1976 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

1976 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

1976 College Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	San Francisco (3rd title)
Runner-up	Indiana
Third place	Hartwick College
Fourth place	Clemson
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	84 (3.65 per match)
Attendance	39,373 (1,712 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Dave MacWilliams, Philadelphia Textile (5)
Best player	Andy Atuegbu, San Francisco (Offense) Dave Shelton, Indiana (Defense)

The 1976 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 18th 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.

The final match was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 5.

Defending champions San Francisco won their third national title, defeating Indiana in the championship game, 1–0.^[1]

Qualifying

See also: 1976 NCAA Division I soccer season

No teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament this year.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship
	Connecticut	2
	Rhode Island	1			Connecticut	1
	Brown	6			Brown	0
	Bridgeport	2							Connecticut	1
	Hartwick College	1							Hartwick College	2
	Cornell	0			Hartwick College	3
	Adelphi	0			St. Francis (NY)	0
	St. Francis (NY)	2											Hartwick College	1
													Indiana	2
					Indiana	2
					Akron	1
									Indiana	1
									SIU Edwardsville	0
					SIU Edwardsville	2
					Saint Louis	1
																	Indiana	0
	Clemson	8															San Francisco	1
	Madison College	0			Clemson	3
	Howard	3			Howard	1
	Maryland	1							Clemson	3
	Temple	4							Philadelphia Textile	2
	Bucknell	0			Temple	0
	Philadelphia Textile	4			Philadelphia Textile	4
	Penn State	0											Clemson	0
													San Francisco	1
					San Francisco	1											Third place
					UCLA	0
									San Francisco	5							Hartwick	4
									San Jose State	0							Clemson	3
					San Jose State	4
					Washington	1

Final

December 5, 1976

Indiana	0–1	San Francisco

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 5,981

See also

• 1976 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
• 1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
• 1976 NAIA Soccer Championship

References

1. "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.