[2] In the knockout round, Texas Tech would defeat Miami (OH) 4–0 in the quarterfinals then would beat Colorado State 3–0 in the semifinals to advance to their second straight finals.
In this rematch, BYU would win 3–0 with goals from sophomore Casey Waldron, freshman Brock Blake, and freshman Devin Matsumori to advance to their fourth straight finals in their fourth year participating in the tournament.
In the first half of finals, eventual MVP and BYU junior midfielder, Bryce Jolley, would score on an assist from Brandon LeRoy in what would be the lone goal of the match as BYU won 1–0 and claimed their fourth straight national title.
In the group stage, Michigan would tie their opener 1–1 to Virginia Tech while Colorado State would beat Illinois 3–0.
In the finale, Michigan would defeat Illinois 2–1 and, with Colorado State defeating Virginia Tech 3–1, Michigan would top the group and Colorado State would overtake Virginia Tech for second place.
In the finals, the game would be deadlocked at 0–0 at the end of regulation, meaning overtime would be required, for the second consecutive year.
Overtime would also be scoreless meaning penalties would be required, again for the second consecutive year, to determine a champion.
The game would be tied 1–1 after regulation and overtime and Florida State would win in penalties to advance to their first finals.
JMU's Sean Mannion would be named the division's MVP[12] In the finals, reigning open division runners up, Florida State, would face final debutants Utah Valley State in a rematch of both teams' second group stage match.
If teams were tied on points, the following criteria were used in order: The knockout stage was an 8-team tournament for each division.
Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner, so if one was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin.
The teams that participated in the open division were chosen on a first-come first-serve basis with registration beginning on September 7, 1999.