2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 59th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's collegiate soccer. The first, second, third, and quarterfinal rounds were held at college campus sites across the United States during November and December 2017, with host sites determined by seeding and record. The four-team College Cup finals were played at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania on December 8 and 10.
The Stanford Cardinal defended their 2016 title by defeating Indiana in golden goal overtime, 1–0, to claim the 2017 championship.
Qualification
As in previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament features 48 participants out of a possible field of 203 teams. Of the 48 berths, 24 are allocated to the 21 conference tournament champions and to the regular season winners of the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference, which do not have tournaments. The remaining 24 berths are supposed to be determined through an at-large process based upon the Ratings Percentage Index of teams that did not automatically qualify.The NCAA Selection Committee also names the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, with those teams receiving an automatic bye into the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams play in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament for the right to play a seeded team in the second round.
Of the 24 schools that had previously won the championship, 13 qualified for this year's tournament.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Qualification type | Previous appearances in tournament | Previous best performance |
| Air Force | No. 27 RPI | At-large | 11 | Quarterfinals | |
| Albany | Am. East champions | Automatic | 1 | Round of 16 | |
| Akron | MAC champions | Automatic | 27 | Champions | |
| Butler | No. 14 RPI | At-large | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| California | No. 33 RPI | At-large | 18 | Quarterfinals | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Big West champions | Automatic | 9 | Semifinals | |
| Central Arkansas | MVC champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| Clemson | No. 6 RPI | At-large | 30 | Champions | |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt champions | Automatic | 14 | Round of 16 | |
| Colgate | Patriot League champions | Automatic | 6 | Round of 16 | |
| Columbia | No. 29 RPI | At-large | 13 | Runners-Up | |
| Dartmouth | :Category:2017 Ivy League men's soccer season|Ivy League champions | Automatic | 17 | Quarterfinals | |
| Duke | No. 3 RPI | At-large | 25 | Champions | |
| Fairfield | MAAC champions | Automatic | 3 | Second Round | |
| FIU | No. 21 RPI | At-large | 9 | Runners-Up | |
| Fordham | No. 26 RPI | At-large | 3 | First Round | |
| Georgetown | Big East champions | Automatic | 7 | Runners-up | |
| Indiana | No. 4 RPI | At-large | 41 | Champions | |
| UIC | Horizon League champions | Automatic | 6 | Quarterfinals | |
| Lipscomb | Atlantic Sun champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| Louisville | No. 5 RPI | At-large | 9 | Runners-Up | |
| Maryland | No. 25 RPI | At-large | 34 | Champions | |
| UMass | Atlantic 10 champions | Automatic | 3 | Semifinals | |
| Mercer | SoCon champions | Automatic | 2 | First Round | |
| Michigan | No. 15 RPI | At-large | 5 | Semifinals | |
| Michigan State | No. 12 RPI | At-large | 18 | Champions | |
| New Hampshire | No. 20 RPI | At-large | 1 | First Round | |
| North Carolina | No. 2 RPI | At-large | 24 | Champions | |
| NC State | No. 45 RPI | At-large | 13 | Semifinals | |
| Notre Dame | No. 10 RPI | At-large | 19 | Champions | |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA champions | Automatic | 13 | Round of 16 | |
| Omaha | Summit League champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| Pacific | No. 35 RPI | At-large | 1 | Second round | |
| Presbyterian | Big South champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| San Francisco | :Category:2017 West Coast Conference men's soccer season|WCC champions | Automatic | 30 | Champions | |
| Seattle U | WAC champions | Automatic | 2 | Round of 16 | |
| SMU | The American champions | Automatic | 30 | Semifinals | |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | NEC champions | Automatic | 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| Stanford | Pac-12 champions | Automatic | 15 | Champions | |
| UNCW | No. 36 RPI | At-large | 2 | Second Round | |
| Virginia | No. 9 RPI | At-large | 38 | Champions | |
| VCU | No. 13 RPI | At-large | 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| Virginia Tech | No. 22 RPI | At-large | 5 | Semifinals | |
| Wake Forest | ACC champions | Automatic | 20 | Champions | |
| Washington | No. 37 RPI | At-large | 22 | Quarterfinals | |
| Western Michigan | No. 8 RPI | At-large | 1 | First Round | |
| William & Mary | CAA champions | Automatic | 15 | Quarterfinals | |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten champions | Automatic | 6 | Champions |
Seeding
Schedule
| Round | Date |
| First round | November 16 |
| Second round | November 19 |
| Third round | November 25–26 |
| Quarterfinals | December 1−3 |
| College Cup Semifinals | December 8 |
| College Cup Final | December 10 |
Bracket
Regional 1
Host Institution*Regional 2
Host Institution*Regional 3
Host Institution*Regional 4
Host Institution*2017 College Cup
Results
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
College Cup
Semifinals
National Championship
Statistics
Goalscorers
;4 goals- Mike Catalano — Wisconsin
- Sam Gainford — Akron
- Brandon Guhl — Butler
- Stuart Holthusen — Akron
- Martin Melchor — Coastal Carolina
- Frantzdy Pierrot — Coastal Carolina
- Paul Marie — FIU
- Jannik Loebe — Fordham
- Tate Schmitt — Louisville
- Jack Hallahan — Michigan
- Robin Schmidt — New Hampshire
- Jelani Pieters — North Carolina
- Sean Bowman — San Francisco
- Bryce Kaminski — San Francisco
- Julio Moncada — UNC Wilmington
- Jon Bakero — Wake Forest
- Tom Barlow — Wisconsin
- Marcel Zajac — Akron
- Alex Lehtinen — Butler
- Lewis Suddick — Butler
- Bass Sarr — Cal State Fullerton
- Aravind Sivakumar — California
- Jason Wright — Clemson
- Ryan Bellavance — Colgate
- Karl Brown — Colgate
- Uyi Omorogbe — Colgate
- Aram Ouligian — Colgate
- Jared Stroud — Colgate
- Zach Morant — Columbia
- Kynan Rocks — Columbia
- Matthias Frick — Duke
- Kristófer Garðarsson — Duke
- Max Moser — Duke
- Brian White — Duke
- Deshawon Nembhard — FIU
- Bart Dziedzic — Fordham
- Matthew Lewis — Fordham
- Eric Ohlendorf — Fordham
- Jörgen Oland — Fordham
- Jacob Montes — Georgetown
- Jacob Graiber — Illinois-Chicago
- Grant Lillard — Indiana
- Francesco Moore — Indiana
- Austin Panchot — Indiana
- Cory Thomas — Indiana
- Mason Toye — Indiana
- Walker Andriot — Louisville
- Adrien Cabon — Louisville
- Adam Wilson — Louisville
- Hunter Barone — Michigan State
- Jimmy Fiscus — Michigan State
- DeJuan Jones — Michigan State
- Michael Pimlott — Michigan State
- Ryan Sierakowski — Michigan State
- Jacob Gould — New Hampshire
- Kristian Piippo — New Hampshire
- Mauricio Pineda — North Carolina
- Jack Skahan — North Carolina
- Brandon Perdue — Old Dominion
- Max Wilschrey — Old Dominion
- Bob Groenendijk — Pacific
- Spencer Vue — Pacific
- Habib Barry — Seattle
- Sergio Rivas — Seattle
- Gabriel Ruiz — Seattle
- Christian Boorom — Southern Methodist
- Jordan Cano — Southern Methodist
- Garrett McLaughlin — Southern Methodist
- Leo Folla — St. Francis Brooklyn
- Nadim Saqui — St. Francis Brooklyn
- Tanner Beason — Stanford
- Foster Langsdorf — Stanford
- Ulrik Edvarsen — VCU
- Luc Fatton — VCU
- Marcelo Acuña — Virginia Tech
- Collin Verfurth — Virginia Tech
- Brandon Servania — Wake Forest
- Kyle Coffee — Washington
- Elijah Rice — Washington
- Pepe Martinez-Bertrand — Western Michigan
- Kosti Moni — Western Michigan
- Ben Thornton — Western Michigan
- Ryder Bell — William & Mary
- Mitch Guitar — Wisconsin
- Brendan McDonough — Georgetown
Record by conference
- The 1st, R32, R16, QF, SF, F, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first round, Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final, and National Champion, respectively.