The regular season was won by FIU , while the tournament was won by Old Dominion . Both school 's were the conference 's bids into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men 's Soccer Championship . There , the two programs reached the round of 32 before being eliminated . Niko Klosterhalfenm and Mercan Akar were named the conference 's offensive and defensive most valuable players , respectively . Paul Marie and Alex Bumpus were drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft following the end of the season . Jason Beaulieu and Aaron Herrera signed homegrown contracts with their parent MLS clubs . Three programs had first-year head coaches heading into the 2017 season . Former University of Charleston head coach , Chris Grassie was hired as the head coach for Marshall . Former Orlando City SC scout , Kevin Nylen was named the head coach for FIU . Finally , former South Carolina assistant coach , Joey Worthen , was named head coach for Florida Atlantic
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2017 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
2017 Conference USA men's soccer season