1978 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 20th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The San Francisco Dons won their fourth national title, although it was later revoked by the NCAA, by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers in the championship game, 2–0. The final match was played on December 10, 1978, in Tampa, Florida, at Tampa Stadium for the first time.[1][2]
| Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 |
| Champions | San Francisco (title vacated) |
| Runners-up | Indiana (2nd title game) |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 98 (4.08 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Thompson Usiyan, Appalachian State (7) |
← 1977 1979 → | |
Early rounds
- S - South region
- NY - New York region
- NE - New England region
- MA - Mid-Atlantic region
- MW - Mid-West region
- FW - Far-West region
seeds[3]
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
| S1 | Clemson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | American | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Clemson (OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Appalachian State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Appalachian State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | George Washington | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Clemson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| NY1 | Adelphi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| NY2 | Columbia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| NY2 | Columbia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| NY3 | Hartwick College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco (OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
| MA1 | Philadelphia U. | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| MA4 | La Salle | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia U. (OT) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA2 | Temple | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| MA3 | Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia U. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE1 | Brown | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| NE4 | Vermont | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia U. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville (3OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Championship Rounds
Third-Place Final
References
- "1978 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 18. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
- "Hartwick Seeded 3d In Soccer". New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- https://www.ncaa.com/history/soccer-men/d1
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