1966 NCAA Soccer Tournament
# 1966 NCAA Soccer Tournament

The 1966 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the eighth 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 first title, defeating the Long Island Blackbirds, 5–2, in the final on December 3, 1966. This tournament returned to a field of 16 teams. The tournament final was played in Berkeley, California. The most outstanding offensive player of the tournament was Sandor Hites of San Francisco.

## Teams

Qualified Teams :

| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid |
| - | - | - | - |
| Akron | 10–2 | 1st | Never |
| Army | 8–2–2 | 4th | 1965 |
| Bridgeport | 8–3 | 4th | 1964 |
| Colgate | 8–1 | 2nd | 1959 |
| Colorado College | 6–2 | 1st | Never |
| Connecticut | 8–4 | 2nd | 1960 |
| Cortland State | 8–2–1 | 3rd | 1964 |
| Long Island–Brooklyn | 11–1–1 | 3rd | 1965 |
| Michigan State | 7–1 | 5th | 1965 |
| Navy | 10–0–1 | 4th | 1965 |
| St. Joseph's | 9–2 | 1st | Never |
| Saint Louis | 10–0 | 8th | 1965 |
| San Francisco | 9–0–1 | 5th | 1965 |
| San Jose State | 9–1 | 3rd | 1964 |
| Temple | 11–0–1 | 1st | Never |
| West Virginia | 13–1 | 1st | Never |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colgate | Colgate | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colgate | Colgate | 1 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Long Island | Long Island | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Long Island | Long Island | 6 | Long Island | Long Island | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Cortland State | Cortland State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cortland State | Cortland State | 1 | | | | Long Island (4OT,CK) | Long Island (4OT,CK) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 2 | | | | |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 2 | | | | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 2 | | | | |
| Akron | Akron | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron | Akron | 0 | Michigan State | Michigan State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Temple | Temple | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 4 | Temple | Temple | 1 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 0 | | | | | | | | Long Island | Long Island | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | San Francisco | San Francisco | 5 |
| Navy | Navy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | San Francisco | San Francisco | 5 |
| St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 1 | Navy | Navy | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Army | Army | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 1 | Army | Army | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Army | Army | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Army | Army | 2 | | | | Army | Army | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | San Francisco | San Francisco | 2 | | | | |
| Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 5 | | | | | | | San Francisco | San Francisco | 2 | | | | |
| Colorado College | Colorado College | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado College | Colorado College | 1 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | San Francisco (4OT) | San Francisco (4OT) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| San Jose State | San Jose State | 1 | San Francisco (4OT) | San Francisco (4OT) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

* Long Island defeated Michigan State per the rules, as at the time after 4 overtime periods the team with the most corner-kicks (CK) was declared the winner.
