2016 Conference USA men's soccer season

The 2016 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

2016 Conference USA men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams9
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickNiko Hansen, New Mexico
Picked byColumbus Crew, 9th overall
Regular Season
Season championsCharlotte
Runners-upSouth Carolina
Season MVPBrandt Bronico[1]
Top scorerBrandt Bronico
Tournament
ChampionsNew Mexico
  Runners-upFIU
Finals MVPChris Wehan
2016 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Charlotte + 7 –1 –0  12 –4 –2
South Carolina + 5 –2 –1  11 –8 –1
Fla. International 5 –2 –1  10 –7 –2
No. 23 Kentucky + 5 –3 –0  11 –5 –3
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
  • ‡-Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The FIU Panthers are both the defending conference tournament champions. The Kentucky Wildcats are the defending regular season champions.

Changes from 2015
  • None

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Charlotte 49ers Charlotte, North Carolina Transamerica Field 7,500
FIU Panthers Miami, Florida FIU Soccer Stadium 2,700
Florida Atlantic Owls Boca Raton, Florida FAU Soccer Stadium 300
Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky UK Soccer Complex 3,000
Marshall Thundering Herd Huntington, West Virginia Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex 1,006
New Mexico Lobos Albuquerque, New Mexico Lobo Soccer/Track Complex 5,000
Old Dominion Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Soccer Complex 2,500
South Carolina Gamecocks Columbia, South Carolina Stone Stadium 5,700
UAB Blazers Birmingham, Alabama West Campus Field 2,500
  • Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA and WKU do not sponsor men's soccer. Kentucky, New Mexico and South Carolina are associated members.

Regular season

Results
Team/OpponentCHAFIUFAUUKMARUNMODUUSCUAB
Charlotte 49ers2–0
FIU Panthers2–1
Florida Atlantic Owls0–1
Kentucky Wildcats1–2
Marshall Thundering Herd0–3
New Mexico Lobos
Old Dominion Monarchs0–2
South Carolina Gamecocks1–0
UAB Blazers3–0

Rankings
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
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]
Charlotte C 22 19 9 9 5 14 17 14 9 8 5 5 9 16
FIU C 23 NR RV NR
Florida Atlantic C
Kentucky C 17 16 21 RV 20 15 20 18 14 12 19 18 23
Marshall C
New Mexico C RV 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 RV
Old Dominion C RV NR
South Carolina C 24 RV RV NR RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV
UAB C

Postseason

CUSA Tournament
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.

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
  4 Kentucky  2 (1)     
  5 New Mexico (pen.)  2 (2)     
      1 Charlotte 1  
            5 New Mexico 2    
               
      5 New Mexico 3
  2 South Carolina 1               3 FIU 0
  7 Old Dominion 2              
      7 Old Dominion 0    
        3 FIU 2  
  3 FIU 2    
  6 UAB 1  

NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
10 2 Charlotte BYE L, 2–3 vs. Virginia Tech – (Charlotte)
16 1 Kentucky BYE L, 2–3 vs. Creighton – (Lexington)
N/A 3 New Mexico T, 1–1 (W, 6–5 pen.) vs. Portland – (Albuquerque) L, 1–4 vs. Washington – (Seattle)
N/A 3 South Carolina W 1–0 vs. Mercer – (Columbia) L, 1–2 OT vs. Clemson – (Clemson)

All-CUSA awards and teams
2016 C-USA Men's Soccer Individual Awards[1]
Award Recipient(s)
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[1]
First Team Second Team Third Team Freshman Team

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

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See also

References
  1. "MSOC: All-Conference USA Honors Announced". Conference USA. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
  4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
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  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
  15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016.
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