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 (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, 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 playThe ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
Highest number of points Winner of head-to-head competition Greatest goal difference Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match Most goals scored Most shutouts Coin flip (No penalty shootout for group stage standings) 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 +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidAtlantic NorthVirginia Tech9th2022Atlantic SouthNorth Carolina13th2022Coastal NorthFlorida12th2022Coastal SouthUCF11th2022Mid-AtlanticElon4th2022Mountain EastGeorgia Tech8th2022Mountain NorthTennessee5th2022Mountain WestAlabama4th2019 +Wild cardsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidAtlantic NorthVirginia12th2022Atlantic NorthWilliam & Mary4th2022Atlantic SouthNC State7th2021Atlantic SouthUNC-Wilmington6th2018Coastal NorthFlorida State5th2019Coastal SouthUSF5th2022Mid-AtlanticApp State4th2021Mountain NorthKentucky3rd2022
Women's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidFloridaFlorida13th2022NorthVirginia12th2022NortheastNorth Carolina13th2022NorthwestVanderbilt9th2022SoutheastClemson10th2021SouthwestGeorgia7th2018 +Wild cardsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidFloridaTampa1stNeverNortheastNC State9th2019NorthwestTennessee3rd2017SoutheastSouth Carolina2nd2022SouthwestAlabama3rd2022
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 L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1App State 3 2 1 0 3 2 +1 6 Advanced to knockout stage2Virginia Tech 3 1 0 2 5 3 +253USF 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 44Alabama 3 0 2 1 3 6 −31
+Group B Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1NC State 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 5 Advanced to knockout stage2Elon 3 1 1 1 5 7 −243William & Mary 3 0 0 3 4 4 0 34Tennessee 3 0 1 2 4 5 −12
+Group C Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Georgia Tech 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 5 Advanced to knockout stage2Florida 3 0 0 3 4 4 033Kentucky 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 34UNC-Wilmington 3 0 1 2 4 5 −12
+Group D Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1North Carolina 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 7 Advanced to knockout stage2Virginia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +143UCF 3 1 2 0 2 4 −2 34Florida State 3 0 1 2 1 2 −12
Women's +Group A Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Florida 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advanced to knockout stage2South Carolina 2 2 0 0 5 2 +363NC State 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 04Tennessee200204 −40
+Group B Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Georgia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advanced to knockout stage2Vanderbilt 2 1 0 1 3 1 +243Tampa 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 14Alabama202005 −50
+Group C Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Virginia 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 4 Advanced to knockout stage2North Carolina 2 1 0 1 4 1 +343Clemson 2 0 2 0 0 7 −7 0
Tournament bracket
Men's
Women's
National Championship performance
Men's TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformanceVirginia TechTournamentchampion11th2018Finalist(0–2 vs BYU)North CarolinaHighest RPIremaining teams18th2022Consolation Semifinalist(4–6 vs Texas)Georgia Tech2nd highest RPIremaining teams4th2016Quarterfinalist(0–2 a.e.t. vs BYU)FloridaNational wildcard15th2022Consolation Semifinalist(2–4 vs Illinois)
Women's TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformanceVirginiaTournamentchampion13th2022Quarterfinalist(2–3 a.e.t. vs UCLA)FloridaHighest RPIremaining teams17th2021Quarterfinalist(0–1 a.e.t. vs Boston College)South Carolina2nd highest RPIremaining teams1stNeverSweet 16(0–2 vs Colorado State)North CarolinaNational wildcard18th2021Sweet 16(0–1 vs Michigan State)VanderbiltNational wildcard2nd2022Semifinalist(0–1 vs Boston College) Source:
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