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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Soccer |
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| Duration: | August, 2016 – November, 2016 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Draft: | 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| Draft Link: | 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| Top Pick: | Niko Hansen, New Mexico |
| Picked By: | Columbus Crew, 9th overall |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Charlotte |
| Second Place: | South Carolina |
| Mvp: | Brandt Bronico[1] |
| Mvp Link: | Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year |
| Top Scorer: | Brandt Bronico |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2016 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | New Mexico |
| Finals Runner-Up: | FIU |
| Finals Mvp: | Chris Wehan |
| Seasonslistnames: | Conference USA men's soccer |
| Prevseason Link: | 2015 Conference USA men's soccer season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2017 Conference USA men's soccer season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017 |
The 2016 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The FIU Panthers are both the defending conference tournament champions. The Kentucky Wildcats are the defending regular season champions.
| Team/opponent | CHA | FIU | FAU | UK | MAR | UNM | ODU | USC | UAB | ||
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| Not ranked previous week |
See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.
| Pre[2] | Wk 1[3] | Wk 2[4] | Wk 3[5] | Wk 4[6] | Wk 5[7] | Wk 6[8] | Wk 7[9] | Wk 8[10] | Wk 9[11] | Wk 10[12] | Wk 11[13] | Wk 12[14] | Final[15] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Charlotte | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> 22 | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 19 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 14 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 17 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 14 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 8 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Final --> 16 | |
| FIU | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> 23 | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> | < | -- NSCAA Final --> | |
| Florida Atlantic | C | < | -- 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 --> | |
| Kentucky | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 17 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 16 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 21 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 20 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 15 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 20 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 18 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 14 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 12 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 19 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 18 | < | -- NSCAA Final --> 23 | |
| Marshall | C | < | -- 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 --> | |
| New Mexico | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 21 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 22 | < | -- NSCAA Final --> RV | |
| Old Dominion | C | < | -- 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 --> | |
| South Carolina | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> 24 | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 25 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Final --> RV | |
| UAB | C | < | -- 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 --> |
See main article: 2016 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament.
New Mexico won their first Conference USA tournament, defeating the defending champions, FIU in the final.
See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |
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| 10 | 2 | Charlotte | bgcolor=#ddd | L, 2–3 vs. Virginia Tech – (Charlotte) | |||||
| 16 | 1 | Kentucky | bgcolor=#ddd | L, 2–3 vs. Creighton – (Lexington) | |||||
| 3 | New Mexico | T, 1 - 1 (W, 6 - 5 pen.) vs. Portland – (Albuquerque) | L, 1–4 vs. Washington – (Seattle) | ||||||
| 3 | South Carolina | bgcolor=#BFB | W 1 - 0 vs. Mercer – (Columbia) | L, 1–2 OT vs. Clemson – (Clemson) |
| 2016 C-USA Men's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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| Player of the Year | Brandt Bronico, Charlotte | |||||
| Offensive MVP | Brandt Bronico, Charlotte | |||||
| Defensive MVP | Luke Waechter, Charlotte | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Kevin Langan, Charlotte | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Elliot Panicco, Charlotte | |||||
| 2016 C-USA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | |||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Freshman Team | ||||
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| F: Santiago Patiño, FIU F: Niko Hansen, New Mexico F: Danny Deakin, South Carolina MF: Brandt Bronico, Charlotte MF: Paul Marie, FIU MF: Napo Matsoso, Kentucky MF: Chris Wehan, New Mexico D: Matej Dekovic, Charlotte D: Luke Waechter, Charlotte D: Jordan Wilson, Kentucky GK: Elliot Panicco, Charlotte | F: Luis Betancur, FIU F: Jason Fitzgerald, Florida Atlantic F: Bjorn Gudjonsson, South Carolina MF: Trevor Starcher, Marshall MF: Jesse Miralrio, Old Dominion MF: Cole Stringer, Old Dominion MF: Kurtis Turner, South Carolina MF: David Valverde, UAB D: Charlie Reymann, Kentucky D: Tom Smart, New Mexico GK: Joe Kuzminsky, UAB | MF: Maxi Rodriguez, Charlotte MF: Donald Tomlinson, FIU MF: Chris Gurule, New Mexico MF: Niko Klosterhalfen, Old Dominion MF: Julian Veen Uldal, South Carolina MF: Koty Millard, South Carolina D: Juan Benedetty, FIU D: Alex Bumpus, Kentucky D: Arthur Duchesne, Marshall D: Peyton Ericson, South Carolina D: Ive Burnett, South Carolina D: William White, UAB GK: William Pyle, South Carolina | Elliot Panicco, GK, Charlotte Ryan Spaulding, MF, Charlotte David Longo, D, FIU Joris Ahlinvi, F, FIU JJ Williams, F, Kentucky Connor Probert, F, Kentucky Tom Smart, D, New Mexico Matt Constant, D, New Mexico Sebastian Hauret, MF, Old Dominion Julian Veen Uldal, MF, South Carolina Luca Mayr, F, South Carolina Eder Mora, MF, UAB Massimo Ferrin, F, UAB | ||||