)	0
		UNC Greensboro (8-11-2)	2
							UNC Greensboro (9-11-2)	2/OT
						9	Loyola (Md.) (18-1-1)	1
												UNC Greensboro (10-11-2)	1(1)
										8	South Florida (15-4-2)	1(3)
						8	South Florida (14-4-2)	2
							Harvard (12-5-0)	1
		Massachusetts (10-7-3)	0
		Harvard (11-5-0)	1/2OT

Regional 2

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		Oakland (14-4-1)	0(3)
		Ohio State (9-8-2)	0(4)
							Ohio State (9-8-3)	0
						5	Akron (16-1-4)	1/2OT
											5	Akron (17-1-4)	0
											Northwestern (14-4-3)	1
						12	Notre Dame (12-6-2)	1
							Northwestern (13-4-3)	2
		Northwestern (13-4-2)	0(4)
		Loyola (Ill.) (12-6-3)	0(1)
																	Northwestern (15-4-3)	0
																13	North Carolina (13-7-1)	1
		Louisville (11-7-2)	3
		Jacksonville (11-8-1)	4/OT
							Jacksonville (12-8-1)	0
						13	North Carolina (11-7-1)	1
											13	North Carolina (12-7-1)	3/OT
											Ill-Chicago (12-3-6)	2
						4	Michigan State (13-5-1)	0(2)
							Ill-Chicago (12-3-5)	0(3)
		Ill-Chicago (12-3-4)	0(3)
		Dayton (15-4-2)	0(1)

Regional 3

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		Boston University (11-5-3)	1
		Farleigh Dickinson (13-5-2)	0
							Boston University (12-5-3)	0
						3	St. John's (16-2-3)	1
											3	St. John's (NY) (17-2-3)	3
										14	UC Irvine (15-1-6)	2
						14	UC Irvine (14-1-6)	3
							Cal Poly (11-5-6)	0
		UCLA (10-4-6)	0
		Cal Poly (10-5-6)	1
																3	St. John's (NY) (18-2-3)	3/OT
																6	Indiana (14-6-3)	2
		UC Davis (12-4-4)	4
		Denver (10-6-2)	0
							UC Davis (13-4-4)	1
						11	Michigan (12-5-3)	2
											11	Michigan (13-5-3)	0
										6	Indiana (13-6-3)	3
						6	Indiana (12-6-3)	2
							St. Louis (12-4-5)	0
		St. Louis (11-4-5)	1/2OT
		Drake (13-4-1)	0

Regional 4

	First round					Second round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
		Tulsa (15-3-3)	1
		UMKC (9-6-3)	0
							Tulsa (16-3-3)	1
						7	Creighton (14-1-2)	2
											7	Creighton (15-1-2)	2/OT
											Connecticut (11-4-6)	1
						10	Virginia (11-8-1)	0
							Connecticut (10-4-6)	2
		Connecticut (9-4-6)	1
		Fairfield (11-7-0)	0
																7	Creighton (16-1-2)	0
																2	Maryland (20-3-0)	1
		California (10-3-5)	3
		San Francisco (9-9-2)	0
							California (11-3-5)	3/2OT
						15	UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5)	2
												California (12-3-5)	1
										2	Maryland (19-3-0)	2
						2	Maryland (18-3-0)	2
							George Mason (14-6-2)	0
		George Mason (13-6-2)	1
		Penn (11-2-4)	0

College Cup – Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas

	National Semifinals December 12					National Championship December 14
	1	Wake Forest (21-1-1)	0
	13	North Carolina (14-7-1)	1
						13	North Carolina (15-7-1)	0
						2	Maryland (22-3-0)	1
	3	St. John's (NY) (19-2-3)	0
	2	Maryland (21-3-0)	1/2OT

Goal scorers

Bold indicates player's team played in the final 4 Goals Andrew Wiedeman- California 3 Goals Graham Zusi- Maryland Sverre Wegge Gundhus- St. John's Chris Leer- UC Davis Nirav Kadam- UNC Greensboro Cody Arnoux- Wake Forest Zack Schilawski- Wake Forest 2 Goals Tony Cascio- Connecticut Seth Sinovic- Creighton John Mellencamp- Indiana Kirk Urso- North Carolina Oliver Kupe- Northwestern Irving Garcia- UC Irvine Zak Boggs- South Florida Joel Gustafsson- St. John's Sam Cronin- Wake Forest Andrew Hoxie- William and Mary 1 Goal Matt Tutich- Akron Shawn Chin- Boston College Edvin Worley- Boston College Jin Oh- Boston University Chris Deal- California Demitrius Omphroy- California Davis Paul- California Ryan Anderson- Cal Poly Dori Arad- Connecticut Andrei Gotsmanov- Creighton Chris Schuler- Creighton Eber Martinez- George Mason Andre Akpan- Harvard John Stamatis- Harvard Baggio Husidic- Illinois-Chicago Matt Spiess- Illinois-Chicago Andy Adlard- Indiana Eric Alexander- Indiana Kevin Alston- Indiana Brad Ring- Indiana Ofori Sarkodie- Indiana Nedim Hrustric- Jacksonville Ramak Safi- Jacksonville Stefan Runeman- Jacksonville Tony Taylor- Jacksonville Aaron Clapham- Louisville Zachary Hernan- Louisville Ryan McDonald- Louisville Phil Bannister- Loyola (Md.) Jeremy Hall- Maryland Omar Gonzalez- Maryland Casey Townsend- Maryland Rodney Wallace- Maryland Peri Marosevic- Michigan Jake Stacy- Michigan Michael Callahan- North Carolina Garry Lewis- North Carolina Billy Schuler- North Carolina Brian Shriver- North Carolina Geoff Fallon- Northwestern Jack Traynor- Notre Dame Jordan Seabrook- South Florida Nelson Becerra- St. John's Tafadzwa Chiduku- St. John's Kyle Hayes- St. Louis Austin Neil- Tulsa Jose Parada- Tulsa Sule Anibaba- UC Davis Lance Patterson- UC Davis Irving Garcia- UC Irvine Rafael Macedo- UC Irvine Amani Walker- UC Irvine Martin Hedevag- UC Santa Barbara Michael Tetteh- UC Santa Barbara Tebatso Manyama- UNC Greensboro Corey Maret- UNC Greensboro Lyle Adams- Wake Forest Corben Bone- Wake Forest Jamie Franks- Wake Forest Luke Norman- Wake Forest Marcus Tracy- Wake Forest Alan Koger- William and Mary Rafael Araujo- Winthrop See also NCAA Men's Soccer Championship References "2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.