1981_NCAA_Division_I_Soccer_Tournament

1981 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

1981 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

Football tournament season

The 1981 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 23rd annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.

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The final match was played at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California on December 6.

Connecticut won their first Division I national title, defeating Alabama A&M in the final, 2–1 after one overtime.[1]

This was the final NCAA Division I championship before the introduction of gendered tournaments in the fall of 1982.

Qualifying

See also: 1981 NCAA Division I soccer season

Two teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: NC State and Wisconsin.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Clemson 3
NC State 1 Clemson 1
Alabama A&M (OT) 1 Alabama A&M (2OT) 2
Duke 0 Alabama A&M (OT) 2
West Virginia 1
Virginia 1
West Virginia 2
Alabama A&M (OT,PK) 3
Philadelphia Textile 2
Indiana 5
Wisconsin 1
Indiana 0
Philadelphia Textile 1
Philadelphia Textile 2
Penn State 0
Alabama A&M 1
Connecticut (OT) 2
Long Island (4OT) 1
Columbia 0
Long Island 0
Connecticut 3
Connecticut 6
Vermont 2
Connecticut 2
Eastern Illinois 1
San Francisco 1 Third place
San Diego State 4# San Diego State (OT,PK) 2#
California 0 San Diego State 0 Philadelphia Textile 2
Eastern Illinois w/o# Eastern Illinois 4
Saint Louis 0
Eastern Illinois (OT) 2# Eastern Illinois 1#
SIU Edwardsville 1

Note

  • San Diego State and Eastern Illinois had their results vacated by the NCAA.

Championship Rounds

Final

More information Alabama A&M, 1–2 (OT) ...
Attendance: 3,500

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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