1977 NAIA Soccer Championship

Football tournament season

1977 NAIA Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Country|  United States
Canada
Venue(s)| Huntsville, Alabama
Teams| 8
Final positions
Champions| Quincy (IL) (7th title)
Runner-up| Keene State
Third place| Davis & Elkins
Fourth place| Erskine
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 12
Goals scored| 26 (2.17 per match)
Best player|  Emilio John,
Quincy (IL)

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The 1977 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 19th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada.

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

The final was played in Huntsville, Alabama.[1]

## Qualification

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See also: 1977 NAIA men's soccer season

The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Third-, fifth-, and seventh-placed finals remained in place alongside the national championship match.

Qualified Teams

School  | Appearance  | Last Bid
Davis & Elkins | 9th  | 1976
Erskine | 5th  | 1974
Goshen | 3rd  | 1975
Keene State | 4th  | 1974
Midwestern State | 1st  | Never
Quincy (IL) | 11th  | 1976
Rutgers–Camden | 1st  | Never
Simon Fraser | 3rd  | 1976

## Bracket

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fifth place| | | Consolation semifinals| | | First round| | | Championship semifinals| | | Championship
| | | | |
| Quincy (IL)| 3
| | |
| | | Rutgers–Camden| 0| | |
| | | | | | | |
| Rutgers–Camden| 2| | Quincy (IL)| 4
| | | | | | | |
| | | Goshen| 1| | | | | Erskine| 0| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | Erskine| 1|
| | | | |
| | | | Goshen| 0| | |
| | |
| Rutgers–Camden| 0| | Quincy (IL)| 3
| | | | |
| Simon Fraser| 2| | | | | Keene State| 0
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davis & Elkins| 1|
| | |
| | | Simon Fraser| 0| | |
| | | | |
| Seventh place| Simon Fraser| 1| | Davis & Elkins| 0| Third place
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Midwestern State| 0| | | | | Keene State| 1| | |
| | | | | | |
| Goshen| 1| | Keene State| 1| | Erskine| 0
| | | | |
| Midwestern State| 3| | | Midwestern State| 0| | | Davis & Elkins| 2
| | | | | | | | |

## See also

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* 1977 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
* 1977 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
* 1977 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship

## References

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1. ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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