2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

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Season2012
Champions Michigan State
Premiers Penn State
NCAA Tournament Indiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern
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2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn State 3 –1 –29 –5 –3
No. 18 Northwestern 3 –1 –213 –6 –4
Michigan 3 –2 –111 –10 –1
No. 1 Indiana 3 –2 –116 –5 –3
Michigan State† 3 –3 –011 –10 –1
Wisconsin 1 –3 –26 –8 –5
Ohio State 0 –4 –26 –10 –3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Penn State and Northwestern tied for first in the regular season, while Michigan State won the Big Ten Tournament. [1] [2] Indiana won the NCAA Tournament, winning their eighth title. [3]

Contents

Preseason

Northwestern and eventual national champions Indiana were picked to tie as the conference regular season champions. [4]

Preseason poll

Projected
Rank		School2011
Finish
T-1 Northwestern 1st
T-1 Indiana 4th
3 Michigan State 5th
4 Ohio State T-2nd
5 Penn State 7th
6 Wisconsin T-2nd
7 Michigan 6th

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana Armstrong Stadium 6,000
Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium 2,200
Michigan State Spartans East Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex 2,500
Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, Illinois Lakeside Field 2,000
Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio Owens Memorial Stadium 10,000
Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field 5,000
Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin McClimon Stadium 2,000

Personnel

TeamHead CoachShirt supplier
Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Todd Yeagley Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
Michigan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chaka Daley Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
Michigan State Flag of the United States.svg Damon Rensing Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Northwestern Flag of the United States.svg Tim Lenahan Flag of the United States.svg Under Armour
Ohio State Flag of the United States.svg John Bluem Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Penn State Flag of the United States.svg Bob Warming Flag of the United States.svg Nike
Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg John Trask Flag of Germany.svg Adidas

Regular season

Results

Home \ Away IND MIC MSU NOR OSU PSU WIS
Indiana —1–2—1–1——2–0
Michigan ——1–0—3–21–1—
Michigan State 3–1——1–2——2–0
Northwestern —2–0——1–00–1—
Ohio State 0–2—1–2———0–0
Penn State 0–1—2–1—4–4——
Wisconsin —2–1—0–0—0–1—
Source: Team Statistics
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament

Semifinal Final
      
1 Penn State 1
5 Michigan State 3
5 Michigan State (OT)2
3 Michigan 1
2 Northwestern 0
3 Michigan 3

NCAA Tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
161 Indiana BYEW 4–1 vs. Xavier – (Bloomington)W, 2–1 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame)W, 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill)W, 1–0 vs. Creighton – (Hoover)W, 1–0 vs. Georgetown – (Hoover)
—1 Michigan State W, 2–1 vs. Cleveland State – (East Lansing)L, 0–3 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame)
—2 Michigan W, 3–1 vs. Niagara – (Ann Arbor)L, 1–2 vs. Akron – (Akron)
—4 Northwestern W 1–0 vs. Western Illinois – (Evanston)W, 1–0 vs. Marquette – (Milwaukee)L, 1–2 vs. Louisville – (Louisville)

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Northwestern and Penn State Share Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship". Big Ten. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Michigan State Claims Men's Soccer Big Ten Tournament Crown". Big Ten. November 9, 2012. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Indiana Claims Record Eighth National Title". Big Ten. December 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Indiana and Northwestern Top Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big Ten. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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