The 1965 NCAA soccer tournament was the seventh 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 tournament additionally returned to a field of sixteen teams.
| 1965 College Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Francis Field St. Louis, Missouri |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Saint Louis (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Michigan State |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
| Best player | Pat McBride, Saint Louis (offensive) Jack Gilsinn, Saint Louis (defensive) Nick Krat, Michigan State (defensive) |
The tournament final was played at Francis Field in St. Louis, Missouri on December 4.
Hosts Saint Louis won their fifth title, defeating Michigan State in the final, 1–0[1]
Qualifying
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| Qualified teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Air Force | 6–4 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| Army | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Baltimore | 11–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Brown | 11–0–1 | 2nd | 1963 | |
| East Stroudsburg State | 10–1 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| Ithaca | 10–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Long Island | 11–1–1 | 2nd | 1963 | |
| Michigan State | 7–1 | 4th | 1964 | |
| Middlebury College | 8–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Navy | 10–0–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
| Ohio | 6–4–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Pittsburgh | 7–1–1 | 2nd | 1962 | |
| Saint Louis | 10–0 | 7th | 1964 | |
| San Francisco | 9–0–1 | 4th | 1963 | |
| Trinity (CT) | 8–1 | 2nd | 1964 | |
| West Chester State | 8–4 | 5th | 1963 | |
Bracket
edit| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Trinity (CT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Trinity (CT) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Army | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Navy | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Navy | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Michigan State | 0–1 | St. Louis |
|---|---|---|
| [2][3] | Gentile  10' |
Attendance: 7,234
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1965 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/msu-m-soccer-ncaa-champ-history.html [dead link]
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf [dead link]