2023 SCSA Regional Tournament


The 2023 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 13th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Dorey Park in Henrico, Virginia from October 27–29th, 2023. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's divisions, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2023 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 twelve women's teams and sixteen 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, a team dropped out prior to the tournament and was unable to be replaced, meaning the tournament would only have 11 teams. The tournament would have two groups of four teams and one group of three teams. Each team played 2 games against teams in their group, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals. The final 2 spots were given to the highest ranked third placed teams. Seeding was adjusted based on teams' final game timings.
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
  7. Coin flip
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 NorthVirginia12th2022
Atlantic NorthWilliam & Mary4th2022
Atlantic SouthNC State7th2021
Atlantic SouthUNC-Wilmington6th2018
Coastal NorthFlorida State5th2019
Coastal SouthUSF5th2022
Mid-AtlanticApp State4th2021
Mountain NorthKentucky3rd2022

Women's

DivisionTeamAppearanceLast bid
FloridaTampa1stNever
NortheastNC State9th2019
NorthwestTennessee3rd2017
SoutheastSouth Carolina2nd2022
SouthwestAlabama3rd2022

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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PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1NC State310274+35Advanced to knockout stage
2Elon311157−24Advanced to knockout stage
3William & Mary30034403
4Tennessee301245−12

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PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Georgia Tech310243+15Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida30034403Advanced to knockout stage
3Kentucky30033303
4UNC-Wilmington301245−12

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PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1North Carolina320142+27Advanced to knockout stage
2Virginia311143+14Advanced to knockout stage
3UCF312024−23
4Florida State301212−12

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Women's

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PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Georgia220070+76Advanced to knockout stage
2Vanderbilt210131+24Advanced to knockout stage
3Tampa201115−41Advanced to knockout stage
4Alabama202005−50

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PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia210151+44Advanced to knockout stage
2North Carolina210141+34Advanced to knockout stage
3Clemson202007−70

National Championship performance

Women's

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