The 1978 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 20th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.
1978 College Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Tampa Stadium![]() |
Teams | 24 |
Final positions | |
Champions | San Francisco (vacated) |
Runner-up | Indiana |
Third place | Clemson |
Fourth place | Philadelphia Textile |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 98 (4.08 per match) |
Attendance | 30,533 (1,272 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | ![]() |
The final match was played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida on December 10.
San Francisco initially won their fourth national title, defeating Indiana in the final, 2–0.[1] However, the Dons' title would later be vacated by the NCAA and not rewarded.
Qualifying
Two teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: American and La Salle.
Bracket
- S - South region
- NY - New York region
- NE - New England region
- MA - Mid-Atlantic region
- MW - Mid-West region
- FW - Far-West region
seeds[2]
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
S1 | Clemson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S4 | American | 0 | S1 | Clemson (OT) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Appalachian State | 9 | S2 | Appalachian State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
S3 | George Washington | 3 | S1 | Clemson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
NY1 | Adelphi | 0 | NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 1 | NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
NY2 | Columbia | 3 | NY2 | Columbia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
MA1 | Philadelphia Textile | 5 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MA4 | La Salle | 1 | Philadelphia Textile (OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MA2 | Temple | 1 | Temple | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MA3 | Penn State | 0 | Philadelphia Textile | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Brown | 3 | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE4 | Vermont | 1 | Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Dartmouth | 0 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Connecticut | 4 | Philadelphia Textile | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | Clemson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 0 | Philadelphia Textile | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville (3OT) | 3 |
Championship Rounds
Final
- Championship was later vacated by the NCAA.[3]
See also
- 1978 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1978 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
- 1978 NAIA Soccer Championship
References
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