1970 NAIA Soccer Championship explained

NAIA Soccer Championship
Year:1970
Num Teams:8
Venue:Dunn, North Carolina
Winners:Davis & Elkins
Count:2
Second:Quincy (IL)
Third:Campbell
Fourth:New Paltz State
Matches:12
Goals:36
Award:William Nuttall,
Davis & Elkins
Prev Season:1969
Next Season:1971

The 1970 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 12th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

Davis & Elkins defeated Quincy (IL) in the final, 2–0, to claim the Senators' second NAIA national title. This was a rematch of the 1968 final, also won by Davis & Elkins.

The final was played at Dunn, North Carolina.[1]

Qualification

For the third year, the tournament field remained fixed at eight teams.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Campbell2nd1969
Davis & Elkins3rd1969
Earlham4th1968
New Haven1stNever
New Paltz State1stNever
Ottawa (KS)2nd1969
Quincy (IL)4th1968
Westmont3rd1969

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History. NAIA. 26 December 2021.