1961 NCAA soccer tournament
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{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA soccer tournament
| year = 1961
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = United States
| num_teams = 8
| venue = Public Schools Stadium
{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|Missouri}} St. Louis, Missouri}}
| winners = West Chester State
| count = 1
| second = Saint Louis
| semifinal1 = Bridgeport
| semifinal2 = Rutgers
| matches = 7
| goals = 22
| scoring_leader =
| award = Bill Foulke, West Chester State (offensive)
Bill Killen, West Chester State (defensive)
| prev_season = 1960
| next_season = 1962
}}
The 1961 NCAA soccer tournament was the third annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
The tournament final was played at Public Schools Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on November 25.{{cite web |title=St. Louis Stadium Firsts |url=https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/st-louis-stadium-firsts/ |website=ussoccerhistory.org |publisher=US Soccer History |access-date=22 June 2023}}
West Chester State won their first title, defeating two-time defending champion Saint Louis, 2–0.{{cite web|title=1961 Division I Men's Championship Bracket|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2011/D1Brackets.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=November 20, 2012|pages=2}}
Qualifying
{{see also|1961 NCAA soccer season}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#000000"| {{color|white|Qualified teams}} |
| School
!Record !Appearance !Last Bid |
|---|
| Bridgeport
|8–2 |2nd |1959 |
| Brockport State
|9–1 |1st |Never |
| Maryland
|9–0–1 |3rd |1960 |
| NYU
|8–1 |1st |Never |
| Rutgers
|10–0–1 |2nd |1960 |
| Saint Louis
|11–1 |3rd |1960 |
| San Francisco
|6–2–1 |2nd |1959 |
| West Chester State
|10–0–1 |3rd |1960 |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Championship
| seeds=no
| team-width=160
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| byes=no
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1= NYU
| RD1-score1= 0
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2= Bridgeport
| RD1-score2= 1
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3= West Chester State
| RD1-score3= 4
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4= Maryland
| RD1-score4= 2
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5= Rutgers
| RD1-score5= 3
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6= Brockport State
| RD1-score6= 1
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7= Saint Louis
| RD1-score7= 1
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8= San Francisco
| RD1-score8= 0
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1= Bridgeport
| RD2-score1= 0
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2= West Chester State
| RD2-score2= 2
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3= Rutgers
| RD2-score3= 1
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4= Saint Louis
| RD2-score4= 6
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1= West Chester State
| RD3-score1= 2
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2= Saint Louis
| RD3-score2= 0
}}
See also
References
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{{NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship}}
{{1961–62 NCAA University Division championships navbox}}