The regular season was won by UCF , who finished conference play with a 5 – 1 – 1 record , and won on tiebreakers against SMU . SMU won the American Tournament , defeating UCF 5 – 4 in penalty kicks following a 1 – 1 draw in regulation and overtime . SMU earned the conference 's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament , while UCF and Connecticut received at-large berths into the tournament . In the NCAA Tournament , SMU lost in the first round to Oregon State . Connecticut beat rivals , Rhode Island , in the first round , before losing to Indiana in the second round . UCF was one of the 16 seeded teams ( seeded 14th ) , allowing them to earn a bye into the second round . There , they lost in overtime to Lipscomb
NCAA Tournament
2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season