2011 Division II and III Men's College Soccer Brackets Announced
Posted by Colleen Pitts on Nov 9, 2011 in Events 0 Comments
The 2011 Division I NCAA Men’s College Cup will be played at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., Dec. 9 and 11 as UAB and the Alabama Sports Foundation will be the hosts of the event. The Division I tournament will be announced Monday, Nov. 14 on the NCAA Selection Show on NCAA.com.
The Division II and III men’s tournaments were announced Tuesday, Nov. 8. Teams were selected from each of the eight regions and teams from the same region will be paired for opening-, first- and second-round competition. Division II action will begin Today, Nov. 9 as Mars Hill takes on Montevallo and Anderson hosts Lees-McRae in the Super Region 2.
No. 2 Franklin Pierce, Northeast-10 Conference Champions, earned their ninth-straight trip to the tournament and their 17th overall. They captured their first NCAA Division II title in 2007 as they defeated Lincoln Memorial 1-0. Also from the Northeast-10 Conference, is No. 14 Southern New Hampshire earning their fourth-straight season tournament bid after finishing the regular season 17-3 and losing to Franklin Pierce by one goal in the Northeast-10 conference final.
The 2010 defending champions, Northern Kentucky, is ranked No. 22 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire Rankings and return to the tournament in Super Region 3. The Norse was the first Great Lakes Valley Conference men’s soccer team to claim the national title. They will face the reigning GLIAC champions, Northwood, in the first round.
The Division III Men’s Championship will be held at Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio, Texas on Dec. 2 and 3 as it is hosted by San Antonio Sports and Trinity University.
No. 1 Messiah was one of 41 teams to earn an automatic qualifying spot for the 2011 tournament as they won the Commonwealth Conference tournament. They are also one of three teams to earn a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 25 Salisbury v Neumann. Messiah is the defending National Champions and look to produce their ninth title in 12 years and fourth consecutive. No. 2 St. Lawrence will be the top seed of their group, but will have to travel to play Skyline Conference Champions, SUNY-Maritime in the first round of the tournament. They will be making their 16th appearance in the tournament.
No. 3 Christopher Newport will play host to the 17-5 Randolph College in the first round. Christopher Newport earned an automatic bid to the tournament with a third straight win of the USA South Tournament. This will be the Captains fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Randolph College won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and its first ever team title as they come-from-behind to defeat the 2010 NCAA Tournament runner-up Lynchburg College, who did not make the tournament.
Brackets
Click the links for more information about the NCAA Division II and Division III tournaments. The NCAA Division I, II and III brackets are below.
Division I- Announced Monday, Nov. 14
- Interactive Bracket (NCAA.com)
- Printable Bracket (PDF)
Division II
- Interactive Bracket (NCAA.com)
- Printable Bracket
Division III
- Interactive Bracket (NCAA.com)
- Printable Bracket
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BY Paul Webster on Aug 10, 5:47PM
Just to clarify, I am not a national staff instructor or a good proof reader either.
BY Raymond Ford on Aug 9, 3:56PM
Hi Eric, email me rayford1973@hotmail.com as I am now in Louisiana not Curry college Mass. popping over to twin cities this month. FORDY
BY Peter Wiggins on Aug 7, 7:15PM
I wish someone uploaded a legible copy of the Bob Gansler & Tony DiCiccio presentations at The Orlando event. I was there, it was awesome, and now I can't read my diagram/notes as to how the ball/players move!