The 2018 MAC men's soccer tournament, was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 6 and concluded on November 11.
Akron won the MAC Championship, 3–0 against Western Michigan, making it a rematch of last year's championship. Akron entered the tournament as the six-time defending champions, and the fourth overall seed.
The tournament was expanded this year from four teams to six teams.
Seeds
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1West Virginia5–0–0 2Bowling Green2–2–1 3Western Michigan1–1–2 4Akron1–2–1 5SIU Edwardsville1–3–1 6Northern Illinois1–4–0
Bracket
Results
First round
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers 3 Goals Marcel Zajac – Akron 2 Goals Carlo Ritaccio – Akron 1 Goal
David Egbo – Akron Morgan Hackworth – Akron Ezana Kahsay – Akron Jan Maertins – Northern Illinois Greg Solawa – SIU Edwardsville Andres Muriel Albino – West Virginia Tommy Clark – Western Michigan Caden Jackman – Western Michigan Mike Melaragni – Western Michigan Zack Shane – Western Michigan Cameron Sipple – Western Michigan
All Tournament Team 2018 MAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament teamCarlo Ritaccio, Akron Ezana Kahsay, Akron Marcel Zajac, Akron Abdi Mohaned, Akron Moe Mustafa, Bowling Green Charlie Maciejewski, Bowling Green Logan Lucas, West Virginia Sebastian Garcia-Herreros, West Virginia Ben Thornton, Western Michigan Jake Rufe, Western Michigan Anthony Bowie, Western MichiganMVP in Bold
References
External links MAC Men's Soccer Championship Central