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All entries into the SCSoccer.com 2008 Men's College Cup Contest must be submitted by Thursday, November 20 at 6:00 p.m. Just reply to this post with the winners through the First and Second Rounds of the tournament and an update will be posted early next week with the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and National Championship pairings. Good luck!

WAKE FOREST BRACKET

Williamsburg, VA
1st Round - Winthrop (15-5-1) vs. William & Mary (10-6-3)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Wake Forest (18-1-1)

Chestnut Hill, MA
1st Round - Colgate (12-5-3) @ Boston College (10-7-2)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Dartmouth (11-5-1)

Durham, NC
1st Round - UNC Greensboro (8-11-2) @ Duke (10-7-2)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Loyola-MD (18-1-1)

Amherst, MA
1st Round - Harvard (11-5) @ Massachusetts (10-7-3)
2nd Round - Winner vs. South Florida (14-4-2)

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET

Oakland, MI
1st Round - Ohio State (9-8-2) @ Oakland (14-4-1)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Akron (16-1-4)

Evanston, IL
1st Round - Loyola-IL (12-6-3) @ Northwestern (13-4-2)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Notre Dame (12-6-2)

Louisville, KY
1st Round - Jacksonville (11-8-1) @ Louisville (11-7-2)
2nd Round - Winner vs. North Carolina (11-7-1)

Chicago, IL
1st Round - Dayton (15-4-2) @ Illinois-Chicago (12-3-4)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Michigan State (13-5-1)

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET

Boston, MA
1st Round - Fairleigh Dickinson (13-5-2) @ Boston (11-5-3)
2nd Round - Winner vs. St. John's (16-2-3)

Los Angeles, CA
1st Round - Cal Poly (10-5-6) @ UCLA (10-4-6)
2nd Round - Winner vs. UC Irvine (14-1-6)

Sacramento, CA
1st Round - Denver (10-6-2) @ UC Davis (12-4-4)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Michigan (12-5-3)

St. Louis, MO
1st Round - Drake (13-4-1) @ St. Louis (11-4-5)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Indiana (12-6-3)

MARYLAND BRACKET

Tulsa, OK
1st Round - Missouri-Kansas City (10-6-3) @ Tulsa (15-3-3)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Creighton (14-1-2)

Storrs, CT
1st Round - Fairfield (11-7) @ Connecticut (9-4-6)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Virginia (11-8-1)

Berkeley, CA
1st Round - San Francisco (9-9-2) @ California (10-3-5)
2nd Round - Winner vs. UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5)

Fairfax, VA
1st Round - Pennsylvania (11-2-4) @ George Mason (13-6-2)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Maryland (18-3)

WAKE FOREST BRACKET

Williamsburg, VA
1st Round - Winthrop (15-5-1)
2nd Round - Wake Forest (18-1-1)

Chestnut Hill, MA
1st Round - Boston College (10-7-2)
2nd Round - Boston College (10-7-2)

Durham, NC
1st Round - Duke (10-7-2)
2nd Round - Duke (10-7-2)

Amherst, MA
1st Round - Harvard (11-5)
2nd Round - South Florida (14-4-2)

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET

Oakland, MI
1st Round - Oakland (14-4-1)
2nd Round - Akron (16-1-4)

Evanston, IL
1st Round - Northwestern (13-4-2)
2nd Round - Notre Dame (12-6-2)

Louisville, KY
1st Round - Louisville (11-7-2)
2nd Round - North Carolina (11-7-1)

Chicago, IL
1st Round - Illinois-Chicago (12-3-4)
2nd Round - Michigan State (13-5-1)

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET

Boston, MA
1st Round - Boston (11-5-3)
2nd Round - John's (16-2-3)

Los Angeles, CA
1st Round - UCLA (10-4-6)
2nd Round - UCLA (10-4-6)
Sacramento, CA
1st Round - Denver (10-6-2)
2nd Round - Michigan (12-5-3)

St. Louis, MO
1st Round - St. Louis (11-4-5)
2nd Round - Indiana (12-6-3)

MARYLAND BRACKET

Tulsa, OK
1st Round - Tulsa (15-3-3)
2nd Round - Tulsa (15-3-3)


Storrs, CT
1st Round - Connecticut (9-4-6)
2nd Round - Connecticut (9-4-6)
Berkeley, CA
1st Round - California (10-3-5)
2nd Round - UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5)

Fairfax, VA
1st Round - George Mason (13-6-2)
2nd Round - . Maryland (18-3)

-Wake Forest-

1) Winthrop
2) Wake Forest

1) BC
2) BC

1) Duke
2) Loyola-MD

1) Mass
2) USF

-Michigan State-

1) Ohio State
2) Akron

1) Northwestern
2) Notre Dame

1) Louisville
2) UNC

1) Dayton
2) Michigan St

-St. John's-

1) Boston
2) St. John's

1) UCLA
2) UCLA

1) UC Davis
2) Michigan

1) Drake
2) Indiana

-Maryland-

1) Tulsa
2) Tulsa

1) UConn
2) Virginia

1) Cal
2) UCSB

1) Penn
2) Maryland

WAKE FOREST BRACKET

Williamsburg, VA
William & Mary
Wake Forest

Chestnut Hill, MA
Boston College
Boston College

Durham, NC
Duke
Loyola-MD

Amherst, MA
UMass
South Florida

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET

Oakland, MI
Oakland
Akron

Evanston, IL
Northwestern
Northwestern

Louisville, KY
Louisville
North Carolina

Chicago, IL
Illinois-Chicago
Michigan State

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET

Boston, MA
Boston
St. John's

Los Angeles, CA
UCLA
UC Irvine

Sacramento, CA
UC Davis
UC Davis

St. Louis, MO
St. Louis
Indiana

MARYLAND BRACKET

Tulsa, OK
Tulsa
Creighton

Storrs, CT
Connecticut
Connecticut

Berkeley, CA
California
UC Santa Barbara

Fairfax, VA
George Mason
Maryland

WAKE FOREST BRACKET

Williamsburg, VA
1st Round - Winthrop (15-5-1) vs. William & Mary (10-6-3)WILLIAM & MARY
2nd Round - Winner vs. Wake Forest (18-1-1) WAKE FOREST

Chestnut Hill, MA
1st Round - Colgate (12-5-3) @ Boston College (10-7-2) BOSTON COLLEGE
2nd Round - Winner vs. Dartmouth (11-5-1) BOSTON COLLEGE

Durham, NC
1st Round - UNC Greensboro (8-11-2) @ Duke (10-7-2) DUKE
2nd Round - Winner vs. Loyola-MD (18-1-1) LOYOLA-MD

Amherst, MA
1st Round - Harvard (11-5) @ Massachusetts (10-7-3) HARVARD
2nd Round - Winner vs. South Florida (14-4-2) SOUTH FLORIDA

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET

Oakland, MI
1st Round - Ohio State (9-8-2) @ Oakland (14-4-1) OAKLAND
2nd Round - Winner vs. Akron (16-1-4) AKRON

Evanston, IL
1st Round - Loyola-IL (12-6-3) @ Northwestern (13-4-2) NORTHWESTERN
2nd Round - Winner vs. Notre Dame (12-6-2) NORTHWESTERN

Louisville, KY
1st Round - Jacksonville (11-8-1) @ Louisville (11-7-2) LOUISVILLE
2nd Round - Winner vs. North Carolina (11-7-1) NORTH CAROLINA

Chicago, IL
1st Round - Dayton (15-4-2) @ Illinois-Chicago (12-3-4) UIC
2nd Round - Winner vs. Michigan State (13-5-1) MICHIGAN STATE

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET

Boston, MA
1st Round - Fairleigh Dickinson (13-5-2) @ Boston (11-5-3) BOSTON
2nd Round - Winner vs. St. John's (16-2-3) ST. JOHN'S

Los Angeles, CA
1st Round - Cal Poly (10-5-6) @ UCLA (10-4-6) UCLA
2nd Round - Winner vs. UC Irvine (14-1-6) UC IRVINE

Sacramento, CA
1st Round - Denver (10-6-2) @ UC Davis (12-4-4) UC DAVIS
2nd Round - Winner vs. Michigan (12-5-3) MICHIGAN

St. Louis, MO
1st Round - Drake (13-4-1) @ St. Louis (11-4-5) DRAKE
2nd Round - Winner vs. Indiana (12-6-3) INDIANA

MARYLAND BRACKET

Tulsa, OK
1st Round - Missouri-Kansas City (10-6-3) @ Tulsa (15-3-3) TULSA
2nd Round - Winner vs. Creighton (14-1-2) CREIGHTON

Storrs, CT
1st Round - Fairfield (11-7) @ Connecticut (9-4-6) UCONN
2nd Round - Winner vs. Virginia (11-8-1) VIRGINIA

Berkeley, CA
1st Round - San Francisco (9-9-2) @ California (10-3-5) CALIFORNIA
2nd Round - Winner vs. UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5) UCSB

Fairfax, VA
1st Round - Pennsylvania (11-2-4) @ George Mason (13-6-2) PENN
2nd Round - Winner vs. Maryland (18-3) MARYLAND

WAKE FOREST BRACKET

Williamsburg, VA
1st Round - Winthrop (15-6-1) 1 vs. William & Mary (10-6-3) 3
2nd Round - William & Mary (11-6-3) vs. Wake Forest (18-1-1)

Chestnut Hill, MA
1st Round - Colgate (12-6-3) 0 @ Boston College (10-7-2) 2
2nd Round - Boston College (11-7-2) vs. Dartmouth (11-5-1)

Durham, NC
1st Round - UNC Greensboro (8-11-2) 2 @ Duke (10-8-2) 0
2nd Round - UNC Greensboro (9-11-2) vs. Loyola-MD (18-1-1)

Amherst, MA
1st Round - Harvard (11-5) @ Massachusetts (10-7-3)
2nd Round - Winner vs. South Florida (14-4-2)

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET

Oakland, MI
1st Round - Ohio State (9-8-2) @ Oakland (14-4-1)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Akron (16-1-4)

Evanston, IL
1st Round - Loyola-IL (12-7-3) 0 @ Northwestern (13-4-2) 1
2nd Round - Northwestern (14-4-2) vs. Notre Dame (12-6-2)

Louisville, KY
1st Round - Jacksonville (11-8-1) 4 @ Louisville (11-8-2) 3
2nd Round - Jacksonville (12-8-1) vs. North Carolina (11-7-1)

Chicago, IL
1st Round - Dayton (15-5-2) 0 @ Illinois-Chicago (12-3-4) 1
2nd Round - Illinois-Chicago (13-3-4) vs. Michigan State (13-5-1)

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET

Boston, MA
1st Round - Fairleigh Dickinson (13-6-2) 0 @ Boston (11-5-3) 1
2nd Round - Boston (12-5-3) vs. St. John's (16-2-3)

Los Angeles, CA
1st Round - Cal Poly (10-5-6) 1 @ UCLA (10-5-6) 0
2nd Round - Cal Poly (11-5-6) vs. UC Irvine (14-1-6)

Sacramento, CA
1st Round - Denver (10-6-2) @ UC Davis (12-4-4)
2nd Round - Winner vs. Michigan (12-5-3)

St. Louis, MO
1st Round - Drake (13-5-1) 0 @ St. Louis (11-4-5) 1
2nd Round - St. Louis (12-4-5) vs. Indiana (12-6-3)

MARYLAND BRACKET

Tulsa, OK
1st Round - Missouri-Kansas City (10-7-3) 0 @ Tulsa (15-3-3) 1
2nd Round - Tulsa (16-3-3) vs. Creighton (14-1-2)

Storrs, CT
1st Round - Fairfield (11-8) 0 @ Connecticut (9-4-6) 1
2nd Round - Connecticut (10-4-6) vs. Virginia (11-8-1)

Berkeley, CA
1st Round - San Francisco (9-10-2) 0 @ California (10-3-5) 3
2nd Round - California (11-3-5) vs. UC Santa Barbara (10-6-5)

Fairfax, VA
1st Round - Pennsylvania (11-3-4) 0 @ George Mason (13-6-2) 1
2nd Round - George Mason (14-6-2) vs. Maryland (18-3)

NCAA Men's First Round
William & Mary 3:1 Winthrop
Boston College 2:0 Colgate
UNC Greensboro 2:0 Duke
Harvard 1:0 (2ot) Massachusetts
Ohio State 1:0 (pk) Oakland
Northwestern 1:0 (pk) Loyola
Jacksonville 4:3 (ot) Louisville
Illinois-Chicago 1:0 (pk) Dayton
Boston 1:0 Fairleigh Dickinson
Cal Poly 1:0 UCLA
UC-Davis 4:0
St. Louis 1:0 (ot) Drake
Tulsa 1:0 Missouri-Kansas City
Connecticut 1:0 Fairfield
California 3:0 San Francisco
George Mason 1:0 Pennsylvania

WILL EUDY (10-6)
Winthrop - L
Boston College - W
Duke - L
Harvard - W
Oakland - L
Northwestern - W
Louisville - L
Illinois-Chicago - W
Boston - W
UCLA - L
Denver - L
St. Louis - W
Tulsa - W
Connecticut - W
California - W
George Mason - W

BAD INFLUENCE (8-8)
Winthrop - L
Boston College - W
Duke - L
Massachusetts - L
Ohio State - W
Northwestern - W
Louisville - L
Dayton - L
Boston - W
UCLA - L
UC Davis - W
Drake - L
Tulsa - W
UConn - W
Cal - W
Penn - L

KYLE HEISE (11-5)
William & Mary - W
Boston College - W
Duke - L
UMass - L
Oakland - L
Northwestern - W
Louisville - L
Illinois-Chicago - W
Boston - W
UCLA - L
UC Davis - W
St. Louis - W
Tulsa - W
Connecticut - W
California - W
George Mason - W

KEVIN HEISE (10-6)
William & Mary - W
Boston College - W
Duke - L
Harvard - W
Oakland - L
Northwestern - W
Louisville - L
UIC - W
Boston - W
UCLA - L
UC Davis - W
Drake - L
Tulsa - W
UConn - W
California - W
Penn - L

WAKE FOREST BRACKET
William & Mary @ Wake Forest - WAKE FOREST
Dartmouth @ Boston College - BOSTON COLLEGE
UNC Greensboro vs. Loyola-MD - LOYOLA-MD
Harvard vs. South Florida - SOUTH FLORIDA

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET
Ohio State vs. Akron - AKRON
Notre Dame @ Northwestern - NORTHWESTERN
Jacksonville vs. North Carolina - NORTH CAROLINA
Michigan State @ Illinois-Chicago - ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET
St. John's @ Boston - ST. JOHN'S
Cal Poly vs. UC Irvine - UC IRVINE
Michigan @ UC Davis - UC DAVIS
Indiana @ St. Louis - ST. LOUIS

MARYLAND BRACKET
Creighton @ Tulsa - CREIGHTON
Virginia @ Connecticut - CONNECTICUT
UC Santa Barbara @ California - CALIFORNIA
Maryland @ George Mason - MARYLAND

WAKE FOREST BRACKET
William & Mary @ Wake Forest - WAKE FOREST
Dartmouth @ Boston College - BOSTON COLLEGE
UNC Greensboro vs. Loyola-MD - LOYOLA-MD
Harvard vs. South Florida - SOUTH FLORIDA

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET
Ohio State vs. Akron - OHIO STATE
Notre Dame @ Northwestern - NORTHWESTERN
Jacksonville vs. North Carolina - NORTH CAROLINA
Michigan State @ Illinois-Chicago - MICHIGAN STATE

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET
St. John's @ Boston - ST. JOHN'S
Cal Poly vs. UC Irvine - UC IRVINE
Michigan @ UC Davis - UC DAVIS
Indiana @ St. Louis - ST. LOUIS

MARYLAND BRACKET
Creighton @ Tulsa - TULSA
Virginia @ Connecticut - CONNECTICUT
UC Santa Barbara @ California - CALIFORNIA
Maryland @ George Mason - MARYLAND

WAKE FOREST BRACKET
William & Mary @ Wake Forest - WAKE FOREST
Dartmouth @ Boston College - BOSTON COLLEGE
UNC Greensboro vs. Loyola-MD - LOYOLA-MD
Harvard vs. South Florida - SOUTH FLORIDA

MICHIGAN STATE BRACKET
Ohio State vs. Akron - AKRON
Notre Dame @ Northwestern - NOTRE DAME
Jacksonville vs. North Carolina - NORTH CAROLINA
Michigan State @ Illinois-Chicago - ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

ST. JOHN'S BRACKET
St. John's @ Boston - ST. JOHN'S
Cal Poly vs. UC Irvine - UC IRVINE
Michigan @ UC Davis - UC DAVIS
Indiana @ St. Louis - INDIANA

MARYLAND BRACKET
Creighton @ Tulsa - CREIGHTON
Virginia @ Connecticut - CONNECTICUT
UC Santa Barbara @ California - UCSB
Maryland @ George Mason - MARYLAND

November 25-26 Results

Connecticut 2:0 Virginia
Creighton 2:1 Tulsa
George Mason 0:2 Maryland
UIC 1:0 (pk) Michigan State
Jacksonville 0:1 North Carolina
Loyola-MD 1:2 (ot) UNC Greensboro
Michigan 2:1 UC Davis
Northwestern 2:1 Notre Dame
Saint Louis 0:2 Indiana
South Florida 2:1 Harvard
St. John's 1:0 Boston
California 3:2 UC Santa Barbara
Wake Forest 1:0 William & Mary
UC Irvine 4-2 Cal Poly
Akron 1:0 Ohio State
Dartmouth 1:0 (pk) Boston College

NOVEMBER 29-30
Akron @ Northwestern
California @ Maryland
Connecticut @ Creighton
Dartmouth @ Wake Forest
Illinois-Chicago @ North Carolina
Michigan @ Indiana
UC Irvine @ St. John's
UNC Greensboro @ South Florida

BAD INFLUENCE (19-13)
1st Round: 8-8
2nd Round: 11-5
Sweet 16:
Elite Eight:
Semifinals:
Championshp:

WILL EUDY (19-13)
1st Round: 10-6
2nd Round: 9-7
Sweet 16:
Elite Eight:
Semifinals:
Championship:

KEVIN HEISE (19-13)
1st Round: 10-6
2nd Round: 9-7
Sweet 16:
Elite Eight:
Semifinals:
Championship:

KYLE HEISE (23-9)
1st Round: 11-5
2nd Round: 12-4
Sweet 16:
Elite Eight:
Semifinals:
Championship:

NOVEMBER 29-30
Akron @ Northwestern
California @ Maryland
Connecticut @ Creighton
Dartmouth @ Wake Forest
Illinois-Chicago @ North Carolina
Michigan @ Indiana
UC Irvine @ St. John's
UNC Greensboro @ South Florida

Akron @ Northwestern
California @ Maryland
Connecticut @ Creighton
Dartmouth @ Wake Forest
Illinois-Chicago @ North Carolina
Michigan @ Indiana
UC Irvine @ St. John's
UNC Greensboro @ South Florida

Being as far behind as I am, I'm going with some upsets!

Akron @ Northwestern
California @ Maryland
Connecticut @ Creighton
Dartmouth @ Wake Forest
Illinois-Chicago @ North Carolina
Michigan @ Indiana
UC Irvine @ St. John's
UNC Greensboro @ South Florida

Maryland 2:1 California
Creighton 2:1 Connecticut
Indiana 3:0 Michigan
UNC Greensboro 0:0 South Florida (UNCG 3:1 pks)
St. John's 3:2 UC Irvine
North Carolina 3:2 Illinois-Chicago
Northwestern 1:0 Akron
Wake Forest 7:0 Dartmouth

NCAA Men's Third Round Results

KYLE (7-1)
L Akron
W Maryland
W Creighton
W Wake Forest
W UNC
W Indiana
W St. John's
W South Florida

KEVIN (5-3)
W Northwestern
W Maryland
L Connecticut
W Wake Forest
W UNC
L Michigan
W St. John's
L UNCG

BI (6-2)
L Akron
W Maryland
W Creighton
W Wake Forest
W UNC
L Michigan
W St. John's
W South Florida

Overall standings heading into the Quarterfinals.

Kyle Heise (30-10)
Bad Influence (25-15)
Kevin Heise (24-16)
Will Eudy (19-13)

NCAA Men's College Cup Quarterfinals - December 6, 2008

South Florida @ Wake Forest (12/6 - 4:30 pm)
Northwestern @ North Carolina (12/6 - 2 pm)
Indiana @ St. John's (12/6 - 5 pm)
Creighton @ Maryland (12/6 - 1 pm)

Semifinals @ Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX - December 12 (5:30 pm & 8 pm on ESPN2/ESPNU)

National Championship @ Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX - December 14 (1 pm on ESPN2/ESPN360)

My picks for the Quarterfinals:

Wake Forest, North Carolina, St. John's, & Maryland ... that would give the ACC three teams in the Final Four -- geesh!

Wake Forest, UNC, Indiana, Creighton

Wake Forest
Northwestern
St. John's
Creighton

I played adult summer league club soccer with Northwestern men's head coach Tim Lenahan. We were teammates in South Jersey for four years while I was in college, from 1979 - 1982. He got a tremendous career boost in 1994 when the Saudi's decided to train for their World Cup matches at the D3 college he was coaching at the time, just outside of Atlantic City. As a result of this WC 94 experience, he had a valuable "jewel" drop into his lap.

Check out his bio. He holds a very interesting distinction that no other US college coach can claim.

http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/lenahan_tim00.html

I'm pulling for Northwestern to take down the Heels.

Wake, UNC, Maryland, Indiana

Maryland 1:0 Creighton
North Carolina 1:0 Northwestern
Wake Forest 5:0 South Florida
St. John's 3:2 Indiana

Pretty dominant ACC this year...

KEVIN (4-0)
W Wake Forest
W North Carolina
W St. John's
W Maryland

BAD INFLUENCE (2-2)
W Wake Forest
W North Carolina
L Indiana
L Creighton

KYLE (2-2)
W Wake Forest
L Northwestern
W St. John's
L Creighton

WILL (3-1)
W Wake Forest
W North Carolina
W Maryland
L Indiana

Overall standings heading into the Final Four.

Kyle Heise (32-12)
Kevin Heise (28-16)
Bad Influence (27-17)
Will Eudy (22-14)

Wake Forest vs. Maryland
Maryland

North Carolina vs. Maryland
Maryland

North Carolina to play for men's title

Brian Shriver scored less than four minutes in and North Carolina advanced to the College Cup NCAA men's final with a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Wake Forest, the defending national champion.

The 13th-seeded Tar Heels (15-7-1) advanced to Sunday's title match against Maryland (22-3) in Frisco, Texas.

Graham Zusi scored on a free kick with six minutes left in extra time as Maryland beat St. John's 1-0 in the other semifinal match.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Graham Zusi's second-half goal gave second-seeded Maryland a 1-0 victory over No. 13 seed North Carolina in the NCAA College Cup championship game today near Dallas.

Maryland beat North Carolina for the third time in as many meetings this season in the first all-Atlantic Coast Conference final in the 50-year history of the NCAA men's soccer tournament.

Tar Heels defender Eddie Ababio blocked Jeremy Hall's first shot, but Zusi blasted a rebound into the left corner from 18 yards out past North Carolina goalkeeper Brooks Haggerty with 23:50 left.

The Terrapins (23-3-0) won their third national title, finishing the season with a 16-game winning streak and denying North Carolina a sweep of the men's and women's titles. The Tar Heel women beat Notre Dame for the championship last Sunday.

Maryland took the championship in 2005 and shared another national crown in 1968 when it tied Michigan State in the final.

North Carolina (15-8-1) captured its only men's College Cup in 2001.

Maryland Wins National Championship