1976 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

The 1976 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament was the eighteenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The final match was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 5, 1976.

1976 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
Country United States
Teams24
ChampionsSan Francisco (3rd title)
Runners-upIndiana (1st title game)
Matches played23
Goals scored84 (3.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dave MacWilliams, Philadelphia CTS (5)
Best playerAndy Atuegbu, San Francisco (Offense)
David Shelton, Indiana (Defense)
1975
1977

San Francisco won their third national title, and second consecutive, by defeating Indiana in the championship game, 1–0.[1][2]

Tournament bracket

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Connecticut 2
Rhode Island 1
Connecticut 1
Brown 0
Brown 6
Bridgeport 2
Connecticut 1
Hartwick College 2
Hartwick College 1
Cornell 0
Hartwick College 3
St. Francis (NY) 0
Adelphi 0
St. Francis (NY) 2
Hartwick College 1
Indiana 2
Indiana 2
Akron 1
Indiana 1
SIU Edwardsville 0
SIU Edwardsville 2
Saint Louis 1
Indiana 0
San Francisco 1
Clemson 8
Madison College 0
Clemson 3
Howard 1
Howard 3
Maryland 1
Clemson 3
Philadelphia Textile 2
Temple 4
Bucknell 0
Temple 0
Philadelphia Textile 4
Philadelphia Textile 4
Penn State 0
Clemson 0
San Francisco 1
San Francisco 1
UCLA 0
San Francisco 5
San Jose State 0
San Jose State 4
Washington 1

Championship Rounds

Third-Place Final

Final

Indiana0–1San Francisco

See also

References

  1. "1976 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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