1972 NAIA Soccer Championship

1972 NAIA Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Dunn, North Carolina
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Westmont (1st title)
Runner-up	Davis & Elkins
Third place	Quincy (IL)
Fourth place	Keene State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	47 (3.92 per match)
Best player	Gary Allison, Westmont
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The 1972 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 14th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

Westmont defeated Davis & Elkins in the final, 2–1, to claim the Warriors' first NAIA national title. Davis & Elkins would later forfeit their second-place finish after it was determined they fielded an ineligible player.

For the third consecutive year, the final was played in Dunn, North Carolina. ^[1]

Qualification

For the fourth year, the tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Unlike the previous three years, however, additional fifth- and seventh-place finals were not contested.

Qualified Teams
School	Appearance	Last Bid
Davis & Elkins	5th	1971
Earlham	5th	1970
Erskine	2nd	1971
Fredonia State	1st	Never
Harris Teachers	1st	Never
Keene State	2nd	1971
Quincy (IL)	6th	1971
Westmont	5th	1971

Bracket

	Fifth place				Consolation semifinals				First round				Championship semifinals				Championship
									Keene State	1
									Harris Teachers	0
					Harris Teachers	4							Keene State	0
					Earlham	1							Davis & Elkins	3
									Davis & Elkins	8
									Earlham	0							Dunn, NC
	Harris Teachers	4															Davis & Elkins	1
	Fredonia State	1															Westmont	2
									Westmont	3
									Fredonia State	0
	Seventh place				Fredonia State	5							Westmont	2			Third place
					Erskine	3							Quincy (IL)	0
	Earlham	2							Quincy (IL)	2							Keene State	1
	Erskine	0							Erskine	0							Quincy (IL)	4

• Davis & Elkins forfeited their second place finish due to an ineligible player.

See also

• 1972 NCAA University Division Soccer Tournament
• 1972 NCAA College Division Soccer Tournament

References

1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 28, 2021.