| 1968 College Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Grant Field.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Atlanta, Georgia |
| Teams | 21 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Michigan State (2nd title) Maryland (1st title) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 86 (4.3 per match) |
| Best player | None designated |
The 1968 NCAA soccer tournament was the tenth annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
The final match was played at Grant Field in Atlanta on December 7.
Michigan State and Maryland were declared co-national champions after the championship game ended in a 2–2 tie after two overtime periods. This was Michigan State's second and Maryland's first national title.[1]
Qualifying
Five teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Delaware, Harvard, Hofstra, North Carolina, and UCLA.
Tournament bracket
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||||||||||
| Brockport State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 1 | Army (pen.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Army | 4 | Army | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 1 | Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | Michigan State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 5 | Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Chester | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | Temple | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (CT) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Michigan State | 2–2 (2OT) | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,112
See also
References
- ↑ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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