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2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Country  United States
Teams 48
Defending champions Virginia Cavaliers
Champions Akron Zips
Runners-up Louisville Cardinals
Semi-finalists
Matches played 47
Goals scored 150 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Justin Meram (5)

The 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a tournament of 48 collegiate soccer teams who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The semifinals and final were held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team (indicated by * for non-seeded teams). The final was held on December 12, 2010.

The bracket was announced November 15, 2010. The tournament started on November 18. The second round was played on November 21. The third round was played on November 28 The Regional Finals were played December 3 and 4.

All automatic bids are granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League, Pacific-10 Conference, and West Coast Conference, each given to the regular season champion. There were 22 automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.

26 teams received at-large bids to the tournament.


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