2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season explained

2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Soccer
Duration:February 28 – April 11, 2021
No Of Teams:10
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Portland
Second Place:Pacific
Draft:2021 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:2021 MLS SuperDraft
Seasonslistnames:West Coast Conference men's soccer
Prevseason Link:2019 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:2019
Nextseason Link:2021 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:2021

The 2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season is the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season, originally scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020, and conclude on November 6, 2020, was postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the season will begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 11, 2021. The first set of conference games are scheduled for February 28, 2021.

The defending champions are the Saint Mary's Gaels who won the regular season last year (the conference does not host a tournament).

Previous season

The 2019 season began on August 29, 2019, and concluded on November 12, 2019. Saint Mary's won the regular season, and earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Loyola Marymount, the WCC runners-up, earned an at-large bid into the tournament. Saint Mary's earned a first-round bye, and was seeded 12th-overall in the tournament while Loyola Marymount entered in the first round. Loyola Marymount hosted Seattle in the first round and lost 1–3. Saint Mary's hosted UCSB in the second round and lost 0–4.

Anders Engebretsen and Miguel Berry were named Co-Players of the Year for the conference. Filippo Zattarin won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Remi Prieur was named Goalkeeper of the Year; Noel Caliskan was named Rookie of the Year, and finally, Adam Cooper was named Coach of the Year.

Miguel Berry was selected by Columbus Crew with the 7th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Chicago Fire drafted Jonathan Jimenez in the first round with the 26th overall pick. Rey Ortiz, Remi Prieur, and Anders Engebretsen were drafted in the Draft.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Gonzaga BulldogsSpokane, WashingtonGonzaga Soccer Field
Loyola Marymount LionsLos Angeles, CaliforniaSullivan Field
Portland PilotsPortland, OregonMerlo Field
Saint Mary's GaelsMoraga, California
San Diego TorerosSan Diego, CaliforniaTorero Stadium
San Francisco DonsSan Francisco, CaliforniaNegoesco Stadium
Santa Clara BroncosSanta Clara, CaliforniaStevens Stadium

Head coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at
school
Overall recordRecord at
school
WCC
record
NCAA
Tournaments[1]
NCAA
College Cups
NCAA
Titles
Ref.

Preseason

WCC Media Poll

To be announced.

All-WCC Preseason Team

To be announced.

Regular season

Weekly results

Legend
Index to colors and formatting
WCC member won
WCC member lost
WCC member tied
WCC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

To be determined.

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

To be determined.

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

To be determined.

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

To be determined.

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

To be determined.

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

To be determined.

Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

To be determined.

Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

To be determined.

Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

To be determined.

Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

To be determined.

Rankings

National

Legend
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See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

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Final
GonzagaC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->
Loyola MarymountC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->
PacificC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->
PortlandC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->
Saint Mary'sC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->
San DiegoC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->
San FranciscoC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->
Santa ClaraC <-- USC Preseason --> <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 --><-- USC Final -->

Far West Regional

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GonzagaC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->
Loyola MarymountC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->
PacificC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->
PortlandC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->
Saint Mary'sC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->
San DiegoC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->
San FranciscoC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->
Santa ClaraC <-- USC Week 1 --><-- USC Week 2 --> <-- USC Week 3 --> <-- USC Week 4 --> <-- USC Week 5 --><-- USC Week 6 --><-- USC Week 7 --><-- USC Week 8 --><-- USC Week 9 --><-- USC Week 10 --><-- USC Week 11 --><-- USC Week 12 -->

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The WCC regular season winner will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Other teams can still earn an at-large bid into the tournament.

Postseason awards and honors

2020 WCC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Co-Coaches of the Year
Freshman of the Year

2021 MLS Draft

See main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft will be held on January 21, 2021.

Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[2] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[3] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. April 19, 2019.
  2. Web site: MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines. Sporting News. 2021-01-13. 2013-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312005637/http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2013-01-16/mls-draft-2013-fc-dallas-new-england-revolution-la-galaxy-schellas-hyndman-gyasi. dead.
  3. Web site: MLS 2012 Roster Rules . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220005943/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2012-mls-roster-rules . 2012-02-20 .