1978 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
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1978 College Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | United States |
Venue(s) | Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida |
Teams | 24 |
Final positions | |
Champions | San Francisco (vacated) |
Runner-up | Indiana |
Third place | Clemson |
Fourth place | Philadelphia Textile |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 98 (4.08 per match) |
Attendance | 30,533 (1,272 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Thompson Usiyan, Appalachian State (7) |
The 1978 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 20th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.
The final match was played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida on December 10.
San Francisco initially won their fourth national title, defeating Indiana in the final, 2–0.[1] However, the Dons' title would later be vacated by the NCAA and not rewarded.
Qualifying
Two teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: American and La Salle.
Bracket
- S - South region
- NY - New York region
- NE - New England region
- MA - Mid-Atlantic region
- MW - Mid-West region
- FW - Far-West region
seeds[2]
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
S1 | Clemson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S4 | American | 0 | S1 | Clemson (OT) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Appalachian State | 9 | S2 | Appalachian State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
S3 | George Washington | 3 | S1 | Clemson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
NY1 | Adelphi | 0 | NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 1 | NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
NY2 | Columbia | 3 | NY2 | Columbia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
NY3 | Hartwick College | 2 | Clemson | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco (OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
MA1 | Philadelphia Textile | 5 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MA4 | La Salle | 1 | Philadelphia Textile (OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MA2 | Temple | 1 | Temple | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MA3 | Penn State | 0 | Philadelphia Textile | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Brown | 3 | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE4 | Vermont | 1 | Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Dartmouth | 0 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Connecticut | 4 | Philadelphia Textile | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | Clemson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 0 | Philadelphia Textile | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville (3OT) | 3 |
Championship Rounds
Final
San Francisco | 2–0 | Indiana |
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Attendance: 8,700
- Championship was later vacated by the NCAA.[3]
See also
- 1978 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1978 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
- 1978 NAIA Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Hartwick Seeded 3d In Soccer". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "DI Men's Soccer Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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