Selection Process
The 2016 Division I Men’s Soccer championship provides for a field of 48 teams to compete in a single elimination tournament. Twenty-four conference champions qualify automatically; the balance of the field is selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee. The teams will be seeded so that 16 of the 48 teams will receive a First Round bye and automatically advance to the Second Round.
Selection Show | Monday, November 14, 2016 at 1 p.m. ET on NCAA.com
The 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship bracket will be announced the Monday prior to the first round of competition.