2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 AAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Country  United States
Teams 8
Champions Tulsa
Runners-up Connecticut
Matches played 7
Goals scored 21 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Thiam Abdou (Connecticut)
(3 goals)
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2015 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 SMU + 7 – 0 – 1     15 – 3 – 4
#15 South Florida + 5 – 1 – 2     11 – 6 – 3
Connecticut + 3 – 3 – 2     10 – 6 – 6
Tulsa ‡ 3 – 3 – 2     8 – 6 – 7
UCF 3 – 4 – 1     7 – 8 – 2
Temple 2 – 6 – 0     10 – 7 – 2
Cincinnati 1 – 4 – 3     7 – 9 – 3
Memphis 1 – 4 – 3     3 – 10 – 4
As of November 29, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is the 3rd edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. First round matchups will be held at campus sites on Saturday, November 7, while the semifinals will be played at Corbett Soccer Stadium on the campus of South Florida in Tampa, FL.[1]

Seeding and format

The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. All eight teams qualify for the event. Connecticut claimed the third seed over Tulsa based on its win over second seeded South Florida. UConn and Tulsa tied in the regular season, and both lost to top seeded SMU. Memphis took the seventh seed based on its head to head win over Cincinnati.[2]

Team W L T Pct Seed
SMU 7 0 1 .938
1
South Florida 5 1 2 .750
2
Connecticut 3 3 2 .500
3
Tulsa 3 3 2 .500
4
UCF 3 4 1 .438
5
Temple 2 6 0 .250
6
Memphis 1 4 3 .313
7
Cincinnati 1 4 3 .313
8

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 SMU 2
8 Cincinnati 1
1 SMU  2 (3) 
4 Tulsa (pen.)  2 (4) 
4 Tulsa (pen.)  2 (4) 
5 UCF  2 (2) 
4 Tulsa (pen.)  1 (4) 
3 Connecticut 1 (3)
3 Connecticut 4
6 Temple 0
3 Connecticut 2
2 South Florida 1
2 South Florida 1
7 Memphis 0

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Men's Soccer Championship". The American. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pairings Announced for 2015 American Men's Soccer Championship". The American. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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