The 1972 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 14th annual
tournament held by the
NAIA to determine the national champion of men's
college soccer among its members in the
United States.
Westmont defeated
Davis & Elkins in the final, 2–1, to claim the Warriors' first NAIA national title. Davis & Elkins would later forfeit their second-place finish after it was determined they fielded an ineligible player.
For the third consecutive year, the final was played in
Dunn, North Carolina
Dunn is the largest city of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,263 at the 2010 census, and an estimated 9,718 in 2018. It is the anchor city of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, population 114,678 (2010 census), which ...
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Qualification
For the fourth year, the tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Unlike the previous three years, however, additional fifth- and seventh-place finals were not contested.
Bracket
* ''Davis & Elkins forfeited their second place finish due to an ineligible player.''
See also
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1972 NCAA University Division Soccer Tournament
The 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Soccer Tournament was the fourteenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top University Division college soccer team in the United S ...
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1972 NCAA College Division Soccer Tournament
The 1972 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship (then named the NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship) was the inaugural Division II men's college soccer tournament held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Since 1959, ...
References
NAIA men's soccer championship
NAIA
1972 in sports in North Carolina