1974 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament

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1974 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUS
Teams24
ChampionsHoward (1st title)*
*1971 title vacated
Runners-upSaint Louis Billikens (13th title game)
Matches played23
Goals scored85 (3.7 per match)
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The 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the sixteenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Howard Bison won their second national title (their first title in 1971 was vacated by the NCAA) by defeating the two-time defending champion Saint Louis Billikens, 2–1, after four overtimes. The final match was played on December 7, 1974, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Busch Memorial Stadium.[1][2]

Early rounds[]

First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
Connecticut 4
Bridgeport 1
Connecticut (3OT) 4
Brown 3
Brown 5
Harvard 1
Connecticut 0
Hartwick College 2
Hartwick College 1
Oneonta State 0
Hartwick College (4OT) 3
Cornell 2
Cornell 4
St. Francis (NY) 2
Hartwick College 1
Howard 2
Howard 2
George Washington 0
Howard 1
Clemson 0
Clemson (2OT) 3
Navy 2
Howard 5
Philadelphia U. 3
Philadelphia U. 4
Fairleigh Dickinson 2
Philadelphia U. 1
Bucknell 0
Penn State 0
Bucknell 1
First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
SIU Edwardsville 2
Indiana 0
SIU Edwardsville 1
Saint Louis (3OT) 2
Saint Louis 1
Cleveland State 0
Saint Louis (2OT) 2
UCLA 1
UCLA (3OT) 3
San Jose State 2
UCLA 1
San Francisco 0
San Francisco 3
Cal State Chico 1

Championship Rounds[]

Third-Place Final[]

Hartwick College3–1UCLA

Final[]

Howard2–1 (4OT)Saint Louis
Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 2,921

References[]

  1. ^ "1974 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
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