2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season
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The 2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season is the 23rd consecutive competition of men's college soccer in the Western Athletic Conference under the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.[1] The season will feature twelve teams, where five are affiliate members of the conference. Air Force, San Jose State, and UNLV will compete from the Mountain West Conference, while Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word come from the Southland Conference. Colleges in the WAC will begin competition on August 24, 2018, and conclude on November 9, 2018 after the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Prior to the NCAA Division I Tournament Championship, there will be a postseason conference tournament held in Seattle, Washington at the Championship Field, where the winner is guaranteed to represent the WAC in the NCAA Division I Tournament. The California Baptist Lancers are ineligible for postseason as they are in transition to the NCAA Division I level. Chicago State and New Mexico State have defunct programs in this season.
| 2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | August 24, 2018 – November 9, 2018 |
| Teams | 12 |
| 2019 MLS SuperDraft | |
| Regular Season | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Air Force + | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon ‡ | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Baptist # | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal St. Bakersfield | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Team | Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermann Trophy[2] | Air Force | Tucker Bone | Forward | Senior |
| Seattle | Nathan Aune | Defender | Senior |
Media poll
Team
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 119 (9) |
| 2 | UNLV | 105 |
| 3 | Air Force | 104 (3) |
| 4 | San Jose State | 84 |
| 5 | Utah Valley | 79 |
| 6 | Grand Canyon | 75 |
| 7 | CSU Bakersfield | 55 |
| 8 | UTRGV | 49 |
| 9 | UMKC | 38 |
| 10 | California Baptist | 30 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 28 |
| 12 | Incarnate Word | 26 |
Individual
| Letterman | Year | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Bone | Senior | Forward | Air Force |
| Austin Dewing | Senior | Forward | Air Force |
| Marco Gonzalez | Sophomore | Forward | UNLV |
| Josh Drack | Sophomore | Midfielder | Grand Canyon |
| Timo Mehlich | Junior | Midfielder | UNLV |
| Sergio Rivas | Senior | Midfielder | Seattle |
| Nathan Aune | Senior | Defender | Seattle |
| Anthony Ayala | Senior | Defender | Seattle |
| Adam Musovski | Senior | Defender | UNLV |
| Andy Rios | Senior | Defender | San Jose State |
| Josh Adachi | Senior | Goalkeeper | Seattle |
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for NCAA Tournament | ||
| Key: No. – Ranking, RV – Received votes, NR – Not ranked | ||
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | RV | NR | RV | |||||||||||||
| California Baptist | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| CSU Bakersfield | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | RV | RV | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| San Jose State | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| Seattle | 22 | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| UMKC | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | NR | NR | RV | |||||||||||||
| UTRGV | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | NR | NR | NR |
Matches
- Note: Results updated after the last game of each day in WAC competition, and games are added/updated weekly after each rankings release
- Rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll
Non–conference
Week One – August 24, 2018 to August 30, 2018
| 24 August 2018 | California Baptist | 0–0 | Saint Peter's | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| 2:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Lincoln Park |
| 24 August 2018 HBU Invitational | Saint Francis | 0–0 | UTRGV | Houston, Texas |
| 4:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Sorrels Field |
| 24 August 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 0–0 | UNLV | Orem, Utah |
| 4:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Clyde Field |
| 24 August 2018 | Virginia Tech | 0–0 | Air Force | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 2:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Sentara Park |
| 24 August 2018 | Missouri State | 0–0 | UMKC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 6:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium |
| 24 August 2018 Rivalry | San Jose State | 0–0 | No. 1 Stanford | Stanford, California |
| 6:00 p.m. MST, P12N | Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium |
| 24 August 2018 | Incarnate Word | 0–0 | Saint Mary's | Moraga, California |
| 6:00 p.m. PST | Stadium: Saint Mary's Stadium |
| 24 August 2018 HBU Invitational | Siena | 0–0 | Houston Baptist | Houston, Texas |
| 6:30 p.m. MST | Stadium: Sorrels Field |
| 24 August 2018 | No. 22 Seattle | 0–0 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Soccer–Track Complex |
| 24 August 2018 | Evansville | 0–0 | Utah Valley | Orem, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Clyde Field |
| 24 August 2018 | Bethesda | 0–0 | CSU Bakersfield | Bakersfield, California |
| 8:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Main Soccer Field |
| 24 August 2018 | No. 12 Wisconsin | 0–0 | Grand Canyon | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 8:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: GCU Stadium |
| 26 August 2018 HBU Invitational | Siena | 0–0 | UTRGV | Houston, Texas |
| 10:00 a.m. MST | Stadium: Sorrels Field |
| 26 August 2018 | Evansville | 0–0 | UNLV | Orem, Utah |
| 10:30 a.m. MST | Stadium: Clyde Field |
| 26 August 2018 | Incarnate Word | 0–0 | California | Berkeley, California |
| 3:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Edwards Stadium |
| 26 August 2018 | Air Force | 0–0 | James Madison | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Sentara Park |
| 26 August 2018 | CSU Northridge | 0–0 | San Jose State | San Jose, California |
| 5:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Spartan Soccer Complex |
| 26 August 2018 HBU Invitational | Saint Francis | 0–0 | Houston Baptist | Houston, Texas |
| 6:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Sorrels Field |
| 27 August 2018 | California Baptist | 0–0 | Manhattan | New York, New York |
| 9:00 a.m. MST | Stadium: GCU Stadium |
| 27 August 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 0–0 | Utah Valley | Orem, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Clyde Field |
| 27 August 2018 | Pacific | 0–0 | CSU Bakersfield | Bakersfield, California |
| 8:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Main Soccer Field |
| 28 August 2018 | UMKC | 0–0 | SIUE | Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 6:00 p.m. MST | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium |
Records against other conferences
- Note: Conferences eligible for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship only
| Conference | Record |
|---|---|
| America East | 0–0 |
| American | 0–0 |
| Atlantic 10 | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Atlantic Sun | 0–0 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C–USA | 0–0 |
| Horizon | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Missouri Valley | 0–0 |
| Northeast | 0–0 |
| Pac–12 | 0–0 |
| Patriot | 0–0 |
| Southern | 0–0 |
| Summit | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |