St. John's Red Storm fail to qualify for NCAA Soccer Championship

After the one goal scored by Notre Dame last Sunday that eliminated the St. John's Red Storm from the Big East Tournament, the St. John's soccer team waited patiently for the NCAA Slection committee to announce what teams will join the champions of each conference to complete the 48 team bracket. That time has come and gone and teh St. John's soccer team will be missing out on the national tournament for the first time in several years. That's right, the 2006 Big East champions have not qualified for the chance to win the 2007 College Cup!

Just a few hours ago, the 48 team field was announce and the Red Storm was a no show falling short of a national appearance with a 9-7-5 record (just one win short of "magic" number typically needed to convince the selection committee that a college team is among the top 48 in the country).

Despite, the Red Storm's failure to progress to the national championship, the Big East was the most successful conference with 2007 Big East champions Connecticut and six other teams. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) was second with six teams.


The first round of the national tournament will played on November 23 and 24 at campus sites while all second-round action will take place on November 28. Below is the schedule for all first and second round match-ups according to ncaasports.org:

Amherst, Massachusetts
First round – Boston U. at Massachusetts (Nov. 23-Noon)
Second round – Winner at Boston College (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Boston, Massachusetts
First round – Central Connecticut at Harvard (Nov. 24-1 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Tulsa (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

St. Louis, Missouri
First round – Illinois-Chicago at Saint Louis (Nov. 23-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Northwestern (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Dallas, Texas
First round – Gonzaga at SMU (Nov. 24-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Creighton (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Louisville, Kentucky
First round – Duke at Louisville (Nov. 23-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Ohio State (Nov. 28-7:30 p.m.)

Seattle, Washington
First round – Portland at Washington (Nov. 23-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Baltimore, Maryland
First round – Liberty at Loyola (Maryland) (Nov. 24-1 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Maryland (Nov. 28-5 p.m.)

Peoria, Illinois
First round – DePaul at Bradley (Nov. 24-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Indiana (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Hanover, New Hampshire
First round – Vermont at Dartmouth (Nov. 24-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Connecticut (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Tampa, Florida
First round – Colgate at South Florida (Nov. 23-7:30 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Akron (Nov. 28-7:30 p.m.)

Berkley, California
First round – UC Davis at California (Nov. 23-1:30 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Virginia Tech (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Norfolk, Virginia
First round – Providence at Old Dominion (Nov. 24-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Brown (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Los Angeles, California
First round– New Mexico at UCLA (Nov. 24-7 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Santa Clara (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

East Lansing, Michigan
First round – Oakland at Michigan State (TBD)
Second round – Winner at Notre Dame (Nov. 28-7:30 p.m.)

Charlottesville, Virginia
First round – St. Peter’s at Virginia (Nov. 23-5 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at West Virginia (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

Greenville, South Carolina
First round – Campbell at Furman (Nov. 24-2 p.m.)
Second round – Winner at Wake Forest (Nov. 28-7 p.m.)

For more information regarding the NCAA Soccer Championships, click here.