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WAC men's soccer tournament

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WAC men's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumCBU Soccer Field
Current locationSeattle, Washington
Played1996–1999; 2013–present
Last contest2023
Current championSeattle U (6th. title)
Most championshipsSeattle U (6)
Official websitewacsports.com/msoc
Sponsors
Geico, Under Armour, Gatorade, Molton, Gearboss

The WAC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament for soccer for the Western Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2013.

Previously, it was held every year between 1996 and 1999 before the sport was discontinued by the conference for 14 years. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.

Seattle U is the most winning team with 5 titles.

Champions

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The following is a list of Big East Conference Tournament winners:

Finals

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Key
  • (1) – Title number
  •   – Match went to extra time
  •   – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team reached College Cup
  •   – Winning team won regular season

Year by year

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Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue City Tournament MVP
1
1996 Fresno State (1) 2–0 Air Force Pete Beiden Field Fresno, CA Craig Tomlinson (FSU)
2
1997 SMU (1) 4–0 Tulsa Peter Johann Field Las Vegas, NV Daniel Hernández (SMU)
3
1998 Fresno State (2) 0–0 (5–4 p) Tulsa Pete Beiden Field Fresno, CA Robbie Aristodemo (TUL)
1999 (no tournament held)
2000–2012 (WAC did not sponsor men's soccer)
4
2013 Seattle U (1) 2–1 San Jose State USAFA Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Jake Feener (SU)
5
2014 UNLV (1) 1–1 (4–2 p) CSU Bakersfield Championship Field Seattle, WA Danny Musovski (UNLV)
6
2015 Seattle U (2) 1–1 (5–4 p) Utah Valley Durwood Stadium Kansas, MO David Olsen (SU)
7
2016 UNLV (2) 2–1 Air Force Clyde Field Orem, UT Danny Musovski (UNLV)
8
2017 Seattle U (3) 2–1 San Jose State Peter Johann Field Las Vegas, NV Josh Adachi (SU)
9
2018 Grand Canyon (1) 1–0 San Jose State Championship Field Seattle, WA George Tasouris (GCU)
10
2019 Seattle U (4) 1–1 (2–1 p) Utah Valley Cadet Stadium Colorado Sp, CO Akili Kasim (SU)
11
2020 Air Force (1) 3–0 Grand Canyon Peter Johann Field Las Vegas, NV Quinn Matulis (AF)
12
2021 Seattle U (5) 2–2 (4–3 p) Grand Canyon GCU Stadium Phoenix, AZ Noe Meza (SU)
13
2022 California Baptist (1) 0–0 (3–1 p) San Jose State CBU Soccer Field Riverside, CA Nolan Premack (CBU)
14
2023 California Baptist (2) 2–1 UNLV Peter Johann Field Las Vegas, NV Luis Mueller (CBU)
15
2024 Seattle U (6)
3–0
San Jose State GCU Stadium Phoenix, AZ Demian Alvarez (Seattle U)

Performance by school

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School Titles Winning years
Seattle
6
2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
California Baptist
2
2022, 2023
UNLV
2
2014, 2016
Fresno State
2
1996, 1998
Air Force
1
2020
SMU
1
1997
Grand Canyon
6
2018
Total (all schools)
20

Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member

† No longer sponsor men's soccer

References

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  • "WAC Men's Soccer Tournament Records" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. WACSports.com.
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