The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 65th edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament that determined the national champion of 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The College Cup was played on December 8 and December 11 at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky and televised on ESPNU.
is the defending national champion. Syracuse was unable to defend their title as they lost to in the Second Round. Clemson went on to defeat Notre Dame in the final by a score of 2âÂÂ1. This was Clemson's second title in three years, and it was the third straight year that a team from the ACC won the title.
Of the 211 Division I men's soccer programs, 202 were eligible to qualify for the tournament. Nine programs were ineligible due to the reclassification process. Twenty-one teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, two teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (the Pac-12 Conference and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 25 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
The top 16 teams are seeded and earn a bye to the second round of the tournament.
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 13, 2023. First round games will be played on November 16 at campus sites.
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