2016 The Summit League men's soccer season

The Summit League

Season	2016
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2016 The Summit League men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Denver ‡	5	–	0	–	1			19	–	0	–	3
Omaha	5	–	0	–	1			10	–	5	–	4
Western Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	10	–	1
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	12	–	1
Fort Wayne	2	–	4	–	0			9	–	9	–	0
Oral Roberts	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	10	–	2
IUPUI	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	16	–	1
‡-Tournament Champion +-Invited to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of 29 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 The Summit League men's soccer season was the 11th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Denver Pioneers are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.^[1]

Changes from 2015

• None

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Denver Pioneers	Denver, Colorado	University of Denver Soccer Stadium	2,000
Eastern Illinois Panthers	Charleston, Illinois	Lakeside Soccer Field	N/A
Fort Wayne Mastodons	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Hefner Stadium	2,000
IUPUI Jaguars	Indianapolis, Indiana	Carroll Stadium	12,100
Omaha Mavericks	Omaha, Nebraska	Al F. Caniglia Field[2]	3,097
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Case Soccer Complex	1,000
Western Illinois Leathernecks	Macomb, Illinois	MacKenzie Alumni Field	1,000

• North Dakota State, South Dakota and South Dakota State do not sponsor men's soccer

Regular season

Results

Home/Away	DEN	EIU	FWY	IPI	UNO	ORU	WIU
Denver Pioneers			4–3			Oct. 22	Oct. 15
Eastern Illinois Panthers	0–1		Oct. 23				Oct. 29
Fort Wayne Mastodons				Oct. 29	Oct. 15	3–1
IUPUI Jaguars	0–1	Nov. 5					0–2
Omaha Mavericks	Oct. 29	2–0		3–1
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles		3–2		Oct. 15	Nov. 5
Western Illinois Leathernecks			Nov. 5		Oct. 22	4–0

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre[3]	Wk 1[4]	Wk 2[5]	Wk 3[6]	Wk 4[7]	Wk 5[8]	Wk 6[9]	Wk 7[10]	Wk 8[11]	Wk 9[12]	Wk 10[13]	Wk 11[14]	Wk 12[15]	Final
Denver	C	20	13	11	8	8	8	7	5	5	4	6	4	4
Eastern Illinois	C
Fort Wayne	C
IUPUI	C
Omaha	C
Oral Roberts	C
Western Illinois	C

Postseason

Summit League Tournament

Tournament details to be announced.

NCAA Tournament

Seed	Region	School	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
6	Clemson	Denver	BYE	W 3–0 vs. UNLV – (Denver)	vs. #11 Washington – (Denver)

All-Summit League awards and teams

2016 Summit League Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year

2016 Summit League Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 The Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 The Summit League women's soccer season

References

1. "No. 8/7 Denver Wins Third-Straight Summit League Title". Denver Pioneers. November 14, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
2. "Caniglia Field". University of Nebraska–Omaha Athletics. October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
8. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.