1972 NCAA University Division Soccer Tournament
# 1972 NCAA University Division Soccer Tournament

The 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Soccer Tournament was the fourteenth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top University Division college soccer team in the United States. The Saint Louis Billikens won their ninth national title by defeating the UCLA Bruins in the championship game, 4–2. The final match was played on December 29, 1972, in Miami, Florida, at the Miami Orange Bowl for the second straight year.

The NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship (now known as Division II) was held for the first time in 1972.

## Tournament

| First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harvard | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | Harvard | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Brown | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Brown | 4 | Brown | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | 2 | | | Harvard | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Cornell | 2 | | | | | |
| Long Island | 2 | | | | | Cornell | 2 | | | | | |
| NYU | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| NYU | 1 | Long Island | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | Cornell | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Army | 1 | Cornell | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Cornell | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cornell | 3 | | | | | | Cornell | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | | UCLA | 1 | | |
| | | San Jose State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | San Jose State | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | UCLA | 3 | | | | | |
| | | UCLA | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | Washington | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | UCLA | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Saint Louis | 4 |
| Howard | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Saint Louis | 4 |
| Duke | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | 0 | Howard | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | Clemson | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 3 | Clemson | 0 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | 2 | | | Howard | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | Pennsylvania | 0 | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | | | | | Pennsylvania | 0 | | | | | |
| Drexel | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Drexel | 0 | Pennsylvania | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Penn State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | 2 | Penn State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| St. Joseph's | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Joseph's | 0 | | | | | | Howard | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | | Saint Louis (OT) | 2 | | |
| | | Saint Louis | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | Bowling Green | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Saint Louis | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | Ohio | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Ohio | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Air Force | 2 | | | | | | | |
