2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
| 2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | August, 2016 – November, 2016 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| 2017 MLS SuperDraft | |
| Top draft pick | Kyle Bjornethun, Seattle U |
| Picked by | Seattle Sounders FC, 88th overall |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Utah Valley |
| Runners-up | Seattle U |
| Season MVP | Offensive: Niki Jackson Defensive: Kyle Bjornethun |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | UNLV |
| Runners-up | Air Force |
| Western Athletic Conference men's soccer seasons | |
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| Conf | Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season is the eighth season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The conference first sponsored the sport in 1996, but after eight schools split from the WAC in 1999 to form the Mountain West Conference (MW), the WAC only played the 1999 season before disbanding its men's soccer league.[1]
Changes from 2015
- None
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Falcons | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Air Force Soccer Stadium | 1,000 |
| CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners | Bakersfield, California | CSUB Main Soccer Field | 2,500 |
| Grand Canyon Antelopes | Phoenix, Arizona | GCU Soccer Field | 1,000 |
| Houston Baptist Huskies | Houston, Texas | Sorrells Field | 1,250 |
| Incarnate Word Cardinals | San Antonio, Texas | Benson Stadium | 6,000 |
| San Jose State Spartans | San Jose, California | Spartan Stadium | 30,456 |
| Seattle Redhawks | Seattle, Washington | Seattle University Soccer Stadium | 3,000 |
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | Edinburg, Texas | UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex | 2,050 |
| UMKC Kangaroos | Kansas City, Missouri | Stanley H. Durwood Soccer Stadium | 850 |
| UNLV Rebels | Paradise, Nevada | Johann Memorial Field | 2,500 |
| Utah Valley Wolverines | Orem, Utah | Clyde Field | 700 |
- Chicago State is planning to sponsor men's soccer in the foreseeable future. New Mexico State does not sponsor men's soccer. Air Force, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, UNLV and San Jose State are affiliate members.[2]
Regular season
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Pre[3] | Wk 1[4] | Wk 2[5] | Wk 3[6] | Wk 4[7] | Wk 5[8] | Wk 6[9] | Wk 7[10] | Wk 8[11] | Wk 9[12] | Wk 10[13] | Wk 11[14] | Wk 12[15] | Final[16] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | C | RV | NR | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | C | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | C | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | C | ||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | C | ||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | C | ||||||||||||||
| Seattle | C | 14 | 16 | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
| UMKC | C | ||||||||||||||
| UNLV | C | ||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | C | ||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | C | RV | 18 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 21 | RV | RV | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | RV | RV |
Postseason
WAC tournament
| First round November 10 | Semifinals November 11 | Championship November 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | UNLV | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | UTRGV | 2 | 4 | UNLV | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Air Force | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle U | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Air Force | 2 | 3 | Air Force | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
NCAA tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | UNLV | T, 1–1 W, 6–5 pen. vs. San Diego State – (San Diego) | L, 0–3 vs. #6 Denver – (Denver) |
All-WAC awards and teams
| 2016 WAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Player of the Year | Niki Jackson, Jr., F, Grand Canyon | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Greg Maas, Utah Valley | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Kyle Bjornethun, Sr., D, Seattle U | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Timo Mehlich, Fr., MF, UNLV | |||||
| 2016 WAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17] | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Jackson, Jr., F GCU | Ben Conway, Sr, F, UIW | |||||
See also
- 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2016 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2016 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer season
References
- ^ "WAC Adds Men's Soccer" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "WAC Men's Soccer Teams". Western Athletic Conference. WACSports.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "WAC Men's Soccer Postseason Awards Announced". Western Athletic Conference. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
