1972 NCAA University Division soccer tournament
Appearance
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | USA |
Teams | 24 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saint Louis (9th title) |
Runner-up | UCLA (2nd title game) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 90 (3.91 per match) |
The 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Soccer Championship was the fourteenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top University Division college soccer team in the United States. The Saint Louis Billikens won their ninth national title by defeating the UCLA Bruins in the championship game, 4–2. The final match was played on December 29, 1972, in Miami, Florida, at the Miami Orange Bowl for the second straight year.[1][2]
The NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship (now known as Division II) was held for the first time in 1972.
Early rounds
First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
NYU | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Army | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
Howard | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Joseph's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis (OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 |
Final – Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
UCLA | 2–4 | Saint Louis |
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Attendance: 3,000
See also
References
- ^ "1972 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 12. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf