MPSF men's soccer tournament explained

MPSF men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Defunct:yes
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Number Of Teams:4
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Years:1992–2012
Current Champion:Air Force
Most Championships:New Mexico (7)

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) men's soccer tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's college soccer for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The tournament was held annually between 2009 and 2012. The conference was disbanded when MPSF membership ended in favor of teams joining the Western Athletic Conference.

History

The MPSF was founded in 1992 and specifically created to provide an outlet for competition in non-revenue-producing Olympic sports, particularly for institutions in the Western United States.[1] At the time of the foundation, several prominent western conference, such as the Western Athletic Conference and the Pac-12 Conference did not sponsor men's soccer as an NCAA varsity sport. This allowed the MPSF to provide conference competition to Western teams to ease travel, provide a competitive environment, as well as provide an outlet for a direct berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

For the first 20 years of the program's existence, the regular season winner was also crowned the MPSF champion. It was not until 2009 that a tournament itself was established culminating the regular season. Membership throughout the years changed when the Pac-12 began sponsoring men's soccer in 2000. When the WAC began sponsoring men's soccer in 2013, the MPSF dwindled to three members, suspending the conference's sponsorship of the sport.[2]

Winners

The following is a list of MPSF Tournament winners:

Key

(2) Title number
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season
^Winning team reached College Cup
Winning team lost National Championship
Winning team won National Championship

Finals

YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenueLocationMost valuable playerRef.
2009Sacramento Statealign=center style="background-color:#cedff2"2–2†
New MexicoCIBER FieldDenver, CO[3]
2010align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"2–1*Cal State BakersfieldHornet FieldSacramento, CA[4]
2011New Mexico align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"1–1†
Cal State BakersfieldCIBER FieldDenver, COVictor Rodriguez [5]
2012Air Forcealign=center style="background-color:#cedff2"1–1†
New MexicoUNM Soccer ComplexAlbuquerque, NM[6]

Regular season winners

From 1992 until 2008, the MPSF champion was crowned to the team with the best regular season record.

YearWinner
1992 Washington
1993UCLA
1994Fresno State
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000San Jose State
2001New Mexico
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008Denver

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. mpssports.org. Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. December 19, 2017.
  2. Web site: WAC Adds Men's Soccer. wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. December 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119075534/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205894860. January 19, 2013. January 9, 2013.
  3. Web site: New Mexico vs Sacramento State (Nov 15, 2009 at Denver, Colo.). hornetsports.com. December 18, 2017. November 15, 2009.
  4. Web site: Sacramento State vs CS Bakersfield (Nov 14, 2010 at Sacramento, Calif.). hornetsports.com. December 19, 2017. November 14, 2010.
  5. Web site: Lobo's Men's Soccer Take Title in PKs Over Bakersfield. golobos.com. December 18, 2017. November 13, 2011.
  6. Web site: Falcons Claim MPSF Title With Shootout Win Over #9 New Mexico. goairforcefalcons.com. December 18, 2017. November 11, 2012.