1985 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
| 1985 Men's College Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Kingdome Seattle, Washington |
| Teams | 23 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UCLA (1st title) |
| Runner-up | American |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.91 per match) |
| Attendance | 54,206 (2,464 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Dale Ervine, UCLA (4) |
| Best player | Dale Ervine, UCLA (offensive) Paul Caligiuri, UCLA (defensive) |
The 1985 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 27th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.
UCLA won their first national title, defeating American in the championship game, 1–0, after eight overtime periods.
The final match was played on December 14 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.[1][2]
Qualifying
No teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Hartwick College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 1 | Columbia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Columbia (OT) | 3 | Hartwick College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University (OT/PK) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick College | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 5 | American | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | South Carolina (OT/PK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| American | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| American | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 1 | George Mason | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | American | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| UCLA (8OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State (OT/PK) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | UCLA (OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | UNLV | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
This game is the longest game in NCAA soccer history, with the winning goal scored at 166 minutes and 5 seconds of playing time.[3] After this game and the 1982 final both went to eight overtimes, the NCAA changed the rules for the 1986 season from unlimited 10-minute overtimes to a maximum of two 30-minute periods divided into halves.
See also
- NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
- NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
- NAIA Men's Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "1985 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 25. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Edes, Gordon (December 15, 1985). "UCLA Wins Longest NCAA Soccer Final in 8th Overtime, 1-0". Los Angeles Times.