2016 CAA men's soccer tournament

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2016 CAA men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Site Hofstra University Soccer Stadium
Hempstead, New York
Champions Delaware (2nd title)
Winning coachIan Hennessy (2nd title)
CAA men's soccer tournament
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2016 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra 7 1 09 8 1
Delaware5 3 011 8 1
UNC Wilmington 3 2 38 6 3
Elon 3 2 37 7 4
William & Mary 3 3 213 7 2
Charleston 3 3 26 9 3
James Madison 3 3 25 9 3
Northeastern 3 5 06 11 0
Drexel 0 8 01 14 2

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As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 CAA men's soccer tournament, was the 34th edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Contents

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens won the CAA title, making it their second CAA championship. The Hens defeated the William & Mary Tribe in the championship, 2–1.

Seeding

The top six programs qualified for the CAA Tournament. [1] The top two seeds, being the regular season champion and runner-up earned a bye to the semifinals of the tournament. [2]

No.SchoolWLTPCT.Pts.
1Hofstra710.87521
2Delaware530.62515
3UNCW323.56312
4Elon323.56312
5William & Mary332.50011
6Charleston332.50011

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 5
Semifinals
Friday, November 11
Final
Sunday, November 13
1 Hofstra 1
4 Elon 0 5William & Mary3
5William & Mary15 William & Mary 1
2Delaware2
2Delaware2
3 UNCW 1 6 Charleston 1
6Charleston2

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References

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