1976 NCAA Division III soccer tournament

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1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Brandeis (1st title)
Runner-up Brockport State
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored57 (3.56 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Cleveland Lewis,
Brockport State (6)
Best playerOffense:
Cleveland Lewis,
Brockport State
Defense:
Arn Armstrong,
Brockport State
  1975
1977  

The 1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship was the third annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the best men's Division III college soccer program in the United States.

Contents

The finals were played at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. [1]

Brandeis defeated Brockport State in the final, 2–1 after two overtime periods, claiming the Judges' first NCAA Division III national title.

Bracket

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
        
Westfield State 3
WPI 3
WPI 5
Brandeis6**
SE Massachusetts 0
Brandeis 2
Brandeis3*
Elizabethtown 2
Lynchburg 0
Grove City 2
Grove City 1
Elizabethtown3
Elizabethtown 1
Haverford 0
Brandeis2**
Brockport State 1
Ohio Wesleyan 1
Wheaton (IL) 2*
Wheaton (IL) 1
MacMurray2*
MacMurray 2
Wooster 1
MacMurray 0
Brockport State1
Brockport State 1*Third place
St. Lawrence 0
Brockport State3*Elizabethtown2
Cortland State 2 MacMurray 1
Cortland State 3
Drew 2

Final

Brandeis 2–1
(2OT)
Brockport State
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2000

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References

  1. "NCAA Division III Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 15, 2022.