Nov. 16, 2009

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland will find out where it lies in the 2009 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship when the selection show airs live on ESPNews between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Monday.

ESPNews is located on DirecTV at channel 207 and on Dish Network at channel 142.

Maryland (12-5-2) is looking to extend its nation-best streak to eight consecutive seasons with a first-round bye by earning one of the coveted top 16 seeds in the tournament. Maryland has advanced to the round-of-sixteen in each of the last seven seasons and all the way to the College Cup five times since 2002, while winning national titles in both 2005 and 2008.

The defending national champions embarked on one of the toughest slates in the country this season dropping three top-25 teams and tying two others