1970 NAIA Soccer Championship

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1970 NAIA Soccer Championship
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Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s) Dunn, North Carolina
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Davis & Elkins (2nd title)
Runner-up Quincy (IL)
Third place Campbell
Fourth place New Paltz State
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored36 (3 per match)
Best player William Nuttall,
Davis & Elkins
←  1969
1971  →

The 1970 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 12th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

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Davis & Elkins defeated Quincy (IL) in the final, 2–0, to claim the Senators' second NAIA national title. This was a rematch of the 1968 final, also won by Davis & Elkins.

The final was played at Dunn, North Carolina. [1]

Qualification

For the third year, the tournament field remained fixed at eight teams.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Campbell 2nd 1969
Davis & Elkins 3rd 1969
Earlham 4th 1968
New Haven 1stNever
New Paltz State 1stNever
Ottawa (KS) 2nd 1969
Quincy (IL) 4th 1968
Westmont 3rd 1969

Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Quincy (IL)4
Westmont0
Westmont3Quincy (IL)4
Earlham0Campbell1
Campbell4
Earlham1
Westmont0Quincy (IL)0
Ottawa (KS)1Davis & Elkins2
New Paltz State2
Ottawa (KS)0
Seventh placeOttawa (KS)3New Paltz State0Third place
New Haven0Davis & Elkins1
Earlham2Davis & Elkins1******Campbell2
New Haven4New Haven0New Paltz State1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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