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1973 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
1973 College Cup
Tournament details
Country  United States
Venue(s) Miami Orange Bowl
Florida Miami, Florida
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Saint Louis (10th title)
Runner-up UCLA
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored85 (3.7 per match)
Best playerNone designated
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The 1973 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 15th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its Division I members in the United States. Beginning with this season, the NCAA changed its classification system, and the former University Division was rebranded as Division I.

The final match was played at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on January 4.

Saint Louis won their tenth national title, and second consecutive, by defeating UCLA in the championship game, 2–1 after one overtime period. [1]

Qualifying

Five teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Madison College (James Madison), Northern Illinois, Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta), Santa Clara, and Yale.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Bridgeport 1
Yale 3 Yale 1
Connecticut 0 Brown (2OT) 2
Brown (OT) 1 Brown (2OT) 1
Oneonta (3OT) 2 Hartwick College 0
Army 1 Oneonta 0
Hartwick College 3 Hartwick College 2
Long Island 2 Brown 1
Saint Louis 3
Saint Louis 6
Bowling Green 0
Saint Louis 3
SIU Edwardsville 0
SIU Edwardsville 3
Northern Illinois 0
Saint Louis 2*
Clemson 7 UCLA 1
Madison College 0 Clemson (4OT) 1
West Virginia 1 South Florida 0
South Florida 3 Clemson 1
Penn 5 Penn 0
Temple 1 Penn 4
Penn State 5 Penn State 0
Philadelphia Textile 3 Clemson 1
UCLA (2OT) 2
San Francisco 5
Santa Clara 0
San Francisco 2
UCLA 3
UCLA 3
Washington 0

Final

Saint Louis2–1 ( OT) UCLA

See also

References

  1. ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 8, 2023.