WOMEN?S SOCCER

2011 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: Eleven conference games. Each school will play each other once per season.

2011 Championship: Nov. 2-6, Memphis, Tenn.

Championship Format: Top eight finishers in regular season standings qualify for single-elimination tournament with the winner gaining the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

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 and 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 and the first place team will receive individual awards.