The Summit League men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Summit League. The tournament has been held every year since 1994. 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.
Champions
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Title number
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Match went to extra time
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Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
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Regular season champion
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Regular season co-champion
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| Year
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Champion
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Score
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Runner-up
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Venue
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Tournament MVP
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| 1994 |
Central Connecticut
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2–0
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Buffalo
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UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
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Everton Barrington (CCSU)
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| 1995 |
Central Connecticut (2)
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3–0
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Western Illinois
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MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL
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Stephen Yanosy (CCSU)
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| 1996 |
Valparaiso
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4–2
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Central Connecticut
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Greene Stadium • Washington, DC
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Tony Dal Santo (VALPO)
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| 1997 |
Howard
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2–1
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Central Connecticut
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Valparaiso, IN
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Mike Lawrence (HOW)
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| 1998 |
Howard (2)
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4–1
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UMKC
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Valparaiso, IN
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Greg Simmonds (HOW)
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| 1999 |
Oral Roberts
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2–1*
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IUPUI
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Carroll Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
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Trey Vaut (ORU)
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| 2000 |
IUPUI
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2–1*
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Oakland
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MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL
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Armando Femia (IUPUI)
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| 2001 |
UMKC
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2–1
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IUPUI
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ORU Soccer Field • Tulsa, OK
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Beau Williams (UMKC)
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| 2002 |
Oakland
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3–0
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Western Illinois
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Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI
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not awarded
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| 2003 |
UMKC (2)
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2–1
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Oakland
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Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI
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not awarded
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| 2004 |
Western Illinois
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4–0
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Oral Roberts
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MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL
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Nowaf Jaman (WIU)
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| 2005 |
Western Illinois (2)
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4–3*
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Oakland
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Durwood Soccer Stadium • Kansas City, MO
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Nick Bohnenkamp (WIU)
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| 2006 |
Western Illinois (3)
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2–0
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UMKC
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Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI
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Matt Wieclaw (WIU)
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| 2007 |
Oakland (2)
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2–0
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IUPUI
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Carroll Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
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Michael Reyes (OU)
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| 2008 |
UMKC (3)
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1–1†
(4–3 pen.)
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Oakland
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Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI
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Ken Cooper (UMKC)
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| 2009 |
Western Illinois (4)
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1–0
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UMKC
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Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI
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Stephen Paterson (WIU)
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| 2010 |
Oakland (3)
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2–0
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Oral Roberts
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Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI
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Jon Evans (OU)
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| 2011 |
Western Illinois (5)
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2–1
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Oral Roberts
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Durwood Soccer Stadium • Kansas City, MO
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Charlie Bales (WIU)
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| 2012 |
Western Illinois (6)
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3–1
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Oakland
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MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL
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Nathan Bruinsma (WIU)
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| 2013 |
Denver
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1–0
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Western Illinois
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MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL
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Reid Hukari (DU)
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| 2014 |
Denver (2)
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3–1
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Western Illinois
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CIBER Field • Denver, CO
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Taylor Hunter (DU)
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| 2015 |
Denver (3) |
2–0 |
Oral Roberts
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CIBER Field • Denver, CO
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Dan Jackson (DU)
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| 2016 |
Denver (4)
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2–1
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Omaha
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CIBER Field • Denver, CO
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Andre Shinyashiki (DU)
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| 2017 |
Omaha
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1–1†
(9–8 pen.)
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Denver
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Al F. Caniglia Field • Omaha, NE
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Emmanuel Hamzat (UNO)
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| 2018 |
Denver (5)
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1–0
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Omaha
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CIBER Field • Denver, CO
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Scott DeVoss (DU)
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| 2019 |
Denver (6)
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1–0
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Omaha
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CIBER Field • Denver, CO
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Preston Judd (DU)
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| 2020
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No Tournament Held due to COVID-19 [1]
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| 2021
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Denver (7)
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1–1†
(3–2 pen.)
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Oral Roberts
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MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL
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Kobe Gray (DU)
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| 2022
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Denver (8)
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3–0
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Kansas City
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CIBER Field • Denver, CO
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Isaac Nehme (DU)
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| 2023
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Omaha
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2–0
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Kansas City
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Case Soccer Complex • Tulsa, OK
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Nathanel Sallah (UNO)
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Performance by school
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| School |
Championships |
Winning years
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| Denver
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8
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2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
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| Western Illinois
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6
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2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012
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| Oakland
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3
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2002, 2007, 2010
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| UMKC
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3
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2001, 2003, 2008
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| Central Connecticut
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2
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1994, 1995
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| Howard
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2
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1997, 1998
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| Omaha
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2
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2017, 2023
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| IUPUI
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1
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2000
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| Oral Roberts
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1
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1999
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| Valparaiso†
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1
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1996
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| TOTAL
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27
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Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member
† No longer sponsor men's soccer
References
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