| 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 36 | ||||
| Site | WakeMed Soccer Park (Semifinal and Final) Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Marshall (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Grassie (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Offense: Jamil Roberts (Marshall) Defense: Roman Celentano (Indiana) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPNU, ESPN2 | ||||
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The 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 62nd edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's college soccer. Pending developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, the first four rounds of the competition were scheduled to be held at the home ground of the higher seed, while the College Cup (semifinals and final) was to be held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. The championship match was originally scheduled to take place on December 13, 2020.
On August 13, 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, although the possibility of playing the tournament during the spring 2021 remained.[1]
On September 10, 2020, it was reported that the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament would tentatively be rescheduled from April 30 to May 17, 2021.[2] This was approved on September 16, 2020, with a reduced tournament field size of 36 teams.[3] The College Cup was moved from Santa Barbara, California to Cary, North Carolina. Additionally, on March 25, 2021, the NCAA announced that the entire tournament, as well as the entire women's tournament, would be held in various locations throughout North Carolina.[4]
Marshall won the title game 1–0 in overtime over Indiana. This was not only Marshall's first men's soccer title, but was also the first national title in a team sport won by a Conference USA member while affiliated with the league.[5]
- ^ "NCAA's Mark Emmert: 'We cannot, at this point, have fall NCAA championships'". ncaa.com. Turner Sports Interactive. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Eskilson, J.R. (September 10, 2020). "Proposed schedule for NCAA soccer season". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "DI Council approves college soccer schedule". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Entire DI men's and women's soccer tournaments to be held in North Carolina | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "National Champions! Marshall Beats Indiana 1–0 In OT For College Cup Title" (Press release). Conference USA. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.