See which teams were selected in the 2016 NIRSA Soccer drawing

For the third year in a row, NIRSA used a lottery drawing to decide which teams would participate in the 2016 NIRSA National Soccer Championships Open Division. The event was broadcast live from NIRSA Headquarters in Corvallis, Oregon on October 4 at 4:00pm EST.

Ninety teams watched in suspense as the 48 available spots were filled one by one. The 42 teams that weren’t selected were placed on a waitlist—and they shouldn’t give up hope yet. A few of the teams selected in the lottery will qualify for the Championship Division through regional tournaments; they will need to be replaced in the Open Division by a waitlisted team.

The City of Foley, Alabama, and the Foley Sports Tourism Complex are acting as tournament hosts for the 23rd Annual NIRSA National Soccer Championships. The games will take place November 17-19 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex.

Congratulations to the following teams which were selected for the 2016 NIRSA National Soccer Championships Open Division, and best of luck to the teams competing for a bid in the Championship Division!

Women’s Open Division

Boston College
George Mason University
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Tech
Houston Community College
Iowa State University
Ohio University
Northeastern
San Diego State University
Texas Christian University
United States Air Force Academy
UCLA
University of Denver
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Missouri
University of Northern Iowa
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Vermont
Virginia Tech
West Virginia University

Men’s Open Division

Babson College
Boston College
California State University, Fullerton
Colorado State University
Colorado State University–Pueblo
Dalton State University
East Carolina University
Houston Community College
Iowa State University
Louisiana State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
San Diego State University
State University of New York at Cortland
St. Edward’s University
Towson University
UCLA
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Illinois
University of Miami
University of Texas at Austin
Utah Valley State University
Wake Forest University

NIRSA would like to thank the City of Foley and Foley Sports Tourism Complex for their support of what is sure to be another outstanding NIRSA Championship Series tournament this fall! Participants should get ready for a fantastic event that might just be the pinnacle of players’ collegiate soccer experiences!