1988 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 29th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States.

1988 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country	USA
Teams	24
Champions	Indiana (3rd title)
Runners-up	Howard (3rd title game)
Matches played	23
Goals scored	65 (2.83 per match)
Attendance	38,560 (1,677 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Michael Dominic, Brooklyn (3) Ian Hennessy, Seton Hall (3)
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The Indiana Hoosiers won their third national title by defeating the Howard Bison in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 4, 1988, in Bloomington, Indiana, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.^[1][2]

Early rounds

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Championship Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, Indiana
							Virginia	1
							Fairleigh Dickinson	0
		Farleigh Dickinson	1
		Penn State	0
												Virginia	2
												Howard (2OT)	3
							Howard (pen.)	2
							Philadelphia U.	1
		Philadelphia U.	1
		Navy	0
																	Howard	2
																	South Carolina	0
							South Carolina	3
							North Carolina	1
		Wake Forest	0
		North Carolina	2
												South Carolina	1
												SMU	0
							Saint Louis	1
							SMU (2OT)	2
		Notre Dame	0
		SMU	2
																						Howard	0
																						Indiana	1
							Seton Hall	5
							Brooklyn College	2
		Brooklyn College	4
		Adelphi	1
												Seton Hall	1
												Indiana	3
							Indiana	3
							Boston U.	1
		Boston U.	3
		Connecticut	1
																	Indiana	1
																	Portland	0
							Portland	2
							UCLA	1
		San Diego State	1
		UCLA	2
												Portland	2
												Fresno State	0
							Evansville	1
							Fresno State (pen.)	2
		UNLV	1
		Fresno State (pen.)	2

Final

4 December 1988

Howard	0–1	Indiana

Bill Armstrong Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Attendance: 5,168

See also

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

References

1. "1988 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 28. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
2. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)