1972 NCAA University Division soccer tournament

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1972 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUSA
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsSaint Louis (9th title)
Runner-upUCLA (2nd title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored90 (3.91 per match)
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The 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Soccer Tournament 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

UCLA2–4Saint Louis
Attendance: 3,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "1972 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 12. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
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