2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

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The 2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season for the Conference fielding men's NCAA Division I men's college soccer. Interconference play began on October 5, and continued through November 4. The season culminated with the 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, where the top schools in the conference competed for a guaranteed berth into the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

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The defending regular season champions were the national finalists, Charlotte. The defending tournament winners were Xavier.

This was the last men's soccer season for Richmond, which dropped the sport (along with men's track) after announcing it would add men's lacrosse in the near future. [1]

Changes from 2011

Season outlook

Preseason polls

Template Conf. Media
1.Charlotte
2.Xavier
3.VCU
4.Saint Louis
5.Fordham
6.George Washington
7.Butler
La Salle
9.Duquesne
10.Dayton
11.Temple
12.Rhode Island
13.UMass
14.Richmond
15.St. Bonaventure
16.Saint Joseph's

Source: [2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Butler Bulldogs Indianapolis, Indiana Butler Bowl 7,500
Charlotte 49ers Charlotte, North Carolina Transamerica Field 4,000
Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio Baujan Field 2,000
Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rooney Field 2,200
George Washington Colonials Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Athletic Complex 1,000
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McCarthy Stadium 7,500
UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts Rudd Field 800
Rhode Island Rams Kingston, Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex 1,547
Richmond Spiders Richmond, Virginia Robins Stadium 8,700
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure, New York McGraw-Jennings Field 2,000
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finnesey Field 600
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis, Missouri Hermann Stadium 6,050
Temple Owls Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ambler Field 500
VCU Rams Richmond, Virginia Sports Backers Stadium 3,250
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati, Ohio Xavier University Soccer Complex 200

Standings

2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 23 Charlotte 7 1 115 4 3
No. 19 Saint Louis7 2 016 5 0
Xavier 6 1 214 3 5
No. 25 VCU 6 1 212 4 5
Temple 6 1 210 6 3
Dayton 5 3 111 5 2
La Salle 4 4 110 7 3
Duquesne 4 4 17 12 1
Butler 3 5 15 8 5
Rhode Island 3 5 14 11 3
St. Bonaventure 3 6 05 14 0
Fordham 2 4 36 7 4
Richmond 2 6 16 11 1
Massachusetts 2 7 05 11 2
George Washington 2 7 05 13 0
Saint Joseph's 1 6 25 11 2
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA

A10 Tournament

Results

Statistics

As of October 8, 2012.

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