1997 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

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1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Cal State Bakersfield
(1st title, 1st final)
Runner-up Lynn
(1st final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Attendance7,822 (521 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Jeremy Hamm,
Cal State Bakersfield (3)
All statistics correct as of 11/9/2019.
  1996
1998  

The 1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 26th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

Contents

Cal State Bakersfield (20-4) defeated Lynn, 1–0, in the tournament final. This was the first national title for the Roadrunners, who were coached by Simon Tobin. [1]

Bracket

First Round
*Campus sites
Quarterfinals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
*Campus sites
Final
December 7
Boca Raton, FL
            
* SIU Edwardsville 1
Truman State 2
* Truman State1
East Stroudsburg 0
East Stroudsburg 6(OT)
* W.V. Wesleyan 5
Truman State 0
Cal State Bakersfield2
* Cal State Bakersfield 3(4OT)
West Texas A&M 2
* Cal State Bakersfield4(4OT)
Seattle Pacific 3
Fort Lewis 1
* Seattle Pacific 4
Cal State Bakersfield1
Lynn 0
* Lynn 1(3OT)
Tampa 0
* Lynn3
USC Spartanburg 1
Alabama–Huntsville 2
* USC Spartanburg 3(2OT)
* Lynn1
So. Connecticut 0
* So. Connecticut 2
Dowling 1
* So. Connecticut1
N.H. College 0
Franklin Pierce 0
* N.H. College 2

Final

Lynn 0–1 Cal State Bakersfield
Report Ben Mains Soccerball shade.svg51:46'
Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 1,256

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References

  1. "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 9, 2019.