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.

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.

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*Don't forget, the second MLS playoff game between the Columbus Crew and Real Salt Lake is scheduled for 5 o'clock today on ESPN2.

*The Cal State Northridge men closed in on a post-season berth Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton with the goal coming in the sixth minute of OT and now hold the tiebreaker over the Titans going into the final game of the regular season Saturday against UC Irvine.

Upsets are always a huge part of sport, and when it comes to the collegiate game, the national rankings create an obvious atmosphere for upset. While in the men's game, hardly a weekend goes by without upset -- particularly in the ACC, as the powerhouses beat up on each other -- it's always worth noting when the mighty fall.

Upsets are always a huge part of sport, and when it comes to the collegiate game, the national rankings create an obvious atmosphere for upset. While in the men's game, hardly a weekend goes by without upset -- particularly in the ACC, as the powerhouses beat up on each other -- it's always worth noting when the mighty fall.

It's the final weekend of the MLS regular season in what we are (constantly) reminded is the tightest playoff race in league history, while local colleges are also getting closer to making tournament plans. And, of course, the especially avid fan can see the Galaxy play San Jose at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Home Depot Center (9 p.

By TRAVIS CLARK

There's a big college soccer matchup tonight in College Park, Md. No. 2 North Carolina visits No. 4 Maryland with huge ACC implications on the line. UNC is undefeated coming in, off to a a 4-0-1 start, trailing only Akron for the No. 1 spot in the NSCAA rankings.

Sunday
Long Beach State 0 UCLA 4
Sydney Leroux scored twice for the No. 7 Bruins, which also got goals from Lauren Cheney and Liz Zadro at George Allen Field.

USC 1 St. John's 2
No. 12 USC has started the season 0-2, a 54th minute penalty from Megan Ohai failing to stop the Trojans' first loss at home since 2006, snapping a 19-game streak at McAlister Field.

                Photo by Vincent Dusovic/St. John's Athletic Communications

Third-seeded St. John's scored two goals in a wild final 15 minutes to defeat UC Irvine, 3-2, at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals on Saturday night.