2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
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{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
| year = 2000
| other_title = Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = United States
| num_teams = 32
| champions = Connecticut (2nd title)
| runner-up = Creighton (1st title game)
| matches = 31
| goals =
| attendance = 52910
| top goal scorer = Mohamed Fahim, SMU (5)
Corey Woolfolk, Stanford (5)
| player = Darin Lewis, Connecticut (MOP offense)
Chris Gbandi, Connecticut (MOP defense)
| prevseason = 1999
| nextseason = 2001
}}
The 2000 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 41st organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Connecticut Huskies won their second national title by defeating the Creighton Bluejays in the championship game, 2–0. The semifinals and final were played in Charlotte, North Carolina at Ericsson Stadium for the second straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.{{cite web|title=2000 Division I Men's Championship Bracket|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2011/D1Brackets.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=December 24, 2012|pages=40}}{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015070124/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf |archive-date=2014-10-15 }}
Seeded Teams
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | National seeds |
| Seed
!School !Record |
|---|
| #1
|19–2 |
| #2
|13–3–2 |
| #3
|16–2–1 |
| #4
|15–1–2 |
| #5
|15–5–1 |
| #6
|SMU |17–4 |
| #7
|12–3–3 |
| #8
|20–0–1 |
Bracket
{{5RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First round | RD2=Second round | RD3=Third round |RD4=Semifinals |RD5=Championship
Ericsson Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=North Carolina (OT)
| RD1-score01=3
| RD1-team02=William & Mary
| RD1-score02=2
| RD1-team03=Rhode Island
| RD1-score03=3
| RD1-team04=Boston College
| RD1-score04=0
| RD1-team05=Washington (4OT)
| RD1-score05=1
| RD1-team06=UAB
| RD1-score06=0
| RD1-team07=Indiana
| RD1-score07=4
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08=San Jose State
| RD1-score08=0
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-score09=5
| RD1-team10=Lehigh
| RD1-score10=0
| RD1-team11=James Madison
| RD1-score11=0
| RD1-team12=St. John's (NY)
| RD1-score12=1
| RD1-team13=Ohio State
| RD1-score13=0
| RD1-team14=Creighton
| RD1-score14=1
| RD1-team15=UCLA
| RD1-score15=0
| RD1-seed16=4
| RD1-team16=San Diego
| RD1-score16=1
| RD1-seed17=3
| RD1-team17=Stanford
| RD1-score17=4
| RD1-team18=Cal State Fullerton
| RD1-score18=0
| RD1-team19=UI Chicago
| RD1-score19=1
| RD1-team20=Bradley
| RD1-score20=0
| RD1-team21=Saint Louis
| RD1-score21=0
| RD1-score22=0
| RD1-team23=IUPUI
| RD1-score23=0
| RD1-seed24=6
| RD1-team24=SMU
| RD1-score24=2
| RD1-seed25=7
| RD1-team25=South Carolina
| RD1-score25=0
| RD1-team26=Duke
| RD1-score26=1
| RD1-team27=Brown
| RD1-score27=2
| RD1-team28=Vermont
| RD1-score28=0
| RD1-team29=Dartmouth
| RD1-score29=0
| RD1-team30=Connecticut
| RD1-score30=3
| RD1-team31=Furman
| RD1-score31=2
| RD1-seed32=2
| RD1-team32=Clemson
| RD1-score32=3
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=North Carolina
| RD2-score01=3
| RD2-team02=Rhode Island
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-team03=Washington
| RD2-score03=1
| RD2-team04=Indiana
| RD2-score04=2
| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team05=Virginia
| RD2-score05=2
| RD2-team06=St. John's (NY)
| RD2-score06=1
| RD2-team07=Creighton
| RD2-score07=3
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08=San Diego
| RD2-score08=0
| RD2-seed09=3
| RD2-team09=Stanford
| RD2-score09=6
| RD2-team10=UI Chicago
| RD2-score10=0
| RD2-team11=Kentucky
| RD2-score11=1
| RD2-seed12=6
| RD2-team12=SMU
| RD2-score12=3
| RD2-team13=Duke
| RD2-score13=0
| RD2-team14=Brown
| RD2-score14=1
| RD2-team15=Connecticut (OT)
| RD2-score15=2
| RD2-seed16=2
| RD2-team16=Clemson
| RD2-score16=1
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=North Carolina
| RD3-score01=0
| RD3-team02=Indiana
| RD3-score02=1
| RD3-seed03=5
| RD3-team03=Virginia
| RD3-score03=0
| RD3-team04=Creighton
| RD3-score04=3
| RD3-seed05=3
| RD3-team05=Stanford
| RD3-score05=1
| RD3-seed06=6
| RD3-team06=SMU
| RD3-score06=2
| RD3-team07=Brown
| RD3-score07=0
| RD3-team08=Connecticut
| RD3-score08=1
| RD4-team01=Indiana
| RD4-score01=1
| RD4-team02=Creighton (3OT)
| RD4-score02=2
| RD4-seed03=6
| RD4-team03=SMU
| RD4-score03=0
| RD4-team04=Connecticut
| RD4-score04=2
| RD5-team01=Creighton
| RD5-score01=0
| RD5-team02=Connecticut
| RD5-score02=2
}}
Final
{{football box
|date = December 10, 2000
|time =
|team1 = Creighton
|score = 0–2
|team2 = Connecticut
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Gbandi {{goal|16}}
Lewis {{goal|85}}
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
|attendance = 11,421
|referee =
}}
References
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{{NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship}}
Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament seasons
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Category:Soccer competitions in North Carolina
Category:Sports competitions in Charlotte, North Carolina