The 1971 NCAA soccer tournament was the 13th annual tournament organized by the

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to determine the national champion of men's

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among its members in the

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. This was the final championship before the establishment of separate championships for the NCAA's

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(now Division I) and

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(now Divisions II and III) in 1972. The final match was played at the

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on December 30.

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initially won their first national title—defeating two-time defending champion Saint Louis, 3–2, in the championship game—but the Bison's title would later be vacated by the NCAA on disputed player eligibility grounds. The championship was not re-awarded.

Qualifying

Two teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament:

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and

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Bracket

Final

The Championship was later vacated by the NCAA on the grounds that two Howard players had played amateur soccer in Trinidad, exhausting their eligibility, and that two others had not taken entrance exams, required by the NCAA, to predict a grade point average of at least 1.6. Howard University argued that the eligibility rules were vague and discriminated against foreigners, and that the players had all maintained grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher in college, but the NCAA did not reverse the ruling.

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NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament seasons

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Qualifying

Bracket

Final

See also

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