1970 NCAA Soccer Tournament

The 1970 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the twelfth 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 eighth national title, and second title in a row, by defeating the UCLA Bruins in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 5, 1970, in Edwardsville, Illinois.[1][2]

1970 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams24
ChampionsSaint Louis (8th title)
Runners-upUCLA (1st title game)
Matches played23
Goals scored79 (3.43 per match)
← 1969
1971 →

Bracket
  First round Second round Third round Semifinals Finals
                                               
  Harvard 6  
  WPI 0  
    Harvard 2  
      Brown 1  
  Brown 1
  Middlebury 0  
    Harvard 3  
    Hartwick College 4  
  Hartwick College 4  
  Army 0  
    Hartwick College 6
      Columbia 1  
  Buffalo State 1
  Columbia 2  
    Hartwick College 0  
    Saint Louis 1  
       
       
    Saint Louis 7
      Akron 0  
     
       
    Saint Louis 2
    SIU Edwardsville 1  
       
       
    SIU Edwardsville 6
      Cleveland State 0  
     
       
  Saint Louis 1
  UCLA 0
       
    San Jose State 1  
      Denver 2  
     
       
    Denver 1  
    UCLA 3  
       
       
    UCLA 1
      San Francisco 0  
     
       
    UCLA 4
    Howard 3  
  Navy 1  
  South Florida 0  
    Navy 0
      Howard 2  
  Howard 2
  Maryland 0  
    Howard 1
    Philadelphia 0  
  Penn State 2  
  Delaware 1  
    Penn State 1
      Philadelphia 2  
  Pennsylvania 1
  Philadelphia 2  


Final
Saint Louis1–0UCLA
Attendance: 8,000

References
  1. "1970 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 10. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
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