University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt Secures No. 2 Overall Seed; Punches Ticket to 2024 NCAA Tournament
11/18/2024 2:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
INDIANAPOLIS – Following one of the best regular seasons in program history, the Pitt men's soccer team earned the No. 2 overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament, as announced via NCAA.com on Monday evening.
By way of earning a top 16 seed, the Panthers earned a first-round bye and will face the winner of Cornell/Fordham on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m., in the round of 32.
Monday's nod marked the sixth straight season and eighth time overall the Panthers earned a bid in the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers own a 10-6-1 overall record in NCAA Tournament games in program history including a 10-4-1 record under head coach Jay Vidovich.
Since Vidovich took over the program, Pitt owns a 5-1-0 record in NCAA Tournament home matches.
RECENT SUCCESS
Pitt is one of only four programs nationally with two College Cup appearances since 2020.
College Cup Appearances
Pitt 2 (2020, 2022)
Clemson 2 (2021, 2023)
Indiana 2 (2020, 2022)
Notre Dame 2 (2021, 2023)
Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances
Wake Forest (14)
Pitt & Clemson (6)
North Carolina (5)
Duke (4)
Virginia, SMU and Stanford (3)
NCAA'S UNDER VIDOVICH
Date Opponent Result
11/21/19 Lehigh W, 2-0
11/24/19 at Georgetown L, 5-0
5/2/21 Monmouth W, 6-1
5/6/21 UCF W, 4-0
5/10/21 Washington W, 3-0
5/14/21 Indiana L, 1-0
11/21/21 No. Illinois W, 5-2
11/27/21 Hofstra W, 4-0
12/4/21 at Notre Dame T, 1-1
11/17/22 Cleveland St. W, 2-1
11/20/22 at Akron W, 3-0
11/27/22 at Kentucky W, 2-1
12/3/22 Portland W, 1-0 (2OT)
12/9/22 Indiana L, 2-0
11/16/23 James Madison L, 2-3
