# 2016 SCSA Regional Tournament

The 2016 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 7th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida, from October 28–30, 2016. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2016 NIRSA National Soccer Championship's championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance.

## Format

The tournament consisted of twelve women’s teams and sixteen men’s teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.
For the men's division group stage, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout round.
For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into three groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the best two teams across all pools receiving a bye to the semifinals.

## Participants
### Men's

Divisional champions :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| Atlantic North | North Carolina | 7th | 2015 |
| Atlantic South | UNC-Wilmington | 3rd | 2015 |
| Coastal | Miami | 1st | Never |
| Coastal Plains | Florida | 6th | 2014 |
| Central | Georgia Tech | 2nd | 2015 |
| Gulf Coast | Auburn | 4th | 2014 |
| Mountain East | JMU | Did not attend | Did not attend |
| Mountain West | UT-Chattanooga | 1st | Never |
At-large bids :
| Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| UCF | 6th | 2015 |
| Lynn | 2nd | 2015 |
| Virginia | 6th | 2015 |
| Georgia | 5th | 2014 |
| Clemson | 4th | 2015 |
| Emory | 1st | Never |
| Appalachian State | 2nd | 2015 |
| NC State | 3rd | 2015 |
| Florida State | 3rd | 2015 |

### Women's

Divisional champions :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| North | Virginia | 7th | 2015 |
| Northeast | North Carolina | 7th | 2015 |
| Northwest | NKU | 1st | Never |
| Southeast | Clemson | 5th | 2015 |
| Southwest | Georgia | 4th | 2015 |
| Florida | UCF | 3rd | 2015 |
At-large bids :
| Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| NC State | 5th | 2015 |
| Tennessee | 1st | Never |
| Florida State | 3rd | 2015 |
| Emory | 1st | Never |
| Florida | 7th | 2015 |
| Virginia Tech | 7th | 2015 |
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## Group stage
### Men's

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Lynn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | UNC-Wilmington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Emory | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | UT-Chattanooga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Auburn | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Women's

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Seed |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to semifinals | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to first round | 4 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −3 | 3 | | 8 |
| 4 | UCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | | 12 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Seed |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to semifinals | 2 |
| 2 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to first round | 3 |
| 3 | Emory | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | | 10 |
| 4 | NKU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −7 | 1 | | 11 |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Seed |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to first round | 5 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to first round | 6 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | 7 |
| 4 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | | 9 |

## Tournament bracket
### Men's

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Field 4 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 4 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 4 | | | | | | |
| UCF | UCF | 3 | | | | | | |
| UCF | UCF | 3 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 4 | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 0 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 4 | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 0 | UCF | UCF | 3 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 5 | UCF | UCF | 3 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 5 | Georgia | Georgia | 0 | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 0 | Georgia | Georgia | 0 | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 0 | | | | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 5 | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 5 | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 5 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 1 | | | | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 5 | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 5 | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 5 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 1 | | | | UCF | UCF | 1 |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Field 7 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 7 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 7 | | | | UCF | UCF | 1 |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Field 7 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 7 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 7 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 0 |
| Virginia | Virginia | 1 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 0 |
| Virginia | Virginia | 1 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 5 | | | |
| Emory | Emory | 0 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 5 | | | |
| Emory | Emory | 0 | Virginia | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Field 8 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 8 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 8 | Virginia | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Field 8 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 8 | Sat • 6:30pm • Field 8 | North Carolina (a.e.t.) | North Carolina (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 2 | North Carolina (a.e.t.) | North Carolina (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |
| North Carolina (a.e.t.) | North Carolina (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |

### Women's

| First round | First round | First round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Sun • 9:00am • Field 7 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 7 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 7 | | | |
| Sat • 8:15pm • Field 4 | Sat • 8:15pm • Field 4 | Sat • 8:15pm • Field 4 | 1 | NC State | 0 (5) | | | |
| 4 | Georgia | 0 | | Florida (pen.) | 0 (3) | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 4 | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 4 | Sun • 12:00pm • Field 4 |
| 5 | Florida (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | NC State | NC State | 0 |
| | | | Sun • 9:00am • Field 6 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 6 | Sun • 9:00am • Field 6 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 |
| Sat • 8:15pm • Field 5 | Sat • 8:15pm • Field 5 | Sat • 8:15pm • Field 5 | 2 | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 0 | | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | |
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## National Championship performance
### Men's

| Team | Qualification | App | Last bid | Result |
| UCF | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2015 | Consolation semifinalist (2–2 | 6–7 penalties vs Colorado) |
| North Carolina | Highest RPI remaining teams | 12th | 2015 | Sweet 16 (1–2 vs Texas A&M) |
| Virginia | 2nd highest RPI remaining teams | 8th | 2014 | Champion (3-2 vs Ohio State) |
| Georgia Tech | National wildcard | 3rd | 2004 | Consolation champion (3-0 vs Colorado) |
| Florida | National wildcard | 10th | 2014 | Consolation quarterfinalist (forfeit vs North Texas) |

### Women's

| Team | Qualification | App | Last bid | Result |
| North Carolina | Tournament champion | 12th | 2015 | Finalist (0–1 vs UC-Santa Barbara) |
| Virginia | Highest RPI remaining teams | 9th | 2014 | Consolation semifinalist (0–0 3–5 penalties vs Cal Poly) |
| Florida | 2nd highest RPI remaining teams | 14th | 2015 | Consolation finalist (0–0 | 3–5 penalties vs Cal Poly) |
| Florida State | National wildcard | 3rd | 2014 | Consolation quarterfinalist (1–6 vs Florida) |
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