1974 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

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1974 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
1974 College Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Howard (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis
Third place	Hartwick
Fourth place	UCLA
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	85 (3.7 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Dale Russell, Philadelphia Textile (6)
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The 1974 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 16th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

The final match was played at the first Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on December 7.

Howard won their first national title by defeating two-time defending champion Saint Louis in the championship game, 2–1 after four overtimes.^[1]

Qualifying

Four teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: Bucknell, George Washington, Indiana, and St. Francis (NY).

Hartwick College	3–1	UCLA

January 4, 1975

Howard	2–1 (4OT)	Saint Louis

Attendance: 2,921

v t e NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
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v t e 1974–75 NCAA Division I championships
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