2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup for the final four teams was held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The final was held on December 14, 2008.

2008 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	48
Defending champions	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Final positions
Champions	Maryland Terrapins
Runner-up	North Carolina Tar Heels
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	105 (2.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Andrew Wiedeman (4)

The bracket was announced November 17, 2008. The tournament started on November 21. The first round was played on November 21 and 22, and the second round on the 25th and 26th. The third round was played on November 29 and 30. The Regional Finals were played on December 6. Maryland won the 2008 College Cup, defeating North Carolina, 1–0, in the final. This was Maryland's third College Cup and second since 2005.

Regional 1

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
		William and Mary (10-6-3)	3
		Winthrop (14-5-1)	1
							William and Mary (11-6-3)	0
						1	Wake Forest (18-1-1)	1/OT
											1	Wake Forest (19-1-1)	7
											16	Dartmouth (11-5-2)	0
						16	Dartmouth (11-5-1)	0(4)
							Boston College (10-8-2)	0(2)
		Boston College (9-8-2)	2
		Colgate (12-5-3)	0
																1	Wake Forest (20-1-1)	5
																8	South Florida (15-4-3)	0
		Duke (10-7-2)	0
		UNC Greensboro (8-11-2)	2
							UNC Greensboro (9-11-2)	2/OT
						9	Loyola (Md.) (18-1-1)	1
												UNC Greensboro (10-11-2)	1(1)
											8	South Florida (15-4-2)	1(3)
						8	South Florida (14-4-2)	2
							Harvard (12-5-0)	1
		Massachusetts (10-7-3)	0
		Harvard (11-5-0)	1/2OT

Regional 2

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
		Oakland (14-4-1)	0(3)
		Ohio State (9-8-2)	0(4)
							Ohio State (9-8-3)	0
						5	Akron (16-1-4)	1/2OT
											5	Akron (17-1-4)	0
												Northwestern (14-4-3)	1
						12	Notre Dame (12-6-2)	1
							Northwestern (13-4-3)	2
		Northwestern (13-4-2)	0(4)
		Loyola (Ill.) (12-6-3)	0(1)
																	Northwestern (15-4-3)	0
																13	North Carolina (13-7-1)	1
		Louisville (11-7-2)	3
		Jacksonville (11-8-1)	4/OT
							Jacksonville (12-8-1)	0
						13	North Carolina (11-7-1)	1
											13	North Carolina (12-7-1)	3/OT
												Ill-Chicago (12-3-6)	2
						4	Michigan State (13-5-1)	0(2)
							Ill-Chicago (12-3-5)	0(3)
		Ill-Chicago (12-3-4)	0(3)
		Dayton (15-4-2)	0(1)

Regional 3

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
		Boston University (11-5-3)	1
		Fairleigh Dickinson (13-5-2)	0
							Boston University (12-5-3)	0
						3	St. John's (16-2-3)	1
											3	St. John's (NY) (17-2-3)	3
											14	UC Irvine (15-1-6)	2
						14	UC Irvine (14-1-6)	3
							Cal Poly (11-5-6)	0
		UCLA (10-4-6)	0
		Cal Poly (10-5-6)	1
																3	St. John's (NY) (18-2-3)	3/OT
																6	Indiana (14-6-3)	2
		UC Davis (12-4-4)	4
		Denver (10-6-2)	0
							UC Davis (13-4-4)	1
						11	Michigan (12-5-3)	2
											11	Michigan (13-5-3)	0
											6	Indiana (13-6-3)	3
						6	Indiana (12-6-3)	2
							St. Louis (12-4-5)	0
		St. Louis (11-4-5)	1/2OT
		Drake (13-4-1)	0

Regional 4

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
		Tulsa (15-3-3)	1
		UMKC (9-6-3)	0
							Tulsa (16-3-3)	1
						7	Creighton (14-1-2)	2
											7	Creighton (15-1-2)	2/OT
												Connecticut (11-4-6)	1
						10	Virginia (11-8-1)	0
							Connecticut (10-4-6)	2
		Connecticut (9-4-6)	1
		Fairfield (11-7-0)	0
																7	Creighton (16-1-2)	0
																2	Maryland (20-3-0)	1
		California (10-3-5)	3
		San Francisco (9-9-2)	0
							California (11-3-5)	3/2OT
						15	UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5)	2
												California (12-3-5)	1
											2	Maryland (19-3-0)	2
						2	Maryland (18-3-0)	2
							George Mason (14-6-2)	0
		George Mason (13-6-2)	1
		Penn (11-2-4)	0

College Cup – Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas

	National semifinals December 12					National Championship December 14
	1	Wake Forest (21-1-1)	0
	13	North Carolina (14-7-1)	1
						13	North Carolina (15-7-1)	0
						2	Maryland (22-3-0)	1
	3	St. John's (NY) (19-2-3)	0
	2	Maryland (21-3-0)	1/2OT

Schedule

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Semifinals

#1 Wake Forest v #13 North Carolina

December 12, 2008	#1 Wake Forest	0-1	#13 North Carolina	Frisco, Texas
5:30pm EST		Report	Shriver 3'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Chico Grajeda

#2 Maryland v St John's

December 12, 2008	#2 Maryland	1–0 2OT	St John's	Frisco, Texas
8:00pm EST	Zusi 104'	Report		Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Jorge de la Bandera

Championship

#2 Maryland v #13 North Carolina

December 14, 2008	#2 Maryland	1-0	#13 North Carolina	Frisco, Texas
1:00pm EST	Zusi 66'	Report		Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,594 Referee: Alex Prus

Goal scorers

Bold indicates player's team played in the final

4 Goals

Andrew Wiedeman- California

3 Goals

Graham Zusi- Maryland
Sverre Wegge Gundhus- St. John's
Chris Leer- UC Davis
Nirav Kadam- UNC Greensboro
Cody Arnoux- Wake Forest
Zack Schilawski- Wake Forest

2 Goals

Tony Cascio- Connecticut
Seth Sinovic- Creighton
John Mellencamp- Indiana
Kirk Urso- North Carolina
Oliver Kupe- Northwestern
Irving Garcia- UC Irvine
Zak Boggs- South Florida
Joel Gustafsson- St. John's
Sam Cronin- Wake Forest
Andrew Hoxie- William and Mary

1 Goal

Matt Tutich- Akron
Shawn Chin- Boston College
Edvin Worley- Boston College
Jin Oh- Boston University
Chris Deal- California
Demitrius Omphroy- California
Davis Paul- California
Ryan Anderson- Cal Poly
Dori Arad- Connecticut
Andrei Gotsmanov- Creighton
Chris Schuler- Creighton
Eber Martinez- George Mason
Andre Akpan- Harvard
John Stamatis- Harvard
Baggio Husidic- Illinois-Chicago
Matt Spiess- Illinois-Chicago
Andy Adlard- Indiana
Eric Alexander- Indiana
Kevin Alston- Indiana
Brad Ring- Indiana
Ofori Sarkodie- Indiana
Nedim Hrustric- Jacksonville
Ramak Safi- Jacksonville
Stefan Runeman- Jacksonville
Tony Taylor- Jacksonville
Aaron Clapham- Louisville
Zachary Hernan- Louisville
Ryan McDonald- Louisville
Phil Bannister- Loyola (Md.)
Jeremy Hall- Maryland
Omar Gonzalez- Maryland
Casey Townsend- Maryland
Rodney Wallace- Maryland
Peri Marosevic- Michigan
Jake Stacy- Michigan
Michael Callahan- North Carolina
Garry Lewis- North Carolina
Billy Schuler- North Carolina
Brian Shriver- North Carolina
Geoff Fallon- Northwestern
Jack Traynor- Notre Dame
Jordan Seabrook- South Florida
Nelson Becerra- St. John's
Tafadzwa Chiduku- St. John's
Kyle Hayes- St. Louis
Austin Neil- Tulsa
Jose Parada- Tulsa
Sule Anibaba- UC Davis
Lance Patterson- UC Davis
Irving Garcia- UC Irvine
Rafael Macedo- UC Irvine
Amani Walker- UC Irvine
Martin Hedevag- UC Santa Barbara
Michael Tetteh- UC Santa Barbara
Tebatso Manyama- UNC Greensboro
Corey Maret- UNC Greensboro
Lyle Adams- Wake Forest
Corben Bone- Wake Forest
Jamie Franks- Wake Forest
Luke Norman- Wake Forest
Marcus Tracy- Wake Forest
Alan Koger- William and Mary
Rafael Araujo- Winthrop

See also

• NCAA men's soccer tournament (disambiguation)

References

• "2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.