1968 NAIA Soccer Championship

The 1968 NAIA Soccer Championship was the tenth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

1968 NAIA Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Quincy College
Quincy, Illinois
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsDavis & Elkins (1st title)
Runner-upQuincy (IL)
Third placeEastern Connecticut
Fourth placePlattsburgh State
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored48 (4 per match)
Best playerWilliam Smyth,
Davis & Elkins
← 1967
1969 →

Davis & Elkins defeated hosts and two-time defending champions Quincy (IL) in the final, 2–1 after five overtime periods, to claim the Senators' first NAIA national title. This was the first NAIA national championship game to go into extra time.

The final was again played at Quincy College in Quincy, Illinois.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field expanded for the first time in 1968, increasing from four to eight. The tournament format, meanwhile, remained single-elimination format, but added additional matches to determine the teams in fifth to eighth place, increasing the number of matches from 4 to 12.

Bracket

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Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Quincy (IL)6
St. Andrews (NC)1
St. Andrews (NC)0Quincy (IL)5
Westmont4Eastern Connecticut0
Eastern Connecticut4
Westmont1
Westmont1Quincy (IL)1
Earlham4Davis & Elkins2*****
Davis & Elkins3**
Earlham2
Seventh placeEarlham4Davis & Elkins1Third place
Rockhurst1Plattsburgh State0
St. Andrews (NC)3Plattsburgh State3Eastern Connecticut0**†
Rockhurst1Rockhurst1Plattburgh State0

† Eastern Connecticut was awarded victory after two overtimes for having most corner kicks.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 24, 2021.