2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 9th edition of the tournament. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
SiteAtlanta, Georgia
ChampionsCoastal Carolina[1] (1st title)
Winning coachShaun Docking (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2015  2017»
2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • ‡-Tournament Champion
    +-Invited to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of 21 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

Coastal Carolina won the Sun Belt title, making it their first Sun Belt championship, but their 13th overall conference tournament title. The Chanticleers defeated Georgia State in the championship, 1–0.

Seeding
Main article: 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

All six programs qualified for the Sun Belt Tournament.

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 Coastal Carolina311.70013
2 Georgia Southern311.70013
3 Georgia State320.6009
4 Hartwick221.5007
5 Appalachian State131.3004
6 Howard140.2003

Bracket
  First round
November 10		     Semifinals
November 11		     Championship
November 13
                           
      1 Coastal Carolina 2  
  4 Hartwick 2     4 Hartwick 0    
  5 App State 1         1 Coastal Carolina 1
      3 Georgia State 0
      2 Georgia Southern 0    
  3 Georgia State 2     3 Georgia State 2  
  6 Howard 0  

Awards
Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team[1]

Graham Smalley (Appalachian State, Freshman, Midfielder)
Einar Einarsson (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Defender)
Henrik Muller (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Defender)
Frantzdy Pierrot (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Forward)
Emil Laursen (Georgia Southern, Sophomore, Defender)
Kwaku Adu-Boahene (Georgia State, Sophomore, Forward)
Hannes Burmeister (Georgia State, Sophomore, Midfielder)
Liam Fitzsimmons (Georgia State, Redshirt Sophomore, Defender)
Hamish Ritchie (Hartwick, Freshman, Midfielder)
Kenneth Hersey (Howard, Redshirt Senior, Goalkeeper)

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References
  1. "No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina wins first Sun Belt men's soccer championship". Sun Belt Conference. November 13, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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