1961 NCAA soccer tournament

Football tournament season

1961 NCAA soccer tournament
Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Public Schools Stadium St. Louis, Missouri
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	West Chester State (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis
Semifinalists	Bridgeport Rutgers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	22 (3.14 per match)
Best player	Bill Foulke, West Chester State (offensive) Bill Killen, West Chester State (defensive)
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The 1961 NCAA soccer tournament was the third annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

The tournament final was played at Public Schools Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on November 25.

West Chester State won their first title, defeating two-time defending champion Saint Louis, 2–0.

Qualifying

"St. Louis Stadium Firsts". ussoccerhistory.org. US Soccer History. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
"1961 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2012.

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