SC Soccer Forums SCSoccer.com Forums College, Pro & International Soccer Five Palmetto State Teams Selected to NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament

The Palmetto State will be represented by five teams in the 2002 NCAA Men's Soccer Division I Championships. The College Cup will be played December 13 and 15 at Southern Methodist University.

Clemson (12-4-3) from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Coastal Carolina (18-2-2) from the Big South Conference, Furman (17-2-1) from the Southern Conference, South Carolina (11-7-1), which is an Independent in men's soccer, and Winthrop (15-6-1) from the Big South Conference will participate in the 48-team field. Furman and Winthrop each won their conference tournament title and earned automatic bids, while Clemson, Coastal Carolina, and South Carolina were at-large selections after being ranked much of the season.

Charleston (11-7-2) of the Southern Conference was not selected.

TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Norfolk, Virginia
First round - Richmond at Old Dominion
Second round - Winner at Wake Forest

Columbia, South Carolina
First round - Coastal Carolina at South Carolina
Second round - Winner at Clemson

Portland, Oregon
First round - Oregon State at Portland
Second round - Winner at Stanford

Greenville, South Carolina
First round - Loyola (Maryland) at Furman
Second round - Winner at Virginia Commonwealth

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
First round - Northeastern at Lehigh
Second round - Winner at Boston College

Miami, Florida
First round - UCF at Florida International
Second round - Winner at Southern Methodist

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
First round - Oakland at Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Second round - Winner at Creighton

Teaneck, New Jersey
First round - Holy Cross at Fairleigh Dickinson
Second round - Winner at St. John's (NewYork)

Los Angeles, California
First round - Cal State Northridge at Loyola Marymount
Second round - Winner at UCLA

Santa Barbara, California
San Diego at UC Santa Barbara
Second round - Winner at California

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
First round - Winthrop at North Carolina
Second round - Winner at Penn State

Durham, North Carolina
First round - William and Mary at Duke
Second round - Winner at Virginia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First round - Seton Hall at Pennsylvania
Second round - Winner at Connecticut

South Bend, Indiana
First round - Akron at Notre Dame
Second round - Winner at Indiana

Peoria, Illinois
First round - New Mexico at Bradley
Second round - Winner at Saint Louis

Washington, D.C.
First round - George Washington at American
Second round - Winner at Maryland