1961 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
| Country | USA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions | West Chester (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up | Saint Louis (3rd title game) | ||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
| Goals scored | 22 (3.14 per match) | ||
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The 1961 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship was the third organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The West Chester Golden Rams won their first title, defeating the two-time defending champion Saint Louis Billikens in the final on November 25, 1961. The tournament was played in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Teams
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Bridgeport | 8–2 | 2nd | 1959 | |
| Brockport State | 9–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Maryland | 9–0–1 | 3rd | 1960 | |
| New York U. | 8–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Rutgers | 10–0–1 | 2nd | 1960 | |
| Saint Louis | 11–1 | 3rd | 1960 | |
| San Francisco | 6–2–1 | 2nd | 1959 | |
| West Chester | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1960 | |
Bracket
| First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| New York U. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 0 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 2 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Brockport State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "1961 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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