1961 NCAA soccer tournament

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1961 NCAA soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Venue(s) Public Schools Stadium
Flag of Missouri.svg St. Louis, Missouri
Teams8
Final positions
Champions West Chester State (1st title)
Runner-up Saint Louis
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored22 (3.14 per match)
Best player Bill Foulke, West Chester State (offensive)
Bill Killen, West Chester State (defensive)
  1960
1962  

The 1961 NCAA soccer tournament was the third annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

Contents

The tournament final was played at Public Schools Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on November 25. [1]

West Chester State won their first title, defeating two-time defending champion Saint Louis, 2–0. [2]

Qualifying

Qualified teams
SchoolRecordAppearanceLast Bid
Bridgeport 8–22nd 1959
Brockport State 9–11stNever
Maryland 9–0–13rd 1960
NYU 8–11stNever
Rutgers 10–0–12nd 1960
Saint Louis 11–13rd 1960
San Francisco 6–2–12nd 1959
West Chester State 10–0–13rd 1960

Bracket

First RoundSemifinalsChampionship
      
NYU 0
Bridgeport 1
Bridgeport 0
West Chester State2
West Chester State 4
Maryland 2
West Chester State2
Saint Louis 0
Rutgers 3
Brockport State 1
Rutgers 1
Saint Louis6
Saint Louis 1
San Francisco 0

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References

  1. "St. Louis Stadium Firsts". ussoccerhistory.org. US Soccer History. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  2. "1961 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2012.