The 1976
NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 18th annual tournament organized by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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to determine the national men's
college soccer
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champion among its
Division I members in the
United States
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.
The final match was played at
Franklin Field
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in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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on December 5.
Defending champions
San Francisco
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won their third national title, defeating
Indiana
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in the championship game, 1–0.
Qualifying
No teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament this year.
Bracket
Final
See also
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1976 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
The 1976 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the fifth annual tournament held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA to determine the top men's NCAA Division II, Division II college soccer program in the United States.
Loyola ...
*
1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
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 ...
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1976 NAIA Soccer Championship
The 1976 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 18th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada.
Simon Fraser defeated Rockhurst in the final, 1–0 ...
References
1976 NCAA Division I soccer season
NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament seasons
NCAA Division I Men's
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champi ...
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champi ...