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 |
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Regular season |
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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 is the 24th and possibly 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 will conclude in November 2023.
The 2023 season will be California, [1] Stanford, [2] UCLA, [3] and Washington's [4] final season in the Pac-12 Conference, as the two former schools are departing 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. It is unclear at this time where Oregon State and San Diego State will play in 2024.
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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
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.
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) |
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. [6]
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 |
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.
Each team plays every other conference team twice; once home and once away.
Leader and 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament |
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 |
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 |
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 | [7] | |
Sep. 4 | Sam Fowler | Washington | GK | [8] | |
Sep. 11 | Austin Brummett | San Diego State | FW | [9] | |
Sep. 18 | Logan Farrington | Oregon State | FW | [10] | |
Sep. 25 | Richie Aman | Washington | MF | [11] | |
Oct. 2 | Ryan Becher | UCLA | MF | [12] | |
Oct. 9 | Jack Sarkos | UCLA | FW | [13] | |
Oct. 16 | Tristan Viviani | San Diego State | D | [14] | |
Oct. 23 | Shane de Flores | Stanford | MF | [15] | |
Oct. 30 | Zach Bohane | Stanford | MF | [16] | |
Nov. 6 | Jose Contell | UCLA | FW | [17] | |
Nov. 13 | Mark Fisher | Stanford | MF | [18] | |
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 |
USC 1st Team | USC 2nd Team | TDS 1st Team | TDS 2nd Team | CSN 1st Team | CSN 2nd Team | |
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