2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 41st organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Connecticut Huskies won their second national title by defeating the Creighton Bluejays in the championship game, 2–0. The semifinals and final were played in Charlotte, North Carolina at Ericsson Stadium for the second straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2]

2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsConnecticut (2nd title)
Runner-upCreighton (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Attendance52,910 (1,707 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mohamed Fahim, SMU (5)
Corey Woolfolk, Stanford (5)
Best playerDarin Lewis, Connecticut (MOP offense)
Chris Gbandi, Connecticut (MOP defense)
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Seeded Teams

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National seeds
Seed School Record
#1 North Carolina 19–2
#2 Clemson 13–3–2
#3 Stanford 16–2–1
#4 San Diego 15–1–2
#5 Virginia 15–5–1
#6 SMU 17–4
#7 South Carolina 12–3–3
#8 San Jose State 20–0–1

Bracket

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First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Ericsson Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
               
1 North Carolina (OT) 3
William & Mary 2
1 North Carolina 3
Rhode Island 1
Rhode Island 3
Boston College 0
1 North Carolina 0
Indiana 1
'Washington (4OT) 1
UAB 0
Washington 1
Indiana 2
Indiana 4
8 San Jose State 0
Indiana 1
Creighton (3OT) 2
5 Virginia (2OT) 5
Lehigh 0
5 Virginia 2
St. John's (NY) 1
James Madison 0
St. John's (NY) 1
5 Virginia 0
Creighton 3
Ohio State 0
Creighton 1
Creighton 3
4 San Diego 0
UCLA 0
4 San Diego 1
Creighton 0
Connecticut 2
3 Stanford 4
Cal State Fullerton 0
3 Stanford 6
UI Chicago 0
UI Chicago 1
Bradley 0
3 Stanford 1
6 SMU 2
Saint Louis 0
Kentucky (pen.) 0
Kentucky 1
6 SMU 3
IUPUI 0
6 SMU 2
6 SMU 0
Connecticut 2
7 South Carolina 0
Duke 1
Duke 0
Brown 1
Brown 2
Vermont 0
Brown 0
Connecticut 1
Dartmouth 0
Connecticut 3
Connecticut (OT) 2
2 Clemson 1
Furman 2
2 Clemson 3

Final

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Creighton0–2Connecticut
[3] Gbandi   16'
Lewis   85'

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 40. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "CNNSI.com - Soccer - US - UConn defeats Creighton 2-0 for NCAA title - Monday December 11, 2000 08:57 AM". Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved February 16, 2013.