1965 NCAA soccer tournament
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA soccer tournament
| year = 1965
| other_titles = 1965 College Cup
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = United States
| num_teams = 16
| venue = Francis Field
{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|Missouri}} St. Louis, Missouri}}
| winners = Saint Louis
| count = 5
| second = Michigan State
| semifinal1 = Army
| semifinal2 = Navy
| matches = 15
| goals = 64
| scoring_leader =
| award = Pat McBride, Saint Louis (offensive)
Jack Gilsinn, Saint Louis (defensive)
Nick Krat, Michigan State (defensive)
| prev_season = 1964
| next_season = 1966
}}
The 1965 NCAA soccer tournament was the seventh 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 additionally returned to a field of sixteen teams.
The tournament final was played at Francis Field in St. Louis, Missouri on December 4.
Hosts Saint Louis won their fifth title, defeating Michigan State in the final, 1–0{{cite web|title=1965 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 22, 2012|pages=5}}
Qualifying
{{see also|1965 NCAA soccer season}}
File:PittSoccer1965 NCAAPittStadium.jpg playing East Stroudsburg State in muddy conditions in Pitt Stadium during the first round of the 1965 NCAA tournament. East Stroudsburg would prevail 2-0]]
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#000000"| {{color|white|Qualified teams}} |
| School
!Record !Appearance !Last Bid |
|---|
| Air Force
|6–4 |2nd |1964 |
| Army
|10–0–1 |3rd |1964 |
| Baltimore
|11–1 |1st |Never |
| Brown
|11–0–1 |2nd |1963 |
| East Stroudsburg State
|10–1 |2nd |1964 |
| Ithaca
|10–0–1 |1st |Never |
| Long Island
|11–1–1 |2nd |1963 |
| Michigan State
|7–1 |4th |1964 |
| Middlebury College
|8–0–1 |1st |Never |
| Navy
|10–0–1 |3rd |1964 |
| Ohio
|6–4–1 |1st |Never |
| Pittsburgh
|7–1–1 |2nd |1962 |
| Saint Louis
|10–0 |7th |1964 |
| San Francisco
|9–0–1 |4th |1963 |
| Trinity (CT)
|8–1 |2nd |1964 |
| West Chester State
|8–4 |5th |1963 |
Bracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Championship
| seeds=no
| team-width=160
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01= Middlebury
| RD1-score01= 1
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02= Trinity (CT)
| RD1-score02= 2
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03= Army
| RD1-score03= 3
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04= Long Island
| RD1-score04= 2
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05= Michigan State
| RD1-score05= 7
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06= Baltimore
| RD1-score06= 0
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07= East Stroudsburg State
| RD1-score07= 2
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08= Pittsburgh
| RD1-score08= 0
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09= Navy
| RD1-score09= 4
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= West Chester State
| RD1-score10= 1
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11= Brown
| RD1-score11= 2
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12= Ithaca
| RD1-score12= 1
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13= Saint Louis
| RD1-score13= 2
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14= Ohio
| RD1-score14= 1
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15= San Francisco
| RD1-score15= 3
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16= Air Force
| RD1-score16= 2
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01= Trinity (CT)
| RD2-score01= 1
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02= Army
| RD2-score02= 3
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03= Michigan State
| RD2-score03= 2
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04= East Stroudsburg State
| RD2-score04= 1
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05= Navy
| RD2-score05= 6
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= Brown
| RD2-score06= 2
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= Saint Louis
| RD2-score07= 5
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08= San Francisco
| RD2-score08= 2
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= Army
| RD3-score01= 1
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= Michigan State
| RD3-score02= 3
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= Navy
| RD3-score03= 1
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= Saint Louis
| RD3-score04= 3
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= Michigan State
| RD4-score01= 0
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= Saint Louis
| RD4-score02= 1
}}
Final
{{football box
|date = December 4, 1965
|time =
|team1 = Michigan State
|score = 0–1
|report = http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/msu-m-soccer-ncaa-champ-history.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
|team2 = St. Louis
|goals1 =
|goals2 =Gentile {{goal|10}}
|stadium = Francis Field, St. Louis, MO
|attendance = 7,234
|referee =
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship}}
{{1965–66 NCAA University Division championships navbox}}