2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament

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2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
2016 CUSA Men's Soccer Tournament.png
Classification Division I
Teams7
Matches6
Site Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Huntington, West Virginia
Champions New Mexico [1] (1st title)
Winning coachJeremy Fishbein (1st title)
Broadcast ESPN3
Conference USA men's soccer tournament
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2016 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Charlotte + 7 1 012 4 2
South Carolina + 5 2 111 8 1
Fla. International 5 2 110 7 2
No. 23 Kentucky + 5 3 011 5 3
New Mexico4 3 112 7 3
UAB 2 5 16 9 3
Old Dominion 2 5 16 9 2
Florida Atlantic 2 6 04 10 1
Marshall 1 6 16 11 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament, was the 22nd edition of the tournament. It determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Contents

New Mexico won the CUSA title, making it their first CUSA championship. The Lobos defeated FIU in the championship, 3–0.

Seeding

The top seven programs qualified for the CUSA Tournament. [2]

No.SchoolWLTPCT.Pts.
1Charlotte710.87521
2South Carolina521.68816
3FIU521.68816
4Kentucky530.62515
5New Mexico431.56313
6UAB251.3137
7Old Dominion251.3137

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Charlotte 1
5New Mexico2
4 Kentucky  2 (1) 
5New Mexico (pen.)  2 (2) 
5New Mexico3
3 FIU 0
2 South Carolina 1
7Old Dominion2
7 Old Dominion 0
3FIU2
3FIU2
6 UAB 1

Awards

CUSA Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team [1]

Chris Wehan , New Mexico
Chris Gurule, New Mexico
Niko Hansen, New Mexico
Nick Rochowski, New Mexico
Joris Ahlinvi, FIU
Ismael Longo, FIU
Paul Marie, FIU
Brandt Bronico, Charlotte
Tommy Madden, Charlotte
Cole Stringer, Old Dominion
Christian Wirth, Old Dominion

MVP's in Bold

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References

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