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The 2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season was the 4th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
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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 SMU Mustangs are the defending regular season champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane are the defending tournament champions.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Cincinnati Bearcats | Cincinnati, Ohio | Gettler Stadium | 7,500 |
Connecticut Huskies | Storrs, Connecticut | Morrone Stadium | 5,100 |
Memphis Tigers | Memphis, Tennessee | Mike Rose Soccer Complex | 2,500 |
South Florida Bulls | Tampa, Florida | Corbett Soccer Stadium | 4,000 |
SMU Mustangs | University Park, Texas | Westcott Field | 4,000 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium | 2,000 |
Temple Owls | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Ambler Field | 300 |
UCF Knights | Orlando, Florida | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium | 2,000 |
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 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
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).
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) |
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 |
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