2015 NCAA Division III men's soccer tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship was the 42nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division III men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri (the home field of Swope Park Rangers, the USL affiliate of MLS's Sporting Kansas City) from December 4–5, 2015 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2015.[1]

2015 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesDecember 4–5, 2015
Teams61
Final positions
ChampionsAmherst College (MA)
Runner-upLoras College (IA)
Third placeCalvin College (MI)
& SUNY Oneonta (NY)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored164 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)n/a
Best playerBryce Ciambella, Amherst
← 2014
2016 →

All statistics correct as of 12/7/2015.

Qualification

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All Division III men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 61-team tournament field. 42 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments and an additional 19 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.[2]

Tournament bracket

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Amherst Sectional

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First Round
November 12–15, 2015
Regional sites
Second Round
November 12–15, 2015
Regional sites
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Amherst, MA
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Amherst, MA
            
Amherst* 2
Morrisville State 0
Morrisville State* 3
Cabrini 1
Amherst* 2
Lycoming 0
Lycoming* 1
Johnson & Wales (RI) 0
Lycoming* 2
Dickinson 1
Rowan 1
Dickinson 2
Amherst* 1
Trinity (TX) 0
Brandeis* 2
Thomas (ME) 1
Brandeis* 2
RPI 1
RPI* 2
Stevens Tech 1
Brandeis 0
Trinity (TX) 2
Texas–Dallas 0
Trinity (TX)* 3
Trinity (TX)* 1
Redlands 0
Redlands 3
Whitworth 2

Haverford Sectional

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First Round
November 12–15, 2015
Regional sites
Second Round
November 12–15, 2015
Regional sites
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Haverford, PA
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Haverford, PA
            
Haverford* 2
Washington & Lee 1
Washington & Lee* 3
Methodist 0
Haverford* 2
St. Lawrence 0
St. Lawrence* 2
Sage 0
St. Lawrence* 2
Scranton 0
UMass Boston 1
Scranton 2
Haverford* 0
SUNY Oneonta 1
SUNY Oneonta* 7
CCNY 0
SUNY Oneonta* 2
Rutgers–Camden 0
Rutgers–Camden 2
Eastern 1
SUNY Oneonta 2
MIT 0
MIT* 5
Bridgewater State 1
MIT* 1
Bowdoin 0
Plattsburgh State 0
Bowdoin 1

Loras Sectional

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First Round
November 12–15, 2015
Campus sites
Second Round
November 12–15, 2015
Campus sites
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Dubuque, IA
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Dubuque, IA
            
Loras* 3
Carthage 1
Ohio Northern* 2
Carthage 3
Loras* 2
DePauw 1
Washington–St. Louis* 4
Millsaps 2
Washington–St. Louis* 1
DePauw 1
DePauw 1
Westminster (MO) 0
Loras* 2
Wheaton (IL) 1
Macalester* 1
St. Scholastica 0
Macalester* 0
St. Olaf 1
UW–Oshkosh 0
St. Olaf 2
St. Olaf 1
Wheaton (IL) 2
Wheaton (IL)* 3
Lake Forest 2
Wheaton (IL) 1
UW–Whitewater 0
UW–Whitewater 0
Rose–Hulman 0

Kenyon Sectional

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First Round
November 12–15, 2015
Campus sites
Second Round
November 12–15, 2015
Campus sites
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Gambier, OH
Sectionals
November 21–22, 2015
Gambier, OH
            
Montclair State* 3
Daniel Webster 2
Montclair State* 2
Tufts 3
Salisbury 1
Tufts 2
Tufts 2
Kenyon* 3
Kenyon* 1
Westminster (PA) 0
Kenyon* 1
Chicago 1
Chicago 3
Thomas More 0
Kenyon* 0
Calvin 1
Franklin & Marshall* 5
Babson 1
Franklin & Marshall* 3
Gordon 1
Carnegie Mellon 1
Gordon 2
Franklin & Marshall 0
Calvin 1
Ohio Wesleyan* 3
Milwaukee Engineering 1
Ohio Wesleyan* 1
Calvin 3
Calvin 1
Mount Aloysius 0

Division III College Cup

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Semifinals
December 4, 2015
Swope Soccer Village
Kansas City, Missouri
Championship
December 5, 2015
Swope Soccer Village
Kansas City, Missouri
      
Amherst 0
SUNY Oneonta 0
Amherst 2
Loras 1
Loras 1
Calvin 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". Ncaa.com. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Committee selects championship field". Ncaa.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.