1975 NAIA Soccer Championship

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1975 NAIA Soccer Championship
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Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
Venue(s) Raleigh, North Carolina
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Quincy (IL) (6th title)
Runner-up Simon Fraser
Third place Rockhurst
Fourth place Western New England
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored49 (4.08 per match)
Best player Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Scotland.svg John McGrane,
Simon Fraser
  1974
1976  

The 1975 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 17th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

Contents

Two-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Simon Fraser in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' sixth NAIA national title. This was the first championship appearance by a team from Canada.

The final was played in Raleigh, North Carolina. [1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Third-, fifth-, and seventh-placed finals remained in place alongside the national championship match.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Campbell 3rd 1970
Fredonia State 2nd 1972
Houghton 1stNever
Huntington 1stNever
Quincy (IL) 9th 1974
Rockhurst 5th 1973
Simon Fraser 1stNever
Western New England 1stNever

Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Rockhurst6
Huntingdon1
Huntington1Rockhurst0
Fredonia State2Simon Fraser4
Simon Fraser3*
Fredonia State2
Fredonia State4Simon Fraser0
Campbell3Quincy (IL)1
Quincy (IL)4
Houghton (NY)1
Seventh placeHoughton1Quincy (IL)3Third place
Campbell2Western New England0
Huntington3Western New England4Rockhurst2
Houghton0Campbell2Western New England0

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 3, 2022.