2022 SCSA Regional Tournament


The 2022 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 12th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at ECU's North Recreational Complex in Greenville, North Carolina, from October 28–30, 2022. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2022 NIRSA National Soccer Championships' 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 round of 8.
For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 3 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 8.
Pool play games were two 35-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 tiebreaker 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 35-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
Atlantic NorthVirginia11th2021
Coastal SouthUCF10th2021
Atlantic NorthVirginia Tech8th2021
Mountain EastGeorgia Tech7th2021
Mountain NorthTennessee4th2021
Coastal SouthUSF4th2019
Atlantic NorthWilliam & Mary3rd2021
Mid-AtlanticElon3rd2015

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Women's

DivisionTeamAppearanceLast bid
NorthVirginia11th2021
NortheastEast Carolina7th2021
FloridaFlorida State6th2021
NortheastWake Forest3rd2021
NorthWilliam & Mary2nd2021
SouthwestAlabama2nd2011

Group stage

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

Men's

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1North Carolina330080+89Advanced to knockout stage
2Tennessee320145−16Advanced to knockout stage
3USF301213−21
4Wake Forest301238−51

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1JMU330062+49Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida320153+26Advanced to knockout stage
3Virginia310245−13
4Kentucky300338−50

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia Tech321030+37Advanced to knockout stage
2William & Mary311134−14Advanced to knockout stage
3UCF31025503
4Auburn310246−23

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Women's

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia Tech220041+36Advanced to knockout stage
2East Carolina201112−11Advanced to knockout stage
3Wake Forest201102−21

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Vanderbilt211030+34Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida20201102Advanced to knockout stage
3Alabama201114−31

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Georgia Tech220071+66Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida State210163+33Advanced to knockout stage
3William & Mary2002110−90

All tournament teams

Note: only players on teams in the semifinals were eligible.

National Championship performance

Women's

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