1974 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament

The 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the sixteenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Howard Bison won their second national title (their first title in 1971 was vacated by the NCAA) by defeating the two-time defending champion Saint Louis Billikens, 2–1, after four overtimes. The final match was played on December 7, 1974, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Busch Memorial Stadium.[1][2]

1974 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUS
Teams24
ChampionsHoward (1st title)*
*1971 title vacated
Runners-upSaint Louis Billikens (13th title game)
Matches played23
Goals scored85 (3.7 per match)
1973
1975

Early rounds

  First round Second round Third round Semifinals
                                     
  Connecticut 4  
  Bridgeport 1  
    Connecticut (3OT) 4  
      Brown 3  
  Brown 5
  Harvard 1  
    Connecticut 0  
    Hartwick College 2  
  Hartwick College 1  
  Oneonta State 0  
    Hartwick College (4OT) 3
      Cornell 2  
  Cornell 4
  St. Francis (NY) 2  
    Hartwick College 1
    Howard 2
  Howard 2  
  George Washington 0  
    Howard 1
      Clemson 0  
  Clemson (2OT) 3
  Navy 2  
    Howard 5
    Philadelphia U. 3  
  Philadelphia U. 4  
  Fairleigh Dickinson 2  
    Philadelphia U. 1
      Bucknell 0  
  Penn State 0
  Bucknell 1  
  First round Second round Third round Semifinals
                                     
       
    SIU Edwardsville 2  
      Indiana 0  
     
       
    SIU Edwardsville 1  
    Saint Louis (3OT) 2  
       
       
    Saint Louis 1
      Cleveland State 0  
     
       
    Saint Louis (2OT) 2
    UCLA 1
       
       
    UCLA (3OT) 3
      San Jose State 2  
     
       
    UCLA 1
    San Francisco 0  
       
       
    San Francisco 3
      Cal State Chico 1  
     

Championship Rounds

Third-Place Final

Final

Howard2–1 (4OT)Saint Louis
Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 2,921
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