The 1977 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 19th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States Canada |
| Venue(s) | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quincy (IL) (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Keene State |
| Third place | Davis & Elkins |
| Fourth place | Erskine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.17 per match) |
| Best player |  Emilio John,Quincy (IL) |
Quincy (IL) defeated Keene State in the final, 3–0, to claim the Hawks' seventh NAIA national title.
The final was played in Huntsville, Alabama.[1]
Qualification
editThe tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Third-, fifth-, and seventh-placed finals remained in place alongside the national championship match.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Davis & Elkins | 9th | 1976 | ||
| Erskine | 5th | 1974 | ||
| Goshen | 3rd | 1975 | ||
| Keene State | 4th | 1974 | ||
| Midwestern State | 1st | Never | ||
| Quincy (IL) | 11th | 1976 | ||
| Rutgers–Camden | 1st | Never | ||
| Simon Fraser | 3rd | 1976 | ||
Bracket
edit| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers–Camden | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers–Camden | 2 | Quincy (IL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Goshen | 1 | Erskine | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Erskine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Goshen | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers–Camden | 0 | Quincy (IL) | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 2 | Keene State | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Simon Fraser | 1 | Davis & Elkins | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Midwestern State | 0 | Keene State | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Goshen | 1 | Keene State | 1 | Erskine | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Midwestern State | 3 | Midwestern State | 0 | Davis & Elkins | 2 | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 5, 2022.