2018 SCSA Regional Tournament


The 2018 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 9th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at BB&T Soccer Park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from November 2–4, 2018. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2018 NIRSA National Soccer Championship's championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance.

Format

The tournament consisted of 12 women's teams and 16 men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.
For the men's division group stage, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout round.
For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into three groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the best two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals.
Pool play games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage.
Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
  1. Highest number of points
  2. Winner of head-to-head competition
  3. Greatest goal difference
  4. * Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match
  5. Most goals scored
  6. Most shutouts
In a tie-breaking scenario involving more than 2 teams, the tie-breaker procedure would begin. If one team is identified as different and both remaining teams are still tied, the procedure is restarted. If a tie still remained after the first 5 criteria, the following was used to break a tie:
  1. NCAA kicks from the mark
  2. * If there was a three-way tie, a coin-flip would be conducted. The two teams that chose the same outcome would compete in kicks from the mark between each other. The winner would compete with the last remaining team in kicks from the mark
  3. * If there's a four-way tie, a drawing of lots would be conducted
Knockout stage games also consisted of two 40-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.

Participants

Men's

DivisionTeamAppearanceLast bid
Coastal PlainsFlorida8th2017
Mountain EastVirginia Tech6th2017
Atlantic NorthNC State5th2017
Mountain WestVanderbilt3rd2017
Mountain EastWilliam & Mary1stNever
CentralGeorgia Southern3rd2017
Mountain WestUT-Chattanooga3rd2017
Atlantic SouthClemson6th2017

Women's

DivisionTeamAppearanceLast bid
NorthVirginia Tech9th2017
NortheastNC State7th2017
NortheastEast Carolina5th2017
SouthwestGeorgia Tech2nd2017
NortheastWake Forest1stNever
FloridaFlorida9th2017

Group stage

Men's

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Vanderbilt320173+46Advanced to knockout stage
2Clemson320174+36Advanced to knockout stage
3Georgia Tech320142+26
4Ole Miss300309−90

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1North Carolina312094+55Advanced to knockout stage
2Virginia Tech312042+25Advanced to knockout stage
3UCF312065+15
4Georgia Southern300319−80

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1NC State330093+69Advanced to knockout stage
2UNC-Wilmington320182+66Advanced to knockout stage
3William & Mary310227−53
4NKU3003310−70

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Women's

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed
1North Carolina3300150+139Advanced to semifinals1
2Florida310226−43Advanced to first round8
3Wake Forest310238−439
4Georgia3102410−5310

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed
1Clemson321051+47Advanced to first round3
2Virginia Tech312041+35Advanced to first round5
3UCF311124−246
4Georgia Tech300316−5012

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Tournament bracket

Note: Some scores obtained through SCSA's, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Women's

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