The 2016 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 7th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida, from October 28–30, 2016. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2016 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 NorthNorth Carolina7th2015Atlantic SouthUNC-Wilmington3rd2015CoastalMiami1stNeverCoastal PlainsFlorida6th2014CentralGeorgia Tech2nd2015Gulf CoastAuburn4th2014Mountain EastJMUDid not attendMountain WestUT-Chattanooga1stNever +At-large bidsTeamAppearanceLast bidUCF6th2015Lynn2nd2015Virginia6th2015Georgia5th2014Clemson4th2015Emory1stNeverAppalachian State2nd2015NC State3rd2015Florida State3rd2015
Women's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidNorthVirginia7th2015NortheastNorth Carolina7th2015NorthwestNKU1stNeverSoutheastClemson5th2015SouthwestGeorgia4th2015FloridaUCF3rd2015 +At-large bidsTeamAppearanceLast bidNC State5th2015Tennessee1stNeverFlorida State3rd2015Emory1stNeverFlorida7th2015Virginia Tech7th2015 Sources:
Group stage
Men's +Group APosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1UCF330082 +69Advanced to knockout stage2North Carolina320164 +263Lynn310247 −334UNC-Wilmington300305 −50
+Group BPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Virginia330093 +69Advanced to knockout stage2Georgia320162 +463Clemson310246 −234Miami3003311 −80
+Group CPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Florida321062 +47Advanced to knockout stage2Emory312032 +153Appalachian State311144044UT-Chattanooga300316 −50
+Group DPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Georgia Tech321053 +27Advanced to knockout stage2NC State320153 +263Auburn302145 −124Florida State301236 −31
Women's +Group APosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1NC State3210101 +77Advanced to semifinals12Georgia321031 +27Advanced to first round43Tennessee3102510 −3384UCF300328 −6012
+Group BPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1Virginia321070 +67Advanced to semifinals22Florida State321051 +47Advanced to first round33Emory301214 −31104NKU3012210 −7111
+Group CPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1Florida320121 +16Advanced to first round52North Carolina320141 +3663Virginia Tech3102440374Clemson310215 −439
Tournament bracket
Men's Source:
Women's Source:
National Championship performance
Men's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultUCFTournamentchampion3rd2015Consolation semifinalist(2–2 | 6–7 penalties vs Colorado)North CarolinaHighest RPIremaining teams12th2015Sweet 16(1–2 vs Texas A&M)Virginia2nd highest RPIremaining teams8th2014Champion(3-2 vs Ohio State)Georgia TechNationalwildcard3rd2004Consolation champion(3-0 vs Colorado)FloridaNationalwildcard10th2014Consolation quarterfinalist(forfeit vs North Texas)
Women's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultNorth CarolinaTournamentchampion12th2015Finalist(0–1 vs UC-Santa Barbara)VirginiaHighest RPIremaining teams9th2014Consolation semifinalist(0–0 3–5 penalties vs Cal Poly)Florida2nd highest RPIremaining teams14th2015Consolation finalist(0–0 | 3–5 penalties vs Cal Poly)Florida StateNationalwildcard3rd2014Consolation quarterfinalist(1–6 vs Florida) Sources: Notes Many details obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however generally unreliable and therefore uncited
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