1981 NCAA Division II soccer tournament

The 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the tenth annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. This was the final Division II tournament to feature a third-place match.

1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsTampa (1st)
Runner-upCal State Los Angeles
Third placeSo. Conn. State
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored24 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ron Basile, SCSC (3)
← 1980
1982 →

Tampa defeated Cal State Los Angeles in the final, 1–0 (after one overtime period), to win their first Division II national title. The Spartans (14-0-3) were coached by Jay Miller.

The semifinals and final were played at the Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

Bracket

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First Round
*Campus sites
Quarterfinals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
New Haven, CT
Final
November 28, 1981
New Haven, CT
            
UMSL 1
* Lock Haven State 0
UMSL 0
Tampa 2
* Tampa 1
Rollins 0
Tampa 1(OT)
Cal State Los Angeles 0
Cal State Los Angeles 2
* Chico State 1
Seattle Pacific 2
* Chico State 3
Cal State Los Angeles 3
Southern Connecticut 0
Third place
Southern Connecticut 1 UMSL 1
* New Haven 0 Southern Connecticut 3
New Haven (OT) 2(OT)
* Hartford 1

Final

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.