2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
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| 2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | February 28 – April 11, 2021 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| 2021 MLS SuperDraft | |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Portland |
| Runners-up | Pacific |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Loyola Marymount† | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 1 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season is the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season, originally scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020, and conclude on November 6, 2020, was postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the season will begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 11, 2021. The first set of conference games are scheduled for February 28, 2021.
The defending champions are the Saint Mary's Gaels who won the regular season last year (the conference does not host a tournament).
The 2019 season began on August 29, 2019, and concluded on November 12, 2019. Saint Mary's won the regular season, and earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Loyola Marymount, the WCC runners-up, earned an at-large bid into the tournament. Saint Mary's earned a first-round bye, and was seeded 12th-overall in the tournament while Loyola Marymount entered in the first round. Loyola Marymount hosted Seattle in the first round and lost 1–3. Saint Mary's hosted UCSB in the second round and lost 0–4.
Anders Engebretsen and Miguel Berry were named Co-Players of the Year for the conference. Filippo Zattarin won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Remi Prieur was named Goalkeeper of the Year; Noel Caliskan was named Rookie of the Year, and finally, Adam Cooper was named Coach of the Year.
Miguel Berry was selected by Columbus Crew with the 7th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Chicago Fire drafted Jonathan Jimenez in the first round with the 26th overall pick. Rey Ortiz, Remi Prieur, and Anders Engebretsen were drafted in the Draft.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Head coaches
- As of the 2019 season
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school |
Overall record | Record at school |
WCC record |
NCAA Tournaments[1] |
NCAA College Cups[1] |
NCAA Titles[1] |
Ref. |
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Preseason
WCC Media Poll
To be announced.
All-WCC Preseason Team
To be announced.
Regular season
Weekly results
- Legend
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| WCC member won |
| WCC member lost |
| WCC member tied |
| WCC teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)
To be determined.
Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)
To be determined.
Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)
To be determined.
Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)
To be determined.
Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)
To be determined.
Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)
To be determined.
Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)
To be determined.
Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)
To be determined.
Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)
To be determined.
Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)
To be determined.
Rankings
National
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| 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 |
Final | ||
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| Gonzaga | C | ||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | C | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific | C | ||||||||||||||
| Portland | C | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | C | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego | C | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | C | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | C |
Far West Regional
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | ||
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| Gonzaga | C | ||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | C | ||||||||||||
| Pacific | C | ||||||||||||
| Portland | C | ||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | C | ||||||||||||
| San Diego | C | ||||||||||||
| San Francisco | C | ||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | C |
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
The WCC regular season winner will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Other teams can still earn an at-large bid into the tournament.
Postseason awards and honors
| 2020 WCC Men's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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| Player of the Year | ||||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | ||||||
| Goalkeeper of the Year | ||||||
| Co-Coaches of the Year | ||||||
| Freshman of the Year | ||||||
| 2020 WCC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team | ||||
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