2016 Southern Conference men's soccer season

Southern Conference
Season 2016
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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

The 2016 Southern Conference men's soccer season was the 21st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The UNC Greensboro Spartans are the defending regular season champions, and the Furman Paladins are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
East Tennessee State Buccaneers Johnson City, Tennessee Summers-Taylor Stadium 1,000
Furman Paladins Greenville, South Carolina Stone III Stadium 3,000
Mercer Bears Macon, Georgia Bear Field 300
UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro, North Carolina UNCG Soccer Stadium 3,540
VMI Keydets Lexington, Virginia Patchin Field 1,000
Wofford Terriers Spartanburg, South Carolina Snyder Field 2,250

Regular season

Results

Each team played their conference opponent twice: once home, and once away.

Team/Opponent ETSFURMERNCGVMIWOF
East Tennessee State Buccaneers 0–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–1
Furman Paladins 0–0 0–1 2–3 3–2 2–3
Mercer Bears 2–3 2–1 2–1 5–0 2–0
UNC Greensboro Spartans 3–4 1–0 2–1 8–1 0–1
VMI Keydets 1–5 0–6 0–2 0–4 0–1
Wofford Terriers 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 6–1

Rankings

Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
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Final
East Tennessee State C RV RV RV
Furman C
Mercer C RV NR
UNC Greensboro C
VMI C
Wofford C

Postseason

SoCon Tournament

Tournament details to be announced.

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
N/A Clemson Mercer L, 0–1 vs. South Carolina
N/A Winston-Salem East Tennessee State L, 0–1 vs. Virginia Tech

All-SoCon Sun awards and teams

2016 SoCon Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
2016 SoCon Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

See also

References

  1. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
  2. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
  4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  8. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
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