2016 WAC men's soccer tournament

2016 WAC men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	7
Matches	6
Site	Clyde Field Orem, Utah
Champions	UNLV[1] (2nd title)
Winning coach	Rich Ryerson (2nd title)
Broadcast	WACTV, ESPN3
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2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah Valley	8	–	1	–	1			15	–	4	–	1
Seattle	7	–	1	–	2			11	–	6	–	2
Air Force	6	–	3	–	1			14	–	7	–	1
UNLV ‡	5	–	4	–	1			10	–	12	–	2
Grand Canyon ^#	4	–	3	–	3			7	–	10	–	3
UTRGV	4	–	4	–	2			4	–	6	–	8
Cal St. Bakersfield	4	–	6	–	0			6	–	13	–	0
San Jose State	3	–	6	–	1			4	–	13	–	2
Incarnate Word ^#	2	–	5	–	3			4	–	9	–	4
Houston Baptist	3	–	7	–	0			5	–	11	–	1
UMKC	1	–	7	–	2			2	–	12	–	2
‡-Tournament Champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship ^#-Ineligible (In transition) As of 21 November 2016 Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 WAC men's soccer tournament, was the 9th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

UNLV won the WAC title, making it their second WAC championship. The Rebels defeated Air Force in the championship, 2–1.

Seeding

Main article: 2016 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season

The top six programs qualified for the WAC Tournament. Grand Canyon and Incarnate Word were ineligible for the tournament due to their transition from Division II to Division I soccer.[2][3][4] Grand Canyon finished fifth in the regular season table, allowing seventh-place, Cal State Bakersfield to qualify.

No.	School	W	L	T	PCT.	Pts.
1	Utah Valley	8	1	1	.850	25
2	Seattle U	7	1	2	.800	23
3	Air Force	6	3	1	.650	19
4	UNLV	5	4	1	.550	16
5	UTRGV	4	4	2	.500	14
6	Cal State Bakersfield	4	6	0	.400	12

Bracket

	First round November 10					Semifinals November 11					Championship November 13
						1	Utah Valley	0
	4	UNLV	3			4	UNLV	1
	5	UTRGV	2								4	UNLV	2
											3	Air Force	1
						2	Seattle U	1
	3	Air Force	2			3	Air Force	2
	6	CSU Bakersfield	0

Awards

WAC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[1]

Alex Roldan, Seattle U Jeff Rose, Seattle U Paul Hoffmeister, Utah Valley Aaron Meyer, Utah Valley Trey Pujats, Air Force Cameron Duley, Air Force John Sims, Air Force Oscar Velazquez, UNLV Timo Mehlich, UNLV Enrique Adame, UNLV Danny Musovski, UNLV

MVP's in Bold

References

1. "UNLV Wins 2016 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. WACSports.com. November 13, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
2. "Grand Canyon University Accepts Invitation to Western Athletic Conference". Grand Canyon Antelopes. GCULopes.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
3. "FAQ About Moving to Division I". Grand Canyon Antelopes. September 9, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
4. Brennan, Eamonn (August 20, 2012). "Welcome to Division I, Incarnate Word!". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2017.