Franklin Pierce wins the 2023 DII men's soccer championship

No. 1 Franklin Pierce completes its undefeated season with a dominant, 4-0 win over CSU Pueblo in the 2023 DII men's soccer national championship.

Franklin Pierce ran through its tournament competition, beating its five opponents by a combined score of 14-2 en route to its second-straight national championship. The Ravens got goals from four different goal scorers, all four coming in the second half. Karl Vernet made seven saves for FPU. Franklin Pierce has not lost a game since October 23, 2021.

DII Men's Soccer Bracket

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Tournament schedule:

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Finals 

• No. 1 Franklin Pierce 4, No. 3 CSU Pueblo 0

First round

Thursday, Nov. 16

• Super Region 1
  • No. 10 Queens (NY) 2, No. 7 Notre Dame (OH) 1
  • No. 8 Bloomsburg 2, No. 9 Southern New Hampshire 1
• Super Region 2
  • No. 8 Clayton State 1, No. 9 Lenoir-Rhyne 1 (F/PKs)
  • No. 7 Lynn 2, No. 10 Chowan 2
• Super Region 4
  • No. 10 Point Loma 3, No. 7 Simon Fraser 1

Friday, Nov. 17

• Super Region 3
  • No. 8 Maryville (MO) 4,  No. 9 Wisconsin-Parkside 3 (2OT)
  • No. 7 Lewis 1, No. 10 Purdue Northwest
• Super Region 4
  • No. 8 Fort Lewis 3, No. 9 UC-Colorado Springs 2

📲 What to watch in the 2023 DII men's soccer championship

Saturday, Nov. 18

• Super Region 1
  • No. 4 Post 0, No. 5 West Chester 0 (F/PKs) 
  • No. 6 Gannon 2, No. 3 Millersville 1
  • No. 1 Franklin Pierce 3, No. 8 Bloomsburg 0
  • No. 2 Charleston (WV) 7, No. 10 Queens (NY) 0
• Super Region 2
  • No. 6 West Florida 3, No. 3 Wingate 0
  • No. 4 Barry  5, No. 5 Lincoln Memorial 1
  • No. 2 Florida Tech 2, No. 7 Lynn 1 (2OT
  • No. 1 Limestone 2, No. 8 Clayton St. 0 
• Super Region 4
  • No. 4 CSU Pueblo 2, No. 5 Chico State 1 (2OT) 
  • No. 2 Cal State LA 1, No. 10 Point Loma 0 
  • No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona 4, No. 6 Cal State Monterey Bay 1

Second round:

Sunday, Nov. 19

• Super Region 3
  • No. 8 Maryville (MO) 2, No. 1 Tiffin 0
  • No. 3 UIndy 1, No. 6 Lake Erie 0 
  • No. 7 Lewis 0, No. 2 Illinois Springfield 0 (PK)
  • No. 4 McKendree 1, No. 5 Southern Nazarene 0 
• Super Region 4
  • No. 1 Midwestern State 2, No. 8 Fort Lewis 1

Third round

Thursday, Nov. 30

• Gannon 2, Charleston (WV) 1
• Florida Tech 2, West Florida 2 (4-2 PKs)
• Franklin Pierce 3, Post 0
• Limestone 2, Barry 1

Friday, Dec. 1

• Maryville (MO) 0, McKendree 0 (8-7 PKs)
• Cal State LA 1, Cal Poly Pomona 0
• Lewis 2, UIndy 1
• CSU Pueblo 1, Midwestern State 0

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 2

• Franklin Pierce 1, Gannon 0
• Florida Tech 3, Limestone 2

Sunday, Dec. 3

• Lewis 3, Maryville (MO) 2
• CSU Pueblo 3,  Cal State LA 3 (CSU Pueblo wins 4-3 in PKs

Semifinals

Thursday, December 7

• No. 3 CSU Pueblo 1, No. 2 Florida Tech 0 (F/OT)
• No. 1 Franklin Pierce 3, No. 4 Lewis 2

In this single-elimination tournament, 10 teams are selected by the Men's Soccer Committee from each of the four super-regions to make up the 40-team field. The champions of 19 conferences are granted Automatic Qualification while the remaining teams will be selected at-large by the Men's Soccer Committee.

Here is the schedule for the 2023 DII men's soccer championship:

➡️ ICYMI: Click or tap here to rewatch the selection show

• First round: Nov. 16-17 at campus sites
• Second round: Nov. 18-19 at campus sites
• Third round: Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at campus sites
• Quarterfinals: Dec. 2-3 at campus sites
• Semifinals: Thursday, Dec. 7 at Sportsplex at Matthews (Matthews, North Carolina)
• National championship: Saturday, Dec. 9 at Sportsplex at Matthews (Matthews, North Carolina)

Last year, Franklin Pierce won its second national title over CSU Pueblo, 2-0. Here is the full championship history: