1978 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
# 1978 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament

The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 20th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The San Francisco Dons won their fourth national title, although it was later revoked by the NCAA, by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers in the championship game, 2–0. The final match was played on December 10, 1978, in Tampa, Florida, at Tampa Stadium for the first time.

## Tournament field

* S - South region
* NY - New York region
* NE - New England region
* MA - Mid-Atlantic region
* MW - Mid-West region
* FW - Far-West region

seeds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
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| S1 | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S4 | American | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S4 | American | 0 | S1 | Clemson (OT) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | S2 | Appalachian State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| S2 | Appalachian State | 9 | S2 | Appalachian State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| S3 | George Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S3 | George Washington | 3 | | | | S1 | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 0 | | | | | | |
| NY1 | Adelphi | 0 | | | | | | | NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 0 | | | | | |
| NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 1 | NY4 | St. Francis (NY) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | NY2 | Columbia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| NY2 | Columbia | 3 | NY2 | Columbia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| NY3 | Hartwick College | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY3 | Hartwick College | 2 | | | | | | | | | Clemson | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | San Francisco | 2 | | |
| | | | | San Francisco | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | San Francisco (OT) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Santa Clara | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Santa Clara | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Washington | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | San Francisco | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Indiana | 0 |
| MA1 | Philadelphia Textile | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Indiana | 0 |
| MA4 | La Salle | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA4 | La Salle | 1 | | Philadelphia Textile (OT) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Temple | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| MA2 | Temple | 1 | | Temple | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| MA3 | Penn State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA3 | Penn State | 0 | | | | | Philadelphia Textile | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | |
| NE1 | Brown | 3 | | | | | | | | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | |
| NE4 | Vermont | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE4 | Vermont | 1 | | Brown | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dartmouth | 0 | | Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Connecticut | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Connecticut | 4 | | | | | | | | | Philadelphia Textile | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Indiana | 2 | | |
| | | | | Indiana | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cleveland State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Indiana | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | SIU Edwardsville | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Saint Louis | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | SIU Edwardsville (3OT) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship Rounds

### Final

Championship was later vacated by the NCAA.

