2016 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | November 10–December 3, 2016 |
| Teams | 38 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wingate (1st title, 1st final) |
| Runner-up | Charleston (WV) (2nd final) |
| Third place | UC San Diego & Rockhurst (MO) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 99 (2.68 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 12/1/2016. | |
The 2016 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 45th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri from December 1–3, 2016 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2016.[1]
Qualification
All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. No teams received automatic bids; at-large bids are based on the teams' regular season records and the Quality of Winning Percentage Index.[2] Teams were placed into one of four unbalanced super-regional brackets, consisting of eight or ten teams, based on geographic location.
| School | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi (NY) | Northeast-10 Conference | 18–1–0 |
| Cal Poly Pomona | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 12–5–2 |
| Charleston (WV) | Mountain East Conference | 16–2–1 |
| Colorado Mesa | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 14–1–5 |
| Dixie State (UT) | Pacific West Conference | 15–3–0 |
| Drury (MO) | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 11–4–3 |
| Florida Tech | Sunshine State Conference | 10–4–1 |
| Fort Hays State (KS) | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 13–4–1 |
| Franklin Pierce (NH) | Northeast-10 Conference | 12–5–0 |
| Lander (SC) | Peach Belt Conference | 14–3–1 |
| LeMoyne (NY) | Northeast-10 Conference | 14–4–2 |
| Lenoir–Rhyne (NC) | South Atlantic Conference | 11–4–3 |
| Limestone (SC) | Conference Carolinas | 15–3–0 |
| Lindenwood (MO) | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 13–3–2 |
| LIU Post (NY) | East Coast Conference | 17–0–1 |
| Lynn (FL) | Sunshine State Conference | 12–7–0 |
| Mercyhurst | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 15–4–1 |
| Merrimack (MA) | Northeast-10 Conference | 14–5–0 |
| Midwestern State (TX) | Heartland Conference | 16–3–1 |
| School | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Atlantic | Sunshine State Conference | 12–4–1 |
| Pfeiffer (NC) | Conference Carolinas | 18–2–0 |
| Quincy (IL) | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12–5–2 |
| Regis (CO) | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 14–4–1 |
| Rockhurst (MO) | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16–2–2 |
| Saginaw Valley State (MI) | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15–4–1 |
| St. Edward's (TX) | Heartland Conference | 17–2–1 |
| Simon Fraser (BC) | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 14–1–2 |
| Sonoma State | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 10–4–5 |
| Southern Indiana | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 13–3–3 |
| Southern New Hampshire | Northeast-10 Conference | 11–4–2 |
| Tampa | Sunshine State Conference | 11–4–3 |
| Tiffin (OH) | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 14–4–2 |
| Tusculum (TN) | South Atlantic Conference | 16–3–0 |
| UC San Diego | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16–2–2 |
| Urbana (OH) | Mountain East Conference | 13–4–1 |
| West Chester | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 11–4–3 |
| Western Washington | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 9–4–4 |
| Wingate (NC) | South Atlantic Conference | 14–1–0 |
Tournament bracket
Source:[3]
Super Region No. 1
| First Round Thursday, November 10 | Second Round Saturday & Sunday, November 12 &13 | Third Round Thursday, November 17 | Quarterfinals Saturday, November 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LIU Post | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Franklin Pierce | 2 | 5 | Merrimack | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Merrimack | 3 | 1 | LIU Post | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern N.H. | 3 | 2 | Adelphi | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | LeMoyne | 1 | 6 | Southern N.H. | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Adelphi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Adelphi | 2(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charleston | 2(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charleston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | West Chester | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charleston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Urbana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Urbana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mercyhurst | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Super Region No. 2
| First Round Friday, November 11 | Second Round Sunday, November 13 | Third Round Friday, November 18 | Quarterfinals Sunday, November 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rockhurst | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Ind. | 2(3) | 4 | Southern Ind. | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Quincy | 2(1) | 1 | Rockhurst | 1(5) | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Drury | 2 | 6 | Drury | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saginaw Val. St. | 1 | 6 | Drury | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tiffin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rockhurst | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fort Hays State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fort Hays State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lindenwood | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Super Region No. 3
| First Round Thursday & Friday, November 10 & 11 | Second Round Saturday & Sunday, November 12 &13 | Third Round Friday, November 18 | Quarterfinals Sunday, November 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Simon Fraser | 0(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sonoma State | 0 | 5 | Cal Poly Pomona | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cal Poly Pomona | 2 | 5 | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Western Wash. | 3 | 2 | UC San Diego | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dixie State | 2 | 3 | Western Wash. | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC San Diego | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC San Diego | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Midwestern State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Edward's | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Regis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Edward's | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Midwestern State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado Mesa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Midwestern State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Super Region No. 4
| First Round Thursday & Friday, November 10 & 11 | Second Round Saturday & Sunday, November 12 &13 | Third Round Friday, November 18 | Quarterfinals Sunday, November 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lynn | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tampa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tampa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Tech. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tampa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wingate | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wingate | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Limestone | 2 | 4 | Limestone | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lander | 1 | 1 | Wingate | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 3 | 2 | Pfeiffer | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tusculum | 1 | 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pfeiffer | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Division II College Cup
| Semifinals December 1, 2016 Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri | Championship December 3, 2016 Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||
| Charleston | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Rockhurst | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Charleston | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Wingate | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | UC San Diego | 0 | |||||||
| Wingate | 2 | ||||||||
Final
| Wingate | 2–0 | Charleston (WV) |
|---|---|---|
Garret Bridgewater  21:17'Jon Ander  36:02' (Perez), 78:00' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Thomas Vancaeyezeele 36:57' Williams N'dah 84:33' |
Referee: Sorin Stoica
See also
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division III)
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
- ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 10, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Division II Men's Soccer Championship field announced". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Division II Men's Soccer Championship Official Bracket". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 1, 2016.