2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 5th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decides the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was played at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU in Dallas on November 10 and 12.
Seeding and format
The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. The top four teams qualify for the event.Seed | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Pts |
1 | SMU | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
2 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
3 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
4 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Bracket
Results
Semifinals
----Championship
Broadcasting
The semifinals were streamed live on the American Digital Network. The final was carried live on ESPNU.Statistics
Goals
Assists
Shutouts
Awards
Most Valuable Players
- Emil Cuello
- Jordan Cano
All-Tournament Team
Player | Nat. | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
Louis Perez | UCF | MF | Fr. | Villennes-sur-Seine, France | |
Matias Pyysalo | UCF | MF | Jr. | Helsinki, Finland | |
Andreas Steineger | UCF | DF | Fr. | Oslo, Norway | |
Yoni Sorokin | UCF | MF | Fr. | Jerusalem, Israel | |
Abdou Mbacke Thiam | Connecticut | FW | Jr. | Dakar, Senegal | |
Jordan Cano | SMU | DF | So. | Frisco, Texas | |
Bryce Clark | SMU | MF | So. | Los Gatos, California | |
Emil Cuello | SMU | MF | So. | Orem, Utah | |
Nicky Hernandez | SMU | FW | Fr. | Dallas, Texas | |
Michael Nelson | SMU | GK | RS So. | Katy, Texas | |
Jared Rice | SMU | DF | Sr. | Plano, Texas |