2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
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| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Akron |
| MAC Tourney Winner | Akron |
| NCAA tournament | Akron |
| Matches played | 96 |
| Goals scored | 110 (1.15 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 1.146 |
| Top goalscorer | 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 winning run | 7 games Buffalo (August 26–September 18) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 games Buffalo (7–0–0) (August 26–September 18) Akron (5–0–2 (November 29–Current) |
| Longest winless run | 12 games Northern Illinois (October 17, 2015–September 21) |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Northern Illinois (October 11–November 5) |
| Average attendance | 804.344 |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of June 11, 2017. | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Akron ‡ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Teams
Stadiums and locations
- 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
| Team/opponent | AKR | BGS | UB | NIU | WVU | WMU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zips | ||||||
| Bowling Green Falcons | ||||||
| Buffalo Bulls | ||||||
| Northern Illinois Huskies | ||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||||
| Western Michigan Broncos |
Rankings
NSCAA National
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Pre[1] | Wk 1[2] |
Wk 2[3] |
Wk 3[4] |
Wk 4[5] |
Wk 5[6] |
Wk 6[7] |
Wk 7[8] |
Wk 8[9] |
Wk 9[10] |
Wk 10[11] |
Wk 11[12] |
Wk 12[13] |
Final[14] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | C | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 |
| Bowling Green | C | RV | NR | ||||||||||||
| Buffalo | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | ||||||||
| Northern Illinois | C | ||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | C | RV | 17 | 24 | RV | NR | |||||||||
| Western Michigan | C | RV | NR |
NSCAA Great Lakes 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Bowling Green | C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| Buffalo | C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Northern Illinois | C | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | NR | 8 | NR | ||||
| Western Michigan | C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | NR | 8 | 6 | NR | 10 | NR | ||
Postseason
MAC tournament
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Akron | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Western Michigan | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Akron | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Buffalo | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Buffalo (OT) | 2 | |||||||
NCAA tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Winston-Salem | Akron | W, 2–0 vs. Villanova – (Akron) | L, 0–1 vs. #7 Indiana – (Bloomington) |