2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 42nd organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The North Carolina won their first national title by defeating the Indiana in the championship game, 2–0. This was the first tournament to feature an expanded 48-team field although it remained that only the top eight teams were seeded. The final match was played on December 16, 2001, in Columbus, Ohio at Columbus Crew Stadium, as were the two semifinal matches on December 14. All first, second, third and forth round games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.

2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	48
Final positions
Champions	North Carolina (1st title)
Runner-up	Indiana (11th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	111 (2.36 per match)
Attendance	63,791 (1,357 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ryan Kneipper, North Carolina (5)
Best player	Ryan Kneipper, North Carolina (MOP offense) David Stokes, North Carolina (MOP defense)

Seeded Teams

National seeds
Seed	School	Record
#1	SMU	19–0–0
#2	Virginia	17–1–1
#3	Stanford	16–1–1
#4	Indiana	14–3–1
#5	Clemson	17–4–0
#6	Saint Louis	16–1–0
#7	North Carolina	16–4–0
#8	St. John's (NY)	14–2–3

Bracket

Regional 1

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						1	SMU	2
							New Mexico	0
		FIU	0
		New Mexico	1
											1	SMU	1
												UCLA	0
		Loyola Marymount	2
		UCLA	3
							UCLA	4
							San Diego	0
																1	SMU	0
																8	St. John's (NY)	2
							Penn State	1****
							South Florida	0
		South Florida	2
		Akron	1
												Penn State	1
											8	St. John's (NY)	2***
		Massachusetts	1
		Creighton	0
							Massachusetts	0
						8	St. John's (NY)	1

Regional 2

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						5	Clemson	1***
							Kentucky	0
		Kentucky	1
		Mercer	0
											5	Clemson	3**
												UAB	2
		Furman	0
		UAB	1*
							UAB	3*
							South Carolina	2
																5	Clemson	0
																4	Indiana	2
							Connecticut	1
							Rutgers	2***
		Rutgers	1
		Harvard	0
												Rutgers	0
											4	Indiana	3
		Butler	1
		Michigan State	2
							Michigan State	0
						4	Indiana	1

Regional 3

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						3	Stanford	3
							Santa Clara	1
		California	0
		Santa Clara	1***
											3	Stanford	3
												Portland	1
		Gonzaga	0
		Portland	1
							Portland	1
							Washington	0
																3	Stanford	1
																6	Saint Louis	0
							Loyola (MD)	1**
							Maryland	0
		Maryland	1
		Notre Dame	0
												Loyola (MD)	0
											6	Saint Louis	3
		UMKC	2**
		UW Milwaukee	1
							UMKC	1
						6	Saint Louis	2

Regional 4

	First round					Second round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
						7	North Carolina	3
							Towson	0
		James Madison	1
		Towson	4
											7	North Carolina	1*
												American	0
		Ohio State	1
		American	2
							American	3
							Wake Forest	0
																7	North Carolina	3***
																	Fairleigh Dickinson	2
							Princeton	1
							Fairleigh Dickinson	2
		Boston College	0
		Fairleigh Dickinson	1***
												Fairleigh Dickinson	1
												Seton Hall	0
		Coastal Carolina	1
		Seton Hall	2
							Seton Hall	1
						2	Virginia	0

Final Four – Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

	National semifinals December 14					National Championship December 16
	8	St. John's (NY)	1
	4	Indiana (2OT)	2
						4	Indiana	0
						7	North Carolina	2
	3	Stanford	2
	7	North Carolina (4OT)	3