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1970 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUSA
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsSaint Louis (8th title)
Runner-upUCLA (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored79 (3.43 per match)
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The 1970 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship was the twelfth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Saint Louis Billikens won their eighth national title, and second title in a row, by defeating the UCLA Bruins in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 5, 1970, in Edwardsville, Illinois.[1][2]

Early rounds

First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
Harvard 6
WPI 0
Harvard 2
Brown 1
Brown 1
Middlebury 0
Harvard 3
Hartwick College 4
Hartwick College 4
Army 0
Hartwick College 6
Columbia 1
Buffalo State 1
Columbia 2
Hartwick College 0
Saint Louis 1
Saint Louis 7
Akron 0
Saint Louis 2
SIU Edwardsville 1
SIU Edwardsville 6
Cleveland State 0
First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
San Jose State 1
Denver 2
Denver 1
UCLA 3
UCLA 1
San Francisco 0
UCLA 4
Howard 3
Navy 1
South Florida 0
Navy 0
Howard 2
Howard 2
Maryland 0
Howard 1
Philadelphia 0
Penn State 2
Delaware 1
Penn State 1
Philadelphia 2
Pennsylvania 1
Philadelphia 2

Final – Cougar Field, Edwardsville, Illinois

Saint Louis1–0UCLA

References

  1. ^ "1970 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 10. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf