Men's Soccer

Men's Soccer 2014 NCAA Tournament #1 Notre Dame / #16 Virginia Regional Breakdown

Notre Dame and Virginia, who have already met twice this season, could face each other again in the quarterfinals, but all of the unseeded teams in this part of the bracket have the potential to make things interesting.

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Men's Soccer 2014 NCAA Tournament #2 UCLA / #15 California Regional Breakdown

UCLA probably is not very happy with this draw. Three of their four losses came from teams in this section of the bracket. The Bruins fell to California twice and were beaten early in the year by San Diego. The only way it could have been worse was if American snuck into the tournament, which was certainly a possibility, and was placed in this region. But this is still ...

Men's Soccer 2014 NCAA Tournament #7 Clemson / #10 Charlotte Regional Breakdown

Clemson is on a roll right now. The Tigers won the ACC tournament by getting past NCAA Tournament teams Wake Forest, Notre Dame and Louisville. They advanced past the Demon Deacons and the Irish in penalty kicks, so this is a team that will not be afraid to hang onto ties and hope for the best from sophomore keeper Andrew Tarbell. Not surprisingly, this is a North ...

Men's Soccer 2014 NCAA Tournament #6 Stanford / #11 Providence Regional Breakdown

This is a very deep region. Four of the teams currently sit in the top 30 of the NCAA’s RPI rankings and all four have a legit shot at advancing. Stanford is the top team, but Providence is right behind them. That would be a great matchup. Stanford sits at two in the RPI and Providence is at four. Both are in Top Drawer Soccer’s top 10 rankings. Getting to that ...

Men's Soccer 2014 NCAA Tournament #5 Indiana / #12 Creighton Regional Breakdown

There is a possibility for a real intriguing matchup in this one. Should national seeds Indiana and Creighton advance, the two schools will have a rematch of the College Cup semifinals in 2012, which Indiana won 1-0. With a number of players back from that team, you can bet that Creighton has their eyes set on that game. Both teams received solid draws and should ...

Men's Soccer 2014 NCAA Tournament #3 Michigan State / #14 Washington Regional Breakdown

When looking at this region, Michigan State and Washington are the teams to focus on. Both teams are coming off Elite Eight appearances last season and return the majority of their production off of those teams. Should they matchup in the third round, it would pit two teams strengths against each other. Washington wins as a result of their high scoring ...

Last Four In: Ohio State, Davidson, American, South Florida

First Four Out: Marquette, Old Dominion, Delaware, Radford

Conference tournaments are in full swing and there is just a week left for teams to earn their spot in the NCAA Tournament. The bubble will almost certainly shrink with a few upsets this week and that could spell major trouble for teams like Marquette, Davidson, American and South ...