1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship

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1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
Country United States
Teams16
ChampionsBrandeis (1st title)
Runners-upBrockport State
Matches played16
Goals scored57 (3.56 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Cleveland Lewis,
Brockport State (6)
Best playerOffense:
Cleveland Lewis,
Brockport State
Defense:
,
Brockport State
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The 1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship was the third annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the best men's Division III college soccer program in the United States.

The finals were played at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.[1]

Brandeis defeated Brockport State in the final, 2–1 after two overtime periods, claiming the Judges' first NCAA Division III national title.

Bracket[]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Westfield State 3
WPI 3
WPI 5
Brandeis 6**
SE Massachusetts 0
Brandeis 2
Brandeis 3*
Elizabethtown 2
Lynchburg 0
Grove City 2
Grove City 1
Elizabethtown 3
Elizabethtown 1
Haverford 0
Brandeis 2**
Brockport State 1
Ohio Wesleyan 1
Wheaton (IL) 2*
Wheaton (IL) 1
MacMurray 2*
MacMurray 2
Wooster 1
MacMurray 0
Brockport State 1
Brockport State 1* Third place
St. Lawrence 0
Brockport State 3* Elizabethtown 2
Cortland State 2 MacMurray 1
Cortland State 3
Drew 2


Final[]

Brandeis2–1
(2OT)		Brockport State
Attendance: 2000

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Division III Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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