The NCAA announced on Monday the 48 teams that will compete in the 2014 Division I men's soccer tournament. Defending champion Notre Dame earned the top overall seed.
The first two rounds of the tournament will be held this weekend, with the Round of 16 slated for Nov. 28-30, the quarterfinals set for Dec. 5-7 and the College Cup to be played Dec. 12 and Dec. 14 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
The top 16 teams, which will host second-round games on Sunday, Nov. 23, are:
- Notre Dame
- UCLA
- Michigan State
- Maryland
- Indiana
- Stanford
- Clemson
- Georgetown
- Syracuse
- Charlotte
- Providence
- Creighton
- Louisville
- Washington
- Cal
- Virginia
Matchups for the first round (to be played on Thursday, Nov. 20) are as follows (home team listed first):
Ohio State vs. Akron (winner at No. 1 Notre Dame)
UNC Wilmington vs. Bucknell (winner at No. 16 Virginia)
Penn State vs. Hartwick (winner at No. 9 Syracuse)
Old Dominion vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (winner at No. 8 Georgetown)
Xavier vs. Monmouth (winner at No. 5 Indiana)
Oregon State vs. Denver (winner at No. 12 Creighton)
St. Louis vs. Tulsa (winner at No. 13 Louisville)
Wake Forest vs. UMBC (winner at No. 4 Maryland)
Kentucky vs. Oakland (winner at No. 3 Michigan State)
UAB vs. Furman (winner at No. 14 Washington)
Dartmouth vs. Fordham (winner at No. 11 Providence)
UC Irvine vs. UNLV (winner at No. 6 Stanford)
Coastal Carolina vs. Florida Gulf Coast (winner at No. 7 Clemson)
North Carolina vs. James Madison (winner at No. 10 Charlotte)
Northwestern vs. SIU Edwardsville (winner at No. 15 Cal)
San Diego vs. Cal State Fullerton (winner at No. 2 UCLA)
