2017 WAC men's soccer tournament

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2017 WAC men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams7
Matches6
SitePeter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
Las Vegas, Nevada
BroadcastWAC Digital Network
WAC men's soccer tournament
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2017 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Air Force + 8 0 214 3 3
No. 24 Seattle6 1 315 4 4
UNLV 7 3 011 9 1
San Jose State 5 4 19 11 1
UTRGV 4 4 27 7 3
Grand Canyon 4 5 17 11 1
Cal St. Bakersfield 4 5 16 11 1
Utah Valley 3 5 26 10 2
UMKC 3 7 05 10 3
Incarnate Word 3 7 05 11 1
Houston Baptist 2 8 05 10 0
As of November 19, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The defending champions were the UNLV Rebels. [1] [2]

Contents

Seattle U won their third WAC title, defeating San Jose State, 2-1 in the championship game. With the win, Seattle U surpassed UNLV and Fresno State with the most WAC Tournament titles. With the berth, Seattle U earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. There, they upset city-rivals, [3] Washington, in the first round, [4] [5] before falling to Akron in the second round. [6] [7]

Seeding

The top seven teams will qualify for the tournament. [2]

SeedSchoolConf. RecordPoints
1 Air Force 8–0–226
2 Seattle U 6–1–321
3 UNLV 7–3–021
4 San Jose State 5–4–116
5 UTRGV 4–4–214
6 Cal State Bakersfield 4–5–113
7 Grand Canyon 4–5–113

Bracket

First Round
Wednesday, Nov. 8
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 10
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 12
         
1 Air Force 0
4 San José St. 1
4 San José St. 2
5 UTRGV 0
4 San José St. 1
3 Seattle U 2
3 Seattle U 3
6 CSU Bakersfield 0
3 Seattle U  0 (3) 
2 UNLV  0 (2) 
2 UNLV 2
7 Grand Canyon 1

Schedule

First Round

November 8No. 4 San Jose State 2–0No. 5 UTRGV Las Vegas, Nevada
1:00 p.m. PST Wood Soccerball shade.svg56'
Penner Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella
November 8No. 3 Seattle U 3–0No. 6 CSU Bakersfield Las Vegas, Nevada
4:00 p.m. PST Barry Soccerball shade.svg40'
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg48'
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg49'
Report Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Daniel Radford
November 8No. 2 UNLV 2–1No. 7 Grand Canyon Las Vegas, Nevada
7:00 p.m. PST Musovski Soccerball shade.svg48'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report Jackson Soccerball shade.svg50'Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Enea Zhonga

Semifinals

November 10No. 1 Air Force 0–1No. 4 San Jose State Las Vegas, Nevada
4:00 p.m. PST Report Romero Soccerball shade.svg73'Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: Enea Zhonga
November 10No. 2 UNLV 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
No. 3 Seattle U Las Vegas, Nevada
7:00 p.m. PST Report Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella
Penalties
Musovski Soccerball shad check.svg
Partida Soccerball shad check.svg
Mehlich Soccerball shade cross.svg
Gonzalez Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Rivas
Soccerball shad check.svg Roldan
Soccerball shad check.svg Ayala
Soccerball shad check.svg Buchanan

Final

November 12No. 3 Seattle U 2–1No. 4 San Jose State Las Vegas, Nevada
1:00 p.m. PST Aune Soccerball shade.svg36'
Roldan Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Farias Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
Attendance: 102
Referee: Adam Zarrin

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