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1968 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUSA
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsMichigan State (2nd title)
Maryland (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored86 (4.3 per match)
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The 1968 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship was the tenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Michigan State Spartans and the Maryland Terrapins were co-national champions after the championship game ended in a 2-2 tie after two overtime periods. This was Michigan State's second and Maryland's first national title. The final match was played on December 7, 1968 in Atlanta, Georgia.[1][2]

Early rounds

First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
Brockport State 3
Army (pen.) 3
Harvard 1
Army 4
Army 1
Brown 3
Brown 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 3
Hofstra 1
Brown 0
Michigan State 2
Akron 0
Michigan State 1
North Carolina 1
Michigan State 5
Michigan State 2
West Chester 2
West Chester 4
Temple 3
Delaware 2
Temple 3
First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
Maryland 3
Saint Louis 2
Saint Louis 3
West Virginia 2
Maryland 2
Hartwick College 1
Hartwick College 4
Trinity College 0
Maryland 4
San Jose State 3
San Jose State 3
UCLA 1
San Jose State 1
Air Force 0
San Francisco 2
Air Force 3
Michigan State2–2 (2OT)Maryland
Attendance: 1,112

References

  1. ^ "1968 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 8. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf