The 2015 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 6th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Jonesville Soccer Complex in Gainesville, Florida, from October 30 – November 1, 2015. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2015 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 NorthDuke2nd2012Atlantic SouthAppalachian State1stNeverCoastalLynn1stNeverCoastal PlainsFlorida State2nd2014CentralGeorgia College3rd2014Gulf CoastAlabama1stNeverMountain EastVirginia5th2014Mountain WestMTSU1stNever +At-large bidsTeamAppearanceLast bidClemson3rd2013Elon2nd2014Georgia Tech1stNeverNC State2nd2012North Carolina6th2014UCF5th2014UNC-Wilmington2nd2014Virginia Tech4th2014 Source:
Women's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidFloridaFlorida6th2014NorthVirginia Tech6th2014NortheastNorth Carolina6th2014NorthwestVanderbilt3rd2014SoutheastClemson4th2014SouthwestGeorgia3rd2013 +At-large bidsTeamAppearanceLast bidAppalachian State3rd2014East Carolina3rd2014Florida State2nd2014NC State4th2014UCF2nd2014Virginia6th2014 Source:
Group stage
Men's PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1North Carolina321052 +37Advanced to knockout stage2Virginia311143 +143UNC-Wilmington311145 −144Georgia Tech301236 −31
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1UCF330070 +79Advanced to knockout stage2Florida State311121 +143Elon310223 −134Clemson301207 −71
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Lynn3300104 +69Advanced to knockout stage2Duke311173 +443Alabama311166044Georgia College3003515 −100
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Virginia Tech320141 +36Advanced to knockout stage2App State311133043MTSU311122044NC State310225 −33
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Women's PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1Florida321062 +47Advanced to first round32NC State311123 −1463Georgia3030220374Appalachian State301214 −3111
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1Virginia Tech3300111 +109Advanced to semifinals12Vanderbilt320165 +16Advanced to first round43UCF310236 −3384East Carolina300319 −8012
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1North Carolina330050 +59Advanced to semifinals22Florida State311154 +14Advanced to first round53Clemson302125 −3294Virginia301236 −3110
Tournament bracket
Men's
Women's Source:
National Championship performance
Men's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultFlorida StateTournamentchampion2nd2014Quarterfinalist(2–3 a.e.t vs Weber State)UCFHighest RPIremaining teams2nd2010Quarterfinalist(2–3 a.e.t vs North Carolina)Virginia Tech2nd highest RPIremaining teams8th2014Consolation semifinalist(0–5 vs UC-Berkeley)North CarolinaNationalwildcard11th2011National champion(2-0 vs Penn State)
Women's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultNorth CarolinaTournamentchampion11th2014Sweet 16(0–1 vs Michigan State)Virginia TechHighest RPIremaining teams13th2013Semifinalist(2–3 a.e.t. vs Michigan State)Florida2nd highest RPIremaining teams13th2014Quarterfinalist(0–2 vs Michigan State) Sources:
Notes Many details obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however generally unreliable and therefore uncited
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