2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

The 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 35th season of NCAA championship women's college soccer. The Penn State Nittany Lions were the defending national champions.

NCAA Division I women's soccer

Season	2016
Champions	USC (2nd title)
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Changes from 2015

Conference realignment

School	Previous conference	New conference
Coastal Carolina	Big South Conference	Sun Belt Conference[1]
Kansas State	No team	Independent[2]

Season overview

Polls

See also: 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Pre-season polls

NSCAA[3] Rank Team 1 Florida State 2 Penn State 3 Duke 4 Virginia 5 Stanford 6 West Virginia 7 Florida 8 Texas A&M 9 North Carolina 10 Rutgers 11 USC 12 Auburn 13 Notre Dame 14 Clemson 15 Connecticut 16 BYU 17 Virginia Tech 18 California 19 Texas Tech 20 Arizona 21 Santa Clara 22 Ole Miss 23 Ohio State 24 South Carolina 25 Loyola Marymount

Soccer America[4] Rank Team 1 Stanford 2 Duke 3 Florida State 4 West Virginia 5 Penn State 6 Florida 7 Virginia 8 USC 9 Texas A&M 10 Clemson 11 Connecticut 12 North Carolina 13 Rutgers 14 Auburn 15 California 16 BYU 17 UCLA 18 Wisconsin 19 Notre Dame 20 Virginia Tech 21 Texas Tech 22 Ohio State 23 South Carolina 24 Arizona 25 Boston College

Top Drawer Soccer Rank Team 1 Stanford 2 Florida State 3 Duke 4 Penn State 5 West Virginia 6 Virginia 7 Florida 8 USC 9 Connecticut 10 Clemson 11 Rutgers 12 North Carolina 13 Texas A&M 14 Auburn 15 California 16 Wisconsin 17 BYU 18 Arizona 19 Minnesota 20 Virginia Tech 21 Ohio State 22 Santa Clara 23 Ole Miss 24 FGCU 25 Boston College

Hero Sports Rank Team 1 Penn State 2 Stanford 3 Florida State 4 Duke 5 West Virginia 6 USC 7 Virginia 8 Florida 9 Clemson 10 Virginia Tech 11 Texas A&M 12 North Carolina 13 BYU 14 California 15 South Carolina 16 Texas Tech 17 Santa Clara 18 Minnesota 19 Connecticut 20 Notre Dame 21 Arizona 22 Auburn 23 Washington State 24 Ohio State 25 Rutgers

Final polls

NSCAA[5] Rank Team 1 USC 2 West Virginia 3 Georgetown 4 North Carolina 5 South Carolina 6 Stanford 7 Duke 8 Auburn 9 BYU 10 Florida 11 Virginia 12 Clemson 13 UCLA 14 Florida State 15 Minnesota 16 Utah 17 Santa Clara 18 Northwestern 19 Arkansas 20 Connecticut 21 Notre Dame 22 Pepperdine 23 Colorado 24 NC State 25 Rutgers

Soccer America[6] Rank Team 1 West Virginia 2 Stanford 3 Florida 4 South Carolina 5 Georgetown 6 BYU 7 Florida State 8 North Carolina 9 USC 10 Notre Dame 11 Clemson 12 Connecticut 13 Minnesota 14 Duke 15 Virginia 16 Colorado 17 Arkansas 18 Auburn 19 Utah 20 UCLA 21 Rutgers 22 Northwestern 23 Cal 24 Penn State 25 Pepperdine

Top Drawer Soccer Rank Team 1 USC 2 West Virginia 3 Georgetown 4 North Carolina 5 South Carolina 6 Duke 7 Auburn 8 Santa Clara 9 Stanford 10 BYU 11 Florida 12 Connecticut 13 Clemson 14 UCLA 15 Virginia 16 Arkansas 17 Pepperdine 18 Rutgers 19 Florida State 20 Kansas 21 Minnesota 22 Notre Dame 23 NC State 24 Northwestern 25 Colorado

Hero Sports Rank Team 1 USC 2 West Virginia 3 Stanford 4 BYU 5 Georgetown 6 North Carolina 7 South Carolina 8 Virginia 9 UCLA 10 Florida 11 Auburn 12 Santa Clara 13 Minnesota 14 Duke 15 Clemson 16 Utah 17 Cal 18 Florida State 19 Notre Dame 20 Colorado 21 Arkansas 22 Penn State 23 Oklahoma 24 Pepperdine 25 Long Beach State

Note: Soccer America released its final poll on November 7, 2016, before the NCAA Tournament

Major upsets

Games won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked squad that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher are considered "major upsets". Only NSCAA rankings are used for this list.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser
August 19, 2016	#21 Santa Clara	3–2 (a.e.t)	#11 USC
August 19, 2016	Pepperdine	3–1	#20 Arizona
August 21, 2016	Oklahoma	4–1	#25 Loyola Marymount
August 22, 2016	Nebraska	1–0	#14 BYU
August 25, 2016	Michigan	2–0	#12 Notre Dame
August 25, 2016	Washington State	1–0	#13 Santa Clara
August 26, 2016	Arkansas	2–1	#2 Duke
September 5, 2016	South Alabama	1–0	#1 Florida State
September 22, 2016	Vanderbilt	2–0	#14 Texas A&M
September 25, 2016	Alabama	2–1	#14 Texas A&M

Standings

2016 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 20 Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍^y 8 – 0 – 1   .944     19 – 3 – 1   .848 Memphis  ‍‍‍^y 8 – 1 – 0   .889     14 – 5 – 1   .725 SMU  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 2 – 1   .722     13 – 7 – 2   .636 USF  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556     12 – 4 – 3   .711 Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556     11 – 5 – 4   .650 UCF  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500     9 – 8 – 2   .526 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     8 – 10 – 1   .447 Houston  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 2   .222     6 – 7 – 3   .469 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167     5 – 12 – 1   .306 Temple  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 0   .000     3 – 16 – 0   .158 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-20; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 America East Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Hartford  ‍†‍‍ 6 – 1 – 1   .813     13 – 5 – 1   .711 Albany  ‍†‍‡‍^y 6 – 1 – 1   .813     11 – 8 – 1   .575 Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750     9 – 8 – 3   .525 New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438     7 – 9 – 3   .447 Maine  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375     7 – 9 – 0   .438 UMass Lowell *  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375     5 – 10 – 2   .353 Vermont  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 2   .375     7 – 8 – 4   .474 UMBC  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313     6 – 10 – 1   .382 Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250     6 – 10 – 2   .389 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 America East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament * – UMass Lowell ineligible for postseason (D2 to D1 regulations) As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Saint Joseph's  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 0 – 1   .950     18 – 2 – 2   .864 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 7 – 1 – 2   .800     14 – 4 – 2   .750 Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2 – 1   .750     11 – 6 – 3   .625 Fordham  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 4   .700     10 – 5 – 5   .625 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650     13 – 7 – 1   .643 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 3   .550     11 – 7 – 3   .595 Dayton  ‍‍‡‍^y 4 – 4 – 2   .500     9 – 10 – 3   .477 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 3   .450     6 – 8 – 5   .447 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400     9 – 9 – 1   .500 VCU  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400     8 – 10 – 1   .447 LaSalle  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 4   .400     4 – 10 – 4   .333 UMass  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200     3 – 11 – 3   .265 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 1   .150     5 – 13 – 1   .289 St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100     4 – 14 – 1   .237 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Florida Gulf Coast  ‍†‍‡‍^y 6 – 0 – 1   .929     14 – 5 – 1   .725 Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 1   .786     12 – 5 – 2   .684 Stetson  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 0   .714     9 – 7 – 2   .556 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 0   .571     10 – 8 – 1   .553 Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 1   .357     4 – 11 – 1   .281 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 0   .286     6 – 9 – 2   .412 NJIT  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 0   .286     6 – 9 – 3   .417 USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 1   .071     0 – 14 – 3   .088 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 17, 2016; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 ACC women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT #21 Notre Dame  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 1 – 2   .800     13 – 3 – 5   .738 No. 12 Clemson  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 1 – 2   .800     14 – 5 – 4   .696 No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍^y 7 – 2 – 1   .750     15 – 4 – 3   .750 #4 North Carolina  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 2 – 2   .700     16 – 3 – 4   .783 No. 11 Virginia  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 2 – 2   .700     15 – 5 – 2   .727 No. 14 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍^y 6 – 2 – 2   .700     14 – 4 – 4   .727 Miami  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500     10 – 8 – 1   .553 No. 24 NC State  ‍‍‍^y 4 – 5 – 1   .450     11 – 9 – 2   .545 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 3   .450     11 – 5 – 3   .658 Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350     7 – 7 – 4   .500 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300     11 – 8 – 1   .575 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200     10 – 8 – 0   .556 Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200     8 – 8 – 3   .500 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100     2 – 15 – 1   .139 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-7-2; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Big East Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Marquette  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 2 – 0   .778     12 – 8 – 2   .591 DePaul  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 2 – 0   .778     10 – 6 – 3   .605 #3 Georgetown  ‍‍‡‍^y 6 – 1 – 2   .778     19 – 2 – 3   .854 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 2   .667     11 – 4 – 5   .675 Providence  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 1   .611     11 – 7 – 2   .600 Butler  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500     11 – 7 – 2   .600 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     9 – 6 – 2   .588 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222     4 – 14 – 0   .222 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111     5 – 11 – 1   .324 Xavier  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111     7 – 11 – 1   .395 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-21; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Idaho  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 1 – 2   .800     10 – 5 – 4   .632 Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700     8 – 7 – 4   .526 Northern Arizona  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 3   .650     10 – 7 – 5   .568 Montana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 3   .650     9 – 6 – 5   .575 Eastern Washington  ‍‍‡‍^y 5 – 3 – 2   .600     13 – 5 – 4   .682 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550     10 – 8 – 2   .550 Portland State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 1   .450     6 – 11 – 1   .361 Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400     7 – 13 – 0   .350 Weber State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 1   .350     5 – 10 – 2   .353 Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250     3 – 12 – 2   .235 North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100     2 – 14 – 2   .167 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Big South Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT High Point  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 1 – 1   .833     13 – 6 – 2   .667 Liberty  ‍‍‡‍^y 7 – 2 – 0   .778     14 – 8 – 0   .636 Campbell  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667     12 – 8 – 0   .600 Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667     9 – 8 – 3   .525 Radford  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556     7 – 9 – 0   .438 Longwood  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 1   .611     8 – 10 – 2   .450 UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333     8 – 12 – 0   .400 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 1   .278     6 – 11 – 1   .361 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167     4 – 12 – 1   .265 Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111     3 – 14 – 0   .176 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 18 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 1 – 3   .773     16 – 3 – 4   .783 No. 15 Minnesota  ‍†‍‡‍^y 7 – 1 – 3   .773     16 – 3 – 4   .783 Penn State  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 1 – 3   .773     12 – 5 – 4   .667 Michigan  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 3 – 2   .636     10 – 5 – 5   .625 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍^y 5 – 2 – 4   .636     9 – 5 – 8   .591 Nebraska  ‍‍‍^y 5 – 3 – 3   .591     11 – 6 – 5   .614 No. 25 Rutgers  ‍‍‍^y 4 – 2 – 5   .591     12 – 5 – 6   .652 Ohio State  ‍‍‍^y 4 – 4 – 3   .500     11 – 7 – 3   .595 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 3   .500     7 – 9 – 4   .450 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364     7 – 10 – 1   .417 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 2   .364     6 – 11 – 2   .368 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 1   .227     4 – 12 – 1   .265 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9 – 0   .182     8 – 11 – 0   .421 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 1 – 10 – 0   .091     3 – 15 – 1   .184 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-21; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Big West Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Cal State Northridge  ‍†‍‍ 6 – 1 – 1   .813     11 – 5 – 5   .643 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688     13 – 7 – 2   .636 Long Beach State  ‍‍‡‍^y 4 – 1 – 3   .688     10 – 7 – 4   .571 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625     8 – 10 – 1   .447 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 2   .500     7 – 8 – 4   .474 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313     11 – 6 – 2   .632 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313     9 – 6 – 2   .588 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313     5 – 10 – 4   .368 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 2   .250     6 – 10 – 3   .395 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Big West Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 2 West Virginia ‍†‍‡‍^y 8 – 0 – 0   1.000     23 – 2 – 2   .889 Kansas ‍‍‍^y 5 – 1 – 2   .750     11 – 6 – 4   .619 Baylor ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 1   .563     12 – 7 – 1   .625 Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y 4 – 3 – 1   .563     14 – 7 – 2   .652 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438     10 – 8 – 1   .553 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y 3 – 4 – 1   .438     9 – 9 – 3   .500 TCU ‍‍‍^y 2 – 5 – 1   .313     12 – 7 – 2   .619 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y 2 – 6 – 0   .250     9 – 9 – 2   .500 Texas ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 1   .188     8 – 9 – 1   .472 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2016; Rankings from NSCAA [7]	2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Northeastern  ‍†‍‡‍^y 7 – 2 – 0   .778     14 – 7 – 1   .659 Drexel  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 3   .611     9 – 7 – 4   .550 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556     9 – 11 – 0   .450 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556     10 – 5 – 4   .632 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500     10 – 8 – 2   .550 Charleston  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 3   .500     10 – 7 – 3   .575 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     10 – 7 – 1   .583 Delaware  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389     4 – 13 – 1   .250 Towson  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333     6 – 12 – 1   .342 Elon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 2   .333     7 – 9 – 3   .447 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Conference USA women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT North Texas  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1 – 0   .900     15 – 5 – 1   .738 Rice  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800     11 – 5 – 1   .676 Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 0   .700     12 – 6 – 1   .658 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650     12 – 8 – 2   .591 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 0   .600     14 – 6 – 1   .690 Charlotte  ‍‍‡‍^y 5 – 4 – 1   .550     11 – 9 – 2   .545 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500     13 – 7 – 2   .636 Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500     7 – 12 – 0   .368 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500     6 – 7 – 4   .471 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300     7 – 12 – 0   .368 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 2   .300     8 – 7 – 2   .529 FIU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 2   .300     3 – 11 – 3   .265 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200     4 – 12 – 1   .265 UAB  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200     4 – 11 – 2   .294 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Horizon League women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Milwaukee  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 1 – 0   .889     13 – 5 – 2   .700 Detroit  ‍‍‍ 6 – 1 – 2   .778     10 – 7 – 2   .579 Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‡‍^y 6 – 2 – 1   .722     13 – 7 – 1   .643 Oakland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556     9 – 10 – 1   .475 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556     9 – 10 – 0   .474 Wright State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500     6 – 11 – 2   .368 UIC  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     6 – 10 – 2   .389 Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222     5 – 11 – 0   .313 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167     3 – 12 – 2   .235 Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167     1 – 13 – 2   .125 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Ivy League women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Harvard  ‍†‍‍^y 5 – 0 – 2   .857     10 – 4 – 3   .676 Brown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 1 – 2   .714     9 – 2 – 5   .719 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 1   .643     7 – 6 – 4   .529 Penn  ‍‍‍ 2 – 2 – 3   .500     9 – 3 – 4   .688 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 2   .429     10 – 4 – 3   .676 Yale  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 1   .357     6 – 7 – 3   .469 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 1   .357     5 – 9 – 2   .375 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 0 – 5 – 2   .143     7 – 7 – 2   .500 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT East Division Kent State  ‍‍‡‍^y 8 – 1 – 2   .818     15 – 3 – 2   .800 Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 2   .545     8 – 9 – 2   .474 Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 3   .500     7 – 8 – 5   .475 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318     8 – 10 – 1   .447 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8 – 0   .273     5 – 12 – 1   .306 Akron  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 4   .273     4 – 11 – 4   .316 West Division Ball State  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1 – 1   .864     14 – 3 – 3   .775 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 3   .682     15 – 3 – 3   .786 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 1   .591     13 – 7 – 1   .643 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 2   .455     6 – 10 – 4   .400 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 2   .364     5 – 11 – 5   .357 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318     8 – 10 – 1   .447 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 MAAC women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Monmouth  ‍†‍‡‍^y 9 – 0 – 1   .950     14 – 5 – 2   .714 Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 7 – 4 – 0   .636     12 – 7 – 1   .625 Siena  ‍‍‍ 7 – 4 – 0   .636     9 – 7 – 3   .553 Rider  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650     9 – 6 – 3   .583 Canisius  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 0   .600     8 – 9 – 0   .471 Marist  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550     10 – 9 – 1   .525 Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 1   .450     6 – 10 – 1   .382 Niagara  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400     5 – 10 – 1   .344 Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 2   .300     3 – 13 – 2   .222 Iona  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250     2 – 14 – 2   .167 St. Peter's  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 1   .050     1 – 13 – 2   .125 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MAAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Illinois State  ‍†‍‡‍^y 5 – 0 – 1   .917     14 – 6 – 3   .674 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 1   .583     4 – 12 – 3   .289 Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 2 – 2 – 2   .500     8 – 8 – 3   .500 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 1   .417     7 – 11 – 2   .400 Drake  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 1   .417     12 – 4 – 3   .711 Loyola  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 0   .333     5 – 11 – 3   .342 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 3 – 2   .333     5 – 8 – 4   .412 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Missouri Valley Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-20; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Mountain West Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT UNLV  ‍†‍‡‍^y 8 – 1 – 2   .818     16 – 4 – 3   .761 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 1   .682     10 – 6 – 4   .600 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 3   .682     10 – 7 – 4   .571 Utah State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 4 – 0   .636     12 – 9 – 0   .571 Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 1   .591     10 – 8 – 2   .550 Boise State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 3   .591     6 – 11 – 4   .381 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 1   .500     10 – 8 – 1   .553 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 1   .500     9 – 7 – 3   .553 Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364     8 – 11 – 0   .421 Air Force  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318     7 – 9 – 2   .444 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9 – 0   .182     5 – 13 – 0   .278 Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 1   .136     3 – 14 – 2   .211 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MWC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT St. Francis  ‍†‍‡‍^y 6 – 2 – 0   .750     10 – 12 – 0   .455 Central Connecticut  ‍†‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750     9 – 11 – 1   .452 Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 2   .750     8 – 6 – 5   .553 Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688     7 – 12 – 1   .375 Bryant  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 1   .563     8 – 9 – 1   .472 Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500     6 – 12 – 0   .333 Wagner  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250     3 – 15 – 0   .167 Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125     5 – 12 – 1   .306 LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125     2 – 15 – 0   .118 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Murray State  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 0 – 3   .850     8 – 5 – 4   .588 Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800     13 – 5 – 1   .711 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700     11 – 6 – 4   .619 SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‡‍^y 6 – 3 – 1   .650     10 – 8 – 5   .543 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 3   .650     10 – 6 – 4   .600 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550     6 – 9 – 4   .421 Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 3   .450     9 – 6 – 4   .579 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 1   .350     6 – 11 – 2   .368 Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200     5 – 13 – 1   .289 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200     5 – 13 – 0   .278 UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100     4 – 14 – 0   .222 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-20; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Pac-12 Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 6 Stanford  ‍†‍‍^y 10 – 1 – 0   .909     18 – 2 – 1   .881 No. 1 USC  ‍‍‍^y 8 – 2 – 1   .773     16 – 4 – 2   .773 No. 23 Colorado  ‍‍‍^y 8 – 2 – 1   .773     15 – 6 – 1   .705 No. 13 UCLA  ‍‍‍^y 7 – 3 – 1   .682     15 – 5 – 2   .727 No. 16 Utah  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 1 – 4   .727     13 – 4 – 5   .705 Cal  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 3 – 2   .636     13 – 5 – 3   .690 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364     9 – 9 – 1   .500 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318     8 – 9 – 2   .474 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8 – 0   .273     8 – 10 – 2   .450 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 1   .227     8 – 10 – 2   .450 Washington  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9 – 0   .182     7 – 12 – 1   .375 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 1   .136     6 – 11 – 2   .368 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-21; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Patriot League women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Bucknell  ‍†‍‡‍^y 8 – 1 – 0   .889     16 – 2 – 2   .850 Boston University  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 1 – 0   .889     9 – 11 – 1   .452 Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 1   .611     11 – 5 – 2   .667 Colgate  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556     8 – 8 – 3   .500 Navy  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500     9 – 11 – 2   .455 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389     7 – 8 – 4   .474 Loyola (MD)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 3   .389     6 – 6 – 4   .500 Army  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 2   .333     4 – 12 – 2   .278 Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 2   .333     3 – 12 – 2   .235 American  ‍‍‍ 0 – 7 – 2   .111     1 – 16 – 2   .105 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Patriot League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 17 Nov 2016; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 SEC women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT #5 South Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y 11 – 0 – 0   1.000     21 – 1 – 1   .935 #8 Auburn  ‍‍‍^y 9 – 2 – 0   .818     17 – 6 – 0   .739 #19 Arkansas  ‍‍‍^y 8 – 3 – 0   .727     18 – 5 – 1   .771 #10 Florida  ‍‍‡‍^y 8 – 3 – 0   .727     17 – 5 – 1   .761 Missouri  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 4 – 1   .591     11 – 7 – 2   .600 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 1   .500     11 – 9 – 1   .548 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍^y 5 – 5 – 1   .500     12 – 8 – 2   .591 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 1   .500     9 – 9 – 1   .500 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 2   .455     9 – 8 – 2   .526 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364     9 – 11 – 0   .450 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8 – 0   .273     6 – 11 – 1   .361 LSU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 1   .227     7 – 11 – 1   .395 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 3   .227     5 – 9 – 4   .389 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 10 – 0   .091     6 – 12 – 0   .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-21; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Southern Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Samford  ‍†‍‡‍^y 8 – 1 – 0   .889     15 – 4 – 2   .762 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 1   .722     13 – 6 – 2   .667 Furman  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667     13 – 5 – 1   .711 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667     10 – 9 – 1   .525 UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500     7 – 11 – 2   .400 Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500     6 – 11 – 2   .368 VMI  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     8 – 12 – 0   .400 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     8 – 12 – 0   .400 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111     5 – 13 – 0   .278 Wofford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8 – 1   .056     2 – 16 – 1   .132 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-14; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Southland Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Central Arkansas ‍†‍‍ 10 – 0 – 1   .955     15 – 4 – 1   .775 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 2 – 0   .818     13 – 5 – 0   .722 Abilene Christian*  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 1   .773     9 – 8 – 2   .526 Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 1   .682     10 – 8 – 1   .553 Houston Baptist  ‍‍‡‍^y 5 – 5 – 1   .500     10 – 11 – 1   .477 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 1   .409     9 – 10 – 1   .475 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 1   .409     7 – 11 – 2   .400 Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 2   .364     6 – 8 – 2   .438 Incarnate Word*  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318     4 – 11 – 2   .294 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318     3 – 14 – 1   .194 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 1   .227     2 – 16 – 1   .132 Lamar  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 3   .227     2 – 14 – 3   .184 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament * – Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for postseason (D2 to D1 regulations) As of 2016-11-14; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 SWAC women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Howard  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 0 – 1   .950     13 – 4 – 3   .725 Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 1 – 1   .850     11 – 7 – 1   .605 Alabama State  ‍‍‡‍^y 7 – 2 – 1   .750     11 – 10 – 1   .523 Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2 – 1   .750     8 – 8 – 2   .500 Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 2   .600     5 – 9 – 2   .375 Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 1   .409     4 – 13 – 1   .250 Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389     3 – 12 – 1   .219 Southern  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8 – 0   .273     3 – 15 – 0   .167 Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222     3 – 15 – 0   .167 Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200     2 – 10 – 0   .167 Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100     1 – 11 – 0   .083 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT South Alabama  ‍†‍‡‍^y 7 – 3 – 0   .700     15 – 6 – 1   .705 Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700     12 – 6 – 3   .643 Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650     12 – 8 – 1   .595 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500     10 – 8 – 2   .550 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500     8 – 9 – 2   .474 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500     7 – 9 – 3   .447 Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 1   .450     6 – 8 – 3   .441 Troy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400     7 – 10 – 3   .425 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400     6 – 9 – 3   .417 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 4   .400     5 – 6 – 6   .471 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300     6 – 10 – 1   .382 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-14; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 Summit League women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT North Dakota State  ‍†‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688     10 – 8 – 1   .553 Denver  ‍†‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688     8 – 9 – 2   .474 Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625     11 – 9 – 2   .545 South Dakota State  ‍‍‡‍^y 5 – 3 – 0   .625     10 – 7 – 4   .571 South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500     5 – 13 – 1   .289 IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 2   .500     9 – 7 – 3   .553 Omaha  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438     5 – 11 – 3   .342 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313     4 – 11 – 2   .294 Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 2   .125     3 – 14 – 2   .211 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Summit League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-14; Rankings from NSCAA	2016 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 22 Pepperdine  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 1 – 1   .833     12 – 5 – 4   .667 No. 9 BYU  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 1 – 1   .833     18 – 3 – 1   .841 No. 17 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍^y 6 – 2 – 1   .722     11 – 6 – 4   .619 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667     11 – 5 – 3   .658 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556     10 – 8 – 1   .553 Portland  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389     9 – 7 – 3   .553 San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333     7 – 12 – 0   .368 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333     5 – 13 – 2   .300 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222     6 – 10 – 2   .389 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111     1 – 15 – 1   .088 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-12-14; Rankings from NSCAA
2016 WAC women's soccer standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Seattle  ‍†‍‡‍^y 7 – 0 – 0   1.000     14 – 6 – 1   .690 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 1   .643     8 – 10 – 2   .450 UMKC  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 2   .571     8 – 10 – 4   .455 Grand Canyon*  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 2   .571     7 – 9 – 2   .444 Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 1   .500     10 – 8 – 2   .550 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 2   .429     5 – 13 – 2   .300 Texas–Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 0   .286     10 – 8 – 1   .553 Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 7 – 0   .000     1 – 16 – 0   .059 † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 WAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament * – Grand Canyon ineligible for postseason (D2 to D1 regulations) As of 2016-11-14; Rankings from NSCAA

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular Season Champion(s)	Conference Player(s) of the Year	Conference Coach(es) of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East	Albany Hartford	B. Murphy, UNH (Off) C. Smallfield, Hartford (Def) [8]	Brendan Faherty, SB [8]	2016 Tournament	Campus Sites (Higher Seed)	Albany
American	UConn	S. Ribeiro, UConn (Off) S. Fredriksson, UCF (Co-Def) T. Patterson, UConn (Co-Def) [9]	Len Tsantiris, UConn Chris Petrucelli, SMU [9]	2016 Tournament	Morrone Stadium (Storrs, CT)	UConn
Atlantic 10	St. Joseph's	D. Mills, Saint Joseph’s (Off) K. Bright, St. Louis (Def) [10]	Jess Manella, Saint Joe’s [10]	2016 Tournament	URI Complex (Kingston, RI)	Dayton
ACC	Clemson Notre Dame	A. Shaffer, Virginia (Off) C. Gibbons, Duke (Def) [11]	Eddie Radwanski, Clem.[11]	2016 Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: MUSC Health Stadium (Charleston)	Florida State
Atlantic Sun	FGCU	T. Tindell, FGCU (Off) N. Rawlins, Lipscomb (Def) [12]	Kevin O'Brien, Lipscomb [12]	2016 Tournament	First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: FGCU Complex (Fort Myers, FL)	FGCU
Big 12	West Virginia	M. Abam, WVU (Co-Off) C. Dike, OK State (Co-Off) K. Buchanan, WVU (Def) [13]	Nikki Izzo-Brown, WVU [13]	2016 Tournament	Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City)	West Virginia
Big East	DePaul Marquette	A. Reed, DePaul (Off) M. Proffitt, Marquette (Def) [14]	Markus Roeders, Marq.[14]	2016 Tournament	First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Shaw Field (Washington, D.C.)	Georgetown
Big Sky	Idaho	C. Williams, EWU (Off) R. Leonard, Sac. St. (Def) [15]	Randy Dedinim, Sac. St.[16]	2016 Tournament	EWU Complex (Cheney, WA)	Eastern Washington
Big South	High Point	K. Perrell, High Point (Off) H. Van Noord, Liberty (Def) [17]	Marty Beall, High Point [17]	2016 Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Bryan Park (Greensboro, NC)	Liberty
Big Ten	Minnesota Northwestern Penn State	S. Kolander, Minnesota (Off) R. Beal, Minnesota (Def) [18]	Stefanie Golan, Minn.[18]	2016 Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Robbie Stadium (St. Paul, MN)	Minnesota
Big West	Cal St Northridge	A. Gonzales, LBSU (Off) N. Thompson, CSUN (Def) [19]	Keith West, CSUN [19]	2016 Tournament	George Allen Field (Long Beach, CA)	Long Beach St.
CAA	Northeastern	A. Herndon, JMU (Off) C. Ogunsami, Drexel (Co-Def) C. Logsdon, W&M (Co-Def) [20]	Ray Goon, Drexel [20]	2016 Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Parsons Field (Brookline, MA)	Northeastern
C-USA	North Texas	M. Thomas, Charlotte (Off) J. Fichera, Rice (Def) [21]	Jason Neidell, WKU [21]	2016 Tournament	Transamerica Field (Charlotte, NC)	Charlotte
Horizon	Milwaukee	M. Hamblin, NKU (Off) R. DeLuca, Det. Mercy (Def) [22]	Troy Fabiano, Milw.[22]	2016 Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Engelmann Stadium (Milwaukee, WI)	Northern Kentucky
Ivy	Harvard	M. Purce, Harvard (Off) C. Etzel, Brown (Def) [23]	Chris Hamblin, Harvard [23]	No Tournament
MAAC	Monmouth	A. McTamney, Monmouth (Off) T. Sobierjaski, Siena (Def) [24]	Krissy Turner, Mon.[24]	2016 Tournament	First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Hesse Field (West Long Branch, NJ)	Monmouth
MAC	Ball State	J. Hellstrom, Kent St. (Off) L. White, Ball St. (Def) [25]	Rob Marinaro, Kent St.[25]	2016 Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Dix Stadium (Kent, OH)	Kent State
Missouri Valley	Illinois State	L. Koehl, Illinois St. (Off) P. Jarsombeck, Ill. St. (Def) [26]	Eric Golz, Illinois St.[26]	2016 Tournament	First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Adelaide Street Field (Normal, IL)	Illinois State
Mountain West	UNLV	L. Sender, UNLV (Off) C. Akubuilo, UNLV (Def) [27]	Chris Shaw, UNLV [27]	2016 Tournament	SDSU Sports Deck (San Diego)	UNLV
Northeast	Central Connecticut Saint Francis (PA)	G. Morales, SFPA (Off) J. Cafferky, CCSU (Def) [28]	Brenda van Stralen, SFU [28]	2016 Tournament	Stokes Soccerplex (Loretto, PA)	Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley	Murray State	H. Withers, Murray St. (Off) K. Naerdemann, TN Tech (Def) [29]	Nick Flohre, EKU [29]	2016 Tournament	First Round: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Cutchin Field (Murray, KY)	SIU Edwardsville
Pac-12	Stanford	A. Sullivan, Stanford (Off) M. Freeman, USC (Def) [30]	Paul Ratcliffe, Stanford [30]	No Tournament
Patriot	Boston U Bucknell	K. Ham, Bucknell (Off) R. Bloznalis, Boston U (Def) [31]	Kelly Cook, Bucknell [31]	2016 Tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Emmitt Field (Lewisburg, PA)	Bucknell
SEC	South Carolina	S. McCaskill, S. Carolina (Off) K. Kurtz, S. Carolina (Def) [32]	Shelley Smith, SC [32]	2016 Tournament	Orange Beach Sportsplex (Orange Beach, AL)	Florida
SoCon	Samford	J. Seoposenwe, Samford (Off) O. Cole, Samford (Def) [33]	Todd Yelton, Samford [33]	2016 Tournament	First Rd. & Quarters: Campus Sites Semifinals & Final: Taylor Stadium (Johnson City, TN)	Samford
Southland	Cent. Arkansas	C. Bassett, Cent. Arkansas (Off) K. Roberts, Abilene Chr. (Def) [34]	Jeremy Bishop, C. Ark.[34]	2016 Tournament	Dugan Stadium (Corpus Christi, TX)	Houston Baptist
The Summit	Denver North Dakota St.	L. Jones, Oral Roberts (Off) M. Bothner, Denver (Def) [35]	Roger Bush, ORU [35]	2016 Tournament	Dacotah Field (Fargo, ND)	South Dakota St.
Sun Belt	South Alabama	J. Cline, App. State (Off) J. Purfield, S. Alabama (Def) [36]	Keyton Wheelock, ULM [36]	2016 Tournament	Foley Sports Complex (Foley, AL)	South Alabama
SWAC	Howard	A. Lewis, Alabama St. (Co-Off) L. Issaka, Miss. Vall. St. (Co-Off) K. Hamilton, Howard (Def) [37]	Brent Leiba, Howard [37]	2016 Tournament	PVAM Stadium (Prairie View, TX)	Alabama State
WCC	BYU Pepperdine	M. Vasconcelos, BYU (Off) T. Isom, BYU (Def)[38]	Tim Ward, Pepperdine [38]	No Tournament
WAC	Seattle	B. Hooks, Seattle (Off) S. Spiekerman, Seattle (Def) [39]	Gary Curneen, CSUB [39]	2016 Tournament	Durwood Soccer Stadium (Kansas City)	Seattle

See also

• College soccer
• List of NCAA Division I women's soccer programs
• 2016 in American soccer
• 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

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