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 28th-30th, 2022. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 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.[1]

2022 SCSA Regional Tournament
AssociationNIRSA
LeagueSoutheast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
SportSoccer
SiteECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
DurationOctober 28-30, 2022
Number of teams16 (men's)
12 (women's)
Men's Championship Division
Score5-1
ChampionNorth Carolina
(2nd title, 5th title game)
  Runners-upWilliam & Mary
(1st title game)
Women's Championship Division
ChampionVirginia
(2nd title, 2nd title game)
  Runners-upFlorida State
(1st title game)

Format

The tournament consisted of twelve women’s teams and sixteen men’s teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) 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.[2]

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
    • Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match
  4. Most goals scored
  5. 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 tie breaker 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
    • 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
    • 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.[3]

Participants

Men's

Divisional champions
Division Team Appearance Last bid
Atlantic South North Carolina 12th 2021
Coastal North Florida 11th 2021
Mountain East Clemson 9th 2021
Mountain West Auburn 6th 2019
Coastal South Miami 4th 2021
Atlantic North JMU 3rd 2021
Mountain North Kentucky 2nd 2014
Mid-Atlantic Wake Forest 1st Never
Wild cards
Division Team Appearance Last bid
Atlantic North Virginia 11th 2021
Coastal South UCF 10th 2021
Atlantic North Virginia Tech 8th 2021
Mountain East Georgia Tech 7th 2021
Mountain North Tennessee 4th 2021
Coastal South USF 4th 2019
Atlantic North William & Mary 3rd 2021
Mid-Atlantic Elon 3rd 2015

Women's

Divisional champions
Division Team Appearance Last bid
Florida Florida 12th 2021
Northeast North Carolina 12th 2021
North Virginia Tech 12th 2021
Northwest Vanderbilt 8th 2021
Southwest Georgia Tech 5th 2021
Southeast South Carolina 1st Never
Wild cards
Division Team Appearance Last bid
North Virginia 11th 2021
Northeast East Carolina 7th 2021
Florida Florida State 6th 2021
Northeast Wake Forest 3rd 2021
North William & Mary 2nd 2021
Southwest Alabama 1st Never

Group stage

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

Men's

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Clemson 321031+27Advanced to knockout stage
2Miami 312031+25
3Elon 302112-12
4Georgia Tech 301214-31
Scores
7:00pm EST Clemson 1-0ElonField 8
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
7:00pm EST Miami 2-0Georgia TechField 3
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

8:30am EST Clemson 1-1 Miami Field 3
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
8:30am EST Georgia Tech 1-1 Elon Field 4
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

11:30am EST Elon 0-0 Miami Field 6
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
11:30am EST Georgia Tech0-1 Clemson Field 5
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1North Carolina 330080+89Advanced to knockout stage
2Tennessee 320145-16
3USF 301213-21
4Wake Forest 301238-51
Scores
7:00pm EST North Carolina 1-0USFField 6
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
7:00pm EST Tennessee 3-2Wake ForestField 7
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

8:30am EST North Carolina 4-0Wake ForestField 6
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
8:30am EST USF0-1 Tennessee Field 7
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

11:30am EST Tennessee0-3 North Carolina Field 8
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
11:30am EST USF 1-1 Wake Forest Field 3
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1JMU 330062+49Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida 320153+26
3Virginia 310245-13
4Kentucky 300338-50
Scores
8:30pm EST JMU 2-1KentuckyField 3
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
8:30pm EST Florida 2-0VirginiaField 4
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

10:00am EST Kentucky1-3 Virginia Field 3
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
10:00am EST JMU 2-0FloridaField 8
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

2:00pm EST Virginia1-2 JMU Field 4
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
2:00pm EST Kentucky1-3 Florida Field 5
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Virginia Tech 321030+37Advanced to knockout stage
2William & Mary 311134-14
3UCF 31025503
4Auburn 310246-23
Scores
8:30pm EST UCF 4-1AuburnField 6
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
8:30pm EST Virginia Tech 0-0 William & Mary Field 7
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

10:00am EST UCF0-2 Virginia Tech Field 6
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
10:00am EST Auburn 3-1William & MaryField 7
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

2:00pm EST Auburn0-1 Virginia Tech Field 7
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
2:00pm EST William & Mary 2-1UCFField 6
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

Women's

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Virginia 220020+26Advanced to knockout stage
2North Carolina 210132+13
3South Carolina 200214-30
Scores
7:00pm EST South Carolina0-1 Virginia Field 4
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
8:30am EST North Carolina0-1 Virginia Field 8
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
11:30am EST North Carolina 3-1South CarolinaField 4
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Virginia Tech 220041+36Advanced to knockout stage
2East Carolina 201112-11
3Wake Forest 201102-21
Scores
7:00pm EST East Carolina 0-0 Wake Forest Field 5
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
8:30am EST Virginia Tech 2-0Wake ForestField 5
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
11:30am EST Virginia Tech 2-1East CarolinaField 7
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Vanderbilt 211030+34Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida 20201102
3Alabama 201114-31
Scores
8:30pm EST Alabama0-3 Vanderbilt Field 8
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
10:00am EST Florida 0-0 Vanderbilt Field 4
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
2:00pm EST Florida 1-1 Alabama Field 3
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Georgia Tech 220071+66Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida State 210163+33
3William & Mary 2002110-90
Scores
8:30pm EST Florida State 5-1William & MaryField 5
Fri, October 28 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
10:00am EST Georgia Tech 5-0William & MaryField 5
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
2:00pm EST Florida State1-2 Georgia Tech Field 8
Sat, October 29 Stadium: ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC

Tournament bracket

Men's

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Sat • 4:30pm • Field 8
Clemson1
Sun • 8:00am • Field 8
Tennessee0
Clemson1
Sat • 4:30pm • Field 3
North Carolina2
North Carolina1
Sun • 11:00am • Field 3
Miami0
North Carolina5
Sat • 6:00pm • Field 3
William & Mary1
Virginia Tech0
Sun • 8:00am • Field 3
Florida2
Florida1
Sat • 6:00pm • Field 4
William & Mary2
JMU0
William & Mary1

Women's

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Sat • 4:30pm • Field 4
Virginia3
Sun • 8:00am • Field 5
East Carolina0
Virginia1
Sat • 4:30pm • Field 7
Virginia Tech0
Virginia Tech1
Sun • 11:00am • Field 4
North Carolina0
Virginia
Sat • 6:00pm • Field 5
Florida State
Vanderbilt0
Sun • 8:00am • Field 7
Florida State1
Florida State1
Sat • 6:00pm • Field 7
Georgia Tech0
Georgia Tech1
Florida0

National Championship performance

Men's

Region II championship teams
Team Qualification App Last bid Result
North Carolina Tournament
champion
17th 2021 Quarterfinalist
(1-2 a.e.t. vs Minnesota)
Clemson Highest RPI
remaining teams
4th 2003 Consolation quarterfinalist
(0-3 vs USC)
William & Mary 2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
1st Never Consolation co-champ
(Finals canceled)
JMU National wildcard 4th 2021 Consolation semifinalist
(0-2 vs William & Mary)
Florida National wildcard 14th 2019 Consolation semifinalist
(2-3 vs USC)

Women's

Team Qualification App Last bid Performance
Virginia Tournament
champion
12th 2021 Consolation champion
Vanderbilt Highest RPI
remaining teams
1st Never Sweet 16
(0-1 vs Cal Poly)
Virginia Tech 2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
16th 2019 Sweet 16
(1-2 vs Michigan)
Florida State National wildcard 4th 2016 Consolation semifinalist
(0-2 vs Virginia)
Georgia Tech National wildcard 2nd 2021 Consolation quarterfinalist
(0-2 vs Florida State)

Source: [4]

References

  1. "Regional Tournament". Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Granholm, Cory. "Regional Tournaments". NIRSA Play. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. "Tournament Rules of Play". Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. "Weekly Rankings | NIRSA Play". NIRSA Play. 2023-05-25. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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