College Soccer: 2008 Regular Season and Postseason (Men and Women)

[JohnBM01]

Okay. So I missed most of the regular season. I'll make up for it by offering up this thread of college soccer for both the men and the women. Here are some resources for you:

--- NCAA Men's Tournament ---
* http://www.ncaa.com/champ/msoc-div1-champ.html (Men's Division 1 Tournament)
* http://www.ncaa.com/champ/msoc-div2-champ.html (Men's Division 2 Tournament)
* http://www.ncaa.com/champ/msoc-div3-champ.html (Men's Division 3 Tournament)

This year's Men's College Cup will be held in Frisco, TX at Pizza Hut Park for Division 1.



--- NCAA Women's Tournament
* http://www.ncaa.com/champ/wsoc-div1-champ.html (Women's Division 1 Tournament)
* http://www.ncaa.com/champ/wsoc-div2-champ.html (Women's Division 2 Tournament)
* http://www.ncaa.com/champ/wsoc-div3-champ.html (Women's Division 3 Tournament)

The women's tournament will be at the site of next year's men's tournament in Division 1- Cary, North Carolina.






Here are the current standings for the men and women (Division 1 only for both sides) as of yesterday:

! = unbeaten (wins and ties, but no losses)

Men's NSCAA/Adidas Division 1 Rankings
01 - Wake Forest! (15-0-1)
02 - Akron
03 - Creighton
04 - St. John's
05 - Maryland
06 - Northwestern
07 - Loyola College
08 - California <<< also a great rugby school
09 - Tulsa
10 - California-Davis
11 - South Florida
12 - North Carolina
13 - Illinois-Chicago
14 - California-Santa Barbera
15 - Connecticut
16 - Saint Louis <<< a men's soccer powerhouse that plays at a beautiful stadium
17 - Indiana <<< another powerhouse of soccer
18 - Michigan
19 - Notre Dame
20 - California-Irvine
21 - Louisville
22 - Dayton
23 - Pennsylvania
24 - Drake
25 - Michigan State



Women's NSCAA/Adidas Division 1 Rankings
01 - Notre Dame (18-0-0)
02 - North Carolina
03 - Portland
04 - California-Los Angeles! (UCLA, of course)
05 - Stanford
06 - Florida State
07 - Florida
08 - Virginia
09 - Oklahoma State
10 - Southern California (USCal)
11 - Duke
12 - Texas
13 - Boston College
14 - Texas A&M <<< who I usually think is the best women's soccer team in Texas
15 - Colorado
16 - San Diego
17 - West Virginia
18 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee
19 - Wake Forest
20 - Missouri
21 - Pennsylvania State
22 - Washington State
23 - Georgetown
24 - Rutgers <<< also a women's basketball power
25 - Minnesota



Early November will be the start of conference championships across a lot of the conferences as we're closing in on setting up the playoff field.

Albeit [very] late, your college soccer thread is here. Certainly early for postseason action, though.

 

[JohnBM01]

A lot of conference tournament action is taking place. The women's Big East semifinal was at Notre Dame. Connecticut and West Virginia finished 1-1 after double overtime, but they won 4-2 on Penalty Kicks. They will meet the winner of the second semifinal game between Marquette and host school, Notre Dame.

 

[JohnBM01]

Right now, there's a matchup going on involving the Maryland Terrapins and St. John's Red Storm in a men's national semifinal for the 2008 NCAA College Cup. I never realized Maryland had such a great men's soccer team. I already know St. John's is one of the powerhouses of NCAA Men's Soccer. Maybe not a powerhouse like Saint Louis or Indiana, but St. John's is a pretty good soccer school. The Men's Final Four for the NCAA College Cup is in my home state in the city of Frisco, Texas.

 

[JohnBM01]

Over the weekend, the University of Maryland won the Men's National Championship in Division 1 with a 1-0 win over North Carolina. This is their second National Championship in four years. Only powers in NCAA soccer I know are Saint Louis, Indiana, UCLA, and St. John's. Congratulations to the Terrapins. Fear the turtle! ^_^