1966 NCAA soccer tournament
| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | USA |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Francisco (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Long Island (1st title game) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 59 (3.93 per match) |
The 1966 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship was the eighth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The San Francisco Dons won their first title, defeating the Long Island Blackbirds in the final on December 3, 1966. This tournament returned to a field of 16 teams. The tournament final was played in Berkeley, California.[1] The most outstanding offensive player of the tournament was Sandor Hites of San Francisco.[2]
Teams
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Akron | 10–2 | 1st | Never | |
| Army | 8–2–2 | 4th | 1965 | |
| Bridgeport | 8–3 | 4th | 1964 | |
| Colgate | 8–1 | 2nd | 1959 | |
| Colorado College | 6–2 | 1st | Never | |
| Connecticut | 8–4 | 2nd | 1960 | |
| Cortland State | 8–2–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Long Island–Brooklyn | 11–1–1 | 3rd | 1965 | |
| Michigan State | 7–1 | 5th | 1965 | |
| Navy | 10–0–1 | 4th | 1965 | |
| St. Joseph's | 9–2 | 1st | Never | |
| Saint Louis | 10–0 | 8th | 1965 | |
| San Francisco | 9–0–1 | 5th | 1965 | |
| San Jose State | 9–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Temple | 11–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| West Virginia | 13–1 | 1st | Never | |
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cortland State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island (4OT, PK) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco (4OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Long Island–Brooklyn | 2–5 | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,000
References
- ^ "1966 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf