2023 AAC Men's Soccer Tournament
In all, eight teams advanced to the tournament, which gets under way on Friday, Nov. 3.
Milligan is the regular-season champion and is the No. 1 seed for the tournament. The Buffaloes also receive an automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament.
Here are the seeds for the tournament:
- Milligan (13-2-3, 10-0-3 AAC)
- Union (14-1-2, 10-1-2 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (9-3-5, 9-1-3 AAC)
- St. Andrews (9-4-2, 8-3-2 AAC)
- Truett McConnell (9-2-4, 7-2-4 AAC)
- Columbia International (10-4-3, 7-4-2 AAC)*
- Bryan (8-7-2, 7-4-2 AAC)*
- Reinhardt (9-4-5, 7-4-2 AAC)*
*-Columbia International, Bryan, and Reinhardt all finished the season going 1-1 against each other and all three had a goal differential of plus-12 (with a maximum of 4 goals per game). Columbia International earned the No. 6 seed based on having the better MRPI rating in the most recent edition. CIU is the No. 64 ranked team, while Reinhardt and Bryan are ranked 73rd and 80th. Bryan is the No. 7 seed since it defeated Reinhardt 1-0 during the regular season.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 3 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 1 - No. 1 Milligan (14-2-3) def. No. 8 Reinhardt (9-5-5), 1-0 (2OT) (box)
Game 2 - No. 4 St. Andrews (10-4-2) def. No. 5 Truett McConnell (9-3-4), 4-0 (box)
Game 3 - No. 2 Union (15-1-2) def. No. 7 Bryan (8-8-2), 2-1 (box)
Game 4 - No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (10-3-5) def. No. 6 Columbia International (10-5-3), 1-0 (box)
Tuesday, Nov. 7 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 5 - No. 1 Milligan (15-2-3) def. No. 4 St. Andrews (10-5-2), 1-0 (box)
Game 6 - No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (11-3-5) at No. 2 Union (15-2-2), 5-1 (box)
Saturday, Nov. 11 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 7 - Championship Game - No. 1 Milligan (16-2-3) def. No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (11-4-5), 4-0 (box)
All game times will be announced as soon as they are determined.