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NCAA men’s tournament field set

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The 48-team field for the 2008 NCAA men’s soccer tournament was set on Monday, with Marcus Tracy and the defending champions from Wake Forest earning the No. 1 overall seed.

No. 2 seed Maryland, No. 3 seed St. John’s and No. 4 seed Michigan State rounded out the list of top seed for a tournament that kicks off on Nov. 21 and concludes with the College Cup in Frisco, Texas on Dec. 14.

Here is a rundown of the first-round match-ups as well as the potential second-round pairings:

All first-round games will be played either November 21 or 22, while all second-round action will take place November 25. Listed below are the first-round sites and match-ups, as well as the site and opponent in the second round:

Williamsburg, Virginia
First round – Winthrop at William & Mary (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Wake Forest (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
First round – Colgate at Boston College (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Dartmouth (Nov. 25-6 p.m.)

Durham, North Carolina
First round – UNC Greensboro at Duke (Nov. 22-1 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Loyola (Md.) (Nov. 25-1 p.m.)

Amherst, Massachusetts
First round – Harvard at Massachusetts (Nov. 22-Noon)
Second round – Winner at South Fla. (Nov. 25-7:30 p.m.)

Oakland, Michigan
First round – Ohio St. at Oakland (Nov. 22-1 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Akron (Nov. 25-7:30 p.m.)

Evanston, Illinois
First round – Loyola (Ill.) at Northwestern (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Notre Dame (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Louisville, Kentucky
First round – Jacksonville at Louisville (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at North Carolina (Nov. 25-6 p.m.)

Chicago, Illinois
First round – Dayton at Ill.-Chicago (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Michigan St. (Nov. 25-1 p.m.)

Boston, Massachusetts
First round – Fairleigh Dickinson at Boston U. (Nov. 21-4 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at St. John’s (N.Y.) (Nov. 25-5 p.m.)

Los Angeles, California
First round – Cal Poly at UCLA (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at UC Irvine (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Sacramento, California
First round – Denver at UC Davis (Nov. 22-1 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Michigan (Nov. 25-2 p.m.)

Saint Louis, Missouri
First round – Drake at St. Louis (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Indiana (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Tulsa, Oklahoma
First round – UMKC at Tulsa (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Creighton (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Storrs, Connecticut
First round – Fairfield at Connecticut (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Virginia (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Berkeley, California
First round – San Francisco at California (Nov. 21-1:30 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at UC Santa Barb. (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Fairfax, Virginia
First round – Penn at George Mason (Nov. 21-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Maryland (Nov. 25-7 p.m.)

Now that the field is set, who do you see winning it all? What potential second-round match-ups look the most appealing? What individual match-ups are you most looking forward to?

Share your thoughts on the NCAA Tournament in the comments section below.

Comments

  1. Binghamton screwed out of an at large bid… well not screwed but we lose the America East finals, and played Maryland really tough only losing 1-0.

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  2. FSC carried the Dartmouth-Brown game last Friday(?). Dartmouth looked very good. Brown usually has a good team (alma mater of Cory Gibbs and Jeff Larentowicz), and Dartmouth make them look pretty bad.

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  3. looks like UC Berkeley is going to have a good run in the tourney. that have been on fire. They should have been seeded though. They beat and dominated maryland.

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  4. Nate,

    You’re right! How could I forget USF? The alma mater of Quakes legend, John Doyle!

    But Fairfield? When did they get a decent program?

    Just for convenience sake, maybe it would be easier to mention the Jebby schools that aren’t included: Georgetown.

    Any others?

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  5. Let’s go Creighton! It’s too bad that game isn’t a couple of days later or I could have caught it while I was back home for Thanksgiving, they have a very nice soccer specific stadium…

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  6. Hey all you Loyola, Creighton, SLU, BC & Gonzaga alums:

    Why is it that Jebby universities always have very strong soccer programs? What’s going on? Is it some kind of S of J conspiracy?

    I’m not being facetious. I’m curious.

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  7. So after the 2nd round, they’re down to 16 teams, I think. Anyone know where games between the 2nd round and College Cup are played? Can’t remember if it is a home game for higher seeds…

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  8. yeah demon deacons… man we rule… GLORY GLORY OLD WAKE FOREST, GLORY GLORY OLD WAKE FOREST, GLORY GLORY OLD WAKE FOREST, WE ARE MARCHING ON ON ON

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  9. No Rutgers so I could give two craps, but I wonder how they choose the locations each year, or if it’s always the same. California is yuuuuuge so I see how they might get three locations. I don’t get how Massachusetts does though. And I’m not even hating, just curious.

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