2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
The 2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season is the 29th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]
2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August, 2016 – November, 2016 |
Number of teams | 10 |
2017 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Joshua Smith, San Francisco |
Picked by | New England Revolution, 75th overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Portland |
Runners-up | Pacific |
2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The defending champions are the Santa Clara Broncos who won the regular season last year (the conference does not host a tournament).
Changes from 2015
- None
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Gonzaga Bulldogs | Spokane, Washington | Gonzaga Soccer Field | 1,500 |
Loyola Marymount Lions | Los Angeles, California | Sullivan Field | 2,000 |
Portland Pilots | Portland, Oregon | Merlo Field | 5,120 |
Saint Mary's Gaels | Moraga, California | Saint Mary's Stadium | 4,500 |
San Diego Toreros | San Diego, California | Torero Stadium | 6,000 |
San Francisco Dons | San Francisco, California | Negoesco Stadium | 3,000 |
Santa Clara Broncos | Santa Clara, California | Buck Shaw Stadium | 10,300 |
Regular season
NSCAA National
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre[2] | Wk 1[3] |
Wk 2[4] |
Wk 3[5] |
Wk 4[6] |
Wk 5[7] |
Wk 6[8] |
Wk 7[9] |
Wk 8[10] |
Wk 9[11] |
Wk 10[12] |
Wk 11[13] |
Wk 12[14] |
Final[15] | ||
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Gonzaga | C | RV | 20 | NR | |||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | C | ||||||||||||||
Pacific | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
Portland | C | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
Saint Mary's | C | ||||||||||||||
San Diego | C | RV | |||||||||||||
San Francisco | C | ||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | C | RV |
NSCAA Far West Regional
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | ||
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Gonzaga | C | 4 | 4 | 9 | NR | 8 | 8 | 10 | NR | ||||
Loyola Marymount | C | 9 | 9 | 6 | NR | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | ||||
Pacific | C | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||
Portland | C | 9 | 5 | NR | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Saint Mary's | C | 7 | NR | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
San Diego | C | 9 | NR | ||||||||||
San Francisco | C | 10 | NR | ||||||||||
Santa Clara | C | 10 | 10 | 8 | NR |
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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N/A | 2 | Pacific | W, 1–0 vs. CSUN – (Northridge) | L 0–2 vs. Stanford – (Stanford) | ||||
N/A | 3 | Portland | T, 0–0 (L, 5–6 pen.) vs. New Mexico – (Albuquerque) |
All-WCC awards and teams
2016 WCC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[16] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Eddie Sanchez, Portland | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Connor Johnson, Loyola Marymount | |||||
Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Christensen, Portland | |||||
Co-Coaches of the Year | Ryan Jorden, Pacific Nick Carlin-Voigt, Portland | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Benji Michel, Portland |
2016 WCC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[16] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team | ||||
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Tristan Blackmon, Jr., DF, PAC |
Valdemar Andersen, Jr., DF, SCU |
Garrett Amador, DF, LMU | ||||
See also
- 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2016 West Coast Conference women's soccer season
References
- "West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). West Coast Conference. WCCSports.com. p. 13. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016.
- "WCC Announces 2016 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team". West Coast Conference. WCCSports.com. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved February 3, 2017.