1965 NCAA Soccer Tournament
| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions | Saint Louis (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Michigan State (2nd title game) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
← 1964 1966 → | |
The 1965 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the seventh 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 fifth title, defeating the Michigan State Spartans in the final, 1–0, on December 4, 1965. This tournament returned to a field of 16 teams. The tournament final was played in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Teams[]
Pitt playing East Stroudsburg in muddy conditions in Pitt Stadium during the first round of the 1965 NCAA tournament. East Stroudsburg would prevail 2-0
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Air Force | 6–4 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| Army | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Baltimore | 11–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Brown | 11–0–1 | 2nd | 1963 | |
| East Stroudsburg | 10–1 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| Ithaca College | 10–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Long Island–Brooklyn | 11–1–1 | 2nd | 1963 | |
| Michigan State | 7–1 | 4th | 1964 | |
| Middlebury College | 8–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Navy | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Ohio | 6–4–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Pittsburgh | 7–1–1 | 2nd | 1962 | |
| Saint Louis | 10–0 | 7th | 1964 | |
| San Francisco | 9–0–1 | 4th | 1963 | |
| Trinity College (CT) | 8–1 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| West Chester | 8–4 | 5th | 1963 | |
Bracket[]
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ithaca College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final[]
| Michigan State | 0–1 | St. Louis |
|---|---|---|
| [2][3] | Gentile  10' |
Francis Field, St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 7,234
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1965 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/msu-m-soccer-ncaa-champ-history.html
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
Categories:
- 1965 NCAA soccer season
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seasons
- 1964–65 in American soccer
- 1965–66 in American soccer
- 1965 in sports in Missouri
- December 1965 sports events in the United States