| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | November 12–December 5, 2015 |
| Teams | 38 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pfeiffer (1st title, 1st final) |
| Runner-up | Cal Poly Pomona (1st final) |
| Third place | Charleston (WV) & Rockhurst (MO) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 128 (3.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 15,583 (421 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Nathan Regis (Pfeiffer) – 7 G, 2 A, 16 Pts. |
| Best player | Nathan Regis (Pfeiffer) |
| All statistics correct as of 12/5/2015. | |
The 2015 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Ashton Brosnaham Stadium in Pensacola, Florida from December 3–5, 2015 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2015.[1]
Qualification
All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. No teams received automatic bids; at-large bids are based on the teams' regular season records and the Quality of Winning Percentage Index.[2] Teams were placed into one of four unbalanced super-regional brackets, consisting of eight or ten teams, based on geographic location.
| School | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Northwood (MI) | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16–1–1 |
| Notre Dame College | Mountain East Conference | 13–6–0 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic | Independent | 15–1–1 |
| Pfeiffer | Conference Carolinas | 20–0–0 |
| Quincy | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12–6–2 |
| Rockhurst | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16–1–2 |
| Rollins | Sunshine State Conference | 12–7–0 |
| Saginaw Valley State | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 14–2–1 |
| St. Leo | Sunshine State Conference | 10–6–1 |
| Seattle Pacific | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 14–1–3 |
| Southern New Hampshire | Northeast-10 Conference | 18–1–0 |
| St. Edward's | Heartland Conference | 15–2–2 |
| UIndy | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12–5–3 |
| Upper Iowa | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 13–3–1 |
| Urbana | Mountain East Conference | 12–4–2 |
| West Alabama | Gulf South Conference | 10–6–2 |
| Wilmington | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 14–5–0 |
| Wingate | South Atlantic Conference | 14–3–3 |
| Young Harris | Peach Belt Conference | 16–3–0 |
Tournament bracket
Super Region No. 1
Source:[3]
| First Round Thursday, November 12 | Second Round Saturday & Sunday, November 14 &15 | Third Round Friday, November 20 | Quarterfinals Sunday, November 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | *'Southern New Hampshire | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Merrimack | 2 | 4 | Merrimack | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Le Moyne | 1 | 1 | Southern New Hampshire | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wilmington (DE) | 4 | 2 | LIU Post (PKs) | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Adelph | 3 | 6 | Wilmington | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | *LIU Post | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | LIU Post | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charleston (WV) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | *Charleston (WV) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame (OH) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charleston (WV) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Urbana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Urbana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | *Millersville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Super Region No. 2
Source:[3]
| First Round Friday, November 13 | Second Round Saturday & Sunday, November 14 &15 | Third Round Friday, November 20 | Quarterfinals Sunday, November 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | *Palm Beach Atlantic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | West Alabama | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rollins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Leo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | *Rollins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pfeiffer | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | *Pfeiffer | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lander | 1(4) | 5 | Wingate | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wingate (PKs) | 1(5) | 1 | Pfeiffer | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Limestone | 3 | 2 | Young Harris | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Carson-Newman | 1 | 6 | Limestone | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | *Young Harris | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Super Region No. 3
Source:[3]
| First Round Thursday, November 12 | Second Round Saturday & Sunday, November 14 &15 | Third Round Friday, November 20 | Quarterfinals Sunday, November 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | *Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal St. Stanislaus | 1 | 5 | Cal St. L.A. | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cal St. L.A. PKs 3–0 | 1 | 1 | Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Fresno Pacific | 2 | 3 | Cal St. Dominguez Hills | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal St. Dominguez Hills | 3 | 3 | Cal St. Dominguez Hills PKs | 1(3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | *Seattle Pacific | 1(1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal Poly Pomona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado Mines | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | *Midwestern State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Colorado Mesa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Midwestern State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado Mines | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Edward's | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | *Colorado Mines | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Super Region No. 4
Source:[3]
| First Round Thursday, November 12 | Second Round Saturday & Sunday, November 14 &15 | Third Round Friday, November 20 | Quarterfinals Sunday, November 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | *Rockhurst | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cedarville | 3 | 4 | Cedarville | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Quincy | 0 | 1 | Rockhurst | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Indianapolis | 0 | 2 | Northwood (MI) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Valley State | 2 | 3 | Saginaw Valley State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | *Northwood (MI) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rockhurst PKs | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Hays State | 1(1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Upper Iowa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Hays State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
- * Host schools
Division II College Cup
| Semifinals December 3, 2015 Ashton Brosnaham Stadium Pensacola, Florida | Championship December 5, 2015 Ashton Brosnaham Stadium Pensacola, Florida | ||||||||
| Charleston | 1 | ||||||||
| Pfeiffer | 2 | ||||||||
| Pfeiffer | 4 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | ||||||||
| Rockhurst | 0 | ||||||||
Final
| Pfeiffer | 4–0 | Cal Poly Pomona |
|---|---|---|
Nathan Regis  2:32' (Buzzo), 61' (pen.)Jaime Siaj 3:59' (Galvao)Martim Galvão 62:19' (Siaj)Santi Moar  68:10' |
Report | Alexander Turkson 41:32' Justyn Peeples 60:44'Eshel Chardon 63:15' |
See also
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division III)
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
- ↑ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee selects 2015 Championship Bracket". Ncaa.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "2022 Division II Men's Soccer Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
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