NCAA selection Monday is upon us, and it will be a nervy wait for some of the nation's collegiate soccer programs. The 48-team field will be announced tonight at 5:30pm (ESPNews), with the field already full of conference champion winners across the country.
University of Virginia claimed the ACC bid, with a 1-0 win against NC State on Sunday. UVA is one of the hottest team's in the nation, unbeaten in 11 games and didn't yield a goal during the three games in the tournament. The Cavaliers have eight clean sheets in a row and will be a headache for any other school in the tournament.
Joining UVA is Big East champion St. John's. The Red Storm beat Notre Dame 6-5 on penalties after a 0-0 draw through regulation and two overtimes. No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Ohio State saw off the challenge from Penn State, winning 1-0 on a last-second goal in regulation. And maintaining a 100 percent record was Akron, as the Zips downed Hartwick 2-1 in the MAC tournament final.
Here's a complete list of conference tournament winners:
- ACC - Virginia
- American East - Stony Brook
- Atlantic Sun - Stetson
- Atlantic 10 - St. Louis
- Big East - St. John's
- Big Ten - Ohio State
- Big South - Winthrop
- Big West - UC Irvine
- CAA - UNC Wilmington
- CUSA - Tulsa
- Horizon - Green Bay
- MAAC - Loyola (Md.)
- MAC - Akron
- MVC - Drake
- MPSF - Sacramento St
- Northeast - Monmouth
- Patriot League - Bucknell
- Southern - Wofford
- Summit League - Western Illinois
Some conferences around the country don't buy in to the conference tournament, with the regular season champion getting an automatic bid to the next round. Harvard and UCLA, winners of the Ivy League and the Pac 10 respectively, await their first opponent in tonight's selection show.
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