Draft:2024 SCSA Regional Tournament

2024 SCSA Regional Tournament
Association	NIRSA
League	Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Sport	Soccer
Site	Jonesville Soccer Complex Gainesville, FL
Duration	November 1-3, 2023
Number of teams	16 (men's) 12 (women's)
Men's Championship Division
Women's Championship Division

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 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 play
The 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 champions

Division	Team	Appearance	Last bid
Atlantic North	Virginia Tech	10th	2023
Atlantic South	North Carolina	14th	2023
Coastal North	Florida	13th	2023
Coastal South	UCF	12th	2023
Mid-Atlantic	Wake Forest	2nd	2022
Mountain East	Georgia Tech	9th	2023
Mountain North	Tennessee	6th	2023
Mountain West	Alabama	5th	2023

Wild cards

Division	Team	Appearance	Last bid

Women's

Divisional champions

Division	Team	Appearance	Last bid
Florida	Florida State	7th	2022
North
Northeast	North Carolina	14th	2023
Northwest	Tennessee	4th	2023
Southeast
Southwest	Auburn	4th	2014

Wild cards

Division	Team	Appearance	Last bid

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	Qualification
1										Advanced to knockout stage
2
3
4

Women's

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1										Advanced to knockout stage
2
3
4

Scores