| Competition: | Big Ten Conference |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Premiers: | Penn State |
| Winners: | Michigan State |
| Continentalcup1: | NCAA Tournament |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Indiana Michigan Michigan State Northwestern |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
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]
Northwestern and eventual national champions Indiana were picked to tie as the conference regular season champions.[4]
| Projected Rank | School | 2011 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 |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Hoosiers | Bloomington, Indiana | Armstrong Stadium | |
| Michigan Wolverines | Ann Arbor, Michigan | U-M Soccer Stadium | |
| Michigan State Spartans | East Lansing, Michigan | DeMartin Soccer Complex | |
| Northwestern Wildcats | Evanston, Illinois | Lakeside Field | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Columbus, Ohio | Owens Memorial Stadium | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | State College, Pennsylvania | Jeffrey Field | |
| Wisconsin Badgers | Madison, Wisconsin | McClimon Stadium | |
| Team | Head Coach | Shirt supplier |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana |  Todd Yeagley | Adidas |
| Michigan |  Chaka Daley | Adidas |
| Michigan State | Damon Rensing | Nike |
| Northwestern | Tim Lenahan | Under Armour |
| Ohio State | John Bluem | Nike |
| Penn State | Bob Warming | Nike |
| Wisconsin | John Trask | Adidas |
See main article: 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
See main article: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | Indiana | bgcolor=#ddd | W 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) | |||||