1973 NAIA Soccer Championship explained

NAIA Soccer Championship
Year:1973
Num Teams:8
Venue:Florissant, Missouri
Winners:Quincy (IL)
Count:4
Second:Rockhurst
Third:Davis & Elkins
Fourth:Erskine
Matches:12
Goals:63
Award:Mickey Whelan,
Davis & Elkins
Prev Season:1972
Next Season:1974

The 1973 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 15th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

Quincy (IL) defeated Rockhurst in the final, 3–0, to claim the Hawks' fourth NAIA national title.

The final was played in Florissant, Missouri.[1]

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.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Davis & Elkins6th1972
Eastern Connecticut3rd1969
Erskine3rd1972
Goshen2nd1971
Newark Engineering4th1971
Pomona Pitzer1stNever
Quincy (IL)7th1972
Rockhurst4th1968

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History. NAIA. 1 January 2022.