The 2024 NCAA men’s soccer tournament will play out over the month of November and December to determine this year’s overall national title.
Teams from around the country hailing from all different conferences converge on a collision course for the College Cup in Cary, N.C.
This year’s No. 1 overall seed is Ohio State, winners of the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, suffering just one defeat all season long. They will be challenged by a litany of top schools, including defending champions Clemson who are joined by six other seeded teams from the ACC.
The Sporting News brings you an overview of this year’s tournament, including the dates each round will take place, the top seeds handed out to the best teams in the country, and where you can watch every single game live.
How to watch 2024 NCAA men’s soccer tournament
- TV channels ESPNU, ESPN2
- Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+
The first four rounds of the 2024 NCAA men’s soccer tournament will air on ESPN+. For a limited time get 12 months of ESPN+ for the price of 9 with the purchase of an annual plan. Stream your favorite teams live and enjoy more sports anywhere with an ESPN+ subscription.
The semifinals and championship are the only games broadcast on traditional TV. ESPNU will handle the coverage for the semis and ESPN2 has the final. Fans can also live stream the NCAA men’s soccer tournament semis and final on Fubo. which is offering a free trial to new users.
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NCAA men’s soccer tournament 2024 schedule, fixtures, scores
First Round
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 1 p.m. | M1-1: Western Michigan 5-1 SIUE | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 1 p.m. | M1-12: UMass 2-1 Evansville | Amherst, MA |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 5 p.m. | M1-7: UNC 0-0 Furman Furman adv. 5-3 on pens |
Chapel Hill, NC |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 5 p.m. | M1-16: Cornell 4-2 Fordham | Ithaca, NY |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 6 p.m. | M1-8: NC State 2-1 Charlotte (2 OT) | Raleigh, NC |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 6 p.m. | M1-13: Vermont 5-0 Iona | Burlington, VT |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. | M1-3: Providence 2-1 Bucknell | Providence, RI |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. | M1-4: Maryland 5-2 LIU | College Park, ML |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. | M1-5: Michigan 2-0 Robert Morris | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. | M1-10: Akron 1-0 Princeton | Akron, OH |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m. | M1-11: West Virginia 2-1 N. Florida | Morgantown, WV |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 8 p.m. | M1-15: St. Louis 0-2 Kansas City | St. Louis, MO |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 10 p.m. | M1-2: UCLA 0-1 UC Santa Barbara | Los Angeles, CA |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 10 p.m. | M1-6: Washington 0-0 Seattle Washington adv. 3-0 on pens |
Seattle, WA |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 10 p.m. | M1-9: Oregon St. 0-1 Gardner-Webb | Corvallis, OR |
| Thu, Nov. 21 | 10 p.m. | M1-14: San Diego 1-0 UC Davis | San Diego, CA |
Second Round
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 12 p.m. | M2-8: #4 Georgetown 0-2 NC State | Washington, DC |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 1 p.m. | M2-10: #14 Indiana 2-1 Akron (OT) | Bloomington, IN |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 1 p.m. | M2-14: #10 Duke 0-1 San Diego | Durham, NC |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 2 p.m. | M2-7: #13 Marshall 4-0 Furman | Huntington, WV |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 3 p.m. | M2-9: #3 Denver 3-0 Gardner-Webb | Denver, CO |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 5 p.m. | M2-1: #1 Ohio St. 2-1 Western Michigan | Columbus, OH |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 5 p.m. | M2-11: #11 Virginia 2-1 West Virginia | Charlottesville, VA |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 5 p.m. | M2-12: #6 Penn 0-1 UMass | Philadelphia, PA |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 5 p.m. | M2-13: #7 Hofstra 1-2 Vermont | Hempstead, NY |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 5 p.m. | M2-16: #2 Pitt 1-0 Cornell | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 6 p.m. | M2-3: #9 Clemson 2-0 Providence | Clemson, SC |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 6 p.m. | M2-4: #8 Wake Forest 2-1 Maryland | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 7 p.m. | M2-5: #5 Dayton 2-0 Michigan | Dayton, OH |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 7 p.m. | M2-6: #12 SMU 2-1 Washington | Dallas, TX |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 7:30 p.m. | M2-15: #15 Missouri St. 1-2 Kansas City | Springfield, MO |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 8 p.m. | M2-2: #16 Stanford 2-2 UCSB Stanford adv. 6-5 on pens |
Stanford, CA |
Third Round
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Nov. 30 | 2 p.m. | M3-4: #13 Marshall 2-1 NC State | Huntington, WV |
| Nov. 30 | 4 p.m. | M3-5: #3 Denver 1-0 #14 Indiana | Denver, CO |
| Nov. 30 | 5 p.m. | M3-6: #11 Virginia 0-1 UMass | Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. | M3-3: #5 Dayton 1-3 #12 SMU | Dayton, OH |
| Dec. 1 | 5 p.m. | M3-1: #1 Ohio St. 0-0 #16 Stanford Ohio St. adv. 4-2 on pens |
Columbus, OH |
| Dec. 1 | 5 p.m. | M3-8: #2 Pitt 3-2 Kansas City (OT) | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec. 1 | 6 p.m. | M3-2: #8 Wake Forest 2-1 #9 Clemson (OT) | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec. 1 | 8 p.m. | M3-7: San Diego 0-1 Vermont (OT) | San Diego, CA |
Quarterfinals
Watch every NCAA quarterfinal match live on ESPN+
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location |
| Dec. 7 | 3 p.m. | QF1: #3 Denver 3-0 UMass | Denver, CO |
| Dec. 7 | 3 p.m. | QF2: #2 Pitt 0-2 Vermont | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec. 7 | 5 p.m. | QF3: #1 Ohio St. 3-0 #8 Wake Forest | Columbus, OH |
| Dec. 8 | 3 p.m. | QF4: #12 SMU 2-3 #13 Marshall | Dallas, TX |
2024 Men’s NCAA College Cup
Semifinals
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV/Streaming |
| Fri, Dec. 13 | 5 p.m. | #3 Denver vs. Vermont | Cary, NC | ESPNU, Fubo, ESPN+ |
| Fri, Dec. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | #1 Ohio State vs. #13 Marshall | Cary, NC | ESPNU, Fubo, ESPN+ |
Final
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Location | TV/Streaming |
| Mon, Dec. 16 | 8 p.m. | Winner SF vs. Winner SF | Cary, NC | ESPN2, Fubo, ESPN+ |
NCAA men’s soccer tournament bracket 2024
The bracket is SET 🙌⚽#NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/wkGc28tXPV
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) November 18, 2024
NCAA men’s soccer tournament 2024 teams, seeds
Ohio State received the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA men’s soccer tournament, winning the Big Ten regular season and conference tournament double. They were followed close behind by ACC regular season champions Pitt.
The ACC featured seven seeded teams in this year’s tournament, representing just under half the top 16 sides. No other conference had more than two schools amongst the seeded teams.
Seeded teams in 2024 men’s soccer NCAA tournament
| Seed | Team | Conference | W-D-L (Conf.) |
| 1 | Ohio State* | Big 10 | 14-3-1 (7-2-1) |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 12-0-5 (6-0-2) |
| 3 | Denver | Summit Lg. | 12-4-3 (7-0-1) |
| 4 | Georgetown* | Big East | 11-5-4 (5-1-2) |
| 5 | Dayton* | Atlantic 10 | 13-3-2 (5-2-1) |
| 6 | Penn | Ivy League | 14-1-3 (7-0-0) |
| 7 | Hofstra* | CAA | 14-2-4 (5-0-3) |
| 8 | Wake Forest* | ACC | 10-7-4 (4-2-2) |
| 9 | Clemson | ACC | 14-4-2 (5-1-2) |
| 10 | Duke | ACC | 11-4-3 (4-3-1) |
| 11 | Virginia | ACC | 10-3-6 (3-2-3) |
| 12 | SMU | ACC | 10-6-2 (4-2-2) |
| 13 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 11-7-1 (4-5-0) |
| 14 | Indiana | Big 10 | 10-5-4 (7-2-1) |
| 15 | Missouri St | Missouri Valley | 12-2-3 (7-1-0) |
| 16 | Stanford | ACC | 9-4-5 (3-3-2) |
* Earned an automatic bid via conference tournament title
NCAA men’s soccer tournament round-by-round schedule 2024
The entire tournament will take just under a month to complete, as 48 teams from around the nation enter the competition.
The first and second rounds will happen over the course of three days, with the field whittled down to 16 teams after just one weekend. From there, the remaining schools will do battle with the hopes of being amongst the final four to reach the 2024 College Cup.
| Round | Date(s) | Teams |
| First Round | Nov. 21 | 32 (+16 byes) |
| Second Round | Nov. 24 | 32 |
| Third Round | Nov. 30-Dec. 1 | 16 |
| Quarterfinals | Dec. 6-7 | 8 |
| Semifinals | Dec. 13 | 4 |
| Finals | Dec. 16 | 2 |
