1974 NAIA Soccer Championship

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1974 NAIA Soccer Championship
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Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s) Florissant, Missouri
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Quincy (IL) (5th title)
Runner-up Davis & Elkins
Third place Benedictine (KS)
Fourth place Erskine
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored52 (4.33 per match)
Best player Jim Pollihan,
Quincy (IL)
  1973
1975  

The 1974 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 16th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

Contents

Defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Davis & Elkins in the final, 6–0, to claim the Hawks' fifth NAIA national title. This was a rematch of the 1968, 1970, and 1971 championships.

The final was played in Florissant, Missouri. [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
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Benedictine (KS) 1stNever
Cedarville 1stMever
Davis & Elkins 7th 1973
Erskine 4th 1973
George Mason 1stNever
Keene State 3rd 1972
Quincy (IL) 8th 1973
Westmont 6th 1972

Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Davis & Elkins2
Westmont1
Westmont0Davis & Elkins1
Keene State1Benedictine (KS)0
Benedictine (KS)1
Keene State0 Florissant, MO
Keene State6Davis & Elkins0
Cedarville1Quincy (IL)6
Erskine1
Cedarville0
Seventh placeCedarville3Erskine1Third place
George Mason0Quincy (IL)6
Westmont6*Quincy (IL)8Benedictine (KS)2
George Mason4George Mason1Erskine1

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 2, 2022.