1972 NCAA University Division soccer tournament
(Redirected from 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Soccer Championship)
1972 College Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Miami Orange Bowl![]() |
Teams | 24 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saint Louis (9th title) |
Runner-up | UCLA |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 90 (3.91 per match) |
Best player | Danny Counce, Saint Louis (offensive) Bruce Arena, Cornell (defensive) |
The 1972 NCAA University Division soccer tournament was the 14th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its University Division members in the United States.
The final match was played at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on December 29.
Saint Louis won their ninth national title by defeating UCLA in the championship game, 4–2.[1] The championship was not re-awarded.
A concurrent NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship (now known as Division II) was held for the first time in 1972.
Qualifying
Six teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Bowling Green, Clemson, Duke, Fresno State, Rhode Island, and Washington.
Bracket
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
Harvard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | Harvard | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | Harvard | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 2 | Cornell | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
NYU | 1 | Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Army | 1 | Cornell | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | Cornell | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 9 | Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | Howard | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 2 | Howard | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Penn | 4 | Penn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 0 | Penn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 0 | Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis (OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 |
Final
UCLA | 2–4 | Saint Louis |
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Attendance: 3,000
See also
References
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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