1979 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
# 1979 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 21st organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars won their first national title by defeating the Clemson Tigers in the championship game, 3–2. The final match was played on December 9, 1979, in Tampa, Florida, at Tampa Stadium for the second straight year.

## Tournament field

| First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | San Francisco | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Santa Clara | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | San Francisco | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | SIU Edwardsville | 4 | | | | |
| | | SMU | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis | 1 | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | | | | | | |
| SIU Edwardsville | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| SIU Edwardsville | 2 | | | | | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Penn State | 1 | | |
| | | Indiana | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Cleveland State | 0 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 1 | Cleveland State | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cleveland State | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Cleveland State | 2 | | | Indiana | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Penn State | 2 | | | | |
| | | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Princeton | 1 | | | | | | |
| Philadelphia Textile | 0 | Princeton | 1 | | | | | | |
| Princeton | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Princeton | 1 | | | | | | | San Francisco | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Indiana | 0 |
| | | American | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Virginia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | American | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Clemson | 1 | | | | |
| | | Clemson | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Clemson | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Columbia | 1 | | |
| | | Hartwick College | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Columbia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Columbia | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Rhode Island | 1 | | | | |
| | | Connecticut | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Rhode Island (OT, PK) | 3 | | | | | | |
