The 1973 NCAA Division II soccer tournament was the second annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. It was also the first to be branded as the "Division II" tournament, following the NCAA splitting its former College Division to create Divisions II and III. However, this tournament continued to feature D-III schools, as the NCAA did not establish a separate D-III championship until 1974.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Teams | 25 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UMSL (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Cal State Fullerton (1st title game) |
| Third place | Adelphi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 78 (3.25 per match) |
UMSL defeated Cal State Fullerton in the final match, 3–0, to win their first national title. The final was played in Springfield, Massachusetts at Springfield College on December 8, 1973.[1][2][3]
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Springfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westfield State | 0 | Springfield | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Babson | 2(OT) | Babson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 1 | Springfield | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 4 | Adelphi | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Marine | 0 | Adelphi | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Albany (NY) | 1 | Binghamton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 2(OT) | Adelphi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| UMSL | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UMSL | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | Western Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wooster | 1 | UMSL | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MacMurray | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UMSL | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington College | 1 | Baltimore | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Maryland | 3 | Loyola Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rollins | 0 | Baltimore | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg State | 2 | East Stroudsburg State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lock Haven State | 0 | East Stroudsburg State | 1(2OT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Elizabethtown | 4 | Elizabethtown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg | 1 | Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmont | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmont | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Missouri–Saint Louis | 3–0 | Cal State Fullerton |
|---|---|---|
Kevin Missey  40:14' (Flemming), 79:50'Mark LeGrand 43:20' |
Report |
Attendance: 2,241
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "Soccer Tittle to UMSL". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 9, 1973. p. 1H. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Springfield College Soccer 1973". Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved January 26, 2020.