# 2011 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season

The 2011 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season was the 29th season of men's college soccer in the Colonial Athletic Association, played from August 25, 2011 until November 3, 2011. The season marked the first time in 11 years that the James Madison Dukes won the regular season title, amassing a conference record of 8–3–0, with a 12–4–1 overall record. The regular season culminated with the tournament, which was won by the Delaware Blue Hens, making it their first conference championship in 40 years.
Four teams qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, making it the largest representation by the conference in the tournament's history. Delaware automatically qualified for the tournament by winning the conference tournament, while James Madison, Old Dominion and Georgia State all entered the tournament via at-large berths. These three teams were the finalists and semifinalists in the CAA Tournament.

## Colleges
### Head coaching changes

There were no head coaching changes during the 2010–11 offseason.

## Preseason
### Coaches poll

| | CAA Coaches' Poll |
| 1. | Old Dominion (6) | 112 |
| 2. | VCU (1) | 102 |
| 3. | William & Mary (4) | 90 |
| 4. | George Mason | 87 |
| 5. | UNC Wilmington | 80 |
| 6. | Northeastern (1) | 79 |
| 7. | Hofstra | 67 |
| 8. | James Madison | 53 |
| 9. | Drexel | 40 |
| 10. | Towson | 37 |
| 11. | Delaware | 30 |
| 12. | Georgia State | 15 |

## Standings

2011 CAA men's soccer standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | PTS | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| #12 James Madison† | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 20 | +7 |
| #18 Old Dominion | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 22 | +20 |
| William & Mary | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
| Delaware* | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Northeastern | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +4 |
| Georgia State | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 |
| VCU | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 24 | +10 |
| Drexel | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 24 | −10 |
| George Mason | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 27 | +10 |
| Hofstra | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 32 | −7 |
| UNC Wilmington | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 29 | −9 |
| Towson | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 41 | –21 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Georgia State beat VCU in the first tiebreaker, which was head-to-head record. Current rankings: CAASports.com |||||||||||||||||

## Tournament

The tournament will be hosted by whoever wins the regular season title. Right now, either James Madison or Old Dominion will host the tournament, depending on their regular season outcomes.

## Results

| Home \ Away | DEL | DRE | GMU | GSU | HOF | JMU | NCW | NOR | ODU | TOW | VCU | W&M |
| Delaware Fighting Blue Hens | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | | | | 2–0 |
| Drexel Dragons | 2–1 | | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| George Mason Patriots | | 0–0 | | | | | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | | |
| Georgia State Panthers | | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–0 |
| Hofstra Pride | | | | | | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | | 0–3 | |
| James Madison Dukes | | | 2–1 | | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | |
| UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | | | | | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Northeastern Huskies | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | |
| Old Dominion Monarchs | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 4–1 | | 3–2 | | | | 4–0 | |
| Towson Tigers | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | | 2–4 | | | 0–1 |
| VCU Rams | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | | 3–2 | | 0–1 |
| William & Mary Tribe | | | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | | | 0–3 | | | |

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | College | Goals |
| 1 | Yannick Smith | Old Dominion | 15 |
| 2 | Patrick Innes | James Madison | 11 |
| 2 | Evans Frimpong | Delaware | 11 |
| 4 | Roberto Gimenez | Delaware | 10 |
| 5 | Jason Johnson | VCU | 9 |
| 5 | Taylor Morgan | George Mason | 9 |
| 7 | Tim Hopkinson | Old Dominion | 8 |
| 7 | Nicholas Abrigo | William & Mary | 8 |
| 9 | Dante Marini | Northeastern | 7 |
| 10 | Paul Wyatt | James Madison | 6 |
| 10 | Gideon Asante | Old Dominion | 6 |
| 10 | Evan Scott | Georgia State | 6 |
| 10 | Kyle Ellis | Delaware | 6 |
| 10 | Yoyo Mwila | VCU | 6 |
Last updated: October 31, 2011 Source: NMN Athletics