2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament



















































2016 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament
College Cup
2016 NCAA Men's College Cup.png
Country United States
Dates November 17 – December 11, 2016
Teams 48
Champions Stanford Cardinal
Runners-up Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Semi-finalists

  • Denver Pioneers

  • North Carolina Tar Heels

Matches played 47
Goals scored 121 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)
Julian Gressel (4)
Best player Offensive: Ian Harkes
Defensive: Andrew Epstein

← 2015


2017 →


All statistics correct as of December 3, 2016.

The 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2016 College Cup) was the 58th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's collegiate soccer. The first, second, third, and quarterfinal rounds were held at college campus sites across the United States during November and December 2016, with host sites determined by seeding and record. The four-team College Cup finals was played at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 9 and 11, 2016.[1]


The Stanford Cardinal successfully defended their 2015 title. Stanford played the North Carolina Tar Heels to a scoreless draw in the semifinals before winning a penalty shootout, 10–9, to advance to the Championship game.[2] The Cardinal then also tied the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 0–0, in the final before claiming the back-to-back title with another penalty shootout victory, 5–4.[3]


Stanford tied the NCAA record for the Lowest Goals-Against Average in the Tournament (Minimum 3 Games) of 0.00 by becoming the fourth team to not allow their opponents to score a goal in the tournament. The other three co-record-holders are the 1976 San Francisco Dons, the 1995 Wisconsin Badgers, and the 2009 Akron Zips.[4]




Contents






  • 1 Qualification


  • 2 Format


  • 3 Schedule


  • 4 Bracket


    • 4.1 Regional 1


    • 4.2 Regional 2


    • 4.3 Regional 3


    • 4.4 Regional 4


    • 4.5 2016 College Cup




  • 5 Results


    • 5.1 First round


    • 5.2 Second round


    • 5.3 Third round


    • 5.4 Quarterfinals


    • 5.5 College Cup


      • 5.5.1 Semifinals


      • 5.5.2 National Championship






  • 6 Statistics


    • 6.1 Goalscorers




  • 7 See also


  • 8 Notes


  • 9 References





Qualification



All Division I men's soccer programs except for Grand Canyon, Incarnate Word, and UMass Lowell will be eligible to qualify for the tournament. Those three programs are ineligible because they are in transition from Division II to Division I. The tournament field remains fixed at 48 teams.


Of the 24 schools that had previously won the championship, 13 qualified for this year's tournament.



Format


As in previous editions of the NCAA Division I Tournament, the tournament features 48 participants out of a possible field of 203 teams. Of the 48 berths, 24 are allocated to the 21 conference tournament champions and to the regular season winners of the Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference, which do not have tournaments. The remaining 24 berths are supposed to be determined through an at-large process based upon the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) of teams that did not automatically qualify.


The NCAA Selection Committee also names the top sixteen seeds for the tournament, with those teams receiving an automatic bye into the second round of the tournament. The remaining 32 teams play in a single-elimination match in the first round of the tournament for the right to play a seeded team in the second round.





























































































































































Seeded teams
Seed
School
Conference
Record
Berth type
NSCAA Ranking[5]
RPI Ranking[6]
1

Maryland
Big Ten
18–0–2
Tournament Champion
1
1
2

Wake Forest
ACC
15–2–3
Tournament Champion
2
3
3

Clemson
ACC
13–3–4
At Large
3
2
4

Louisville
ACC
12–5–2
At Large
9
6
5

Stanford
PAC-12
11–3–4
Conference Champion
8
5
6

Denver
Summit
17–0–3
Tournament Champion
4
7
7

Indiana
Big Ten
11–1–7
At Large
7
15
8

Syracuse
ACC
11–4–3
At Large
6
9
9

North Carolina
ACC
11–3–3
At Large
10
10
10

Charlotte
C-USA
12–3–2
At Large
5
14
11

Washington
Pac-12
13–6–0
At Large
14
8
12

Virginia
ACC
10–3–5
At Large
17
20
13

Notre Dame
ACC
11–7–2
At Large
20
13
14

Albany
America East
12–5–2
Tournament Champion
RV
12
15

Butler
Big East
13–5–1
Tournament Champion
15
11
16

Kentucky
C-USA
11–4–3
At Large
19
18


Schedule




2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament is located in the US

Clemson

Clemson



Louisville

Louisville



Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill



Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem



Houston

Houston




2015 Quarterfinal sites (blue) and College Cup (red)































Round
Date
First round
November 17, 2016
Second round
November 20, 2016
Third round
November 26–27, 2016
Quarterfinals
December 2 − 4, 2016
College Cup: Semifinals
December 9, 2016
College Cup Final
December 11, 2016


Bracket



Regional 1

































































































































































































































































































  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
       
  1 Maryland 4  
    Providence 5  
  Providence 2
  Delaware 0  
  Providence 2  
  Creighton 1  
  Creighton 3  
  Tulsa 0  
  Creighton 3
    16 Kentucky 2  
     
       

  Providence 0

  9
North Carolina AET
1
       
       
  9
North Carolina AET
3
    Florida Gulf Coast 2  
  South Florida 2(0)
  Florida Gulf Coast PK 2(3)  

  9 North Carolina 1
  8 Syracuse 0  
 
Dartmouth AET
1  
  St. Francis Brooklyn 0  
  Dartmouth 0
    8 Syracuse 3  
     



Regional 2

































































































































































































































































































  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
       
  5 Stanford 2  
    Pacific 0  
  CSUN 0
  Pacific 1  
  5
Stanford AET
1  
  12 Virginia 0  
  Vermont 4  
  Rider 1  
  Vermont 1
    12
Virginia AET
2  
     
       

  5 Stanford 2

  4 Louisville 0
       
       
  13 Notre Dame 1
    Loyola-Chicago 0  
  Loyola-Chicago 2
  UIC 0  

  13 Notre Dame 1
  4 Louisville 3  
  UCLA 4  
  Colgate 2  
  UCLA 1
    4
Louisville AET
2  
     



Regional 3

































































































































































































































































































  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
       
  3
Clemson AET
2  
    South Carolina 1  
  South Carolina 1
  Mercer 0  
  3 Clemson 3  
  14 Albany 1  
  Boston College 1  
  Fordham 0  
  Boston College 0
    14 Albany 3  
     
       

  3 Clemson 0

  6 Denver 1
       
       
  11 Washington 4
    New Mexico 1  
 
New Mexico PK
0(6)
  Portland 0(5)  

  11 Washington 1
  6 Denver 2  
  San Diego State 1(5)  
 
UNLV PK
1(6)  
  UNLV 0
    6 Denver 3  
     



Regional 4

































































































































































































































































































  First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
                                     
       
  7 Indiana 1  
    Akron 0  
  Akron 2
  Villanova 0  
  7 Indiana 1  
 
Virginia Tech OT
2  
  Virginia Tech 1  
  East Tennessee State 0  
  Virginia Tech 3
    10 Charlotte 2  
     
       

  Virginia Tech 0

  2 Wake Forest 2
       
       
  15 Butler 0(4)
   
SIUE PK
0(5)  
  Michigan State 1(8)
 
SIUE PK
1(9)  

  SIUE 1
  2 Wake Forest 2  
  Coastal Carolina 2  
  Radford 1  
  Coastal Carolina 0
    2 Wake Forest 2  
     



2016 College Cup



















































































Semifinals
December 9
BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, Texas

Championship
December 11
BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, Texas
           
6

Denver
1
2

Wake Forest 2OT

2
2
Wake Forest
0(4)

5

Stanford PK

0(5)
9

North Carolina
0(9)
5

Stanford PK

0(10)


Results



First round



South Carolina v Mercer


















Michigan State v SIU Edwardsville




























Coastal Carolina v Radford


















Dartmouth v St. Francis Brooklyn


















Akron v Villanova


















Virginia Tech v East Tennessee State


















Boston College v Fordham


















South Florida v Florida Gulf Coast




























Vermont v Rider


















Providence v Delaware


















UCLA v Colgate


















Loyola-Chicago v UIC


















Creighton v Tulsa


















New Mexico v Portland




























San Diego State v UNLV




























Cal State Northridge v Pacific


















Second round



#8 Syracuse v Dartmouth


















#2 Wake Forest v Coastal Carolina


















#7 Indiana v Akron


















#12 Virginia v Vermont


















#14 Albany v Boston College


















#15 Butler v SIU Edwardsville




























#10 Charlotte v Virginia Tech


















#16 Kentucky v Creighton


















#4 Louisville v UCLA


















#1 Maryland v Providence


















#3 Clemson v South Carolina


















#13 Notre Dame v Loyola-Chicago


















#6 Denver v UNLV


















#9 North Carolina v Florida Gulf Coast


















#5 Stanford v Pacific


















#11 Washington v New Mexico


















Third round



#6 Denver v #11 Washington


















Creighton v Providence


















#7 Indiana v Virginia Tech


















#8 Syracuse v #9 North Carolina


















#2 Wake Forest v SIU Edwardsville


















#4 Louisville v #13 Notre Dame


















#3 Clemson v #14 Albany


















#5 Stanford v #12 Virginia


















Quarterfinals



#3 Clemson v #6 Denver


















#9 North Carolina v Providence


















#2 Wake Forest v Virginia Tech


















#4 Louisville v #5 Stanford


















College Cup



Semifinals



#2 Wake Forest v #6 Denver


















#5 Stanford v #9 North Carolina




























National Championship




#2 Wake Forest v #5 Stanford


















Statistics



Goalscorers


4 goals



  • Germany Julian Gressel — Providence


3 goals




  • France Alex Happi — Clemson


  • United States Foster Langsdorf — Stanford


  • Canada Brian Wright — Vermont


  • Ghana Nico Quashie — Virginia Tech


  • Spain Jon Bakero — Wake Forest



2 goals




  • United States Nick Hinds — Akron


  • United States Austen Burnikel — Clemson


  • United States Kortne Ford — Denver


  • Brazil Andre Shinyashiki — Denver


  • Spain Albert Ruiz — Florida Gulf Coast


  • United States Tate Schmitt — Louisville


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Sejdič — Maryland


  • United States Tucker Hume — North Carolina


  • Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher — Notre Dame


  • Colombia Sergio Carmago — Syracuse


  • Ghana Abu Danladi — UCLA


  • Costa Rica Marcelo Acuña — Virginia Tech


  • Ghana Ema Twumasi — Wake Forest



1 goal




  • Puerto Rico Carlos Clark — Albany


  • Brazil Bernardo Mattos — Albany


  • Brazil Afonso Pinheiro — Albany


  • Chile Nico Solabarrieta — Albany


  • Bermuda Zeiko Lewis — Boston College


  • United States Brandt Bronico — Charlotte


  • England Daniel Bruce — Charlotte


  • Iceland Einar Einarsson — Coastal Carolina


  • Haiti Frantzdy Pierrot — Coastal Carolina


  • United States Zach Pagani — Colgate


  • United States Bruno Scodari — Colgate


  • United States Myles Englis — Creighton


  • United States Mitch LaGro — Creighton


  • United States Ricky Lopez-Espin — Creighton


  • Mexico Ricardo Perez — Creighton


  • Sweden Joel Rydstrand — Creighton


  • United States Karim Sawaf — Creighton


  • United States Matt Danilack — Dartmouth


  • United States Chandler Crosswait — Denver


  • United States Scott DeVoss — Denver


  • United States Alex Underwood — Denver


  • Spain Robert Ferrer — Florida Gulf Coast


  • United States Justin Gavin — Florida Gulf Coast


  • United States Grant Lillard — Indiana


  • United States Billy McConnell — Indiana


  • United States Kevin Barajas — Kentucky


  • United States J. J. Williams — Kentucky


  • Senegal Cherif Dieye — Louisville


  • United States Jack Gayton — Louisville


  • Senegal Mohamed Thiaw — Louisville


  • United States Kevin Engesser — Loyola-Chicago


  • United States Alec Lasinski — Loyola-Chicago


  • Germany Gordon Wild — Maryland


  • United States Eryk Williamson — Maryland


  • Canada Michael Marcantognini — Michigan State


  • United States Patrick Khouri — New Mexico


  • Germany Nils Bruening — North Carolina


  • United States Jeremy Kelly — North Carolina


  • United States Drew Murphy — North Carolina


  • United States Tariq Branche — Pacific


  • United States Danny Griffin — Providence


  • United States Steven Kilday — Providence


  • United States Brendan Reardon — Providence


  • United States Nick Sailor — Providence


  • Portugal João Serrano — Providence


  • England Fraser Colmer — Radford


  • France Arthur Herpreck — Rider


  • United States A. J. Vergara — San Diego State


  • United States Tomas Hilliard-Arce — Stanford


  • United States Sam Werner — Stanford


  • United States Austin Ledbetter — SIU Edwardsville


  • United States Keegan McHugh — SIU Edwardsville


  • United States Kevin Walker — South Carolina


  • United States Marcus Epps — South Florida


  • South Africa Lindo Mfeka — South Florida


  • Canada Chris Nanco — Syracuse


  • Mexico José Hernández — UCLA


  • United States Kike Poleo — UCLA


  • United States Willie Raygoza — UCLA


  • United States Adam Musovski — UNLV


  • Iceland Jon Arnar Barðdal — Vermont


  • Canada Stefan Lamanna — Vermont


  • Guatemala Pablo Aguilar — Virginia


  • United States Paddy Foss — Virginia


  • United States Brendan Moyers — Virginia Tech


  • United States Forrest White — Virginia Tech


  • Spain Luis Argudo — Wake Forest


  • United States Ian Harkes — Wake Forest


  • United States Jacori Hayes — Wake Forest


  • United States Beau Blanchard — Washington


  • Canada Scott Menzies — Washington


  • United States Elijah Rice — Washington


  • United States Justin Schmidt — Washington


  • United States Steven Wright — Washington



Own goals




  • United States Tanner Dieterich — Clemson (playing against South Carolina)


  • United States Kaelon Fox — Kentucky (playing against Creighton)




See also



  • NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III)

  • NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)



Notes





  1. ^ Syracuse played their home match at David W. Murphy Field, on the campus Onondaga Community College, instead of their regular stadium SU Soccer Stadium, due to field conditions from snowy conditions.[7]




References





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  3. ^ "NCAA soccer: Stanford wins College Cup championship in penalty kicks". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.


  4. ^ "Division I Men's Soccer Championships Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2016.


  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2014-09-09.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  6. ^ "Division I Men's College Soccer - Rankings - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.


  7. ^ Kramer, Lindsay (November 25, 2016). "Field conditions force venue change for Syracuse soccer's NCAA Tournament game on Sunday". Syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 27, 2016.













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