2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

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Season2012
ChampionsIndiana
Highest scoring12: Tulsa 7–5 Oakland
Sept. 16, 2012[1]
NCAA Division I
Season2012
ChampionsIndiana
Highest scoring12: Tulsa 7–5 Oakland
Sept. 16, 2012[1]
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The 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 54th season of NCAA men's college soccer in the United States. The defending champions were the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels, who defeated sister school, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers in the previous College Cup championship.

Indiana defeated Georgetown, 1–0, in championship to win the title.

Coaching changes

College Outgoing coach Manner of departure Incoming coach Former position Ref.
Michigan United States Steve Burns Resigned Canada Chaka Daley Providence head coach [2]
Providence Canada Chaka Daley Took Michigan job England Craig Stewart Franklin Pierce head coach [3]
Stanford United States Bret Simon Resigned England Jeremy Gunn Charlotte head coach [4]

Season overview

Pre-season polls

Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2012.

NSCAA[5]
Ranking Team
1 North Carolina
2 UCLA
3 Creighton
4 Connecticut
5 South Florida
6 New Mexico
7 Louisville
8 Charlotte
9 Maryland
10 Akron
11 UC Santa Barbara
12 Indiana
13 UC Irvine
14 Boston College
15 St. John's
16 SMU
17 Coastal Carolina
18 Saint Mary's
19 James Madison
20 Northwestern
21 UAB
22 Brown
23 Old Dominion
24 Furman
25 Bradley
Soccer America[6]
Ranking Team
1 Connecticut
2 Akron
3 Maryland
4 UC Santa Barbara
5 Charlotte
6 North Carolina
7 New Mexico
8 UCLA
9 Indiana
10 South Florida
11 Boston College
12 Old Dominion
13 St. John's
14 Coastal Carolina
15 Creighton
16 Louisville
17 Northwestern
18 Notre Dame
19 Wake Forest
20 Furman
21 Duke
22 Xavier
23 West Virginia
24 SMU
25 UC Irvine
Fox Soccer/SBI[7]
Ranking Team
1 Akron
2 Connecticut
3 North Carolina
4 Maryland
5 UC Santa Barbara
6 Indiana
7 UCLA
8 Duke
9 West Virginia
10 Boston College
11 South Florida
12 St. John's
13 Louisville
14 Virginia
15 Xavier
16 New Mexico
17 Coastal Carolina
18 Creighton
19 SMU
20 Charlotte
21 CSU Bakersfield
22 Wake Forest
23 UC Irvine
24 Notre Dame
25 Georgetown
College Soccer News[8]
Ranking Team
1 North Carolina
2 New Mexico
3 Charlotte
4 Connecticut
5 Maryland
6 Akron
7 UCLA
8 South Florida
9 UC Santa Barbara
10 Coastal Carolina
11 Indiana
12 Boston College
13 Old Dominion
14 Creighton
15 UC Irvine
16 Northwestern
17 St. John's
18 Louisville
19 Wake Forest
20 UAB
21 SMU
22 Brown
23 Furman
24 Saint Mary's
25 Xavier

Regular season

Standings

2012 America East men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vermont5–0–28–5–5
UMBC†4–2–111–4–7
Stony Brook4–3–011–6–1
Boston University3–2–26–8–4
Albany3–4–06–11–1
New Hampshire2–3–27–7–6
Binghamton2–5–06–11–1
Hartford1–5–17–9–1
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland †6–1–120–1–3
No. 5 North Carolina6–1–116–4–3
No. 22 Wake Forest4–1–311–4–5
Clemson3–2–36–9–5
Boston College3–2–38–6–5
Virginia3–4–110–7–4
Duke3–4–18–8–2
NC State1–7–010–10–0
Virginia Tech0–7–17–10–3
† 2012 ACC Tournament winner
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 23 Charlotte7–1–115–4–3
No. 19 Saint Louis†7–2–016–5–0
Xavier6–1–214–3–5
No. 25 VCU6–1–212–4–5
Temple6–1–210–6–3
Dayton5–3–111–5–2
La Salle4–4–110–7–3
Duquesne4–4–17–12–1
Butler3–5–15–8–5
Rhode Island3–5–14–11–3
St. Bonaventure3–6–05–14–0
Fordham2–4–36–7–4
Richmond2–6–16–11–1
Massachusetts2–7–05–11–2
George Washington2–7–05–13–0
Saint Joseph's1–6–25–11–2
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA
2012 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
FGCU†6–1–111–5–3
Mercer6–2–011–7–2
East Tennessee State5–2–110–6–4
Northern Kentucky4–3–17–10–1
USC Upstate3–4–15–10–2
Lipscomb3–4–17–10–1
Jacksonville3–5–04–13–1
Stetson2–5–13–10–2
North Florida1–7–04–13–0
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA
2012 Big East men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Blue
No. 2 Georgetown6–2–019–4–3
No. 6 Connecticut6–2–017–4–1
No. 15 Marquette5–2–116–4–1
No. 8 Notre Dame†5–2–117–4–1
Seton Hall2–6–06–12–0
Providence2–6–04–10–2
Pittsburgh0–8–06–9–2
Red
No. 9 Louisville7–1–014–6–1
No. 17 Syracuse5–3–014–6–1
St. John's4–3–110–5–4
Villanova3–3–212–6–2
Cincinnati3–3–26–9–4
Rutgers3–4–17–7–1
South Florida2–3–38–5–4
DePaul1–6–14–10–3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA
2012 Big South men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Coastal Carolina10–0–020–3–2
Radford7–2–110–6–4
Liberty6–1–38–7–3
Campbell7–3–012–5–2
High Point5–3–212–5–3
Winthrop†5–4–112–9–1
Gardner–Webb3–5–24–14–2
Presbyterian3–7–04–16–0
Longwood2–7–13–12–3
VMI1–8–12–14–1
UNC Asheville0–9–11–15–1
As of November 9, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA
2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn State3–1–29–5–3
No. 18 Northwestern3–1–213–6–4
Michigan3–2–111–10–1
No. 1 Indiana3–2–116–5–3
Michigan State†3–3–011–10–1
Wisconsin1–3–26–8–5
Ohio State0–4–26–10–3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North
UC Davis7–3–010–7–4
Cal Poly6–3–111–7–1
Sacramento State5–4–18–8–2
UC Santa Barbara4–5–110–6–3
South
CSU Northridge†7–3–015–7–0
CSU Fullerton4–5–18–12–1
UC Riverside3–7–010–8–0
UC Irvine2–8–05–14–1
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 CAA men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Drexel8–1–112–4–3
Northeastern†6–1–314–3–4
James Madison6–2–29–7–3
Old Dominion5–3–211–3–4
Hofstra5–4–111–6–4
George Mason4–5–111–6–2
UNC Wilmington4–6–07–11–1
William & Mary2–5–34–10–4
Delaware2–5–34–11–4
Towson2–6–24–10–2
Georgia State2–8–06–12–0
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
SMU6–2–010–5–5
No. 14 Tulsa†5–2–114–6–1
UCF5–3–08–7–3
Memphis4–2–28–7–3
Kentucky4–3–110–9–2
UAB4–4–010–8–2
Marshall3–5–011–5–1
South Carolina2–5–15–11–2
FIU0–7–18–8–2
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Detroit6–1–010–9–0
Cleveland State†4–1–211–6–3
UIC3–3–17–8–2
Valparaiso2–2–36–9–5
Milwaukee2–3–28–8–2
Loyola Chicago2–3–25–11–2
Wright State2–4–14–13–1
Green Bay0–4–32–10–4
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Cornell†6–1–015–2–0
Dartmouth5–2–09–7–0
No. 16 Brown4–1–213–3–3
Princeton4–1–28–6–2
Columbia2–3–24–8–4
Yale1–3–34–8–5
Penn1–6–03–13–0
Harvard0–6–13–11–3
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 MAAC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Loyola (Md.)7–1–013–6–1
Siena6–1–010–7–0
Niagara†5–1–113–2–4
Iona5–2–07–11–0
Fairfield3–4–07–8–1
Saint Peter's3–4–05–11–0
Rider2–5–13–13–1
Manhattan2–5–03–12–1
Canisius1–6–08–7–2
Marist1–6–05–10–1
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Akron†7–0–018–1–3
Northern Illinois4–2–17–10–3
West Virginia4–2–19–6–2
Bowling Green3–3–18–9–3
Western Michigan3–3–111–6–2
Buffalo3–4–05–11–1
Hartwick2–5–05–10–2
Florida Atlantic0–7–02–13–1
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Creighton†5–0–116–4–2
SIU Edwardsville4–2–013–7–0
Bradley3–2–110–6–4
Evansville3–2–19–8–1
Drake2–2–26–11–4
Central Arkansas1–4–18–9–1
Missouri State0–6–05–8–4
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 MPSF men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mountain
No. 10 New Mexico8–2–017–4–1
Air Force†5–3–210–9–4
Denver5–4–111–6–3
Houston Baptist2–6–24–10–2
Pacific
CSU Bakersfield6–3–19–5–5
San Jose State5–4–18–9–1
UNLV4–6–06–14–1
Seattle1–8–13–13–1
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Quinnipiac8–1–110–4–3
No. 20 Fairleigh Dickinson†6–1–311–6–6
Monmouth6–2–211–4–4
Central Connecticut6–3–18–8–2
Sacred Heart5–5–09–8–0
Saint Francis (PA)4–3–36–7–7
Bryant4–5–16–8–2
St. Francis Brooklyn4–6–07–10–1
Robert Morris2–7–15–12–2
Mount St. Mary's2–7–14–12–1
LIU Brooklyn1–8–12–14–2
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Pac-12 men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 UCLA†8–1–113–3–3
No. 24 Washington7–1–213–5–3
Stanford5–4–19–8–1
California3–5–28–7–3
San Diego State1–7–27–9–3
Oregon State1–7–26–9–3
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
American5–0–211–6–2
Lafayette†3–1–39–8–4
Colgate3–1–35–8–6
Bucknell2–3–27–8–5
Holy Cross2–3–25–10–2
Lehigh2–4–14–12–1
Army1–3–34–10–3
Navy1–4–27–7–3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Elon  ‍‍‡‍y 5–2–0 .71415–5–2 .727
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4–2–1 .64312–4–3 .711
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 4–2–1 .6438–10–1 .447
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 3–3–1 .5006–12–1 .342
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 3–4–0 .4295–10–2 .353
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 2–3–2 .4298–7–4 .526
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 2–4–1 .35710–9–2 .524
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 2–5–0 .2866–11–1 .361
‡ – 2012 SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 The Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oakland5–1–111–7–1
UMKC5–2–07–10–2
Western Illinois†3–2–27–9–5
IPFW3–3–14–15–1
Nebraska–Omaha3–3–15–10–1
IUPUI3–4–06–10–2
Oral Roberts2–5–04–13–0
Eastern Illinois1–5–13–13–1
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 San Diego†9–3–014–9–0
Santa Clara8–2–211–6–2
Saint Mary's5–4–39–5–5
Portland5–5–27–9–3
San Francisco4–5–36–7–5
Loyola Marymount4–5–36–10–3
Gonzaga0–11–14–14–1
  • $ – Conference champion
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Division I men's soccer independents soccer records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Adelphi1–1–03–13–0
Belmont0–0–06–8–3
Howard1–0–03–15–1
NJIT0–1–010–9–0
† No winner
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA

Conference regular season and tournament winners

Conference Regular
Season Winner		 Conference
Tournament		 Tournament
Venue (City)		 Tournament
Winner
America EastVermont2012 America East Men's Soccer TournamentNickerson Field
(Boston, Massachusetts)		UMBC
Atlantic CoastMaryland2012 ACC Men's Soccer TournamentMaryland SoccerPlex
(Boyds, MD)		Maryland
Atlantic 10Charlotte2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer TournamentTransamerica Field
(Charlotte, NC)		Saint Louis
Atlantic SunFGCU2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer TournamentSummers-Taylor Stadium
(Johnson City, Tennessee)		FGCU
Big EastRed: Louisville
Blue: Connecticut		2012 Big East Men's Soccer TournamentRed Bull Arena
(Harrison, NJ)		Notre Dame
Big SouthCoastal Carolina2012 Big South Conference Men's Soccer TournamentBryan Park
(Greensboro, NC)		Winthrop
Big TenPenn State2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer TournamentLakeside Field
(Evanston, IL)		Michigan State
Big WestNorth: UC Davis
South: Cal State Northridge		2012 Big West Conference Men's Soccer TournamentAggies Soccer Field
Davis, CA		Cal State Northridge
ColonialDrexel2012 CAA Men's Soccer TournamentVidas Athletic Center
(Philadelphia, PA)		Northeastern
Conference USASMU2012 Conference USA Men's Soccer TournamentWest Campus Field
(Birmingham, AL)		Tulsa
HorizonDetroit2012 Horizon League Men's Soccer TournamentTitan Field
(Detroit, MI		Cleveland State
IvyCornellNo tournament
Metro AtlanticLoyola Maryland2012 MAAC Men's Soccer TournamentTenney Stadium
(Poughkeepsie, NY)		Niagara
Mid-AmericanAkron2012 MAC Men's Soccer TournamentFirstEnergy Stadium
(Akron, Ohio)		Akron
Missouri ValleyCreightonMissouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournamentShea Stadium
(Peoria, Illinois)		Creighton
Mountain PacificNew Mexico2012 MPSF Men's Soccer TournamentCIBER Field
(Denver, Colorado)		Air Force
NortheastQuinnipiac2012 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer TournamentThe Great Lawn
(West Long Branch, New Jersey)		Fairleigh Dickinson
Pac-12UCLANo tournament
PatriotAmerican2012 Patriot League Men's Soccer TournamentRiggs Field
(Washington, D.C.)		Lafayette
SouthernElon2012 Southern Conference Men's Soccer TournamentWakeMed Soccer Park
(Cary, NC)		Elon
SummitOakland2012 The Summit League Men's Soccer TournamentJohn MacKenzie Alumni Field
(Macomb, IL)		Western Illinois
West CoastSan DiegoNo tournament

Statistics

Regular season statistics only. See 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship#Statistical leaders for the tournament statistics.

Overall

Top scorers
Rank Scorer College Goals[9]
1 United States Chris Thomas Elon 23
2 United States Ryan Finley Notre Dame 20
3 Canada Daniel Haber Cornell 18
4 United States Eriq Zavaleta Indiana 16
5 Jamaica Ashton Bennett Coastal Carolina 15
United States Erik Hurtado UC Santa Barbara 15
United States Gyasi Zardes CSU Bakersfield 15
8 United States Don Anding Northeastern 14
United States Pete Caringi UMBC 14
United States Billy Schuler North Carolina 14
United States Steven Evans Portland 14
Israel Sagi Lev-Ari CSU Northridge 14
United States Devon Sandoval New Mexico 14

Last updated on November 13, 2012. Source: NCAA.com – Total Goals

Most assists
Rank Scorer College Assists[10]
1 United States Mitchell Cardenas Campbell 14
2 United States Kyle Bethel Oakland 13
Canada Milo Kapor UMBC 13
United States Blake Smith New Mexico 13
5 United States Chris Griebsch Hofstra 11
United States Steve Neumann Georgetown 11
7 Mexico Carlos Benavides CSU Northridge 10
United States Zach Bolden Denver 10
United States Scott Caldwell Akron 10
United States Jared Martinelli Temple 10
United States Alex Martinez N.C. State 10
Brazil Pedro Ribeiro Coastal Carolina 10
Brazil Shawn Sloan High Point 10
United States Vaughn Spurrier Temple 10

Last updated on November 13, 2012. Source: NCAA.com – Total Assists

NCAA tournament

See also

References

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