2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season explained

2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Soccer
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Duration:August, 2016 – November, 2016
No Of Teams:7
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:South Florida
Second Place:Tulsa
Draft:2017 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top Pick:Jake Nerwinski, Connecticut
Picked By:Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 7th overall
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:Tulsa
Finals Runner-Up:South Florida
Finals Mvp:Juan Sanchez
Seasonslistnames:AAC men's soccer
Prevseason Link:2015 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:2015
Nextseason Link:2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:2017

The 2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season was the 4th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The SMU Mustangs are the defending regular season champions, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnati, OhioGettler Stadium
Connecticut HuskiesStorrs, ConnecticutMorrone Stadium
Memphis TigersMemphis, TennesseeMike Rose Soccer Complex
South Florida BullsTampa, FloridaCorbett Soccer Stadium
SMU MustangsUniversity Park, TexasWestcott Field
Tulsa Golden HurricaneTulsa, OklahomaHurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Temple OwlsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaAmbler Field
UCF KnightsOrlando, FloridaUCF Soccer and Track Stadium

Regular season

Results

Team/Opponent CINCONMEMUSFSMUTULTEMUCF
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Rankings

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See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.

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Final[14]
CincinnatiC <-- NSCAA Preseason --><-- NSCAA Week 1 --><-- NSCAA Week 2 --><-- NSCAA Week 3 --><-- NSCAA Week 4 --><-- NSCAA Week 5 --><-- NSCAA Week 6 --><-- NSCAA Week 7 --><-- NSCAA Week 8 --><-- NSCAA Week 9 --><-- NSCAA Week 10 --><-- NSCAA Week 11 --><-- NSCAA Week 12 --><-- NSCAA Final -->
ConnecticutC <-- NSCAA Preseason --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 14<-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 4 --> NR<-- NSCAA Week 5 --><-- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 24<-- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 10 --> NR<-- NSCAA Week 11 --><-- NSCAA Week 12 --><-- NSCAA Final -->
MemphisC <-- NSCAA Preseason --><-- NSCAA Week 1 --><-- NSCAA Week 2 --><-- NSCAA Week 3 --><-- NSCAA Week 4 --><-- NSCAA Week 5 --><-- NSCAA Week 6 --><-- NSCAA Week 7 --><-- NSCAA Week 8 --><-- NSCAA Week 9 --><-- NSCAA Week 10 --><-- NSCAA Week 11 --><-- NSCAA Week 12 --><-- NSCAA Final -->
SMUC <-- NSCAA Preseason --> 12<-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 25<-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 3 --> NR<-- NSCAA Week 4 --><-- NSCAA Week 5 --><-- NSCAA Week 6 --><-- NSCAA Week 7 --><-- NSCAA Week 8 --><-- NSCAA Week 9 --><-- NSCAA Week 10 --><-- NSCAA Week 11 --><-- NSCAA Week 12 --><-- NSCAA Final -->
USFC <-- NSCAA Preseason --> 19<-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 3 --><-- NSCAA Week 4 --><-- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 6 --> NR<-- NSCAA Week 7 --><-- NSCAA Week 8 --><-- NSCAA Week 9 --><-- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV<-- NSCAA Final --> NR
TempleC <-- NSCAA Preseason --><-- NSCAA Week 1 --><-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 3 --> NR<-- NSCAA Week 4 --><-- NSCAA Week 5 --><-- NSCAA Week 6 --><-- NSCAA Week 7 --><-- NSCAA Week 8 --><-- NSCAA Week 9 --><-- NSCAA Week 10 --><-- NSCAA Week 11 --><-- NSCAA Week 12 --><-- NSCAA Final -->
TulsaC <-- NSCAA Preseason --> RV<-- NSCAA Week 1 --> NR<-- NSCAA Week 2 --><-- NSCAA Week 3 --><-- NSCAA Week 4 --><-- NSCAA Week 5 --><-- NSCAA Week 6 --><-- NSCAA Week 7 --><-- NSCAA Week 8 --><-- NSCAA Week 9 --><-- NSCAA Week 10 --><-- NSCAA Week 11 --><-- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV<-- NSCAA Final --> NR
UCFC <-- NSCAA Preseason --><-- NSCAA Week 1 --><-- NSCAA Week 2 --><-- NSCAA Week 3 --><-- NSCAA Week 4 --><-- NSCAA Week 5 --><-- NSCAA Week 6 --><-- NSCAA Week 7 --><-- NSCAA Week 8 --><-- NSCAA Week 9 --><-- NSCAA Week 10 --><-- NSCAA Week 11 --><-- NSCAA Week 12 --><-- NSCAA Final -->

Postseason

AAC tournament

See main article: 2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

Note: * denotes overtime period(s).

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

SeedRegionSchool1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
College ParkTulsaL, 0 - 3 vs. Creighton(Omaha)
College ParkSouth FloridaT, 2 - 2 (L, 0 - 3 pen.) vs. Florida Gulf Coast(Tampa)

All-AAC awards and teams

2016 AAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[15]
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the YearMatias Pyysalo, UCF
Midfielder of the YearAdam Wilson, Cincinnati
Defensive Player of the YearProsper Figbe, USF
Goalkeeper of the YearSpasoje Stefanovic, USF
Rookie of the YearGarrett McLaughlin, SMU
Coaching Staff of the YearSouth Florida
Fair Play AwardConnecticut
2016 AAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamRookie Team
Matias Pyysalo, M Jr., UCF
Adam Wilson, M, So., Cincinnati
Kwame Awuah, M Sr., UConn
Abdou Mbacke Thiam, F, So., UConn
Jake Nerwinski, B Sr., UConn
Nazeem Bartman, F Sr., USF
Prosper Figbe, B, So., USF
Lindo Mfeka, M Sr., USF
Spasoje Stefanovic, GK Sr., USF
Jorge Gomez Sanchez, F Sr., Temple
Carlos Moros Gracia, B Sr., Temple
Patrick Nielsen, B, Fr., Cincinnati
Simen Olafsen, B, So., UConn
Raul Gonzalez, M Sr., Memphis
Joonas Jokinen, F Jr., Temple
Melvin Becket, F Sr., USF
Jordan Cano, B Jr., SMU
Mauro Cichero, M Jr., SMU
Jake McGuire, GK Sr., Tulsa
Matt Puig, F, Fr., Tulsa
Ray Saari, M Sr., Tulsa
Zack Stavrou, B Jr., Tulsa
Brian Jamba, M, UCF
Ryan Melink, M, Cincinnati
Patrick Nielsen, B, Cincinnati
David Sanz, M, Cincinnati
Niko Petridis, M, UConn
Munir Saleh, M, UConn
Jackson Morse, M, Memphis
Garrett McLaughlin, F, SMU
Albert Moreno, M, Temple
Alejandro Chavez, B, Tulsa
Matt Puig, F, Tulsa

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070519/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215. dead.
  2. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070342/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241. dead.
  3. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070643/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285. dead.
  4. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070811/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324. dead.
  5. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070338/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402. dead.
  6. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070808/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482. dead.
  7. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  8. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233354/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643. dead.
  9. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071143/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723. dead.
  10. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070647/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803. dead.
  11. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233351/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883. dead.
  12. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071136/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964. dead.
  13. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. November 16, 2016. November 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063059/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040. dead.
  14. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. January 4, 2017. January 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162457/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6092. dead.
  15. Web site: American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Report Postseason - November 17, 2016. American Athletic Conference. TheAmerican.org. December 22, 2016. November 17, 2016.