2015 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

2015 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 12–December 5, 2015
Teams38
Final positions
ChampionsPfeiffer (1st title, 1st final)
Runner-upCal Poly Pomona (1st final)
Third placeCharleston (WV)
& Rockhurst (MO)
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored128 (3.46 per match)
Attendance15,583 (421 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nathan Regis (Pfeiffer)
– 7 G, 2 A, 16 Pts.
Best playerNathan Regis (Pfeiffer)
← 2014
2016 →

All statistics correct as of 12/5/2015.

The 2015 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Ashton Brosnaham Stadium in Pensacola, Florida from December 3–5, 2015 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2015.[1]

Qualification

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All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. No teams received automatic bids; at-large bids are based on the teams' regular season records and the Quality of Winning Percentage Index.[2] Teams were placed into one of four unbalanced super-regional brackets, consisting of eight or ten teams, based on geographic location.

School Conference Record
Adelphi Northeast-10 Conference 13–4–3
Cal Poly Pomona California Collegiate Athletic Association 13–2–5
Cal State Dominguez Hills California Collegiate Athletic Association 14–2–3
Cal State L.A. California Collegiate Athletic Association 12–4–2
Cal State Stanislaus California Collegiate Athletic Association 15–4–2
Carson-Newman South Atlantic Conference 15–2–2
Cedarville Great Midwest Athletic Conference 14–3–2
Charleston Mountain East Conference 17–2–0
Colorado Mesa Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 14–4–2
Colorado Mines Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 14–4–2
Fort Hays State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 12–5–1
Fresno Pacific Pacific West Conference 14–2–2
Lander Peach Belt Conference 14–3–1
Le Moyne Northeast-10 Conference 12–5–1
Limestone Conference Carolinas 15–4–0
LIU Post East Coast Conference 14–2–2
Merrimack Northeast-10 Conference 14–3–2
Midwestern State Independent 16–0–1
Millersville Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 14–4–1
School Conference Record
Northwood (MI) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 16–1–1
Notre Dame College Mountain East Conference 13–6–0
Palm Beach Atlantic Independent 15–1–1
Pfeiffer Conference Carolinas 20–0–0
Quincy Great Lakes Valley Conference 12–6–2
Rockhurst Great Lakes Valley Conference 16–1–2
Rollins Sunshine State Conference 12–7–0
Saginaw Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 14–2–1
St. Leo Sunshine State Conference 10–6–1
Seattle Pacific Great Northwest Athletic Conference 14–1–3
Southern New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference 18–1–0
St. Edward's Heartland Conference 15–2–2
UIndy Great Lakes Valley Conference 12–5–3
Upper Iowa Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 13–3–1
Urbana Mountain East Conference 12–4–2
West Alabama Gulf South Conference 10–6–2
Wilmington Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference 14–5–0
Wingate South Atlantic Conference 14–3–3
Young Harris Peach Belt Conference 16–3–0

Tournament bracket

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Super Region No. 1

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Source:[3]

First Round
Thursday,
November 12
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *'Southern New Hampshire 3
4 Merrimack 2 4 Merrimack 0
5 Le Moyne 1 1 Southern New Hampshire 0(4)
6 Wilmington (DE) 4 2 LIU Post (PKs) 0(5)
3 Adelphi 3 6 Wilmington 0
2 *LIU Post 6
2 LIU Post 1
1 Charleston (WV) 2
1 *Charleston (WV) 4
4 Notre Dame (OH) 2
1 Charleston (WV) 1
3 Urbana 0
3 Urbana 1
2 *Millersville 0

Super Region No. 2

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Source:[3]

First Round
Friday,
November 13
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *Palm Beach Atlantic 2
4 West Alabama 0
1 Palm Beach Atlantic 6
2 Rollins 1
3 Saint Leo 2
2 *Rollins 3
1 Palm Beach Atlantic 4
1 Pfeiffer 5
1 *Pfeiffer 2
4 Lander 1(4) 5 Wingate 1
5 Wingate (PKs) 1(5) 1 Pfeiffer 3
6 Limestone 3 2 Young Harris 0
3 Carson-Newman 1 6 Limestone 1
2 *Young Harris 2

Super Region No. 3

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Source:[3]

First Round
Thursday,
November 12
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *Cal Poly Pomona 1
4 Cal St. Stanislaus 1 5 Cal St. L.A. 0
5 Cal St. L.A.
PKs 3–0
1 1 Cal Poly Pomona 1
6 Fresno Pacific 2 3 Cal St. Dominguez Hills 1
3 Cal St. Dominguez Hills 3 3 Cal St. Dominguez Hills PKs 1(3)
2 *Seattle Pacific 1(1)
1 Cal Poly Pomona 3
2 Colorado Mines 2
1 *Midwestern State 4
4 Colorado Mesa 2
1 Midwestern State 1
2 Colorado Mines 2
3 St. Edward's 1
2 *Colorado Mines 2

Super Region No. 4

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Source:[3]

First Round
Thursday,
November 12
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *Rockhurst 3
4 Cedarville 3 4 Cedarville 0
5 Quincy 0 1 Rockhurst 2
6 Indianapolis 0 2 Northwood (MI) 1
3 Saginaw Valley State 2 3 Saginaw Valley State 1
2 *Northwood (MI) 3
1 Rockhurst PKs 1(4)
2 Fort Hays State 1(1)
1 Upper Iowa 2
2 Fort Hays State 4
  • * Host schools

Division II College Cup

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Semifinals
December 3, 2015
Ashton Brosnaham Stadium
Pensacola, Florida
Championship
December 5, 2015
Ashton Brosnaham Stadium
Pensacola, Florida
      
Charleston 1
Pfeiffer 2
Pfeiffer 4
Cal Poly Pomona 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1
Rockhurst 0

Final

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Pfeiffer4–0Cal Poly Pomona
Nathan Regis 2:32' (Buzzo), 61' (pen.)
Jaime Siaj 3:59' (Galvao)
Martim Galvão 62:19' (Siaj)
Santi Moar Yellow card 68:10'
Report Alexander Turkson Yellow card 41:32'
Justyn Peeples Yellow card 60:44'
Eshel Chardon Yellow card 63:15'
Ashton Brosnaham Stadium, Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 301
Referee: Robert Sibiga

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee selects 2015 Championship Bracket". Ncaa.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "2022 Division II Men's Soccer Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.