1981 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
Football tournament season
1981 College Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | United States |
Venue(s) | Stanford Stadium Stanford, California |
Teams | 20 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Connecticut (1st title) |
Runner-up | Alabama A&M |
Third place | Eastern Illinois (vacated) |
Fourth place | Philadelphia Textile |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 63 (3.15 per match) |
Attendance | 31,200 (1,560 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Elvis Comrie, Connecticut (5) Pedro DeBrito, Connecticut (5) Solomon Shiferow, Alabama A&M (5) |
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
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&M | 1–2 (OT) | Connecticut |
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Attendance: 3,500
See also
- 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1981 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
- 1981 NAIA Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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