2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

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2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Number of teams206
Preseason No. 1 Stanford
TV partner/s ESPNU, BTN, P12N, ACCN
Hermann Trophy Ian Harkes, Wake Forest
Top goalscorerAlbert Ruiz, Florida Gulf Coast (22)
Statistics
Biggest home win Buffalo 9–0 Daemen
(Aug. 26)
Biggest away win Akron 7–0 NIU
(Oct. 15)
Highest scoring FGCU 6–5 Rutgers
(Sept. 27)
Longest winning run15 – Maryland
(Sept. 13–Nov. 13)
Longest unbeaten run23 – Denver
(Aug. 26–Dec. 9)
Longest winless run52 – VMI
(Since 09/12/2014)
Longest losing run49 – VMI
(Since 09/23/2014)
Highest attendanceHome field–11,424
@ UCSB vs Cal Poly
(October 22)
1st game–11,075
@ Cal Poly vs UCSB
(October 15)
Neutral field–10,092
Army vs Navy
@ Chester, PA
(September 23)
Lowest attendanceHome field &
Neutral field
Several reported as 0– Probably incorrect, but official
Tournament
DurationNovember 17 – December 11, 2016
Most conference bids ACC (9)
College Cup
DateDecember 9 – 11, 2016
Site BBVA Compass Stadium
Champions Stanford
Runners-up Wake Forest
Seasons
  2015
2017  

The 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 58th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 26 and continued into the first weekend of November 2016. The season culminated with the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2016. There were 206 teams in men's Division I competition. [1] The defending champions were Stanford who defeated Clemson 4–0 to win its first NCAA soccer title. [2] The season concluded with Stanford defending its title by defeating Wake Forest 5–4 in a penalty kick shootout following a 0–0 double-overtime draw. [3]

Contents

Changes from 2015

Coaching changes

ProgramOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Appalachian State Matt Nelson Not retained [4] November 17, 2015Jason O’Keefe [5] January 26, 2016
Cornell Jaro Zawislan Not retainedWas not announced John Smith [6] March 8, 2016
Georgia Southern Kevin KennedyNot retainedWas not announced John Murphy [7] July 26, 2016
Iona Fernando BarbotoHead coach at NJIT [8] January 24, 2016James Hamilton [9] April 26, 2016
IUPUI Isang JacobResigned [10] July 18, 2016Brian Barnett [11] August 7, 2016
La Salle Pat FarrellRetired [12] June 28, 2016 Rob Irvine [13] July 28, 2016
Navy Dave BrandtTo Pittsburgh Riverhounds [14] May 23, 2016Tim O'Donohue [15] July 1, 2016
NJIT Didier OrellanaResignedWas not announcedFernando Barboto [8] January 24, 2016
Niagara Eric Barnes Not retained [16] November 9, 2015 Bill Boyle [17] January 15, 2016
Northeastern Brian Ainscough Resigned [18] November 13, 2015 Chris Gbandi [19] January 11, 2016
Pittsburgh Joe Luxbacher Retired [20] November 3, 2015 Jay Vidovich [21] December 5, 2016
Portland Bill Irwin Retired [22] November 24, 2015Nick Carlin-Voigt [23] January 12, 2016
Presbyterian Bret BoulwareNot retainedDecember 15, 2015Jonathan Potter [24] December 15, 2015
Stetson Ernie YarboroughNot retainedJune 27, 2016Jared Vock (Interim) [25] June 27, 2016
VMI Jon FreemanResigned [26] April 6, 2016Michael Bonelli [27] May 17, 2016
Winthrop Rich PosipankoRetiredDecember 18, 2015Daniel Ridenhour [28] December 18, 2015

New programs

Chicago State was initially budgeted to finally start competition in the Western Athletic Conference this season. However, the ongoing State of Illinois budgetary crisis and the school's own critical financial problems have set this back once more.

Mount St. Mary's University announced that their soccer program, which has been dormant since the end of the 2012 season, will be reinstated for the 2018 season. [29]

Discontinued programs

None.

Conference realignment

SchoolPrevious ConferenceNew Conference
Coastal Carolina Big South Conference Sun Belt Conference [30]
NJIT Sun Belt Conference Atlantic Sun Conference [31]

Video review

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved voluntary video review for the 2016 season. Video may be used to determine whether a goal has been scored, to identify players for disciplinary matters, and to determine whether a fight occurred and identify the participants.

Use of video review in both men's and women's soccer is strictly voluntary, with coaches for both teams agreeing to its use before the game. The home team is responsible for the equipment and for making review possible either at the scorer's table or at another ground-level location. As in other NCAA sports, the video review must display indisputable evidence for a call to be overturned. [32]

Proposed Division I season change

After many months of extended unofficial discussion, on August 22, 2016, NCAA Division I men's coaches and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) officially began an "informational campaign" to build support for a proposed change of the playing schedule for Division I men's soccer. Under the proposed changes of the "Academic Year Season Model", the number of games on the Fall schedule and the number of mid-week games would be reduced, with games added in the Spring following a Winter break, and the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship tournament would be moved from November and December to May and June. In addition to more closely matching the professional season, the changes address issues of player health and safety and of the time demands on student-athletes. The proposal concerns only Division I men's soccer. While a large majority of men's coaches and players support the changes, only a small minority of women's coaches and players currently do so. At this time, there is only the "informational campaign" "...to educate our Athletic Directors, NCAA leadership, student athletes, coaches and fans on the advantages of this Academic Year Model,” said Sasho Cirovski, NSCAA D1 Men's committee chair and University of Maryland head coach. No formal proposal has been made to the NCAA, and once proposed, could not come into effect any earlier than the 2017–18 academic year. [33] [34]

Season overview

Pre-season polls

NSCAA [35]
RankTeam
1 Stanford
2 Akron
3 Clemson
4 Maryland
5 Wake Forest
6 Syracuse
7 Creighton
8 North Carolina
9 Notre Dame
10 Georgetown
11 Boston College
12 SMU
13 UC Santa Barbara
14 Seattle
15 Indiana
16 UCLA
17 Virginia
18 Ohio State
19 South Florida
20 Denver
21 Coastal Carolina
22 Charlotte
23 FIU
24 South Carolina
25 Rutgers
College Soccer News [36]
RankTeam
1 Stanford
2 Akron
3 Maryland
4 Clemson
5 Wake Forest
6 North Carolina
7 Georgetown
8 Boston College
9 Creighton
10 SMU
11 Syracuse
12 Seattle
13 UCLA
14 Indiana
15 Denver
16 UC Santa Barbara
17 Notre Dame
18 Ohio State
19 South Florida
20 Virginia
21 South Carolina
22 Connecticut
23 Kentucky
24 Charlotte
25 FIU
Soccer America [37]
RankTeam
1 Akron
2 Stanford
3 UCLA
4 Maryland
5 North Carolina
6 Clemson
7 Wake Forest
8 Boston College
9 Creighton
10 Syracuse
11 UC Santa Barbara
12 Georgetown
13 Indiana
14 SMU
15 Notre Dame
16 Denver
17 Seattle
18 Ohio State
19 Washington
20 Virginia
21 South Florida
22 Xavier
23 California
24 Kentucky
25 Connecticut
Top Drawer Soccer [38]
RankTeam
1 North Carolina
2 Maryland
3 Akron
4 Stanford
5 Syracuse
6 UCLA
7 Georgetown
8 SMU
9 Seattle
10 Clemson
11 Wake Forest
12 Denver
13 Indiana
14 Creighton
15 Boston College
16 Connecticut
17 South Florida
18 Coastal Carolina
19 Notre Dame
20 Washington
21 Kentucky
22 Dartmouth
23 UC Santa Barbara
24 Utah Valley
25 South Carolina

Regular season

#1

Weekly NSCAA #1 ranked team [39]
DateTeamDateTeamDateTeamDateTeam
August 2 (preseason) Stanford None until after season startsAugust 30 Akron September 6 Notre Dame
September 13 Notre Dame September 20 Maryland September 27 Maryland October 4 Maryland
October 11 Maryland October 18 Maryland October 25 Maryland November 1 Maryland
November 8 Maryland November 15 Maryland None until after tournamentDecember 13 Stanford

Conference standings

2016 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 UMass Lowell #5 1 113 1 2
No. 17 Albany4 2 113 6 2
Stony Brook 4 2 19 6 3
New Hampshire 4 3 012 7 0
Vermont + 4 3 014 7 1
Hartford 2 3 29 10 3
Binghamton 1 3 37 6 6
UMBC 0 7 05 9 3
As of 13 December 2116
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
South Florida + 6 1 010 6 4
Tulsa4 2 110 5 5
Connecticut 3 3 111 7 1
Cincinnati 3 4 09 7 1
UCF 3 4 05 11 0
Temple 2 3 210 6 2
Memphis 2 4 18 8 1
SMU 2 4 16 9 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis 6 2 07 8 3
Fordham5 2 110 7 4
LaSalle 5 3 010 8 1
UMass 4 2 27 9 3
VCU 4 3 18 9 4
Rhode Island 4 4 08 11 1
Duquesne 3 2 38 5 5
Dayton 3 3 27 9 3
George Washington 3 3 28 5 5
St. Bonaventure 3 4 14 12 2
Saint Joseph's 3 5 06 11 1
Davidson 2 5 14 12 1
George Mason 0 7 12 12 2
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 2 Wake Forest5 1 219 2 4
No. 6 Louisville + 5 2 114 6 2
No. 5 Clemson + 4 1 314 4 5
No. 11 Syracuse + 4 2 312 4 4
Boston College + 3 3 39 9 3
NC State 1 8 05 12 0
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 5 1 214 3 4
No. 13 Virginia + 4 2 311 4 5
No. 14 Notre Dame + 4 3 212 7 2
No. 8 Virginia Tech + 3 4 213 5 4
Duke 2 6 17 8 2
Pittsburgh 0 7 22 13 3
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Florida 5 0 19 4 2
No. 20 FGCU4 1 114 4 3
Lipscomb 3 2 110 6 2
NJIT 3 2 18 6 4
Jacksonville 2 4 08 10 0
Stetson 1 5 04 10 2
USC Upstate 1 5 03 10 0
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Providence + 7 2 015 7 0
No. 18 Butler6 3 013 5 2
No. 15 Creighton + 5 3 113 7 3
Villanova + 5 3 110 8 2
Xavier 4 4 18 8 3
DePaul 4 5 09 7 3
Georgetown 3 4 26 9 2
Saint John's 2 5 26 7 4
Marquette 2 5 25 7 4
Seton Hall 2 6 14 11 2
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Radford7 1 014 4 2
High Point 5 1 211 4 4
UNC Asheville 5 3 06 13 0
Liberty 4 3 17 9 2
Presbyterian 4 4 07 10 3
Longwood 3 5 08 12 1
Gardner–Webb 2 5 14 11 1
Winthrop 2 6 05 10 2
Campbell 2 6 05 11 1
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Maryland7 0 118 1 2
No. 9 Indiana + 3 0 512 2 7
Wisconsin 4 2 211 4 4
No. 25 Michigan State + 4 3 113 5 2
Penn State 4 4 08 8 2
Ohio State 3 4 15 13 1
Northwestern 3 4 16 11 1
Michigan 1 6 14 11 4
Rutgers 0 6 21 14 2
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North
UC Santa Barbara 6 1 310 7 3
Sacramento State 4 5 19 8 3
UC Davis 4 6 08 10 2
Cal Poly 3 5 25 9 3
South
CSU Northridge5 2 39 7 5
Cal St. Fullerton 4 3 311 9 3
UC Riverside 4 5 18 10 2
UC Irvine 3 5 15 13 1
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
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
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
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
2016 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wright State 7 1 111 6 3
Milwaukee 5 3 18 8 2
UIC5 3 19 8 3
Oakland 5 4 06 10 1
Valparaiso 4 3 212 4 3
Cleveland State 4 3 27 8 2
Green Bay 4 3 25 9 2
Belmont 2 5 23 12 3
Detroit 1 6 23 10 4
Northern Kentucky 1 7 11 12 4
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Columbia ‡x 5 1 112 3 1
Dartmouth5 1 18 5 5
Brown 3 3 18 8 1
Penn 3 3 15 5 6
Princeton 1 3 27 7 2
Yale 1 4 23 10 2
Cornell 0 6 01 13 2
Harvard # 4 0 110 3 2
As of 21 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Quinnipiac 8 2 013 7 0
Rider7 1 213 4 3
Siena 6 3 18 8 5
Marist 6 4 011 7 1
Canisius 4 3 39 8 3
Monmouth 5 5 06 9 2
Iona 4 6 05 13 0
Fairfield 3 6 15 9 3
Niagara 3 6 14 11 2
Manhattan 2 6 22 12 3
Saint Peter's 2 8 03 13 2
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 24 Akron3 1 113 6 3
Bowling Green 2 0 39 6 4
Buffalo 2 1 212 4 3
Western Michigan 1 1 39 6 4
Northern Illinois 1 3 12 10 4
West Virginia 1 4 08 7 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 21 Loyola Chicago + 6 1 114 4 1
No. 22 SIUE4 1 310 5 7
Evansville 4 2 29 8 3
Central Arkansas 4 3 17 7 3
Missouri State 3 4 19 8 2
Drake 2 5 16 12 1
Bradley 0 7 12 15 3
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Francis Brooklyn6 0 112 6 3
Saint Francis (PA) 4 1 212 6 2
LIU Brooklyn 4 2 110 6 2
Sacred Heart 3 4 05 11 2
Bryant 2 2 33 10 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 1 3 33 11 3
Robert Morris 1 5 14 11 2
Central Connecticut 1 5 12 12 3
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Stanford8 1 114 3 6
No. 12 Washington + 6 4 014 7 0
San Diego State + 4 3 39 4 6
UCLA + 4 5 110 8 2
Oregon State 3 5 27 8 3
California 1 8 15 10 2
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
American 7 1 111 5 5
Loyola Maryland 6 1 28 7 3
Colgate5 3 113 7 2
Boston U. 4 3 29 6 3
Army 4 4 19 8 2
Bucknell 4 4 17 11 3
Lafayette 3 5 17 9 2
Lehigh 3 6 07 10 1
Holy Cross 1 5 35 10 3
Navy 1 6 25 9 4
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Tenn. State+ 7 1 312 5 3
Mercer7 3 113 7 1
Wofford 6 4 012 7 0
UNC Greensboro 6 4 011 7 2
Furman 2 6 26 9 3
VMI 0 10 00 17 0
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Denver5 0 120 1 3
Omaha 5 0 110 5 4
Western Illinois 3 3 08 10 1
Eastern Illinois 2 4 05 12 1
Fort Wayne 2 4 09 9 0
Oral Roberts 2 4 06 10 2
IUPUI 1 5 02 15 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Coastal Carolina3 1 110 7 3
Georgia Southern 3 1 18 8 3
Georgia State 3 2 015 7 0
Hartwick 2 2 19 6 4
Appalachian State 1 3 15 9 4
Howard 1 4 02 14 3
As of 21 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Portland6 1 012 5 2
Pacific + 4 1 213 4 2
Loyola Marymount 4 3 010 8 0
Saint Mary's 4 3 08 8 3
San Francisco 3 4 07 9 0
San Diego 3 4 06 9 3
Gonzaga 2 4 18 8 2
Santa Clara 0 6 15 10 1
As of 21 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah Valley 8 1 115 4 1
Seattle 7 1 211 6 2
Air Force 6 3 114 7 1
UNLV5 4 110 12 2
Grand Canyon #4 3 37 10 3
UTRGV 4 4 24 6 8
Cal St. Bakersfield 4 6 06 13 0
San Jose State 3 6 14 13 2
Incarnate Word #2 5 34 9 4
Houston Baptist 3 7 05 11 1
UMKC 1 7 22 12 2
As of 21 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

Major upsets

In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher.

DateWinnerScoreLoser
August 26 St. Louis 1–0@ #5 Wake Forest
August 26 Michigan State 2–1@ #12 SMU
August 28 West Virginia 1–0
@ Akron
#10 Georgetown
September 2@ #23 San Diego State 1–0#1 Akron
September 2 Duke 1–0@ #9 UCLA
September 2 Louisville 2–0@ #14 Connecticut
September 4 Villanova 2–1@ #11 Boston College
September 9#19 Butler 4–2
@ Akron
#7 UC Santa Barbara
September 9 Loyola Chicago 2–0
@ NIU
#12 Utah Valley
September 13 East Tennessee State 1–0 (OT)@ #2 North Carolina
September 16@ Louisville 1–0#1 Notre Dame
September 20@ UNC Wilmington 2–0#5 Charlotte
September 23@ Cal Poly 1–0#6 UCLA
September 23 Pacific 2–0@ #11 San Diego State
October 4@ Albany 2–1#3 Syracuse
October 7 Virginia 2–1@ #4 North Carolina
October 8@ UAB 2–1#15 Kentucky
October 11@ Tulsa 2–1#6 Creighton
October 14@ #21 Virginia 1–0#2 Notre Dame
October 18@ Northwestern 2–1 (OT)#4 Notre Dame
October 18 North Florida 3–2@ #11 FGCU
October 21@ Duke 2–1 (2 OT)#4 Notre Dame
October 22@ Villanova 1–0#10 Creighton
October 23@ New Hampshire 2–1#14 UMass Lowell
October 26@ DePaul 1–0#15 Butler
October 29@ SIUE 1–0#11 Loyola Chicago
November 6 Boston College 1–0@ #2 North Carolina
November 10 Oregon State 1–0@ #14 Washington
November 11 New Mexico 2–1
@ West Virginia
#5 Charlotte
November 11@ Missouri State 2–1 (OT)#13 Loyola Chicago

Early season tournaments

Several universities hosted early season soccer tournaments.

NameDatesLocationNo. teamsChampion
Akron ClassicAugust 26–28 FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
(Akron, OH)
4 Akron (2–0)
Carolina Nike ClassicAugust 26–28 Fetzer Field
(Chapel Hill, NC)
4 North Carolina (2–0)
Central New York Classic August 26–28 SU Soccer Stadium
(Syracuse, NY)
4 Syracuse (2–0)
Colgate (2–0)
Fairfield Inn by Marriot JMU InvitationalAugust 26–28 University Park
(Harrisonburg, VA
4 Radford (2–0)
Gonzaga Soccer TournamentAugust 26–28Luger Field
(Spokane, WA)
4 Gonzaga (1–0–1)
San Diego State (1–0–1)
Hensor–Zaher ClassicAugust 26–28 Lorenz Field
(Corvallis, OR)
4 Oregon State (1–0–1)
John Rennie Nike InvitationalAugust 26–28 Koskinen Stadium
(Durham, NC)
4 Duke (1–0–1)
San Diego (1–0–1)
Marriott Houston Westchase InvitaitonalAugust 26–28Sorrels Field
(Houston, TX)
4 UTRGV (1–0–1)
Mike Berticelli Memorial TournamentAugust 26–28 Alumni Stadium
(Notre Dame, IN)
4 Notre Dame (2–0)
Indiana (2–0)
Mike Gibbs Memorial TournamentAugust 26–28 Hodges Stadium
(Jacksonville, FL)
4 North Florida (1–0–1)
UNC Greensboro (1–0–1)
Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Soccer ClassicAugust 26–28Patriots Point Athletics Complex
(Mount Pleasant, SC)
4 Furman (1–0–1)
Stihl Soccer Classic
& VCU Tournament
August 26–28 ODU Soccer Complex & Sports Backers Stadium
(Norfolk, VA) & (Richmond, VA)
4 Old Dominion (1–0–1)
Stetson (1–0–1)
Wolstein ClassicAugust 26–28 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
(Columbus, OH)
4 UC Santa Barbara (2–0)
Virginia Tech (2–0)
Adidas/IU Credit Union ClassicSeptember 2–4 Bill Armstrong Stadium
(Bloomington, IN)
4 Notre Dame (2–0)
Chicago ClassicSeptember 2–4Loyola Soccer Park & Wish Field
(Chicago. IL)
4 DePaul (2–0)
Loyola Chicago (2–0)
Elon/High Point ClassicSeptember 2–4Vert Stadium & Rudd Field
(High Point, NC) & (Elon, NC)
4 Elon (2–0)
The Grange & Ashwill Memorial InvitationalSeptember 2–4UNM Soccer Complex
(Albuquerque, NM)
4 New Mexico (2–0)
The Hotels at Grand Prairie ClassicSeptember 2–4 Shea Stadium
(Peoria, IL))
4 Utah Valley (2–0)
Johann Memorial ClassicSeptember 2–4Peter Johann Memorial Field
(Las Vegas, NV)
4 UC Riverside (1–1)
Santa Clara (1–1)
Cal State Fullerton (1–1)
UNLV (1–1)
The Courtyard by Marriott
Central San Diego Tournament
September 9–11SDSU Sports Deck
(San Diego, CA)
4 Cal State Fullerton (2–0)
San Diego State (2–0)
Duquesne InvitationalSeptember 9–11 Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
(Pittsburgh, PA)
4 Duquesne (2–0)
NIU/Adidas InvitationalSeptember 9–11NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
(DeKalb, IL)
4 Loyola Chicago (2–0)
ProRehab Aces Soccer ClassicSeptember 9–11 Arad McCutchan Stadium
(Evansville, IN)
4 Evansville (1–0–1)
Portland (1–0–1)
R.I. Capital City ClassicSeptember 9–11 Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium
(Providence, RI)
4 Brown (2–0)
Providence (2–0)
The TLC Plumbing and Utility InvitationalSeptember 9–11UNM Soccer Complex
(Albuquerque, NM)
4 New Mexico (2–0)
UAB Soccer For A Cure ClassicSeptember 9–11BBVA Compass Field
(Birmingham, AL)
4 Tulsa (1–0–1)
UNCW Courtyard by Marriott
Wilmington-Wrightsville Beach Classic
September 9–11UNCW Soccer Stadium
(Wilmington, NC)
4 Marist (2–0)
UNC Wilmington (2–0)
University of Akron TournamentSeptember 9–12 FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
(Akron, OH)
4 Akron (2–0)
Butler (2–0)

Conference winners and tournaments

ConferenceRegular
season winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East
Conference
UMass Lowell [c 1] None named–
4 position awards
Christian Fiegueroa & staff (UML) 2016 America East Tournament Campus sites Albany
American Athletic
Conference
South Florida None named–
4 position awards
George Kiefer & staff (USF) 2016 American Athletic Tournament Hosted by season champion Tulsa
Atlantic 10
Conference
Saint Louis None named–
3 position awards
Mike McGinty, Saint Louis 216 A-10 Tournament Alumni Soccer Stadium
(Davidson, NC)
Fordham
Atlantic Coast
Conference
Atlantic–Wake Forest
Coastal–North Carolina
None named–
3 position awards
Bobby Muuss, Wake Forest 2016 ACC Tournament MUSC Health Stadium
(Charleston, SC)
Wake Forest
Atlantic Sun
Conference
North Florida Albert Ruiz, Florida Gulf CoastAdrian Nunez & staff (UNF) 2016 A-SUN Tournament Campus sites Florida Gulf Coast
Big East
Conference
Providence None named–
4 position awards
Craig Stewart & staff (Providence) 2016 Big East Tournament Campus sites Butler
Big South
Conference
Radford None named–
2 position awards
Marc Reeves, Radford 2016 Big South Tournament Bryan Park
(Greensboro, NC)
Radford
Big Ten
Conference
Maryland None named–
4 position awards
Sasho Cirovski, Maryland 2016 B1G Tournament Grand Park
(Westfield, Indiana)
Maryland
Big West
Conference
N-UC Santa Barbara
S-Cal State Northridge
None named–
4 position awards
Terry Davila, Cal State Northridge 2016 Big West Tournament Campus sites Cal State Northridge
Colonial Athletic
Association
Hofstra Guillermo Delgado, DelawareRichard Nuttall, Hofstra 2016 CAA Tournament Hosted by season champion Delaware
Conference
USA
Charlotte Brandt Bronico, CharlotteKevin Langan, Charlotte 2016 C-USA Tournament Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
(Huntington, West Virginia)
New Mexico
Horizon
League
Wright State Peguy Ngatcha, Wright StateBryan Davis, Wright State 2016 Horizon League Tournament Hosted by season champion UIC
Ivy
League
Columbia &
Dartmouth (tie)
None named–
2 position awards
Kevin Anderson, ColumbiaNo tournament
Metro Atlantic
Athletic
Conference
Quinnipiac None named–
3 position awards
Eric Da Costa, Quinnipiac 2016 MAAC Tournament Campus sites Rider
Mid-American
Conference
Akron Adam Najem, Akron Eric Nichols, Bowling Green 2016 MAC Tournament Hosted by season champion Akron
Missouri Valley
Conference
Loyola Chicago Austin Ledbetter, SIUENeil Jones & staff, Loyola Chicago 2016 MVC tournament Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
(Springfield, MO)
SIUE
Northeast
Conference
St. Francis Brooklyn Simen Hestnes, LIU Brooklyn Tom Giovatto, St. Francis Brooklyn 2016 NEC Tournament Hosted by season champion St. Francis Brooklyn
Pac-12
Conference
Stanford Foster Langsdorf, Stanford
& Jose Hernandez, UCLA
Jeremy Gunn, StanfordNo tournament
Patriot
League
American None named–
4 position awards
Steve Nichols, Loyola Maryland 2016 Patriot League Tournament Hosted by season champion Colgate
Southern
Conference
East Tennessee State Will Bagrou, Jr., Mercer Bo Oshoniyi, ETSU 2016 SoCon Tournament UNCG Soccer Stadium
(Greensboro, NC)
Mercer
The Summit
League
Denver &
Omaha (tie)
None named–
3 position awards
Jamie Franks, Denver 2016 Summit League Tournament Hosted by season champion Denver
Sun Belt
Conference
Coastal Carolina &
Georgia Southern (tie)
Hannes Burmeister, Georgia StateJohn Murphy, Georgia Southern 2016 Sun Belt Tournament Hosted by season champion Coastal Carolina
West Coast
Conference
Portland Eddie Sanchez, Portland Ryan Jorden. Pacific &
Nick Carlin-Voigt, Portland
No tournament
Western Athletic
Conference
Utah Valley None named–
2 position awards
Greg Maas, Utah Valley 2016 WAC Tournament Hosted by season champion UNLV
  1. UMass Lowell is in its final year of transition from Division II and is ineligible for post-season play.

Statistics

Individuals

GOALS [40]
RankScorerSchoolGamesGoals
1Albert RuizFGCU2022
2Cameron HarrMarist1917
Gordon Wild Maryland2117
4Chris ArlingNew Hampshire1915
Julian Gressel Providence2215
Foster Langsdorf Stanford2115
7 Russell Cicerone Buffalo1914
Jon Gallagher Notre Dame2114
Jorge Gomez SanchezTemple1814
Brian Wright Vermont2214

Last update on 13 December 2016

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE [41]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesMinutesGAGAA
1Dylan CastanheiraColumbia109293.291
2James PyleNorth Carolina21199810.450
3Mitch JensenUtah Valley129455.476
4Alec FerrellWake Forest1514118.510
4Nick GardnerDenver23215813.542
6Hendrik HilpertSyracuse20190512.567
7Andrew ChekadanovLoyola Chicago19172611.574
8Andrew EpsteinStanfrord22209614.601
9Thor Arne HofsGeorge Washington17164412.611
10Aitor Pouseu BlancoRadford19176613.633

Last update on 13 December 2016

ASSISTS [42]
RankPlayerSchoolGamesAssists
1Dan CamposLongwood2112
Jonathan Lewis Akron2212
Cameron WoodfinETSU1912
Brian Wright Vermont2212
5 Tim Kübel Louisville2111
Christopher Mueller Wisconsin1911
Arion Sobers-AssueFGCU2011
Jackson Yueill UCLA2011
8Zac BlaydesEvansville2110
Brody KrausselLoyola Chicago1910
Charlie Reymann Kentucky1910
Adam WilsonCincinnati1710

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SAVE PERCENTAGE [43]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesSavesGASave %
1Dylan CastanheiraColumbia10283.903
2Alec FerrellWake Forest15538.869
3Thor Arne HofsGeorge Washington176811.861
4Adam AllmarasSan Diego St.197713.856
5Colin MillerProvidence156211.849
6Sebastian KalkCleveland State125610.848
7 Eric Klenofsky Monmouth115310.841
8Andrew WithersSt. John's176312.840
9Kyle Dal SantoSIUE228817.838
10Mitch JensenUtah Valley12255.833

Last update on 13 December 2016

TOTAL POINTS [44]
RankPlayerSchoolGamesGoalsAssistsPoints
1Albert RuizFGCU2022549
2 Brian Wright Vermont22141240
3 Gordon Wild Maryland2117539
4 Russell Cicerone Buffalo1914937
5 Julian Gressel Providence2215636
6 Jon Gallagher Notre Dame2114735
Cameron HarrMarist1917135
8Arion Sobers-AssueFGCU20111133
9 Guillermo Delgado Delaware1912832
10Chris ArlingNew Hampshire1915131
Jorge Gomez SanchezTemple1814331

Last update on 13 December 2016

TOTAL SAVES [45]
RankKeeperSchoolGamesSaves
1Mertcan AkarBelmont18109
2Kenneth HerseyHoward18105
3 David Greczek Rutgers17101
4Chris KattUNC Asheville18100
5Kevin MarquezCSUN2199
6Robert AllenVMI1498
7Vincent MoralesUC Riverside2096
8Paul LadwigStetson1691
9Winter FondiRobert Morris1690
Will SteinerVillanova2190

Last update on 13 December 2016

  • NOTE: Niki Jackson of Grand Canyon was among the
    national leaders in both Goals (16) and Total Points (34),
    but his school was in its final year of transition from
    Division II to Division I, making the school and its athletes
    ineligible for consideration for statistical placement.
  • Individual statistics are through the games of 11 December 2016.

Teams

SCORING OFFENSE [46]
RankSchoolGamesGoalsGoals/Game
1FGCU21622.952
2Maryland21532.524
3LIU Brooklyn18392.167
4High Point19412.158
5Charlotte18372.056
6Akron22452.045
Air Force22452.045
8William & Mary21411.952
9UNC Greensboro20391.950
10North Florida15291.933

Last update on 13 December 2016

SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average) [47]
RankSchoolGamesMinutesGATeam GAA
1North Carolina21201610.446
2Wake Forest25234512.461
3Denver24226813.516
4Stanford24224114.562
5Syracuse20190512.567
6Loyola Chicago19174511.567
7St. Francis Brooklyn20195213.596
8George Washington18173412.623
9Radford20185613.630
10San Diego St.19184513.634

Last update on 13 December 2016

SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE [48]
RankSchoolGamesShutoutsShutout %
1North Carolina2114.667
2Loyola Chicago1912.632
3Denver2414.583
4San Diego State1911.579
5Charlotte1810.556
6St. Francis Brooklyn2011.550
Syracuse2011.550
8Stanford2212.545
9Wake Forest2413.542
10Columbia179.529

Last update on 13 December 2016

  • Team statistics are through the games of 11 December 2016.
WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE [49]
RankSchoolWinsLosesTiesW-L-T %
1Maryland1812,905
2Denver2013.896
3Wake Forest1924.840
4Columbia1331.794
5Utah Valley1541775
6Loyola Chicago1441.763
7North Carolina1434,762
8Radford1442.750
9Stanford1436,739
10FGCU1443,738
Indiana1227,738
  • NOTE:UMass Lowell finished its season 13–1–2 (.875)
    but was in its final year of transition from Division II to
    Division I, making the school ineligible for consideration
    for both statistical placement and postseason play.

Last update on 13 December 2016

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