1976 NCAA Division III soccer tournament

1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsBrandeis (1st title)
Runner-upBrockport State
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored57 (3.56 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Cleveland Lewis,
Brockport State (6)
Best playerOffense:
Cleveland Lewis,
Brockport State
Defense:
Arn Armstrong,
Brockport State
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The 1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship was the third annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the best men's Division III college soccer program in the United States.

The finals were played at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.[1]

Brandeis defeated Brockport State in the final, 2–1 after two overtime periods, claiming the Judges' first NCAA Division III national title.

Bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
        
Westfield State 3
WPI 3
WPI 5
Brandeis 6**
SE Massachusetts 0
Brandeis 2
Brandeis 3*
Elizabethtown 2
Lynchburg 0
Grove City 2
Grove City 1
Elizabethtown 3
Elizabethtown 1
Haverford 0
Brandeis 2**
Brockport State 1
Ohio Wesleyan 1
Wheaton (IL) 2*
Wheaton (IL) 1
MacMurray 2*
MacMurray 2
Wooster 1
MacMurray 0
Brockport State 1
Brockport State 1* Third place
St. Lawrence 0
Brockport State 3* Elizabethtown 2
Cortland State 2 MacMurray 1
Cortland State 3
Drew 2

Final

Brandeis2–1
(2OT)		Brockport State
Attendance: 2000

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division III Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 15, 2022.