| 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Soccer |
| Pixels: | 250 |
| Duration: | August, 2016 – November, 2016 |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Stanford |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Washington |
| Mvp: | José Hernández Foster Langsdorf |
| Mvp Link: | Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year |
| Draft: | 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| Draft Link: | 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| Top Pick: | Abu Danladi, UCLA |
| Picked By: | Minnesota United FC, 1st overall |
| Seasonslistnames: | Pac-12 Conference men's soccer |
| Prevseason Link: | 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017 |
The 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season was the 17th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Stanford Cardinal are the defending champions, by virtue of winning the regular season (there is no conference tournament). The Cardinal are also the defending NCAA champions.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| California Golden Bears | Berkeley, California | Edwards Stadium | |
| Oregon State Beavers | Corvallis, Oregon | Lorenz Field | |
| San Diego State Aztecs | San Diego, California | SDSU Sports Deck | |
| Stanford Cardinal | Stanford, California | Cagan Stadium | |
| UCLA Bruins | Los Angeles, California | Drake Stadium | |
| Washington Huskies | Seattle, Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium | |
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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| style=background:#ddd;" | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | |||
| 2–2 | style=background:#ddd;" | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | |||
| 1–0 | 1–1 | style=background:#ddd;" | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | style=background:#ddd;" | 3–0 | 0–1 | |||
| 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | style=background:#ddd;" | 0–4 | |||
| 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | style=background:#ddd;" |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked previous week |
See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.
| Pre[1] | Wk 1[2] | Wk 2[3] | Wk 3[4] | Wk 4[5] | Wk 5[6] | Wk 6[7] | Wk 7[8] | Wk 8[9] | Wk 9[10] | Wk 10[11] | Wk 11[12] | Wk 12[13] | Final[14] | |||||||||||||||||
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| California | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 22 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> | < | -- NSCAA Final --> | |
| Oregon State | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> | < | -- NSCAA Final --> | |
| San Diego State | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 23 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 13 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 11 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 11 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 22 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 13 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 25 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 22 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 21 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 16 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Final --> RV | |
| Stanford | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 15 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 24 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 25 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 23 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 16 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 12 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 8 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Final --> 1 | |
| UCLA | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> 16 | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 8 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 7 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 6 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 13 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 19 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 17 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 24 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Final --> RV | |
| Washington | C | < | -- NSCAA Preseason --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 16 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 16 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 22 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 17 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 16 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 11 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 14 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 14 | < | -- NSCAA Final --> 12 |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked previous week |
| 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 | C | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 4 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 6 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> | |
| Oregon State | C | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 9 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 10 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 4 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> | |
| San Diego State | C | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 3 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 4 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 4 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 6 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 3 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 2 | |
| Stanford | C | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 7 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 7 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 8 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> NR | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 4 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 1 | |
| UCLA | C | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 3 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 1 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 3 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 6 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 5 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 6 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 6 | |
| Washington | C | < | -- NSCAA Week 1 --> 10 | < | -- NSCAA Week 2 --> 8 | < | -- NSCAA Week 3 --> 6 | < | -- NSCAA Week 4 --> 3 | < | -- NSCAA Week 5 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 6 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 7 --> 3 | < | -- NSCAA Week 8 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 9 --> 3 | < | -- NSCAA Week 10 --> 2 | < | -- NSCAA Week 11 --> 4 | < | -- NSCAA Week 12 --> 3 |
See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |
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| 5 | 2 | Stanford | bgcolor=#ddd | W, 2–0 vs. Pacific – (Stanford) | W, 1–0 vs. #12 Virginia – (Stanford) | W, 2–0 vs. #7 Louisville – (Louisville) | T, 0–0 W, 10–9 PK vs. #9 North Carolina – (Houston) | T, 0–0 W, 5–4 PK vs. #2 Wake Forest – (Houston) | |
| 11 | 3 | Washington | bgcolor=#ddd | W, 4–1 vs. New Mexico – (Seattle) | L, 1–2 vs. #6 Denver – (Denver) | ||||
| 3 | San Diego State | T, 1 - 1 (L, 5 - 6 pen.) vs. UNLV – (San Diego) | |||||||
| 2 | UCLA | W, 4–2 vs. Colgate – (Los Angeles) | L, 1–2 OT vs. #7 Louisville – (Louisville) |
| 2016 Pac-12 Men's Soccer Individual Awards[15] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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| Player of the Year | José Hernández, MF, UCLA Foster Langsdorf, MF, Stanford | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Jeremy Gunn, Stanford | |||||
| Defender of the Year | Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Stanford | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Handwalla Bwana, MF, Washington | |||||
| 2016 Pac-12 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | ||||
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| Corey Baird, Stanford Jose Carerra-Garcia, California Andrew Epstein, Stanford José Hernández, UCLA Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Stanford Foster Langsdorf, Stanford Nick Lima , California Justin Schmidt, Washington Brian Nana-Sinkam, Stanford Christian Thierjung, California Jackson Yueil, UCLA | Seyi Adekoya, UCLA Handwalla Bwana, Washington Brian Iloski, UCLA Jordan Jones, Oregon State Timmy Mueller, Oregon State Travis Nicklaw, San Diego St. Pablo Pelaez, San Diego St. Auden Schilder, Washington Drew Skundrich, Stanford Felix Vobejda, UCLA Henry Wingo, Washington | Adam Allmaras, San Diego St. Michael Amick, UCLA Matt Callahan, San Diego St. Kyle Coffee, Washington Abu Danladi, UCLA Erik Holt, UCLA Casey Macias, San Diego St. Bryce Marion, Stanford Jeroen Meefout, San Diego St. Paul Salcedo, California Michael Sauers, San Diego St. | ||||