2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
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The 2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Penn State and Northwestern tied for first in the regular season, while Michigan State won the Big Ten Tournament.[1][2] Indiana won the NCAA Tournament, winning their eighth title.[3]
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| Season | 2012 |
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| Champions | Michigan State |
| Premiers | Penn State |
| NCAA Tournament | Indiana Michigan Michigan State Northwestern |
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Northwestern | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Indiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State† | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 11, 2012 Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
Northwestern and eventual national champions Indiana were picked to tie as the conference regular season champions.[4]
Preseason poll
| Projected Rank |
School | 2011 Finish |
|---|---|---|
| T-1 | Northwestern | 1st |
| T-1 | Indiana | 4th |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5th |
| 4 | Ohio State | T-2nd |
| 5 | Penn State | 7th |
| 6 | Wisconsin | T-2nd |
| 7 | Michigan | 6th |
Teams
Stadia and locations
- Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Shirt supplier |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana |  Todd Yeagley |
 Adidas |
| Michigan |  Chaka Daley |
Adidas |
| Michigan State | Damon Rensing |
Nike |
| Northwestern | Tim Lenahan |
Under Armour |
| Ohio State | John Bluem |
Nike |
| Penn State | Bob Warming |
Nike |
| Wisconsin | John Trask |
Adidas |
Regular season
Results
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Michigan State (OT) | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Northwestern | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | |||||||
NCAA Tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | Indiana | BYE | W 4–1 vs. Xavier – (Bloomington) | W, 2–1 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) | W, 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill) | W, 1–0 vs. Creighton – (Hoover) | W, 1–0 vs. Georgetown – (Hoover) |
| N/a | 1 | Michigan State | W, 2–1 vs. Cleveland State – (East Lansing) | L, 0–3 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) | ||||
| N/a | 2 | Michigan | W, 3–1 vs. Niagara – (Ann Arbor) | L, 1–2 vs. Akron – (Akron) | ||||
| N/a | 4 | Northwestern | W 1–0 vs. Western Illinois – (Evanston) | W, 1–0 vs. Marquette – (Milwaukee) | L, 1–2 vs. Louisville – (Louisville) | |||