1966 NCAA Soccer Tournament
| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions | San Francisco (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Long Island (1st title game) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 59 (3.93 per match) |
← 1965 1967 → | |
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 of San Francisco.[2]
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[]
| Long Island–Brooklyn | 2–5 | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,000
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1966 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
Categories:
- 1966 NCAA soccer season
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seasons
- 1965–66 in American soccer
- 1966 in sports in California
- December 1966 sports events in the United States