1978 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship

The 1978 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the sixth annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

1978 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
Country United States
Teams16
ChampionsSeattle Pacific
(1st title)
Runners-upAlabama A&M
(2nd title game)
Third placeEastern Illinois
Matches played16
Goals scored46 (2.88 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Segun Adelke, AAMU (4)
1977
1979

In a rematch of the previous year's final, Seattle Pacific defeated defending champions Alabama A&M in the final, 1–0 (after two overtime periods), to win their first national title and their first after losing their previous three appearances in Division II championship matches (1974, 1975, 1977).

The final was played at Florida International University in Miami, Florida on December 2, 1978.[1]

Bracket

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
December 2, 1978
Miami, Florida
                                     
So. Conn. State 2  
Marist 0  
  So. Conn. State 3  
    New Haven 1  
New Haven 3
Hartford 1  
  So. Conn. State 0  
  Seattle Pacific*** 1  
Seattle Pacific 2  
Chapman 0  
  Seattle Pacific 2
    San Francisco State 1  
San Francisco State 2***
Chico State 1  
  Seattle Pacific*** 1
  Alabama A&M 0
Eastern Illinois 2  
UW–Green Bay 1  
  Eastern Illinois 1 Third place
    UM–Saint Louis 0  
UM–Saint Louis 1 So. Conn. State 1
Bloomsburg State 0   Eastern Illinois 2
  Eastern Illinois 0
  Alabama A&M 5  
Alabama A&M 6  
Florida International 0  
  Alabama A&M 4
    Loyola (MD) 0  
Loyola (MD) 2
Rollins 1  
  • An asterisk indicates one overtime period

Final

Seattle Pacific1–0 (2OT)Alabama A&M
Bruce Raney  126:47' Report
FIU Soccer Stadium, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 500
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See also

References

  1. "NCAA Division II Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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