1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 39th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth national title by defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game, 3–1. The final match was played on December 13, 1998, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the fourth straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2]

1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsIndiana (3rd Title)
Runner-upStanford (1st Title Game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored93 (3 per match)
Attendance56,078 (1,809 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Aleksey Korol, Indiana (6)
Best playerAleksey Korol, Indiana (MOP offense)
Nick Garcia, Indiana (MOP defense)
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1999 →

National seeds

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National seeds
Seed School Record
#1 Clemson 20–1
#2 Virginia 14–3–3
#3 Duke 18–3
#4 Washington 16–3
#5 St. John's (NY) 14–4–3
#6 UCLA 16–3
#7 Cal State Fullerton 14–4–2
#8 Indiana 18–2

Play-in rounds

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Lafayette dft. Dayton 1-0[citation needed]

Early rounds

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First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
               
1 Clemson 5
Lafayette 0
1 Clemson 1
William & Mary 0
William & Mary (2OT) 2
South Florida 1
1 Clemson 1
8 Indiana 2
Cincinnati 0
Butler (2OT) 1
Butler 1
8 Indiana (2OT) 2
Akron 2
8 Indiana (2OT) 3
8 Indiana 4
Santa Clara 0
5 St. John's (NY) (2OT) 1
Brown 0
5 St. John's (NY) 1
Penn State 0
Connecticut 0
Penn State 1
5 St. John's (NY) 1
Santa Clara 2
SMU 0
Santa Clara (OT) 1
Santa Clara 4
UNC Greensboro 1
UNC Greensboro 2
4 Washington 1
8 Indiana 3
Stanford 1
3 Duke 2
Jacksonville 3
Jacksonville 0
Maryland 3
Maryland 2
Richmond 1
Maryland 3
Creighton 2
Saint Louis 1
Creighton (2OT) 4
Creighton 2
6 UCLA 0
Fresno State 1
6 UCLA 2
Maryland 0
Stanford 1
7 Cal State Fullerton 1
San Diego 2
San Diego 1
Stanford (2OT) 3
Stanford (3OT) 3
San Jose State 2
Stanford 3
2 Virginia 0
VCU 1
South Carolina 2
South Carolina 0
2 Virginia 1
Rider 0
2 Virginia 3

Final

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Indiana3–1Stanford

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 38. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)