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 featured 48 participants out of a possible field of 203 teams. Of the 48 berths, 24 were 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 did not have tournaments. The remaining 24 berths were determined through an at-large process based upon the Ratings Percentage Index of teams that did not automatically qualify.The NCAA Selection Committee also named 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 played 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 the 2017 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 | America East champions | Automatic | 1 | Round of 16 | |
| [2017 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team|Akron Zips men's soccer team|Akron] | MAC champions | Automatic | 27 | Champions | |
| [2017 2017 Butler Bulldogs men's soccer team|Butler Bulldogs men's soccer team|Butler] | No. 14 RPI | At-large | 7 | Round of 16 | |
| [2017 2017 California Golden Bears men's soccer team|California Golden Bears men's soccer team|California] | No. 33 RPI | At-large | 18 | Quarterfinals | |
| [2017 2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer team|Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer team|Cal State Fullerton] | Big West champions | Automatic | 9 | Semifinals | |
| Central Arkansas | MVC champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| [2017 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team|Clemson Tigers men's soccer team|Clemson] | No. 6 RPI | At-large | 30 | Champions | |
| [2017 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team|Coastal Carolina] | Sun Belt champions | Automatic | 14 | Round of 16 | |
| [2017 2017 Colgate Raiders men's soccer team|Colgate Raiders men's soccer team|Colgate] | Patriot League champions | Automatic | 6 | Round of 16 | |
| [2017 2017 Columbia Lions men's soccer team|Columbia Lions men's soccer team|Columbia] | No. 29 RPI | At-large | 13 | Runners-Up | |
| Dartmouth | Ivy League champions | Automatic | 17 | Quarterfinals | |
| [2017 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team|Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team|Duke] | No. 3 RPI | At-large | 25 | Champions | |
| Fairfield | MAAC champions | Automatic | 3 | Second Round | |
| [2017 2017 FIU Panthers men's soccer team|FIU Panthers men's soccer team|FIU] | No. 21 RPI | At-large | 9 | Runners-Up | |
| [2017 2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer team|Fordham Rams men's soccer team|Fordham] | No. 26 RPI | At-large | 3 | First Round | |
| [2017 2017 Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer team|Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer team|Georgetown] | Big East champions | Automatic | 7 | Runners-up | |
| [2017 2017 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team|Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team|Indiana] | No. 4 RPI | At-large | 41 | Champions | |
| UIC | Horizon League champions | Automatic | 6 | Quarterfinals | |
| Lipscomb | Atlantic Sun champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| [2017 2017 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team|Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team|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 | |
| [2017 2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team|Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team|Michigan] | No. 15 RPI | At-large | 5 | Semifinals | |
| [2017 2017 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team|Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team|Michigan State] | No. 12 RPI | At-large | 18 | Champions | |
| New Hampshire | No. 20 RPI | At-large | 1 | First Round | |
| [2017 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team|North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team|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 | |
| [2017 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs soccer team|Old Dominion Monarchs soccer team|Old Dominion] | Conference USA champions | Automatic | 13 | Round of 16 | |
| Omaha | Summit League champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| [2017 2017 Pacific Tigers men's soccer team|Pacific Tigers men's soccer team|Pacific] | No. 35 RPI | At-large | 1 | Second round | |
| Presbyterian | Big South champions | Automatic | None | — | |
| [2017 2017 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team|San Francisco Dons men's soccer team|San Francisco] | 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 | |
| [2017 2017 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team|Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team|Stanford] | [2017 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season|Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season|Pac-12] champions | Automatic | 15 | Champions | |
| UNCW | No. 36 RPI | At-large | 2 | Second Round | |
| [2017 2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team|Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team|Virginia] | No. 9 RPI | At-large | 38 | Champions | |
| [2017 2017 VCU Rams men's soccer team|VCU Rams men's soccer team|VCU] | No. 13 RPI | At-large | 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| [2017 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team|Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team|Virginia Tech] | No. 22 RPI | At-large | 5 | Semifinals | |
| [2017 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team|Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team|Wake Forest] | ACC champions | Automatic | 20 | Champions | |
| [2017 2017 Washington Huskies men's soccer team|Washington Huskies men's soccer team|Washington] | No. 37 RPI | At-large | 22 | Quarterfinals | |
| [2017 2017 Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team|Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team|Western Michigan] | No. 8 RPI | At-large | 1 | First Round | |
| William & Mary | CAA champions | Automatic | 15 | Quarterfinals | |
| [2017 2017 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team|Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team|Wisconsin] | Big Ten champions | Automatic | 6 | Champions |
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*Statistics
Goalscorers
;4 goals- Mike Catalano — Wisconsin
- Brandon Guhl — Butler
- Martin Melchor — Coastal Carolina
- Frantzdy Pierrot — Coastal Carolina
- Paul Marie — FIU
- Jannik Loebe — Fordham
- Tate Schmitt — Louisville
- Jack Hallahan — Michigan
- Robin Schmidt — New HampshireJelani Pieters — North Carolina
- Sean Bowman — San Francisco
- Bryce Kaminski — San Francisco
- Julio Moncada — UNC Wilmington
- Jon Bakero — Wake Forest
- Tom Barlow — Wisconsin
- 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-ChicagoGrant Lillard — IndianaFrancesco Moore — IndianaAustin Panchot — IndianaCory Thomas — IndianaMason 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 HampshireMauricio Pineda — North CarolinaJack 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 BrooklynTanner Beason — StanfordFoster Langsdorf — Stanford
- Ulrik Edvardsen — 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.