1977 NAIA Soccer Championship

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)

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.

Qualification

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

	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

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