1978 NCAA Division II soccer tournament

1978 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSeattle Pacific
(1st title)
Runner-upAlabama A&M
(2nd title game)
Third placeEastern Illinois
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored46 (2.88 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Segun Adelke, AAMU (4)
← 1977
1979 →

The 1978 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the sixth annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

In a rematch of the previous year's final, Seattle Pacific defeated defending champions Alabama A&M in the final, 1–0 (after two overtime periods), to win their first national title and their first after losing their previous three appearances in Division II championship matches (1974, 1975, 1977).

The final was played at Florida International University in Miami, Florida on December 2, 1978.[1]

Bracket

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First Round
*Campus sites
Quarterfinals
*Campus sites
Semifinals Final
December 2, 1978
Miami, Florida
        
Southern Connecticut 2
Marist 0
Southern Connecticut 3
New Haven 1
New Haven 3
Hartford 1
Southern Connecticut 0
Seattle Pacific 1(3OT)
Seattle Pacific 2
Chapman 0
Seattle Pacific 2
San Francisco State 1
San Francisco State 2(3OT)
Chico State 1
Seattle Pacific 1(2OT)
Alabama A&M 0
Eastern Illinois 2
Wisconsin–Green Bay 1
Eastern Illinois 1
Missouri–Saint Louis 0
Missouri–Saint Louis 1
Bloomsburg State 0
Eastern Illinois 0
Alabama A&M 5
Alabama A&M 6 Third Place
Florida International 0
Alabama A&M 4 Southern Connecticut 1
Loyola (MD) 0 Eastern Illinois 2
Loyola (MD) 2
Rollins 1

Final

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Seattle Pacific1–0 (2OT)Alabama A&M
Bruce Raney gold-colored soccer ball 126:47' Report

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 2, 2017.