1970 NCAA soccer tournament

The 1970 NCAA soccer tournament was the 12th 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.

1970 NCAA soccer tournament

1970 College Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Cougar Field Edwardsville, Illinois
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Saint Louis (8th title)
Runner-up	UCLA
Semifinalists	Hartwick College Howard
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	79 (3.43 per match)
Best player	None designated

The final match was played at Cougar Field in Edwardsville, Illinois on December 5.

Saint Louis won their eighth national title—and second title in a row—by defeating UCLA in the championship game, 1–0.

Qualifying

See also: 1970 NCAA soccer season

Four teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Columbia, Denver, Penn State, and WPI.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship
	Harvard	6
	WPI	0			Harvard	2
	Brown	1			Brown	1
	Middlebury	0							Harvard	3
	Hartwick College	4							Hartwick College	4
	Army	0			Hartwick College	6
	Buffalo State	1			Columbia	1
	Columbia	2											Hartwick College	0
													Saint Louis	1
					Saint Louis	7
					Akron	0
									Saint Louis	2
									SIU Edwardsville	1
					SIU Edwardsville	6
					Cleveland State	0
																	Saint Louis	1
																	UCLA	0
					San Jose State	1
					Denver	2
									Denver	1
									UCLA	3
					UCLA	1
					San Francisco	0
													UCLA	4
	Navy	1											Howard	3
	South Florida	0			Navy	0
	Howard	2			Howard	2
	Maryland	0							Howard	1
	Penn State	2							Philadelphia Textile	0
	Delaware	1			Penn State	1
	Pennsylvania	1			Philadelphia Textile	2
	Philadelphia Textile	2

Final

December 5, 1970

Saint Louis	1–0	UCLA

Cougar Field, Edwardsville, Illinois

Attendance: 8,000

See also

• 1970 NAIA Soccer Championship