1966 NCAA Soccer Tournament

The 1966 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the eighth 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 first title, defeating the Long Island Blackbirds, 5–2, in the final on December 3, 1966. This tournament returned to a field of 16 teams. The tournament final was played in Berkeley, California.[1] The most outstanding offensive player of the tournament was Sandor Hites of San Francisco.[2]

1966 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams16
ChampionsSan Francisco (1st title)
Runners-upLong Island (1st title game)
Matches played15
Goals scored59 (3.93 per match)
1965
1967

Teams

Qualified Teams
School Record Appearance Last Bid
Akron 10–2 1st Never
Army 8–2–2 4th 1965
Bridgeport 8–3 4th 1964
Colgate 8–1 2nd 1959
Colorado College 6–2 1st Never
Connecticut 8–4 2nd 1960
Cortland State 8–2–1 3rd 1964
Long Island–Brooklyn 11–1–1 3rd 1965
Michigan State 7–1 5th 1965
Navy 10–0–1 4th 1965
St. Joseph's 9–2 1st Never
Saint Louis 10–0 8th 1965
San Francisco 9–0–1 5th 1965
San Jose State 9–1 3rd 1964
Temple 11–0–1 1st Never
West Virginia 13–1 1st Never

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Bridgeport 3
Colgate 1
Bridgeport 0
Long Island 1
Long Island 6
Cortland State 1
Long Island (4OT,CK) 2
Michigan State 2
Michigan State 2
Akron 0
Michigan State 3
Temple 1
Temple 4
West Virginia 0
Long Island 2
San Francisco 5
Navy 4
St. Joseph's 1
Navy 1
Army 3
Connecticut 1
Army 2
Army 0
San Francisco 2
Saint Louis 5
Colorado College 1
Saint Louis 1
San Francisco (4OT) 2
San Jose State 1
San Francisco 2
  • Long Island defeated Michigan State per the rules, as at the time after 4 overtime periods the team with the most corner-kicks (CK) was declared the winner.

Final

References

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