1965 NCAA soccer tournament
| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | USA |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Saint Louis (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Michigan State (2nd title game) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
The 1965 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the seventh 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 fifth title, defeating the Michigan State Spartans in the final, 1–0, on December 4, 1965. This tournament returned to a field of 16 teams. The tournament final was played in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Teams
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Air Force | 6–4 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| Army | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Baltimore | 11–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Brown | 11–0–1 | 2nd | 1963 | |
| East Stroudsburg | 10–1 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| Ithaca College | 10–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Long Island–Brooklyn | 11–1–1 | 2nd | 1963 | |
| Michigan State | 7–1 | 4th | 1964 | |
| Middlebury College | 8–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Navy | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Ohio | 6–4–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Pittsburgh | 7–1–1 | 2nd | 1962 | |
| Saint Louis | 10–0 | 7th | 1964 | |
| San Francisco | 9–0–1 | 4th | 1963 | |
| Trinity College (CT) | 8–1 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| West Chester | 8–4 | 5th | 1963 | |
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ithaca College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Michigan State | 0–1 | St. Louis |
|---|---|---|
| [2][3] | Gentile  10' |
Attendance: 7,234
References
- ^ "1965 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/msu-m-soccer-ncaa-champ-history.html
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf