2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season
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2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August, 2016 – November, 2016 |
Number of teams | 7 |
2017 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Jake Nerwinski, Connecticut |
Picked by | Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 7th overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | South Florida |
Runners-up | Tulsa |
Tournament | |
Champions | Tulsa |
Runners-up | South Florida |
Finals MVP | Juan Sanchez |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA |
The 2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season was the 4th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The SMU Mustangs are the defending regular season champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane are the defending tournament champions.
Changes from 2015
- None
Teams
Stadia and locations
- East Carolina, Houston and Tulane do not sponsor men's soccer
Regular season
Results
Team/Opponent | CIN | CON | MEM | USF | SMU | TUL | TEM | UCF |
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Cincinnati Bearcats | 2–1 | |||||||
Connecticut Huskies | 1–0 | |||||||
Memphis Tigers | 1–2 | |||||||
South Florida Bulls | 2–1 | |||||||
SMU Mustangs | 0–3 | |||||||
Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 3–0 | |||||||
Temple Owls | 0–1 | |||||||
UCF Knights | 1–2 |
Rankings
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre[1] | Wk 1[2] |
Wk 2[3] |
Wk 3[4] |
Wk 4[5] |
Wk 5[6] |
Wk 6[7] |
Wk 7[8] |
Wk 8[9] |
Wk 9[10] |
Wk 10[11] |
Wk 11[12] |
Wk 12[13] |
Final[14] | ||
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Cincinnati | C | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | C | RV | 14 | RV | RV | NR | RV | 24 | RV | RV | NR | ||||
Memphis | C | ||||||||||||||
SMU | C | 12 | 25 | RV | NR | ||||||||||
USF | C | 19 | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | |||||
Temple | C | RV | NR | ||||||||||||
Tulsa | C | RV | NR | RV | NR | ||||||||||
UCF | C |
Postseason
AAC Tournament
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | South Florida | 2** | |||||||
4 | UCF | 1 | |||||||
1 | South Florida | 1 (2) | |||||||
2 | Tulsa (pen.) | 1 (4)** | |||||||
2 | Tulsa | 2 | |||||||
3 | Connecticut | 0 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s).
NCAA Tournament
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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— | College Park | Tulsa | L, 0–3 vs. Creighton – (Omaha) | |||||
— | College Park | South Florida | T, 2–2 (L, 0–3 pen.) vs. Florida Gulf Coast – (Tampa) |
All-AAC awards and teams
2016 AAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[15] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Player of the Year | Matias Pyysalo, UCF | |||||
Midfielder of the Year | Adam Wilson, Cincinnati | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Prosper Figbe, USF | |||||
Goalkeeper of the Year | Spasoje Stefanovic, USF | |||||
Rookie of the Year | Garrett McLaughlin, SMU | |||||
Coaching Staff of the Year | South Florida | |||||
Fair Play Award | Connecticut |
2016 AAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[15] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Rookie Team | ||||
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Matias Pyysalo, M, Jr., UCF |
Patrick Nielsen, B, Fr., Cincinnati |
Brian Jamba, M, UCF |
See also
- 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2016 American Athletic Conference women's soccer season
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Report Postseason - November 17, 2016" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. TheAmerican.org. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.