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1972 NCAA University Division soccer tournament

Men's college soccer tournament in the United States

Field	Value
title	NCAA University Division soccer tournament
year	1972
other_titles	1972 College Cup
country	United States
num_teams	24
venue	Miami Orange Bowl
Florida Miami, Florida
winners	Saint Louis
count	9
second	UCLA
semifinal1	Cornell
semifinal2	Howard
matches	23
goals	90
award	Danny Counce, Saint Louis (offensive)
Bruce Arena, Cornell (defensive)
prev_season	1971
next_season	1973

Florida Miami, Florida Bruce Arena, Cornell (defensive)

The 1972 NCAA University Division soccer tournament was the 14th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its University Division members in the United States.

The final match was played at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on December 29.

Saint Louis won their ninth national title by defeating UCLA in the championship game, 4–2. The championship was not re-awarded.

A concurrent NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship (now known as Division II) was held for the first time in 1972.

Qualifying

Six teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Bowling Green, Clemson, Duke, Fresno State, Rhode Island, and Washington.

Bracket

| team-width=165 | score-width=30

| RD1-team01=Harvard | RD1-score01=1 | RD1-team02=Rhode Island | RD1-score02=0

| RD1-team03=Brown | RD1-score03=4 | RD1-team04=Connecticut | RD1-score04=2

| RD1-team05=Long Island | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-team06=NYU | RD1-score06=1

| RD1-team07=Army | RD1-score07=1 | RD1-team08=Cornell | RD1-score08=3

| RD1-team17=Howard | RD1-score17=9 | RD1-team18=Duke | RD1-score18=0

| RD1-team19=Clemson | RD1-score19=3 | RD1-team20=West Virginia | RD1-score20=2

| RD1-team21=Penn | RD1-score21=4 | RD1-team22=Drexel | RD1-score22=0

| RD1-team23=Penn State | RD1-score23=2 | RD1-team24=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score24=0

| RD2-team01=Harvard | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-team02=Brown | RD2-score02=2

| RD2-team03=Long Island | RD2-score03=2 | RD2-team04=Cornell | RD2-score04=3

| RD2-team05=San Jose State | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-team06=Fresno State | RD2-score06=0

| RD2-team07=UCLA | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-team08=Washington | RD2-score08=0

| RD2-team09=Howard | RD2-score09=4 | RD2-team10=Clemson | RD2-score10=0

| RD2-team11=Penn | RD2-score11=3 | RD2-team12=Penn State | RD2-score12=1

| RD2-team13=Saint Louis | RD2-score13=2 | RD2-team14=Bowling Green | RD2-score14=0

| RD2-team15=Ohio | RD2-score15=3 | RD2-team16=Air Force | RD2-score16=2

| RD3-team01=Harvard | RD3-score01=0 | RD3-team02=Cornell | RD3-score02=2

| RD3-team03=San Jose State | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-team04=UCLA | RD3-score04=3

| RD3-team05=Howard | RD3-score05=2 | RD3-team06=Penn | RD3-score06=0

| RD3-team07=Saint Louis | RD3-score07=3 | RD3-team08=Ohio | RD3-score08=1

| RD4-team01=Cornell | RD4-score01=0 | RD4-team02=UCLA | RD4-score02=1

| RD4-team03=Howard | RD4-score03=1 | RD4-team04=Saint Louis (OT) | RD4-score04=2

| RD5-team01=UCLA | RD5-score01=2 | RD5-team02=Saint Louis | RD5-score02=4

Final

References

"DIVISION I MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK". NCAA.

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