| 1976 College Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Francisco (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Indiana |
| Third place | Hartwick College |
| Fourth place | Clemson |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 84 (3.65 per match) |
| Attendance | 39,373 (1,712 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Dave MacWilliams,Philadelphia Textile (5) |
| Best player |  Andy Atuegbu,San Francisco (Offense) Dave Shelton,Indiana (Defense) |
The 1976 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 18th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.
The final match was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 5.
Defending champions San Francisco won their third national title, defeating Indiana in the championship game, 1–0.[1]
Qualifying
No teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament this year.
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 6 | Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 2 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick College | 1 | Hartwick College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | Hartwick College | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 0 | St. Francis (NY) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 2 | Hartwick College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 8 | San Francisco | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madison College | 0 | Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 3 | Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | Philadelphia Textile | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | Temple | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 4 | Philadelphia Textile | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 5 | Hartwick | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | Clemson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Indiana | 0–1 | San Francisco |
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Attendance: 5,981
See also
- 1976 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
- 1976 NAIA Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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