1970 NCAA Soccer Tournament

The 1970 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the twelfth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Saint Louis Billikens won their eighth national title, and second title in a row, by defeating the UCLA Bruins in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 5, 1970, in Edwardsville, Illinois.[1][2]

1970 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country	USA
Teams	24
Champions	Saint Louis (8th title)
Runners-up	UCLA (1st title game)
Matches played	23
Goals scored	79 (3.43 per match)
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Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Finals
		Harvard	6
		WPI	0
							Harvard	2
							Brown	1
		Brown	1
		Middlebury	0
												Harvard	3
											Hartwick College	4
		Hartwick College	4
		Army	0
							Hartwick College	6
							Columbia	1
		Buffalo State	1
		Columbia	2
																	Hartwick College	0
																	Saint Louis	1
							Saint Louis	7
							Akron	0
												Saint Louis	2
											SIU Edwardsville	1
							SIU Edwardsville	6
							Cleveland State	0
																						Saint Louis	1
																						UCLA	0
							San Jose State	1
							Denver	2
												Denver	1
											UCLA	3
							UCLA	1
							San Francisco	0
																	UCLA	4
																	Howard	3
		Navy	1
		South Florida	0
							Navy	0
							Howard	2
		Howard	2
		Maryland	0
												Howard	1
											Philadelphia	0
		Penn State	2
		Delaware	1
							Penn State	1
							Philadelphia	2
		Pennsylvania	1
		Philadelphia	2

Final

5 December 1970

Saint Louis	1–0	UCLA

Cougar Field, Edwardsville, Illinois

Attendance: 8,000

References

1. "1970 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 10. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf