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2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season

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{{Infobox football league season

| image =

| caption =

| competition = Mid-American Conference

| season = 2016

| premiers =

| winners = Akron

| continentalcup1 = MAC Tourney Winner

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Akron

| continentalcup2 = NCAA tournament

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Akron

| matches = 96

| total goals = 110

| average goals =1.146

| league topscorer = Russell Cicerone (Buffalo)
14 G, 8 A, 37 Pts

| biggest home win = Buffalo 9–0 Daemon (August 26)

| biggest away win = Akron 7–0 @ Northern Illinois (October 15)

| highest scoring = Buffalo 9–0 Daemon (August 26)

| longest wins = 7 games
Buffalo
(August 26–September 18)

| longest unbeaten = 7 games
Buffalo (7–0–0)
(August 26–September 18)
Akron (5–0–2
(November 29–Current)

| longest winless = 12 games
Northern Illinois
(October 17, 2015–September 21)

| longest losses = 5 games
Northern Illinois
(October 11–November 5)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance = 804.344

| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2017

| updated = June 11, 2017

}}

{{2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings}}

The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Akron Zips are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

  • None

Teams

= Stadiums and locations =

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! Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

Akron Zips

| Akron, Ohio

| FirstEnergy Stadium

| align="center" | {{Nts|4,000}}

Bowling Green Falcons

| Bowling Green, Ohio

| Cochrane Stadium

| align="center" | {{Nts|1,000}}

Buffalo Bulls

| Amherst, New York

| UB Stadium

| align="center" | {{Nts|29,013}}

Northern Illinois Huskies

| DeKalb, Illinois

| NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex

| align="center" | {{Nts|1,500}}

West Virginia Mountaineers

| Morgantown, West Virginia

| Dlesk Stadium

| align="center" | {{Nts|1,600}}

Western Michigan Broncos

| Kalamazoo, Michigan

| WMU Soccer Complex

| align="center" | {{Nts|500}}

  • Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, and Toledo do not sponsor men's soccer. West Virginia is an associated member.

Regular season

= Results =

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width="200"| Team/opponentwidth="30"| AKRwidth="30"|BGSwidth="30"|UBwidth="30"|NIUwidth="30"|WVUwidth="30"|WMU
align=left| Akron Zipsstyle=background:#ddd;"|
align=left| Bowling Green Falconsstyle=background:#ddd;"|
align=left| Buffalo Bullsstyle=background:#ddd;"|
align=left| Northern Illinois Huskiesstyle=background:#ddd;"|
align=left| West Virginia Mountaineersstyle=background:#ddd;"|
align=left| Western Michigan Broncosstyle=background:#ddd;"|

= Rankings =

== NSCAA National ==

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{{main|List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll}}

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!Pre{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=August 2, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070519/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
1{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=August 30, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070342/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
2{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=September 6, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070643/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
3{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070811/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
4{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=September 20, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070338/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
5{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=September 27, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070808/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
6{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5562|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=October 4, 2016}}

! Wk
7{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233354/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
8{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=October 18, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071143/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
9{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=October 25, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070647/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
10{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233351/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
11{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071136/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964|url-status=dead}}

! Wk
12{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=November 15, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016|archive-date=November 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063059/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040|url-status=dead}}

! Final{{cite web|title=NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll|url=http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6092|publisher=National Soccer Coaches Association of America|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=January 4, 2017|archive-date=January 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162457/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6092|url-status=dead}}

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Akron Zips}}" |Akron

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" | 2

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 1

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 16

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 23

| style="background:#FFF;" | 23

| style="background:#FFF;" | 23

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 22

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | 24

| style="background:#FFF;" | 24

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Bowling Green Falcons}}" |Bowling Green

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Buffalo Bulls}}" |Buffalo

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Northern Illinois Huskies}}"|Northern Illinois

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|West Virginia Mountaineers}}"|West Virginia

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 17

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 24

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Western Michigan Broncos}}" |Western Michigan

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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== NSCAA Great Lakes Regional ==

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colspan=2 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" | Wk
1		Wk
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3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Akron Zips}}" |Akron

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

| style="background:#FFF;" | 3

| style="background:#FFF;" | 3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Bowling Green Falcons}}" |Bowling Green

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" | 6

| style="background:#FFF;" | 6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 9

| style="background:#FFF;" | 9

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Buffalo Bulls}}" |Buffalo

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 7

| style="background:#FFF;" | 7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 6

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Northern Illinois Huskies}}"|Northern Illinois

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|West Virginia Mountaineers}}"|West Virginia

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 8

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Western Michigan Broncos}}" |Western Michigan

! C

| style="background:#FFF;" | 4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 10

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | NR

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

Postseason

= MAC tournament =

{{main|2016 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1 = Semifinals

| RD2 = Final

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = Akron

| RD1-score1 = 4

| RD1-seed2 = 4

| RD1-team2 = Western Michigan

| RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 = 2

| RD1-team3 = Bowling Green

| RD1-score3 = 1

| RD1-seed4 = 3

| RD1-team4 = Buffalo (OT)

| RD1-score4 = 2

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = Akron

| RD2-score1 = 2

| RD2-seed2 = 3

| RD2-team2 = Buffalo

| RD2-score2 = 1

}}

=NCAA tournament=

{{main|2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship}}

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Seed

! Region

! School

! 1st round

! 2nd round

! 3rd round

! Quarterfinals

! Semifinals

! Championship

4

! Winston-Salem

| Akron

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 2–0 vs. Villanova – (Akron)

| style="background:#FBB"|L, 0–1 vs. #7 Indiana – (Bloomington)

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|

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All-MAC awards and teams

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2016 MAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
style="text-align:right;"| Award

! style="text-align:left;" | Recipient(s)

style="text-align:right;"|Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" |Adam Najem, MF, Akron

style="text-align:right;"|Coach of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" |Eric Nichols, Bowling Green

style="text-align:right;"|Newcomer of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" |Jonathan Lewis, FW, Akron

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2016 MAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams{{cite web|title=2016 MAC Men's Soccer Postseason Awards Announced|url=http://www.mac-sports.com/news/2016/11/9/MSOC_1109165025.aspx?path=msoc|website=Mid-American Conference|publisher=MAC-Sports.com|accessdate=January 4, 2017|date=November 9, 2016}}
First Team

! Second Team

Pau Belana MF, Akron

Adam Najem, MF, Akron

Brad Ruhaak, DF, Akron

Pat Flynn, FW, Bowling Green

Anthony Mwembia, GK Bowling Green

Russell Cicerone, FW, Buffalo

David Enstrom, DF, Buffalo

Jad Arslan, MF, West Virginia

Joey Piatczyc, MF, West Virginia

Zach Bock, DF, Western Michigan

Brandon Bye, FW, Western Michigan

|

Sam Gainford, FW, Akron

Nick Hinds, DF, Akron

Stuart Holthusen, FW, Akron

Jonathan Lewis, FW, Akron

Ben Lundt, GK, Akron

Tate Robertson, MF, Bowling Green

Jacob Roth, DF, Bowling Green

Joe Sullivan, MF, Bowling Green

Nick Forrester, DF, Buffalo

Jack Elliot, DF, West Virginia

Felix Angerer, FW, West Virginia

Edu Jimenez, MF, Western Michigan

Diego Lopez, MF, Western Michigan

Drew Shepherd, GK, Western Michigan

See also

References

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