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 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida |
| 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) |  Thompson Usiyan, Appalachian State (7) |
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
editTwo teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: American and La Salle.
Bracket
edit- 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
editFinal
edit| San Francisco | 2–0 | Indiana |
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Attendance: 8,700
- Championship was later vacated by the NCAA.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Hartwick Seeded 3d In Soccer". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "DI Men's Soccer Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.