2007 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

2007 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Franklin Pierce; (1st title, 2nd final)
Runner-up	Lincoln Memorial; (1st final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	95 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	David Clifton, FPU (9)
Best player	Offense:; David Clifton, FPU; Defense:; James Thorpe, FPU
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The 2007 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 36th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. Thirty-two teams participated in the tournament.

The Franklin Pierce Ravens defeated Lincoln Memorial, 1–0, at the D-II Championship Festival, held in Orange Beach, Alabama, and hosted by the University of West Florida. David Clifton scored the match's lone goal in the 89th minute to give the Ravens men's team their first national title.^[1]

Franklin Pierce, who finished the season 17-2-4, were coached by Marco Koolman.^[2]

Brackets

Pool 1

First round *Campus sites			Second round *Campus sites			Regional Finals *Campus sites			Semifinals November 30 Orange Beach, Alabama

	Lincoln Memorial	2

	Wingate	1
				Lincoln Memorial	2

				Carson–Newman	1
*	Tusculum	1

	Carson–Newman	3
							Lincoln Memorial	2

						*	Northern Kentucky	1
*	Northern Kentucky	5

	Gannon	2
			*	Northern Kentucky	1

				SIU Edwardsville	0
	Lewis	1

	SIU Edwardsville	2
										Lincoln Memorial	1

										Montevallo	0
*	Lees-McRae	3

	Queens (NC)	0
			*	Lees-McRae	1

				Lander	0
	Clayton State	0

	Lander	1
						*	Lees-McRae	0

							Montevallo	2
*	West Florida	1

	Montevallo	2
				Montevallo	1(6)

				Tampa	1(5)
	Tampa	2

	Lynn	1

Pool 2

First round *Campus sites			Second round *Campus sites			Regional Finals *Campus sites			Semifinals November 30 Orange Beach, Alabama

*	CSU Dominguez Hills	1

	Grand Canyon	0
			*	CSU Dominguez Hills	1(2)

				Sonoma State	1(4)
	Seattle	0

	Sonoma State	2
							Sonoma State	2(4)

						*	Midwestern State	2(5)
*	West Texas A&M	2

	Fort Lewis	1
			*	West Texas A&M	0

				Midwestern State	1
	Midwestern State	8

	Metropolitan State	1
										Midwestern State	0(2)

										Franklin Pierce	0(4)
*	East Stroudsburg	0

	NYIT	2
				NYIT	0

				Dowling	4
	Dowling	2

	Bridgeport	0
							Dowling	1

						*	Franklin Pierce	2
*	Franklin Pierce	5

	Le Moyne	0
			*	Franklin Pierce	3

				Mass-Lowell	1
	Southern Conn. St.	1(1)

	Mass-Lowell	1(3)

Final

December 2, 2007

Franklin Pierce	1–0	Lincoln Memorial
David Clifton 88:10' (Francois)	Report 1 Report 2

Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama

Attendance: 512

Referee: Tim Debysingh

References

^ "Franklin Pierce captures Division 2 national title". Boston Globe. December 3, 2007. p. D3. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Division II Men's Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 10–15.

[1] "Franklin Pierce captures Division 2 national title". Boston Globe. December 3, 2007. p. D3. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[2] "Division II Men's Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 10–15.

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