2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season
2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 24 – December 10, 2023 |
Number of teams | 6 |
2024 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Logan Farrington, Oregon State |
Picked by | FC Dallas |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Logan Farrington, Oregon State |
Top scorer | Logan Farrington, Oregon State |
Finals champions | UCLA |
Runners-up | Oregon State |
Pac-12 Conference men's soccer seasons | |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 UCLA † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Oregon State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Stanford + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Pac-12 |
The 2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season was the 24th and final season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Part of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, the Pac-12 will began play in August 2023 and concluded in November 2023.
The champions for the 2023 season were UCLA, winning their 31st overall conference championship, and their ninth Pac-12 title. By being champions, UCLA earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. Oregon State and Stanford earned at-large bids into the tournament.
Oregon State striker, Logan Farrington was the conference's top scorer of the 2023 season, with 15 goals, securing him the title of Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year.[1] Additionally, Farrington was the first Pac-12 player drafted in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, being drafted by FC Dallas with the third overall pick.[2]
The 2023 season was the final season in the Pac-12 for California,[3] Stanford,[4] UCLA,[5] and Washington.[6] The two former schools departied for the Atlantic Coast Conference while the two latter schools will be departing for the Big Ten Conference, both of which sponsor men's soccer.
The remaining Pac-12 men's soccer schools were Oregon State and San Diego State. Oregon State joined the West Coast Conference, while San Diego State joined the Western Athletic Conference as affiliate members.[7][8]
Teams
Stadiums and Locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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California Golden Bears | Berkeley, California | Edwards Stadium | 22,000 |
Witter Rugby Field | 5,000 | ||
Oregon State Beavers | Corvallis, Oregon | Lorenz Field | 2,200 |
San Diego State Aztecs[a] | San Diego, California | SDSU Sports Deck | 3,000 |
Stanford Cardinal | Stanford, California | Cagan Stadium | 4,000 |
UCLA Bruins | Los Angeles, California | Wallis Annenberg Stadium | 3,000 |
Washington Huskies | Seattle, Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium | 1,640 |
Head coaches
Coaching changes
There was one coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Oregon State head coach, Terry Boss, resigned at the end of the 2022 season to pursue professional level coaching. Boss was replaced by Greg Dalby, who had previously served as an assistant coach at Penn State University.
Coaches
Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2022 season
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Pac–12 record |
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California | Leonard Griffin | 2 | 3–8–6 (.353) | 3–8–6 (.353) | 1–6–3 (.250) |
Oregon State | Greg Dalby | 1 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |
San Diego State | Ryan Hopkins | 4 | 209–115–42 (.628) | 14–23–8 (.400) | 4–20–3 (.204) |
Stanford | Jeremy Gunn | 12 | 337–108–88 (.715) | 150–65–46 (.663) | 71–26–23 (.688) |
UCLA | Ryan Jorden | 5 | 120–89–21 (.567) | 29–29–8 (.500) | 11–20–6 (.378) |
Washington | Jamie Clark | 13 | 199–69–28 (.720) | 160–54–25 (.722) | 77–30–13 (.696) |
Preseason
Preseason Coaches polls
The preseason polls was released on August 21, 2023. Washington was voted the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 championship. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.[10]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Washington | 23 (4) |
2 | Stanford | 21 (1) |
3 | UCLA | 17 (1) |
4 | Oregon State | 15 |
5 | California | 8 |
6 | San Diego State | 6 |
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting |
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Pac-12 member won |
Pac-12 member lost |
Pac-12 member tied |
Pac-12 teams in bold |
All times Pacific time.
Conference results
Each team plays every other conference team twice; once home and once away.
Home \ Away | CAL | OSU | SDSU | STA | UCLA | UW |
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California | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Oregon State | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
San Diego State | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
Stanford | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 |
UCLA | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
Washington | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by round
Rankings
National rankings
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received |
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 | Wk 15 | Final | ||
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California | USC | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | None released | |||||||||||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
CSN | NV | NV | 29 | RV | NV | |||||||||||||
Oregon State | USC | RV | NV | RV | NV | NV | None released | |||||||||||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
CSN | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | USC | NV | NV | RV | 18 | 21 | None released | |||||||||||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | 25 | 21 | |||||||||||||
CSN | NV | NV | NV | 28 | 24 | |||||||||||||
Stanford | USC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | None released | |||||||||||
TDS | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
CSN | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | USC | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | None released | |||||||||||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
CSN | 27 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
Washington | USC | 6 | 22 | 25 | RV | 20 | None released | |||||||||||
TDS | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||||
CSN | 5 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 16 |
Regional rankings - USC Far West Region
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 | |
NV | No votes received |
The United Soccer Coaches' Far West region ranks teams across the Pac-12, Big West, and West Coast Conferences.
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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California | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
San Diego State | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
UCLA | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
Washington | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the player of the week.
Week | Player | School | Pos. | Ref. | |
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Aug. 28 | Zach Bohane | Stanford | MF | [11] | |
Sep. 4 | Sam Fowler | Washington | GK | [12] | |
Sep. 11 | Austin Brummett | San Diego State | FW | [13] | |
Sep. 18 | Logan Farrington | Oregon State | FW | [14] | |
Sep. 25 | Richie Aman | Washington | MF | [15] | |
Oct. 2 | Ryan Becher | UCLA | MF | [16] | |
Oct. 9 | Jack Sarkos | UCLA | FW | [17] | |
Oct. 16 | Tristan Viviani | San Diego State | D | [18] | |
Oct. 23 | Shane de Flores | Stanford | MF | [19] | |
Oct. 30 | Zach Bohane | Stanford | MF | [20] | |
Nov. 6 | Jose Contell | UCLA | FW | [21] | |
Nov. 13 | Mark Fisher | Stanford | MF | [22] |
Postseason honors
Conference honors
2023 Pac-12 Men's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Logan Farrington – Oregon State | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Wyatt Meyer – California | |||||
Coach of the Year | Leonard Griffin – California | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Reid Fisher – San Diego State |
2023 Pac-12 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||
First Team Honorees | Second Team Honorees | Honorable Mention |
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Javier Armas – Oregon State | Nonso Adimabua – California | Richie Aman – Washington |
National honors
USC 1st Team | USC 2nd Team | TDS 1st Team | TDS 2nd Team | CSN 1st Team | CSN 2nd Team | |
Notes
- ^ San Diego State's primary conference is the Mountain West Conference, but the program has competed in the Pac-12 Conference as an affiliate member since 2005.[9]
References
- ^ "Farrington Named Pac-12 Player of the Year". osubeavers.com.
- ^ Nudelstejer, Abraham (December 19, 2024). "FC Dallas takes Logan Farrington as the third overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Dubow, Josh (September 1, 2023). "Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival". Associated Press. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ Dodd, Dennis (September 1, 2023). "Stanford, Cal, SMU join ACC: Conference membership growing to 18 schools as latest realignment domino falls". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea; Bonagura, Kyle; Rittenberg, Adam (July 11, 2022). "Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten -- and the chaos that followed". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "University of Oregon and University of Washington to Join Big Ten Conference in 2024". Big Ten Conference. August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "West Coast Conference Adds Oregon State and Washington State as Affiliate Members". wccsports.com. December 22, 2023.
- ^ "SDSU Men's Soccer to Join WAC as Affiliate member". goaztecs.com. February 9, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego State Men's Soccer To Join Pac-10 Conference in 2005". goaztecs.com. October 7, 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Washington voted 2023 Pac-12 Men's Soccer favorite". pac-12.com. August 21, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Aug. 28, 2023". pac-12.com. August 28, 2023. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 4, 2023". pac-12.com. September 4, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 11, 2023". pac-12.com. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 18, 2023". pac-12.com. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 25, 2023". pac-12.com. September 25, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 2, 2023". pac-12.com. October 2, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 9, 2023". pac-12.com. October 9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 16, 2023". pac-12.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 23, 2023". pac-12.com. October 23, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 30, 2023". pac-12.com. September 25, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Nov. 6, 2023". pac-12.com. November 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Nov. 13, 2023". pac-12.com. November 13, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
External links
- Pac-12 Men's Soccer