| 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | August 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| 2018 MLS SuperDraft | |
| Top draft pick | Rafael Andrade Santos, VCU |
| Picked by | D.C. United, 74th overall |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | UMass |
| Runners-up | VCU |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | UMass |
| Runners-up | VCU |
| Finals MVP | Matthew Mooney |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Fordham + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LaSalle | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 31st season of varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 25 and concluded on November 1. The season culminated with the 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament which began on November 4 and concluded on November 12.
UMass went on to win both the regular season at tournament championships.[1][2][3] Saint Louis entered the season as the defending regular season champions, but a dip in form, prevented them from retaining the title. Fordham were the defending tournament champions, and have qualified for the A-10 Tournament, offering them an opportunity to defend their title. The Fordham Rams were eliminated by UMass in the semifinals.[4]
In addition to UMass; regular season and tournament runners-up, VCU,[5] as well as Fordham qualified for the NCAA Tournament. This was the first time since 2014 that an A-10 team earned an at-large berth in the tournament. Further, this was the most teams the A-10 fielded in the NCAA Tournament since 2012, when there were four berths from the conference. In the tournament, VCU was given a second-round bye and 16 seed where they were eliminated by Butler. Massachusetts and Fordham contested in the first round. Massachusetts fell to Colgate,[6] while Fordham ended up going on a quarterfinal run,[7][8] knocking off two ACC teams.[9][10] It was the furthest run by an A-10 team in the tournament since 2011, when Charlotte reached the 2011 College Cup Final.[11][12][13]
- ^ Merritt, Cameron (November 5, 2018). "Propelled by local talent, UMass Men's Soccer wins league". The Amherst Wire. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Touri, Amin (November 2, 2017). "UMass men's soccer falls to Fordham, still takes home A-10 regular season title". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Raguso, Joe (November 12, 2017). "Davis Smith, Alex DeSantis lead UMass men's soccer to Atlantic 10 Tournament championship". Daily Hampshire Gazette. NNE. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Kostyack, Ben (November 10, 2017). "UMass beats Fordham, reaches A-10 men's soccer final". Daily Hampshire Gazette. NNE. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ Goff, Steven (November 13, 2017). "Georgetown, Virginia, VCU among seeded teams in NCAA men's tournament". The Washington Post. Nash Media. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Conor (November 16, 2017). "UMass men's soccer falls to Colgate in first round of NCAA Tournament". The Springfield Republican. Advance Publications. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Terzulli, Tim (November 15, 2017). "Fordham hosts St. Francis Brooklyn in NCAA Tournament's NYC soccer clash". AM New York. Newsday. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Squadron, Alex (December 2, 2017). "Dream run over for Fordham soccer". New York Post. News Corp. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Blum, Sam (November 19, 2017). "Virginia men's soccer team upset by Fordham in NCAA Tournament". The Daily Progress. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Shaffer, Garrett (November 20, 2017). "Fordham upsets men's soccer in second round of NCAA tournament". The Cavalier Daily. Cavalier Daily, Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Rosenblatt, Ryan; McCauley, Kevin (December 9, 2011). "College Cup 2011: UNC Charlotte, UNC Chapel Hill Make It An All North Carolina Final". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Leigh-Porter, Kristen (December 11, 2011). "UNC, Charlotte meet in Cup final: 49ers look for first NCAA Championship in school history". ncaa.com. National Collegiate Athletics Association. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Charlotte to Face UNC in National Championship". charlotte49ers.com. December 10, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2018.