1977 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

1977 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
1977 College Cup
Tournament details
Country United States
Venue(s)California Memorial Stadium
California Berkeley, California
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsHartwick College (1st title)
Runner-upSan Francisco
Third placeSIU Edwardsville
Fourth placeBrown
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored86 (3.58 per match)
Attendance28,577 (1,191 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)United States Art Napolitano, Hartwick (4)
Best playerScotland John Young,
Hartwick (Offense)
England Jeff Tipping,
Hartwick (Defense)
← 1976
1978 →

The 1977 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 19th 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.

The final match was played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California on December 4.

Hartwick College won their first national title, defeating two-time defending champions San Francisco in the final, 2–1.[1]

Qualifying

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One team made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: Princeton.

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Brown 2
Dartmouth 1 Brown 3
Rhode Island 1 Rhode Island 1
Vermont 0 Brown 2
Clemson 4 Clemson 1
George Washington 0 Clemson 3
Howard Appalachian State 1
Appalachian State w/o Brown 1
Hartwick 5 Hartwick 4
St. Francis (NY) 1 Hartwick 3
Long Island 1 Cornell 1
Cornell 2 Hartwick 2
Penn State 5 Philadelphia Textile 0
Penn 1 Penn State 0
Princeton 0 Philadelphia Textile 3
Philadelphia Textile 3 Hartwick 2
San Francisco 1
Cleveland State 2
Saint Louis 0
Cleveland State 2
SIU Edwardsville (3OT) 3
SIU Edwardsville (4OT) 3
Indiana 2
SIU Edwardsville 1
San Francisco 2
San Francisco 2 Third place
Air Force 1
San Francisco 4 Brown 2
UCLA 1 SIU Edwardsville 3
UCLA 3
California 1

Championship rounds

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Final

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.