1990 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 32nd annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

1990 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
1990 Men's College Cup
Tournament details
Country United States
Venue(s)USF Soccer Stadium
Florida Tampa, Florida
Teams28
Final positions
ChampionsUCLA (2nd title)
Runner-upRutgers
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored69 (2.56 per match)
Attendance55,096 (2,041 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Chad Deering, Indiana (3)
Best playerJoe-Max Moore, UCLA (offensive)
Brad Friedel, UCLA (defensive)
← 1989
1991 →

UCLA defeated Rutgers in the championship game in a penalty kick shootout (4–3) after the match ended in a 0–0 draw. This was the second title for the Bruins and the first championship game decided by penalty kicks.

The final match was played on December at USF Soccer Stadium in Tampa, Florida. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2]

Qualifying edit

Three teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Illinois State, Richmond, and San Diego.

Bracket edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Rutgers (pen.) 2
Brooklyn College 0 Adelphi 2
Adelphi 1 Rutgers 1
Columbia 2 Dartmouth 0
Seton Hall 0 Columbia 1
Dartmouth (pen.) 1 Dartmouth 2
Vermont 1 Rutgers 1
Evansville 0
Evansville 1
Boston University 3 Boston University 0
Boston College 2 Evansville 1
Indiana 5 Indiana 0
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1 Indiana 2
Saint Louis 1 Saint Louis 1
George Mason 0 Rutgers 0(3)
UCLA (4OT, pen.) 0(4)
NC State 3
South Carolina 3 South Carolina 1
Clemson 0 NC State (pen.) 1
North Carolina 2 Virginia 0
Wake Forest 1 North Carolina 1
Virginia 1 Virginia 3
Richmond 0 NC State 0
UCLA (2OT, pen.) 1
UCLA 2
San Diego 4 San Diego 1
Portland 2 UCLA 2
Fresno State 2 SMU 0
Santa Clara 1 Fresno State 1
SMU 2 SMU 2
Illinois State 1

Final edit

Rutgers0–1 (4OT/PK)UCLA

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1990 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 30. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)