UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Riverside on Monday all made the 48-team NCAA men’s soccer tournament field, one that will include Pac-12 winner Stanford chasing a fourth consecutive national title.
UCLA (10-8), which won an at-large invitation, will travel to Portland (11-3-3) for a first-round game Thursday. The Bruins, who will be making their 45th appearance in the NCAA championships, are one of four Pac-12 teams in the tournament.
Irvine (11-5-3), making its sixth tournament appearance, will play its opener Thursday at home against Grand Canyon at 7 p.m. Irvine was an at-large tournament selection while Grand Canyon (12-8) is champion of the Western Athletic Conference.