1981 NCAA Division II soccer tournament

1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Tampa (1st)
Runner-up	Cal State Los Angeles
Third place	So. Conn. State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	24 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ron Basile, SCSC (3)

The 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the tenth annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. This was the final Division II tournament to feature a third-place match.

Tampa defeated Cal State Los Angeles in the final, 1–0 (after one overtime period), to win their first Division II national title. The Spartans (14-0-3) were coached by Jay Miller.

The semifinals and final were played at the Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Bracket

First Round *Campus sites

Quarterfinals *Campus sites

Semifinals New Haven, CT

Final November 28, 1981 New Haven, CT

UMSL

1

*

Lock Haven State

0

UMSL

0

Tampa

2

*

Tampa

1

Rollins

0

Tampa

1(OT)

Cal State Los Angeles

0

Cal State Los Angeles

2

*

Chico State

1

Seattle Pacific

2

*

Chico State

3

Cal State Los Angeles

3

Southern Connecticut

0

Third place

Southern Connecticut

1

UMSL

1

*

New Haven

0

Southern Connecticut

3

New Haven (OT)

2(OT)

*

Hartford

1

Final

November 28, 1981

Tampa	1–0 (OT)	Cal State Los Angeles
Peter Johansson 92:29'	Report 1 Report 2

Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium, New Haven, Connecticut

Attendance: 700

See also

• 1981 NCAA Division I Soccer Championship
• 1981 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
• 1981 NAIA Soccer Championship