The 1971 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 13th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Dunn, North Carolina |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quincy (IL) (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Davis & Elkins |
| Third place | Ottawa (KS) |
| Fourth place | Westmont |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 39 (3.9 per match) |
| Best player | Al Harte, Quincy (IL) |
In a rematch of the previous year's final, Quincy (IL) defeated defending champions Davis & Elkins in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' third NAIA national title.
For the second consecutive year, the final was played in Dunn, North Carolina.[1]
Qualification
editFor the fourth year, the tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Unlike the previous three years, however, additional fifth- and seventh-place finals were not contested.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Davis & Elkins | 4th | 1970 | ||
| Erskine | 1st | Never | ||
| Goshen | 1st | Never | ||
| Keene State | 1st | Never | ||
| Newark Engineering | 3rd | 1961 | ||
| Ottawa (KS) | 3rd | 1970 | ||
| Quincy (IL) | 5th | 1970 | ||
| Westmont | 4th | 1970 | ||
Bracket
edit| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Ottawa (KS) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newark Engineering | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newark Engineering | 6 | Ottawa (KS) | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Goshen | 1 | Davis & Elkins | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fifth place match not held | Goshen | 1 | Dunn, NC | |||||||||||||||
| Newark Engineering | Davis & Elkins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Keene State | Quincy (IL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Keene State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Keene State | 4 | Quincy (IL) | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Seventh place match not held | Erskine | 2 | Westmont | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Goshen | Westmont | 3 | Ottawa (KS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Erskine | Erskine | 2 | Westmont | 0 | ||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 27, 2021.