# 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament was the 28th edition of the competition. The tournament was played from November 8 until November 11.
The Central Arkansas Bears won the tournament, defeating Missouri State Bears on a golden goal. The win give the UCA their first ever MVC men's soccer championship, and their berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, Central Arkansas was drawn in the first round against the SMU Mustangs. There, they lost to SMU, 2-0.

## Background

The 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is the culmination of the regular season. The regular season conference matches determine the seeding in the tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. All teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, or MVC, play each other once during the season. Teams play certain teams at home during even number years, and then will play those teams on the road during odd number years. Teams are awarded three points for a win, a point for a draw and no points for a loss.
In the event that teams are tied on points, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. If that tiebreaker is tied, goal differential is applied, followed by goals scored, then away goals, then RPI.
Missouri State won the regular season with a 5-2-1 record.

## Seeding

| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Missouri State | 5–2–1 | |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 5–3–0 | |
| 3 | Bradley | 4–3–1 | |
| 4 | Loyola–Chicago | 4–3–1 | 1–0 vs Evansville |
| 5 | Evansville | 4–3–1 | 0–1 vs Loyola–Chicago |
| 6 | Vaparaiso | 7–11 | |
| 7 | Drake | 7–11 | |

## Bracket

| Wild card | Wild card | Wild card | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | November 10 – 6:00 p.m. | November 10 – 6:00 p.m. | November 10 – 6:00 p.m. | | | |
| | | | November 8 – 6:00 p.m. | November 8 – 6:00 p.m. | November 8 – 6:00 p.m. | 2 | Central Arkansas (p) | 1 (8) | | | |
| November 7 – 12:00 p.m. | November 7 – 12:00 p.m. | November 7 – 12:00 p.m. | 3 | Bradley | 3 | 3 | Bradley | 1 (7) | November 12 – 1:00 p.m. | November 12 – 1:00 p.m. | November 12 – 1:00 p.m. |
| 6 | Valparaiso | 2 | 7 | Drake | 1 | | | | 2 | Central Arkansas (g.g.) | 1 |
| 7 | Drake | 4 | | | | November 10 – 3:00 p.m. | November 10 – 3:00 p.m. | November 10 – 3:00 p.m. | 1 | Missouri State | 0 |
| | | | November 8 – 3:00 p.m. | November 8 – 3:00 p.m. | November 8 – 3:00 p.m. | 1 | Missouri State (p) | 0 (6) | | | |
| | | | 4 | Loyola Chicago | 0 | 5 | Evansville | 0 (5) | | | |
| | | | 5 | Evansville | 1 | | | | | | |

## Honors and awards
### Most valuable player

* Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas

### MVC All-Tournament team

MVC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team :
* Rafael Mentzingen, Valparaiso
* Jake Taylor, Drake
* Kyle Thomson, Loyola
* Ian McGrath, Evansville
* Simon Waever, Evansville
* Jacob Taylor, Bradley
* Gerit Wintermeyer, Bradley
* Liam Priestley, Missouri State
* Nick Burtenshaw, Missouri State
* Jordy Robins, Missouri State
* Tyler Ridener, Central Arkansas
* Blake Stricker, Central Arkansas
* Pepe San Roman, Central Arkansas
* Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas
* MVP in Bold