1975 NAIA Soccer Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States Canada |
| Venue(s) | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quincy (IL) (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Simon Fraser |
| Third place | Rockhurst |
| Fourth place | Western New England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 49 (4.08 per match) |
| Best player |  John McGrane,Simon Fraser |
The 1975 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 17th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
Two-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Simon Fraser in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' sixth NAIA national title. This was the first championship appearance by a team from Canada.
The final was played in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]
Qualification[edit]
The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Third-, fifth-, and seventh-placed finals remained in place alongside the national championship match.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Campbell | 3rd | 1970 | ||
| Fredonia State | 2nd | 1972 | ||
| Houghton | 1st | Never | ||
| Huntington | 1st | Never | ||
| Quincy (IL) | 9th | 1974 | ||
| Rockhurst | 5th | 1973 | ||
| Simon Fraser | 1st | Never | ||
| Western New England | 1st | Never | ||
Bracket[edit]
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Huntingdon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Huntington | 1 | Rockhurst | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Fredonia State | 2 | Simon Fraser | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| Fredonia State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fredonia State | 4 | Simon Fraser | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 3 | Quincy (IL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Houghton (NY) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Houghton | 1 | Quincy (IL) | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Campbell | 2 | Western New England | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Huntington | 3 | Western New England | 4 | Rockhurst | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Houghton | 0 | Campbell | 2 | Western New England | 0 | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
- 1975 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
- 1975 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1975 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
References[edit]
- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 3, 2022.