| Founded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 62 |
| Current champions | Messiah |
| Most successful club(s) | Messiah (9 titles) |
| Website | [1] |
The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship has been contested since 1974.
It is the largest of the three NCAA divisions' championships, with the most complicated selection process. In 2012, the tournament was a 62-team, single-elimination tournament. Teams are divided into three pools. Pool A consists of the 36 conference champions, who all receive automatic bids to the tournament. Pool B consists of all teams which are not in conferences or which are in conferences that do not meet the requirements to be awarded an automatic bid. Four teams are selected from Pool B. Pool C consists of all the other teams, plus those Pool B teams not already selected. The remaining teams in the field are selected from Pool C. Two teams received first round byes, and the rest of the bracket was filled by geographical proximity. The early rounds of the championship were played at campus sites with the higher seeded team hosting the match. The semifinals and finals are played at a predetermined campus site. The 2012 Division III final rounds were held at Blossom Soccer Complex in San Antonio.[1]
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Champions [edit]
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Schools ranked by titles [edit]
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| Rank | School | # |
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| 1 | Messiah | 9 |
| 2 | UNC-Greensboro | 5 |
| 3 | Babson | 3 |
| 3 | UC San Diego | 3 |
| 5 | Lock Haven | 2 |
| 5 | Ohio Wesleyan | 2 |
| 5 | Rowan (Glassboro State) | 2 |
| 5 | Wheaton (IL) | 2 |
See also [edit]
- NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship
- NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
- NAIA national men's soccer championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- NCAA Men's Soccer
- Div. III men's soccer championship brackets
- American College Soccer, 1946-1959: The Postwar era
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