The 2017 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 8th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at ECU's North Recreational Complex in Greenville, North Carolina, from October 27–29, 2017. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2017 NIRSA National Soccer Championship's championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance.
Format The tournament consisted of twelve women's teams and sixteen men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.
For the men's division group stage, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout round.
For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into three groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the best two teams across all pools receiving a bye to the semifinals.
Participants Men's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidAtlantic NorthNC State4th2016Atlantic SouthUNC-Wilmington4th2016CentralGeorgia Tech3rd2016CoastalMiami (FL)2nd2016Coastal PlainsUCFDid not attendGulf CoastAlabama2nd2015Mountain EastVirginia Tech5th2015Mountain WestVanderbilt2nd2013 +At large bidsTeamAppearanceLast bidNorth Carolina8th2016Clemson5th2016Ole Miss1stNeverGeorgia6th2016Virginia7th2016Florida7th2016FIU1stNeverUT – Chattanooga2nd2016Georgia Southern2nd2012
Women's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidNorthVirginia8th2016NortheastNorth Carolina8th2016NorthwestVanderbilt4th2015SoutheastClemson6th2016SouthwestGeorgia5th2016FloridaFlorida8th2016 +At-large bidsTeamAppearanceLast bidVirginia Tech8th2016NC State6th2016Tennessee2nd2016Georgia Tech1stNeverFlorida State4th2016East Carolina4th2015 Source:
Group stage Men's +Group APosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Virginia330050 +59Advanced to knockout stage2UNC-Wilmington320193 +463FIU310242 +234UT-Chattanooga3003114 −110
+Group BPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1NC State3300144 +109Advanced to knockout stage2Clemson311186 +243Alabama3102613 −734Georgia3012611 −51
+Group CPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1North Carolina330081 +79Advanced to knockout stage2Georgia Tech3201111 +663Ole Miss310224 −234Miami (FL)3003116 −110
+Group DPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Florida330080 +89Advanced to knockout stage2Virginia Tech3201103 +763Vanderbilt310217 −634Georgia Southern3003211 −90
Women's +Group APosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1North Carolina330091 +89Advanced to semifinals12Virginia320184 +46Advanced to first round53Tennessee310219 −8384Florida State300315 −4012
+Group BPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1Georgia321051 +47Advanced to first round32Virginia Tech321052 +3743East Carolina301224 −2194Clemson301238 −5110
+Group CPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1NC State330083 +59Advanced to semifinals22Florida320155 06Advanced to first round63Georgia Tech310246 −2374Vanderbilt300358 −3011
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Tournament bracket Men's
Women's Sources:
National Championship performance
Men's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultNC StateTournamentchampion1stNeverQuarterfinalist(0–1 vs BYU)VirginiaHighest RPIremaining teams9th2016Sweet 16(1–4 vs Wisconsin)Florida2nd highest RPIremaining teams11th2016Semifinalist(0–1 vs Cal Poly)Virginia TechNationalwildcard9th2015Consolation quarterfinalist(3–3 | 4–3 pen vs Col. Mines)North CarolinaNationalwildcard13th2016Sweet 16(0–2 vs BYU)
Women's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultNorth CarolinaTournamentchampion13th2016Sweet 16(1–2 vs Ohio State)Virginia TechHighest RPIremaining teams14th2015Sweet 16(0–1 vs Wisconsin)Georgia2nd highest RPIremaining teams3rd2012Consolation finalist(1–3 vs Ohio)FloridaNationalwildcard15th2016Sweet 16(0–1 vs Texas) Source:
Notes Many details obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however generally unreliable and therefore uncited
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