# 2018 SCSA Regional Tournament

The 2018 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 9th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at BB&T Soccer Park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from November 2–4, 2018. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2018 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 12 women's teams and 16 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 receiving a bye to the semi-finals.
Pool play games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage.
* Tie-breaking criteria for group play
* The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
* Highest number of points
* Winner of head-to-head competition
* Greatest goal difference
* Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match
* Most goals scored
* Most shutouts
* In a tie-breaking scenario involving more than 2 teams, the tie-breaker procedure would begin. If one team is identified as different and both remaining teams are still tied, the procedure is restarted. If a tie still remained after the first 5 criteria, the following was used to break a tie:
* NCAA kicks from the mark
* If there was a three-way tie, a coin-flip would be conducted. The two teams that chose the same outcome would compete in kicks from the mark between each other. The winner would compete with the last remaining team in kicks from the mark
* If there's a four-way tie, a drawing of lots would be conducted
Knockout stage games also consisted of two 40-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.

## Participants
### Men's

Divisional champions :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| Atlantic North | North Carolina | 9th | 2017 |
| Atlantic South | UNC-Wilmington | 5th | 2017 |
| Coastal | FIU | 2nd | 2017 |
| Coastal Plains | UCF | 7th | 2017 |
| Central | Georgia Tech | 4th | 2017 |
| Gulf Coast | Ole Miss | 2nd | 2017 |
| Mountain East | Virginia | 8th | 2017 |
| Mountain West | NKU | 1st | Never |
Wild cards :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| Coastal Plains | Florida | 8th | 2017 |
| Mountain East | Virginia Tech | 6th | 2017 |
| Atlantic North | NC State | 5th | 2017 |
| Mountain West | Vanderbilt | 3rd | 2017 |
| Mountain East | William & Mary | 1st | Never |
| Central | Georgia Southern | 3rd | 2017 |
| Mountain West | UT-Chattanooga | 3rd | 2017 |
| Atlantic South | Clemson | 6th | 2017 |

### Women's

Divisional champions :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| Florida | UCF | 4th | 2016 |
| Southwest | Georgia | 6th | 2017 |
| Southeast | Clemson | 7th | 2017 |
| Northwest | Vanderbilt | 5th | 2017 |
| Northeast | North Carolina | 9th | 2017 |
| North | Virginia | 9th | 2017 |
Wild cards :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| North | Virginia Tech | 9th | 2017 |
| Northeast | NC State | 7th | 2017 |
| Northeast | East Carolina | 5th | 2017 |
| Southwest | Georgia Tech | 2nd | 2017 |
| Northeast | Wake Forest | 1st | Never |
| Florida | Florida | 9th | 2017 |

## Group stage
### Men's

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | FIU | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | UT-Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −11 | 0 | |
Notes:
* ↑ UTC forfeited their final game vs Virginia. Virginia was awarded 3 points and a +1 goal difference
* ↑ UTC forfeited their final game vs Virginia. Was deducted 1 goal difference point
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | UNC-Wilmington | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | William & Mary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | NKU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | |

### Women's

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Seed |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advanced to semifinals | 2 |
| 2 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to first round | 4 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | | 7 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | | 11 |
Notes:
* ↑ Despite being ranked 7th and 6th seed unable to advance, they're unable to advance because the max teams that can advance from a group is two
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Seed |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Advanced to semifinals | 1 |
| 2 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | Advanced to first round | 8 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −4 | 3 | | 9 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −5 | 3 | | 10 |
Notes:
* 1 2 Despite Florida being ranked higher on tiebreakers, they declined their bid to advance so the third placed Wake Forest was allowed to take their place
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Seed |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to first round | 3 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to first round | 5 |
| 3 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | | 6 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | | 12 |
Notes:
* ↑ Despite being ranked 6th, unable to advance because the max teams that can advance from a group is two

## Tournament bracket

Note: Some scores obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

### Men's

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 2 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 2 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 2 | | | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 1 | | | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 1 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 3 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 3 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 3 | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 0 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 3 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 3 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 3 | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 0 | Florida | Florida | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 4 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 4 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 4 | Florida | Florida | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 4 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 4 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 4 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 2 | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 1 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 2 | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 1 | | | | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 4 | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 4 | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 4 |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 3 | | | | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 4 | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 4 | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 4 |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 3 | | | | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 4 |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 3 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 3 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 3 | | | | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 4 |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 3 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 3 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 3 | | | | UNC-Wilmington | UNC-Wilmington | 0 |
| Vanderbilt (pen.) | Vanderbilt (pen.) | 1 (6) | | | | UNC-Wilmington | UNC-Wilmington | 0 |
| Vanderbilt (pen.) | Vanderbilt (pen.) | 1 (6) | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 5 | | | |
| FIU | FIU | 1 (5) | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 5 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 5 | | | |
| FIU | FIU | 1 (5) | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 5 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | |
| Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 5 | Sat • 6:30pm • Turf 5 | UNC-Wilmington | UNC-Wilmington | 1 | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 0 | UNC-Wilmington | UNC-Wilmington | 1 | | | |
| UNC-Wilmington | UNC-Wilmington | 1 | | | | | | |

### Women's

| First round | First round | First round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 2 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 2 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 2 | | | |
| Sat • 8:15pm • Turf 2 | Sat • 8:15pm • Turf 2 | Sat • 8:15pm • Turf 2 | 1 | North Carolina | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Virginia | 0 | | Virginia Tech | 1 | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 2 | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 2 | Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 2 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 1 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 |
| | | | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 4 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 4 | Sun • 9:00am • Turf 4 | NC State | NC State | 0 |
| Sat • 8:15pm • Turf 4 | Sat • 8:15pm • Turf 4 | Sat • 8:15pm • Turf 4 | 2 | NC State | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Clemson (a.e.t.) | 3 | | Clemson | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 2 | | | | | | |
Sources:

## National Championship performance
### Men's

| Team | Qualification | App | Last bid | Result |
| Virginia Tech | Tournament champion | 10th | 2017 | Semifinalist (0–2 vs North Carolina) |
| Virginia | Highest RPI remaining teams | 10th | 2017 | Sweet 16 (0–2 vs North Carolina) |
| Florida | 2nd highest RPI remaining teams | 12th | 2017 | Champion |
| North Carolina | National wildcard | 14th | 2017 | Runners-up (0–1 a.e.t. vs Florida) |

### Women's

| Team | Qualification | App | Last bid | Result |
| North Carolina | Tournament champion | 14th | 2017 | Sweet 16 (1–2 vs UC-Davis) |
| Clemson | Highest RPI remaining teams | 5th | 2013 | Semifinalist (1–4 Ohio State) |
| Virginia | 2nd highest RPI remaining teams | 10th | 2016 | Consolation co-champion (Finals cancelled) |
| NC State | National wildcard | 2nd | 2014 | Consolation quarterfinalist (2–4 vs Texas A&M) |