1968 NCAA Soccer Tournament

The 1968 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the tenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Michigan State Spartans and the Maryland Terrapins were co-national champions after the championship game ended in a 2–2 tie after two overtime periods. This was Michigan State's second and Maryland's first national title. The final match was played on December 7, 1968, in Atlanta.[1][2]

1968 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams21
ChampionsMichigan State (2nd title)
Maryland (1st title)
Matches played20
Goals scored86 (4.3 per match)
1967
1969

Tournament bracket

  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Atlanta, Georgia
                                               
       
    Brockport State 3  
      Army (pen.) 3  
  Harvard 1
  Army 4  
    Army 1  
    Brown 3  
       
       
    Brown 3
      Fairleigh Dickinson 1  
  Fairleigh Dickinson 3
  Hofstra 1  
    Brown 0  
    Michigan State 2  
       
       
    Akron 0
      Michigan State 1  
  North Carolina 1
  Michigan State 5  
    Michigan State 2
    West Chester 2  
       
       
    West Chester 4
      Temple 3  
  Delaware 2
  Temple 3  
    Michigan State 2
    Maryland 2
       
    Maryland 3  
      Saint Louis 2  
  Saint Louis 3
  West Virginia 2  
    Maryland 2  
    Hartwick College 1  
       
       
    Hartwick College 4
      Trinity College 0  
     
       
    Maryland 4
    San Jose State 3  
       
       
    San Jose State 3
      UCLA 1  
     
       
    San Jose State 1
    Air Force 0  
       
       
    San Francisco 2
      Air Force 3  
     

Final

Michigan State2–2 (2OT)Maryland
Attendance: 1,112

References

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