1961 NCAA Soccer Tournament
| College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | West Chester (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Saint Louis (3rd title game) |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 22 (3.14 per match) |
← 1960 1962 → | |
The 1961 NCAA Soccer Tournament was the third organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The West Chester Golden Rams won their first title, defeating the two-time defending champion Saint Louis Billikens in the final on November 25, 1961, by a score of 2–0. The tournament was played in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Teams[]
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Bridgeport | 8–2 | 2nd | 1959 | |
| Brockport State | 9–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Maryland | 9–0–1 | 3rd | 1960 | |
| New York U. | 8–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Rutgers | 10–0–1 | 2nd | 1960 | |
| Saint Louis | 11–1 | 3rd | 1960 | |
| San Francisco | 6–2–1 | 2nd | 1959 | |
| West Chester | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1960 | |
Bracket[]
| First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| New York U. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 0 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 2 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Brockport State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1961 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
Categories:
- 1961 NCAA soccer season
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seasons
- 1960–61 in American soccer
- 1961–62 in American soccer
- 1961 in sports in Missouri
- November 1961 sports events in the United States