2016 Conference USA men's soccer season
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2016 Conference USA men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August, 2016 – November, 2016 |
Number of teams | 9 |
2017 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Niko Hansen, New Mexico |
Picked by | Columbus Crew, 9th overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Charlotte |
Runners-up | South Carolina |
Season MVP | Brandt Bronico[1] |
Top scorer | Brandt Bronico |
Tournament | |
Champions | New Mexico |
Runners-up | FIU |
Finals MVP | Chris Wehan |
2016 Conference USA men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Charlotte + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fla. International | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Kentucky + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico ‡ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The FIU Panthers are both the defending conference tournament champions. The Kentucky Wildcats are the defending regular season champions.
Changes from 2015[]
- None
Teams[]
Stadiums and locations[]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Charlotte 49ers | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transamerica Field | 7,500 |
FIU Panthers | Miami, Florida | FIU Soccer Stadium | 2,700 |
Florida Atlantic Owls | Boca Raton, Florida | FAU Soccer Stadium | 300 |
Kentucky Wildcats | Lexington, Kentucky | UK Soccer Complex | 3,000 |
Marshall Thundering Herd | Huntington, West Virginia | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex | 1,006 |
New Mexico Lobos | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 5,000 | |
Old Dominion Monarchs | Norfolk, Virginia | Old Dominion Soccer Complex | 2,500 |
South Carolina Gamecocks | Columbia, South Carolina | Stone Stadium | 5,700 |
UAB Blazers | Birmingham, Alabama | West Campus Field | 2,500 |
- Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA and WKU do not sponsor men's soccer. Kentucky, New Mexico and South Carolina are associated members.
Regular season[]
Results[]
Team/Opponent | CHA | FIU | FAU | UK | MAR | UNM | ODU | USC | UAB |
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Charlotte 49ers | 2–0 | ||||||||
FIU Panthers | 2–1 | ||||||||
Florida Atlantic Owls | 0–1 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wildcats | 1–2 | ||||||||
Marshall Thundering Herd | 0–3 | ||||||||
New Mexico Lobos | |||||||||
Old Dominion Monarchs | 0–2 | ||||||||
South Carolina Gamecocks | 1–0 | ||||||||
UAB Blazers | 3–0 |
Rankings[]
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre[2] | Wk 1[3] |
Wk 2[4] |
Wk 3[5] |
Wk 4[6] |
Wk 5[7] |
Wk 6[8] |
Wk 7[9] |
Wk 8[10] |
Wk 9[11] |
Wk 10[12] |
Wk 11[13] |
Wk 12[14] |
Final[15] | ||
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Charlotte | C | 22 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
FIU | C | 23 | NR | RV | NR | ||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | C | ||||||||||||||
Kentucky | C | 17 | 16 | 21 | RV | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 23 | |
Marshall | C | ||||||||||||||
New Mexico | C | RV | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | |||
Old Dominion | C | RV | NR | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | C | 24 | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||
UAB | C |
Postseason[]
CUSA Tournament[]
New Mexico won their first Conference USA Tournament, defeating the defending champions, FIU in the final.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 2 (1) | |||||||||||
5 | New Mexico (pen.) | 2 (2) | |||||||||||
1 | Charlotte | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | New Mexico | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | New Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | FIU | 0 | ||||||||
7 | Old Dominion | 2 | |||||||||||
7 | Old Dominion | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | FIU | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | FIU | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | UAB | 1 |
NCAA Tournament[]
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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10 | 2 | Charlotte | BYE | L, 2–3 vs. Virginia Tech – (Charlotte) | ||||
16 | 1 | Kentucky | BYE | L, 2–3 vs. Creighton – (Lexington) | ||||
N/A | 3 | New Mexico | T, 1–1 (W, 6–5 pen.) vs. Portland – (Albuquerque) | L, 1–4 vs. Washington – (Seattle) | ||||
N/A | 3 | South Carolina | W 1–0 vs. Mercer – (Columbia) | L, 1–2 OT vs. Clemson – (Clemson) |
All-CUSA awards and teams[]
2016 C-USA Men's Soccer Individual Awards[1] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Brandt Bronico, Charlotte | |||||
Offensive MVP | Brandt Bronico, Charlotte | |||||
Defensive MVP | Luke Waechter, Charlotte | |||||
Coach of the Year | Kevin Langan, Charlotte | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Elliot Panicco, Charlotte |
2016 C-USA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[1] | |||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Freshman Team | ||||
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F: Santiago Patiño, FIU |
F: Luis Betancur, FIU |
MF: Maxi Rodriguez, Charlotte |
Elliot Panicco, GK, Charlotte |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "MSOC: All-Conference USA Honors Announced". Conference USA. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016.
- 2016 Conference USA men's soccer season
- 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season