1981 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

1981 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
1981 College Cup
Tournament details
Country United States
Venue(s)Stanford Stadium
California Stanford, California
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsConnecticut (1st title)
Runner-upAlabama A&M
Third placeEastern Illinois (vacated)
Fourth placePhiladelphia Textile
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored63 (3.15 per match)
Attendance31,200 (1,560 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)England Elvis Comrie,
Connecticut (5)
Cape Verde Pedro DeBrito,
Connecticut (5)
Ethiopia Solomon Shiferow,
Alabama A&M (5)
← 1980
1982 →

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.

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

Alabama A&M1–2 (OT)Connecticut
Attendance: 3,500

See also

References

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