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INDIANAPOLIS - On the cusp of winning its fourth Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship, Maryland has been awarded the second overall seed in the upcoming 2010 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, announced live on ESPNU Monday.

The Terps will face the winner of a Thursday first round match featuring Bucknell and Penn on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Ludwig Field. A live webcast will be available free of charge via NCAA All-Access.

Maryland (17-2-1) has already racked up its most successful regular season in program history and is shooting for its fourth national championship in 2010. The Terps are making their 30th appearance in the NCAA Championship and their 10th consecutive trip.

MARYLAND NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Maryland has won national titles in 1968, 2005 and 2008.
• The Terps boast a 42-24-4 record in their previous 29 NCAA appearances.
• Maryland returns to the top of the bracket this season after heading into last season's championship unseeded for the first time since 2001. Despite not receiving one of the coveted 16 seeds, the Terps advanced all the way to the quarterfinals before bowing out to eventual national champion Virginia in 2009.>
• The Terrapin men's soccer program has been invited to the NCAA Tournament 16 of the last 17 seasons. Maryland has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen eight consecutive seasons and has landed in the College Cup five times since 2002.
• The program has had 17 straight winning seasons.