1978 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament

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1978 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams24
ChampionsSan Francisco (title vacated)
Runners-upIndiana (2nd title game)
Matches played24
Goals scored98 (4.08 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Thompson Usiyan, Appalachian State (7)
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The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 20th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The San Francisco Dons won their fourth national title, although it was later revoked by the NCAA, by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers in the championship game, 2–0. The final match was played on December 10, 1978, in Tampa, Florida, at Tampa Stadium for the first time.[1][2]

Tournament field

  • S - South region
  • NY - New York region
  • NE - New England region
  • MA - Mid-Atlantic region
  • MW - Mid-West region
  • FW - Far-West region

seeds[3]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
S1 Clemson 4
S4 American 0
S1 Clemson (OT) 2
S2 Appalachian State 1
S2 Appalachian State 9
S3 George Washington 3
S1 Clemson 4
NY4 St. Francis (NY) 0
NY1 Adelphi 0
NY4 St. Francis (NY) 1
NY4 St. Francis (NY) 2
NY2 Columbia 0
NY2 Columbia 3
NY3 Hartwick College 2
Clemson 1
San Francisco 2
San Francisco 6
Stanford 3
San Francisco (OT) 3
Santa Clara 2
Santa Clara 2
Washington 0
San Francisco 2
Indiana 0
MA1 Philadelphia Textile 5
MA4 La Salle 1
Philadelphia Textile (OT) 2
Temple 1
MA2 Temple 1
MA3 Penn State 0
Philadelphia Textile 3
Connecticut 0
NE1 Brown 3
NE4 Vermont 1
Brown 1
Connecticut 3
Dartmouth 0
Connecticut 4
Philadelphia Textile 0
Indiana 2
Indiana 3
Cleveland State 1
Indiana 2
SIU Edwardsville 0
Saint Louis 2
SIU Edwardsville (3OT) 3

Championship Rounds

Third-Place Final

Clemson6–2Philadelphia Textile

Final

San Francisco2–0Indiana
Attendance: 8,700

Championship was later vacated by the NCAA.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1978 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 18. 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)
  3. ^ "Hartwick Seeded 3d In Soccer". New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/history/soccer-men/d1
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