Who will advance to the men's College Cup finals?

December 8, 2023
As confetti continues falling on the women’s College Cup champ, the four remaining men’s squads will kick off their semifinals tonight, when two previous title-winners, Clemson and Notre Dame, take on final four first-timers West Virginia and Oregon State, respectively.
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Who will advance to the men's College Cup finals?Who will advance to the men's College Cup finals?
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The GIST: As confetti continues falling on the women’s College Cup champ, the four remaining men’s squads will kick off their semifinals tonight, when two previous title-winners, Clemson and Notre Dame, take on final four first-timers West Virginia and Oregon State, respectively. If these matches are anything like the rest of this tourney, buckle up for a wild ride.

No. 9 Clemson Tigers (13-3-5) vs. No. 5 West Virginia Mountaineers (17-2-4), 6 p.m. ET (ESPNU): To start their postseason, Clemson won the nation’s most competitive conference tourney — the ACC’s. Since then, the Tigers haven’t allowed a single goal...it’s giving Florida State’s women.

  • Clemson’s ousted two seeded opponents already, while West Virginia’s only faced unseeded upsetters. With a hot start and their trademark tough D, these Tigers could make their second final in three years tonight.

Oregon State Beavers (11-5-5) vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-2-6), 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU): Despite being the highest seed still standing, Notre Dame was pushed to the limit in the third and fourth rounds, winning both games in penalty kicks. Meanwhile, Oregon State’s a freight train barreling at top speed toward a historic finish. Upset watch: engage.