Women's Soccer Championship Format

2008 Teams (12):	East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulsa, UAB, UCF, UTEP. Colorado College competes as a temporary affiliate member.
Divisions:	One.
Scheduling Format:	Nine (9) games.
2008 Championship:	Nov. 5-9, Houston, Texas (Rice hosts)
Championship Format:	Top eight finishers in regular season standings qualify for single-elimination tournament.
Reg. Season Awards:	Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week. Chosen by the conference office.
Postseason Awards:	Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Midfielder of the Year, Coach of the Year, first and second All-Conference Teams, All-Freshman Team. Chosen by each head coach. Announced the day prior to tournament. In addition, there will be an All-Academic Team selected by the SIDs.
Championship Awards:	All-Tournament Team (11 players) and Tournament MVP, as selected by the head coaches following the tournament. The champion coach will select four members, the runner-up selects three members and the remaining four slots will be open and selected by vote of coaches. The first and second place teams will receive trophies.