1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship

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.

1997 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Country United States
Teams16
ChampionsCal State Bakersfield
(1st title, 1st final)
Runners-upLynn
(1st final)
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Attendance7,822 (521 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jeremy Hamm,
Cal State Bakersfield (3)
1996
1998
All statistics correct as of 11/9/2019.

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 State* 1  
    East Stroudsburg 0  
East Stroudsburg 6*
W.V. Wesleyan* 5  
  Truman State 0  
  Cal State Bakersfield 2  
Cal State Bakersfield* 3****  
West Texas A&M 2  
  Cal State Bakersfield* 4****
    Seattle Pacific 3  
Fort Lewis 1
Seattle Pacific* 4  
  Cal State Bakersfield 1
  Lynn 0
Lynn* 1***  
Tampa 0  
  Lynn* 3
    USC Spartanburg 1  
Alabama–Huntsville 2
USC Spartanburg* 3**  
  Lynn 1
  So. Connecticut 0  
So. Connecticut* 2  
Dowling 1  
  So. Connecticut* 1
    N.H. College 0  
Franklin Pierce 0
N.H. College* 2  

Final

Lynn0–1Cal State Bakersfield
Report Ben Mains  51:46'
Attendance: 1,256

See also

References

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