About the NCAA Tournament

Every year NCAA soccer concludes their season with a 48 team tournament. 24 conference representatives are selected by either winning their respective conference or tournament. The remaining 24 spots are filled by teams earning at-large bids. The first round features 32 teams and the second round introduces 16 seeded teams given a bye past the first round.

Click here to see the 2015 bracket

How to Play

There are a couple of different ways to play.

1. You can print off a bracket, fill it out, and send it to me at everybodysoccer@yahoo.com or tweet a picture to @letsallsoccer.

2. You can simply just type or write it all out and send me the list. As long as they are sorted by round, I can submit your bracket myself.

3. If you can get to a computer, a fancier and more interactive tool can be found on the google templates. Search for "NCAA Soccer" in the public gallery.

Click the "NCAA Soccer Bracket Challenge Template By Bill Reno" At the top header, click the button "Use This Template" Only fill out column D, the blue row. The bracket will automatically update itself. If you spell a college incorrectly (use the gray columns for reference) then it will tell you to try again. Enter in your name, team name, state, and twitter handle to appear on the scoreboard. Send to it me by selecting File > Share > Email:everybodysoccer@yahoo.com. (Make sure you are clicking the in-template "File" and not the "File" at very top of your computer screen.) If something goes terribly wrong and you mess up the whole thing, just go back to the google templates home page to start over.

How to Win

The winner will be determined by who scores the most points. You can score a maximum of 176 points total (32 each round, except the first which is only 16). The rounds are weighted as such:

Round 1 - 1 point

Round 2 - 2 point

Round 3 - 4 points

Quarterfinals - 8 points

Semifinals - 16 points

Final - 32 points

Resources

RPIs and Schedules - Dan Gaucho has a great site for all your RPI and scheduling needs.

Media Coverage - Three sites that could give you more info on schools: Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News, and Hero Sports.

History - Take a look at each school's history with the tournament. Teams were given points for how many rounds they went and if they held a seed. The first few columns are weighted points for the round reached and seed given. "DIFF" is gauging if they over (+) or underperform (-) in the tournament given their seed.