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
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Quincy College Quincy, Illinois
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Davis & Elkins (1st title)
Runner-up	Quincy (IL)
Third place	Eastern Connecticut
Fourth place	Plattsburgh State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	48 (4 per match)
Best player	William Smyth, Davis & Elkins

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.

Qualification

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

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

First round

Championship semifinals

Championship

Quincy (IL)

6

St. Andrews (NC)

1

St. Andrews (NC)

0

Quincy (IL)

5

Westmont

4

Eastern Connecticut

0

Eastern Connecticut

4

Westmont

1

Westmont

1

Quincy (IL)

1

Earlham

4

Davis & Elkins

2*****

Davis & Elkins

3**

Earlham

2

Seventh place

Earlham

4

Davis & Elkins

1

Third place

Rockhurst

1

Plattsburgh State

0

St. Andrews (NC)

3

Plattsburgh State

3

Eastern Connecticut

0**†

Rockhurst

1

Rockhurst

1

Plattburgh State

0

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

See also

• 1968 NCAA Soccer Championship