1986 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 1986 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 28th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

1986 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

1986 Men's College Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
Teams	22
Final positions
Champions	Duke (1st title)
Runner-up	Akron
Semifinalists	Fresno State Harvard
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	55 (2.62 per match)
Attendance	65,892 (3,138 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Tom Stone, Duke (4)
Best player	Tom Stone, Duke (offensive) Kelly Weadock, Duke (defensive)
← 1985 1987 →

Duke won their first national title, defeating Akron in the championship game, 1–0.

The final match was played on December 13 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.^[1][2]

Qualifying

See also: 1986 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

Two teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Loyola Maryland and Seton Hall.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship
					Long Island	2
					Hartwick College	3
									Hartwick College	0
									Harvard	2
					Boston University	1
	Harvard (OT,PK)	2			Harvard	2
	Yale	1											Harvard	1
													Duke	3
					NC State	0
	South Carolina	2			Duke	2
	Duke	3							Duke	2
	Virginia	0							Loyola (MD)	1
	Loyola Maryland	1			Loyola (MD)	2
	Maryland	1			George Mason	0
	George Mason (2OT)	2															Duke	1
																	Akron	0
					Evansville	1
					Akron (OT)	2
									Akron (OT,PK)	2
									Penn State	1
					Seton Hall	0
					Penn State (OT)	2
													Akron	1
	UCLA	3											Fresno State	0
	Cal State Fullerton	0			UCLA	0
	Fresno State	1			Fresno State (OT)	1
	San Francisco	0							Fresno State	1
									SMU	0
					SMU	3
	California	0			Saint Louis	1
	Saint Louis	2

Final

December 13, 1986

Duke	1–0	Akron
Tom Stone

Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington

Attendance: 4,196

See also

• NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
• NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
• NAIA Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. "1986 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
2. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)