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The SMU Mustangs won their second-straight WAC soccer title, November 9, giving them the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The bid is SMU's eighth overall, fourth while being a member of the WAC. The Mustangs (12-5-4) will face Texas (15-4-1) in the first round in College Station, Texas. The winner will face the winner of host Texas A&M (17-4-1) and Northwestern (La.) State (12-5-5).

This is the second-straight season that SMU will face Texas in the first round. The Mustangs beat Texas, 2-1, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2001, before falling to Texas A&M, 2-1, in overtime in the second round.

The semifinals and championship will be held at Mike A. Meyers Stadium and Soccer Field on the campus of the University of Texas, December 6 and 8.

SMU has a 6-7 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament. 

1990    at Colorado College      L, 3-1
1992    at Duke                  L, 0-1
1993    at North Carolina        L, 1-4
1995    Texas A&M                W, 2-1
        North Carolina State     W, 4-3
        Portland                 L, 4-2
*1997   at Texas A&M             W, 1-0
        UCLA                     L, 3-2
*1999   Baylor                   W, 4-0
        at USC                   W, 1-0
        at Penn State            L, 5-0
*2001   vs. Texas                W, 2-1
        at Texas A&M             L, 2-1 (OT)
*2002   vs. Texas                Nov. 15
* as a member of the WAC

The WAC vs. the Tournament Field
The Western Athletic Conference was 2-13-1 against teams they faced in 2002 that made the NCAA Tournament. The WAC faced Cal Poly, Denver, California, Idaho State, Pepperdine, Arizona State, Washington State, Santa Clara, UCLA, Loyola Marymount, San Diego, Texas and Texas A&M.