1973 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

The 1973 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 15th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its Division I members in the United States. Beginning with this season, the NCAA changed its classification system, and the former University Division was rebranded as Division I.

1973 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
1973 College Cup
Country United States
Championship venueMiami Orange Bowl
Florida Miami, Florida
Teams24
ChampionsSaint Louis (10th title)
Runners-upUCLA
Semi-finalists
Matches played23
Goals scored85 (3.7 per match)
Best playerNone designated
1972
1974

The final match was played at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on January 4.

Saint Louis won their tenth national title, and second consecutive, by defeating UCLA in the championship game, 2–1 after one overtime period.[1]

Qualifying

Five teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Madison College (James Madison), Northern Illinois, Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta), Santa Clara, and Yale.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Bridgeport 1
Yale 3 Yale 1
Connecticut 0 Brown (2OT) 2
Brown (OT) 1 Brown (2OT) 1
Oneonta (3OT) 2 Hartwick College 0
Army 1 Oneonta 0
Hartwick College 3 Hartwick College 2
Long Island 2 Brown 1
Saint Louis 3
Saint Louis 6
Bowling Green 0
Saint Louis 3
SIU Edwardsville 0
SIU Edwardsville 3
Northern Illinois 0
Saint Louis 2*
Clemson 7 UCLA 1
Madison College 0 Clemson (4OT) 1
West Virginia 1 South Florida 0
South Florida 3 Clemson 1
Penn 5 Penn 0
Temple 1 Penn 4
Penn State 5 Penn State 0
Philadelphia Textile 3 Clemson 1
UCLA (2OT) 2
San Francisco 5
Santa Clara 0
San Francisco 2
UCLA 3
UCLA 3
Washington 0

Final

Saint Louis2–1 (OT)UCLA

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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