1963 NCAA Soccer Tournament
| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions | Saint Louis (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Navy (1st title game) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) |
← 1962 1964 → | |
The 1963 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the fifth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Saint Louis Billikens won their fourth title, defeating the Navy Midshipmen, 3–0, in the final on December 7, 1963. This was the first tournament after the bracket was expanded from 8 teams to 16 teams. The tournament final was played in East Brunswick, New Jersey.[1]
Teams[]
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Adelphi University | 13–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Army | 10–0 | 1st | Never | |
| Bridgeport | 10–2–1 | 3rd | 1961 | |
| Brown | 10–1–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Drexel | 9–2 | 1st | Never | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 5–1–3 | 1st | Never | |
| Howard | 7–1 | 2nd | 1962 | |
| Long Island–Brooklyn | 10–2–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Maryland | 8–2 | 5th | 1962 | |
| Michigan State | 9–0 | 2nd | 1962 | |
| Navy | 9–0 | 1st | Never | |
| Saint Louis | 9–1 | 5th | 1962 | |
| San Francisco | 5–2–1 | 3rd | 1961 | |
| San Jose State | 9–3 | 1st | Never | |
| Springfield College | 6–2–3 | 2nd | 1962 | |
| West Chester | 10–3–1 | 4th | 1961 | |
Bracket[]
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield College | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1963 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 3. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
Categories:
- 1963 NCAA soccer season
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seasons
- 1962–63 in American soccer
- 1963–64 in American soccer
- 1963 in sports in New Jersey
- December 1963 sports events in the United States