1973 NCAA Division II soccer tournament

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.

1973 NCAA Division II soccer tournament
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams25
Final positions
ChampionsUMSL (1st title)
Runner-upCal State Fullerton (1st title game)
Third placeAdelphi
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored78 (3.25 per match)
← 1972
1974 →

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

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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

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Missouri–Saint Louis3–0Cal State Fullerton
Kevin Missey   40:14' (Flemming),   79:50'
Mark LeGrand   43:20'
Report

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Soccer Tittle to UMSL". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 9, 1973. p. 1H. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Springfield College Soccer 1973". Springfield College Archives and Special Collections. cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved January 26, 2020.