The 2024 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 14th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Jonesville Soccer Complex in Gainesville, Florida from November 1–3, 2024. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's divisions, with each tournament champion and runner-up receiving an automatic bid to the 2024 NIRSA National Soccer Championships' championship division. The remaining bid for each division was 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. For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams each. Each team played 2 games against teams in their group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the single elimination quarterfinal round.
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 Tech10th2023Atlantic SouthNorth Carolina14th2023Coastal NorthFlorida13th2023Coastal SouthUCF12th2023Mid-AtlanticWake Forest2nd2022Mountain EastGeorgia Tech9th2023Mountain NorthTennessee6th2023Mountain WestAlabama5th2023 +Wild cardsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidMountain NorthKentucky4th2023Mountain WestAuburn7th2022Atlantic NorthWilliam & Mary5th2023Atlantic SouthNC State8th2023Mid-AtlanticDavidson1stNeverCoastal NorthFlorida State6th2023Coastal SouthUSF7th2023Mid-AtlanticElon5th2023 Source:
Women's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidFloridaFlorida State7th2022NorthVirginia13th2023NortheastNorth Carolina14th2023NorthwestTennessee4th2023SoutheastSouth Carolina3rd2023SouthwestAuburn4th2014 +Wild cardsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidSouthwestGeorgia8th2023NorthwestVanderbilt10th2023SouthwestGeorgia Tech6th2022NortheastNC State10th2023FloridaTampa2nd2023FloridaFlorida14th2023
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 Qualification1Virginia Tech 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advanced to knockout stage2Florida State 3 2 1 0 2 1 +163Alabama 3 1 2 0 1 3 -2 34Elon 3 0 3 0 0 5-50
+Group B Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1UCF 3 2 0 1 7 0 +6 7 Advanced to knockout stage2North Carolina 3 2 0 1 4 2 +273Auburn 3 1 2 0 3 4 -1 34Davidson 3 0 3 0 0 8-70
+Group C Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Wake Forest 3 2 0 1 2 0 +2 7 Advanced to knockout stage2South Florida 3 1 0 2 2 0 +253Florida 3 1 2 0 3 4 -1 34William & Mary 3 0 2 1 1 4-31
+Group D Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1NC State 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 7 Advanced to knockout stage2Georgia Tech 3 1 0 2 4 3 +153Kentucky 3 1 2 0 2 3 -1 34Tennessee 3 0 2 1 1 3-21
Women's +Group A Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1North Carolina 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 4 Advanced to knockout stage2Vanderbilt 2 0 0 2 1 1 023Florida201102 -21
+Group B Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Georgia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advanced to knockout stage2Florida State 2 1 1 0 1 4 -333NC State 2 0 2 0 0 2 -2 0
+Group C Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Georgia Tech 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage2Tampa 2 1 1 0 2 1 +133Tennessee 2 0 2 0 0 3 -3 0
+Group D Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Virginia 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 4 Advanced to knockout stage2Auburn 2 0 0 2 1 1 023South Carolina 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1 Source:
Tournament bracket
Men's
Women's
All-tournament teams Note: Only semifinalist players were eligible for selections
Men's championship NameTeamMateo Hurtado (MVP)UCFCade GreenwaldUCFSebastian RodriguezUCFHans KuhnkeUCFBailey GoldsteinGeorgia TechCole KettnerGeorgia TechKieran FergusonGeorgia TechZachariah BrewerUSFTyler BrettNorth Carolina
Women's championship #NameTeam12Kelly Humphrey (MVP)Georgia0Alyssa GrahamGeorgia2Jordan NowickiGeorgia21Janey KauppinenGeorgia15Ella OrtbalsAuburn26Addy PittsAuburn10Allison TravisNorth Carolina14Marley MladuckyTampa
National Championship performance
Men's TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformanceUCFTournamentchampion5th2021Sweet 16(0–3 vs Ohio State)Georgia TechTournamentrunner-up5th2023Semifinalist(0–5 vs BYU)Virginia TechHighest RPIremaining teams12th2023Sweet 16(1(3)–1(4) pen. vs Indiana)North CarolinaNational wildcard19th2023Sweet 16(0–1 vs Cal Poly)
Women's TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformanceGeorgiaTournamentchampion4th2017Semifinalist(0–2 vs UCLA)AuburnTournamentrunner-up1stNeverSweet 16(0–2 vs Kansas)North CarolinaHighest RPIremaining teams19th2023Sweet 16(1–2 vs Georgia)VirginiaNational wildcard14th2023Consolation quarterfinalist(0–2 vs Harvard)
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