The 1970 NCAA soccer tournament was the 12th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
The final match was played at Cougar Field in Edwardsville, Illinois on December 5.
Saint Louis won their eighth national title—and second title in a row—by defeating UCLA in the championship game, 1–0.[1]
Qualifying
Four teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Columbia, Denver, Penn State, and WPI.
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo State | 1 | Columbia | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 1 | Howard | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | Navy | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | Howard | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | Philadelphia Textile | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1 | Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | Philadelphia Textile | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Saint Louis | 1–0 | UCLA |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 8,000
See also
References
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 30, 2023.