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1976 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
The 1976 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 18th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.
| 1976 College Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Venue(s) | Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Francisco (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Indiana |
| Third place | Hartwick College |
| Fourth place | Clemson |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 84 (3.65 per match) |
| Attendance | 39,373 (1,712 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Dave MacWilliams, Philadelphia Textile (5) |
| Best player | Andy Atuegbu, San Francisco (Offense) Dave Shelton, Indiana (Defense) |
The final match was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 5.
Defending champions San Francisco won their third national title, defeating Indiana in the championship game, 1–0.[1]
Qualifying edit
No teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament this year.
Bracket edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 6 | Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 2 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick College | 1 | Hartwick College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | Hartwick College | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 0 | St. Francis (NY) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 8 | San Francisco | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madison College | 0 | Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | Philadelphia Textile | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | Temple | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 4 | Philadelphia Textile | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 5 | Hartwick | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final edit
Attendance: 5,981
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.