2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

NCAA Division I
Season 2016
Top goalscorer 22 goals
Albert Ruiz (FGCU)
Biggest home win Buffalo 9–0 Daemen
(August 26)
Biggest away win Akron 7–0 NIU
(October 15)
Highest scoring FGCU 6–5 Rutgers
(September 27)
Longest winning run Season
15 Games
Maryland
(September 13–November 13)
Current
5 Games
Denver
(November 3–present)
Wake Forest
(November 6–present)
Longest unbeaten run 22 games
Denver (19–0–3)
(August 26–present)
Longest winless run 52 games
VMI
(since 9/12/2014)
Longest losing run 49 games
VMI
(since 9/23/14)
Highest attendance Home field–11,424
@ UC Santa Barbara vs
Cal Poly
(October 22)
1st game–11,075
@ Cal Poly vs
UC Santa Barbara
(October 15)
Neutral field–10,092
Army vs Navy
@ Chester, PA
(September 23)
2015
2017 →

The 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season is the 57th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 26 and will continue into the first weekend of November 2016. The season will culminate with the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2016. There are 206 teams in men's Division I competition.[1] The defending champions are Stanford who defeated Clemson 4–0 to win its first NCAA soccer title.[2]

Changes from 2015

Coaching changes

Program Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Appalachian State Matt Nelson Not retained[3] November 17, 2015 Jason O’Keefe[4] January 26, 2016
Cornell Jaro Zawislan Not retained Was not announced John Smith[5] March 8, 2016
Georgia Southern Kevin Kennedy Not retained Was not announced John Murphy[6] July 26, 2016
Iona Fernando Barboto Head coach at NJIT[7] January 24, 2016 James Hamilton[8] April 26, 2016
La Salle Pat Farrell Retired[9] June 28, 2016 Rob Irvine[10] July 28, 2016
Navy Dave Brandt To Pittsburgh Riverhounds[11] May 23, 2016 Tim O'Donohue[12] July 1, 2016
NJIT Didier Orellana Resigned Was not announced Fernando Barboto[7] January 24, 2016
Niagara Eric Barnes Not retained[13] November 9, 2015 Bill Boyle[14] January 15, 2016
Northeastern Brian Ainscough Resigned[15] November 13, 2015 Chris Gbandi[16] January 11, 2016
Pittsburgh Joe Luxbacher Retired[17] November 3, 2015 Jay Vidovich[18] December 5, 2016
Portland Bill Irwin Retired[19] November 24, 2015 Nick Carlin-Voigt[20] January 12, 2016
Presbyterian Bret Boulware Not retained December 15, 2015 Jonathan Potter[21] December 15, 2015
Stetson T. Logan Fleck Not retained June 27, 2016 Jared Vock (Interim)[22] June 27, 2016
VMI Jon Freeman Resigned[23] April 6, 2016 Michael Bonelli[24] May 17, 2016
Winthrop Rich Posipanko Retired December 18, 2015 Daniel Ridenhour[25] 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.[26]

Discontinued programs

None.

Conference realignment

School Previous Conference New Conference
Coastal Carolina Big South Conference Sun Belt Conference[27]
NJIT Sun Belt Conference Atlantic Sun Conference[28]

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.[29]

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.[30][31]

Season overview

Pre-season polls

NSCAA[32]
Rank Team
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[33]
Rank Team
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[34]
Rank Team
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[35]
Rank Team
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[36]
Date Team Date Team Date Team Date Team
August 2 (preseason) Stanford None until after season starts August 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 tournament December 13

Conference standings

2016 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#12 UMass Lowell # 5 1 1     14 1 2
#21 Albany 4 2 1     12 6 2
Stony Brook 4 2 1     9 6 3
New Hampshire 4 3 0     12 7 0
Vermont + 4 3 0     13 6 1
Hartford 2 3 2     9 10 3
Binghamton 1 3 3     7 6 6
UMBC 0 7 0     5 9 3
As of 29 November 2116; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
South Florida + 6 1 0     10 6 4
Tulsa 4 2 1     10 5 5
Temple 3 2 2     11 5 2
Connecticut 3 3 1     11 7 1
Cincinnati 3 4 0     9 7 1
UCF 3 4 0     5 11 0
Memphis 2 4 1     8 8 1
SMU 2 4 1     6 9 1
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Saint Louis 6 2 0     7 8 3
Fordham 5 2 1     10 7 4
LaSalle 5 3 0     10 8 1
UMass 4 2 2     7 9 3
VCU 4 3 1     8 9 4
Rhode Island 4 4 0     8 11 1
Duquesne 3 2 3     8 5 5
Dayton 3 3 2     7 9 3
George Washington 3 3 2     8 5 5
St. Bonaventure 3 4 1     4 12 2
Saint Joseph's 3 5 0     6 11 1
Davidson 2 5 1     4 12 1
George Mason 0 7 1     2 12 2
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest 5 1 2     17 2 3
#7 Louisville + 5 2 1     14 5 2
#3 Clemson + 4 1 3     15 3 4
#8 Syracuse + 4 2 3     12 5 3
Boston College + 3 3 3     9 8 3
NC State 1 8 0     5 12 0
Coastal
#10 North Carolina + 5 1 2     13 3 3
#16 Virginia + 4 2 3     11 4 5
#15 Notre Dame + 4 3 2     11 8 2
Virginia Tech + 3 4 2     13 4 4
Duke 2 6 1     7 8 2
Pittsburgh 0 7 2     2 13 3
As of 29 November 2716; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Florida 5 0 1     9 4 2
#20 FGCU 4 1 1     14 4 3
Lipscomb 3 2 1     10 6 2
NJIT 3 2 1     8 6 4
Jacksonville 2 4 0     8 10 0
Stetson 1 5 0     4 10 2
USC Upstate 1 5 0     3 10 0
As of 21 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Providence + 7 2 0     15 6 0
#11 Butler 6 3 0     13 5 2
Villanova + 5 3 1     10 8 2
#23 Creighton + 5 3 1     13 7 3
Xavier 4 4 1     8 7 3
DePaul 4 5 0     9 7 2
Georgetown 3 4 2     7 9 2
Saint John's 2 5 2     6 7 4
Marquette 2 5 2     5 7 4
Seton Hall 2 6 1     4 11 2
As of 29 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Radford 7 1 0     14 4 2
High Point 5 1 2     11 4 4
UNC Asheville 5 3 0     6 13 0
Liberty 4 3 1     7 9 2
Presbyterian 4 4 0     7 10 3
Longwood 3 5 0     8 12 1
Gardner–Webb 2 5 1     4 11 1
Winthrop 2 6 0     5 10 2
Campbell 2 6 0     5 11 1
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Maryland 7 0 1     18 1 2
#6 Indiana + 3 0 5     12 2 7
#25 Wisconsin 4 2 2     11 4 4
#13 Michigan State + 4 3 1     14 5 2
Penn State 4 4 0     8 8 2
Ohio State 3 4 1     5 13 1
Northwestern 3 4 1     5 11 1
Michigan 1 6 1     4 11 4
Rutgers 0 6 2     1 14 2
As of 29 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North
UC Santa Barbara 6 1 3     10 7 3
Sacramento State 4 5 1     9 8 3
UC Davis 4 6 0     8 10 2
Cal Poly 3 5 2     5 9 3
South
CSU Northridge 5 2 3     9 7 5
Cal St. Fullerton 4 3 3     11 9 3
UC Riverside 4 5 1     8 10 2
UC Irvine 3 5 1     5 13 1
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Hofstra 7 1 0     9 8 1
Delaware 5 3 0     11 8 1
UNC Wilmington 3 2 3     8 6 3
Elon 3 2 3     7 7 4
William & Mary 3 3 2     13 7 2
Charleston 3 3 2     6 9 3
James Madison 3 3 2     5 9 3
Northeastern 3 5 0     6 11 0
Drexel 0 8 0     1 14 2

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As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Charlotte + 7 1 0     12 4 2
South Carolina + 5 2 1     11 8 1
Fla. International 5 2 1     10 7 2
#18 Kentucky + 5 3 0     11 5 3
#22 New Mexico 4 3 1     12 7 3
UAB 2 5 1     6 9 3
Old Dominion 2 5 1     6 9 2
Florida Atlantic 2 6 0     4 10 1
Marshall 1 6 1     6 11 1
As of 21 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wright State 7 1 1     11 6 3
Milwaukee 5 3 1     8 8 2
UIC 5 3 1     9 8 3
Oakland 5 4 0     6 10 1
Valparaiso 4 3 2     12 4 3
Cleveland State 4 3 2     7 8 2
Green Bay 4 3 2     5 9 2
Belmont 2 5 2     3 12 3
Detroit 1 6 2 3       10 4  
Northern Kentucky 1 7 1     1 12 4
Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Columbia ‡x 5 1 1     12 3 1
Dartmouth 5 1 1     8 5 5
Brown 3 3 1     8 8 1
Penn 3 3 1     5 5 6
Princeton 1 3 2     7 7 2
Yale 1 4 2     3 10 2
Cornell 0 6 0     1 13 2
Harvard # 4 0 1     10 3 2
As of 21 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Quinnipiac 8 2 0     13 7 0
Rider 7 1 2     13 4 3
Siena 6 3 1     8 8 5
Marist 6 4 0     11 7 1
Canisius 4 3 3     9 8 3
Monmouth 5 5 0     6 9 2
Iona 4 6 0     5 13 0
Fairfield 3 6 1     5 9 3
Niagara 3 6 1     4 11 2
Manhattan 2 6 2     2 12 3
Saint Peter's 2 8 0     3 13 2
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#24 Akron 3 1 1     13 6 3
Bowling Green 2 0 3     9 6 4
Buffalo 2 1 2     12 4 3
Western Michigan 1 1 3     9 7 4
Northern Illinois 1 3 1     2 10 4
West Virginia 1 4 0     8 7 1
As of 29 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#17 Loyola Chicago + 6 1 1     14 4 1
SIUE 4 1 3     10 5 7
Evansville 4 2 2     9 8 3
Central Arkansas 4 3 1     7 7 3
Missouri State 3 4 1     9 8 2
Drake 2 5 1     6 12 1
Bradley 0 7 1     2 15 3
As of 27 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
St. Francis Brooklyn 6 0 1     12 6 3
Saint Francis (PA) 4 1 2     12 6 2
LIU Brooklyn 4 2 1     10 6 2
Sacred Heart 3 4 0     5 11 2
Bryant 2 2 3     3 10 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 1 3 3     3 11 3
Robert Morris 1 5 1     4 11 2
Central Connecticut 1 5 1     2 12 3
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Stanford 8 1 1     13 3 4
#14 Washington + 6 4 0     14 8 0
#19 San Diego State + 4 3 3     9 4 6
UCLA + 4 5 1     10 8 2
Oregon State 3 5 2     7 8 3
California 1 8 1     5 10 2
As of 29 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
American 7 1 1     11 5 5
Loyola Maryland 6 1 2     8 7 3
Colgate 5 3 1     13 7 2
Boston U. 4 3 2     9 6 3
Army 4 4 1     9 8 2
Bucknell 4 4 1     7 11 3
Lafayette 3 5 1     7 9 2
Lehigh 3 6 0     7 10 1
Holy Cross 1 5 3     5 10 3
Navy 1 6 2     5 9 4
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
East Tenn. State+ 7 1 3     12 5 3
Mercer 7 3 1     13 7 1
Wofford 6 4 0     12 7 0
UNC Greensboro 6 4 0     11 7 2
Furman 2 6 2     6 9 3
VMI 0 10 0     0 17 0
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 The Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Denver 5 0 1     19 0 3
Omaha 5 0 1     10 5 4
Western Illinois 3 3 0     8 10 1
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0     5 12 1
Fort Wayne 2 4 0     9 9 0
Oral Roberts 2 4 0     6 10 2
IUPUI 1 5 0     2 16 1
As of 29 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Coastal Carolina 3 1 1     10 7 3
Georgia Southern 3 1 1     8 8 3
Georgia State 3 2 0     15 7 0
Hartwick 2 2 1     9 6 4
Appalachian State 1 3 1     5 9 4
Howard 1 4 0     2 14 3
As of 21 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Portland 6 1 0     12 5 2
Pacific + 4 1 2     13 4 2
Loyola Marymount 4 3 0     10 8 0
Saint Mary's 4 3 0     8 8 3
San Francisco 3 4 0     7 9 0
San Diego 3 4 0     6 9 3
Gonzaga 2 4 1     8 8 2
Santa Clara 0 6 1     5 10 1
As of 21 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Utah Valley 8 1 1     15 4 1
Seattle 7 1 2     11 6 2
Air Force 6 3 1     14 7 1
UNLV 5 4 1     10 12 2
Grand Canyon # 4 3 3     7 10 3
UTRGV 4 4 2     4 6 8
Cal St. Bakersfield 4 6 0     6 13 0
San Jose State 3 6 1     4 13 2
Incarnate Word # 2 5 3     4 9 4
Houston Baptist 3 7 0     5 11 1
UMKC 1 7 2     2 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.

Date Winner Score Loser
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
October14 @ #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.

Name Dates Location No. teams Champion
Akron Classic August 26–28 FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
(Akron, OH)
4 Akron (2–0)
Carolina Nike Classic August 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 Invitational August 26–28 University Park
(Harrisonburg, VA
4 Radford (2–0)
Gonzaga Soccer Tournament August 26–28 Luger Field
(Spokane, WA)
4 Gonzaga (1–0–1)
San Diego State (1–0–1)
Hensor–Zaher Classic August 26–28 Lorenz Field
(Corvallis, OR)
4 Oregon State (1–0–1)
John Rennie Nike Invitational August 26–28 Koskinen Stadium
(Durham, NC)
4 Duke (1–0–1)
San Diego (1–0–1)
Marriott Houston Westchase Invitaitonal August 26–28 Sorrels Field
(Houston, TX)
4 UTRGV (1–0–1)
Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament August 26–28 Alumni Stadium
(Notre Dame, IN)
4 Notre Dame (2–0)
Indiana (2–0)
Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament August 26–28 Hodges Stadium
(Jacksonville, FL)
4 North Florida (1–0–1)
UNC Greensboro (1–0–1)
Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Soccer Classic August 26–28 Patriots 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 Classic August 26–28 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
(Columbus, OH)
4 UC Santa Barbara (2–0)
Virginia Tech (2–0)
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic September 2–4 Bill Armstrong Stadium
(Bloomington, IN)
4 Notre Dame (2–0)
Chicago Classic September 2–4 Loyola Soccer Park & Wish Field
(Chicago. IL)
4 DePaul (2–0)
Loyola Chicago (2–0)
Elon/High Point Classic September 2–4 Vert Stadium & Rudd Field
(High Point, NC) & (Elon, NC)
4 Elon (2–0)
The Grange & Ashwill Memorial Invitational September 2–4 UNM Soccer Complex
(Albuquerque, NM)
4 New Mexico (2–0)
The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic September 2–4 Shea Stadium
(Peoria, IL))
4 Utah Valley (2–0)
Johann Memorial Classic September 2–4 Peter 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 9–11 SDSU Sports Deck
(San Diego, CA)
4 Cal State Fullerton (2–0)
San Diego State (2–0)
Duquesne Invitational September 9–11 Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
(Pittsburgh, PA)
4 Duquesne (2–0)
NIU/Adidas Invitational September 9–11 NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
(DeKalb, IL)
4 Loyola Chicago (2–0)
ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic September 9–11 Arad McCutchan Stadium
(Evansville, IN)
4 Evansville (1–0–1)
Portland (1–0–1)
R.I. Capital City Classic September 9–11 Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium
(Providence, RI)
4 Brown (2–0)
Providence (2–0)
The TLC Plumbing and Utility Invitational September 9–11 UNM Soccer Complex
(Albuquerque, NM)
4 New Mexico (2–0)
UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic September 9–11 BBVA Compass Field
(Birmingham, AL)
4 Tulsa (1–0–1)
UNCW Courtyard by Marriott
Wilmington-Wrightsville Beach Classic
September 9–11 UNCW Soccer Stadium
(Wilmington, NC)
4 Marist (2–0)
UNC Wilmington (2–0)
University of Akron Tournament September 9–12 FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
(Akron, OH)
4 Akron (2–0)
Butler (2–0)

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
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 & staf (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 Coast Adrian 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, Delaware Richard Nuttall, Hofstra 2016 CAA Tournament Hosted by season champion Delaware
Conference
USA
Charlotte Brandt Bronico, Charlotte Kevin Langan, Charlotte 2016 C-USA Tournament Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
(Huntington, West Virginia)
New Mexico
Horizon
League
Wright State Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State Bryan Davis, Wright State 2016 Horizon League Tournament Hosted by season champion UIC
Ivy
League
Columbia &
Dartmouth (tie)
TBA TBA No 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 (SIUE) Neil 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 TBA TBA No 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 State John Murphy, Georgia Southern 2016 Sun Belt Tournament Hosted by season champion Coastal Carolina
West Coast
Conference
Portland TBA TBA 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[37]
Rank Scorer School Games Goals
1 Albert Ruiz FGCU 20 22
2 Cameron Harr Marist 19 17
Gordon Wild Maryland 21 17
4 Chris Arling New Hampshire 19 15
Julian Gressel Providence 21 15
5 Russell Cicerone Buffalo 19 14
Jon Gallagher Notre Dame 21 14
Jorge Gomez Sanchez Temple 18 14
Foster Langsdorf Stanford 20 14
Brian Wright Vermont 22 14

Last update on 29 November 2016

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE[38]
Rank Keeper School Games Minutes GA GAA
1 Dylan Castanheira Columbia 10 929 3 .291
2 Mitch Jensen Utah Valley 12 945 5 .476
3 Nick Gardner Denver 21 1967 11 .503
4 James Pyle North Carolina 19 1786 10 .504
5 Alec Ferrell Wake Forest 15 1411 8 .510
6 Hendrik Hilpert Syracuse 20 1905 12 .567
7 Andrew Chekadanov Loyola Chicago 19 1726 11 .574
8 Thor Arne Hofs George Washington 17 1644 12 .611
9 Aitor Pouseu Blanco Radford 19 1766 13 .633
10 Juanes Fajardo North Florida 15 879 6 .614

Last update on 29 November 2016

ASSISTS[39]
Rank Player School Games Assists
1 Dan Campos Longwood 21 12
Jonathan Lewis Akron 22 12
Cameron Woodfin ETSU 19 12
Brian Wright Vermont 22 12
5 Tim Kubel Louisville 21 11
Christopher Mueller Wisconsin 19 11
Arion Sobers-Assue FGCU 20 11
Jackson Yueill UCLA 20 11
8 Zac Blaydes Evansville 21 10
Brody Kraussel Loyola Chicago 19 10
Charlie Reymann Kentucky 19 10
Adam Wilson Cincinnati 17 10

Last update on 29 November 2016

SAVE PERCENTAGE[40]
Rank Keeper School Games Saves GA Save %
1 Dylan Castanheira Columbia 10 28 3 .903
2 Alec Ferrell Wake Forest 15 53 8 .869
3 Thor Arne Hofs George Washington 17 68 11 .861
4 Adam Allmaras San Diego St. 19 77 13 .856
5 Colin Miller Providence 15 62 11 .849
6 Sebastian Kalk Cleveland State 12 56 10 .848
7 Eric Klenofsky Monmouth 11 53 10 .841
8 Andrew Withers St. John's 17 63 12 .840
9 Kyle Dal Santo SIUE 22 88 17 .838
10 Mitch Jensen Utah Valley 12 25 5 .833

Last update on 29 November 2016

TOTAL POINTS[41]
Rank Player School Games Goals Assists Points
1 Albert Ruiz FGCU 20 22 5 49
2 Brian Wright Vermont 22 14 12 40
3 Gordon Wild Maryland 21 17 5 39
4 Russell Cicerone Buffalo 19 14 9 37
5 Julian Gressel Providence 21 15 6 36
6 Jon Gallagher Notre Dame 21 14 7 35
Cameron Harr Marist 19 17 1 35
8 Arion Sobers-Assue FGCU 20 11 11 33
9 Guillermo Delgado Delaware 19 12 8 32
10 Chris Arling New Hampshire 19 15 1 31
Jorge Gomez Sanchez Temple 18 14 3 31

Last update on 29 November 2016

TOTAL SAVES[42]
Rank Keeper School Games Saves
1 Mertcan Akar Belmont 18 109
2 Kenneth Hersey Howard 18 105
3 David Greczek Rutgers 17 101
4 Chris Katt UNC Asheville 18 100
5 Kevin Marquez CSUN 21 99
6 Robert Allen VMI 14 98
7 Vincent Morales UC Riverside 20 96
8 Paul Ladwig Stetson 16 91
9 Winter Fondi Robert Morris 16 90
Will Steiner Villanova 21 90

Last update on 29 November 2016

Teams

SCORING OFFENSE[43]
Rank School Games Goals Goals/Game
1 FGCU 21 62 2.952
2 Maryland 21 53 2.524
3 LIU Brooklyn 18 39 2.167
4 High Point 19 41 2.158
5 Charlotte 18 37 2.056
6 Akron 22 45 2.045
Air Force 22 45 2.045
8 William & Mary 21 41 1.952
9 UNC Greensboro 20 39 1.950
10 North Carolina 19 37 1.947

Last update on 29 November 2016

SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average)[44]
Rank School Games Minutes GA Team GAA
1 Denver 22 2077 11 .477
2 Wake Forest 22 2043 11 .485
3 North Carolina 19 1795 10 .501
4 Syracuse 20 1905 12 .567
5 Loyola Chicago 19 1745 11 .567
6 St. Francis Brooklyn 20 1952 13 .596
7 George Washington 18 1734 12 .623
8 Radford 20 1856 13 .630
9 San Diego St. 19 1845 13 .634
10 Charlotte 18 1678 12 .644

Last update on 29 November 2016

SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE[45]
Rank School Games Shutouts Shutout %
1 Loyola Chicago 19 12 .632
North Carolina 19 12 .632
3 Denver 22 13 .591
4 San Diego State 19 11 .579
5 Charlotte 18 10 .556
6 St. Francis Brooklyn 20 11 .550
Syracuse 20 11 .550
8 Wake Forest 22 12 .545
9 Columbia 17 9 .529
10 Buffalo 19 10 .526

Last update on 29 November 2016


  • Team statistics are through the games of 27 November 2016.
WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE[46]
Rank School Wins Loses Ties W-L-T %
1 Denver 19 0 3 .932
2 Maryland 18 1 2 ,905
3 Wake Forest 17 2 3 .841
4 Columbia 13 3 1 .794
5 Utah Valley 15 4 1 775
6 Loyola Chicago 14 4 1 .763
North Carolina 13 3 3 ,763
8 Clemson 14 3 5 ,750
Radford 14 4 2 .750
Stanford 13 3 4 ,750
  • 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 29 November 2016

See also

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