2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season explained

2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Soccer
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Duration:August 24 – December 10, 2023
No Of Teams:6
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
Draft:2024 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:2024 MLS SuperDraft
Top Pick:Logan Farrington, Oregon State
Picked By:FC Dallas
Mvp:Logan Farrington, Oregon State
Mvp Link:Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Logan Farrington, Oregon State
Finals Champ:UCLA
Finals Runner-Up:Oregon State
Seasonslistnames:Pac-12 Conference men's soccer
Prevseason Link:2022 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:2022

The 2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season was the 24th and 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 concluded in November 2023.

The champions for the 2023 season were UCLA, winning their 31st overall conference championship, and their ninth Pac-12 title. By being champions, UCLA earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. Oregon State and Stanford earned at-large bids into the tournament.

Oregon State striker, Logan Farrington was the conference's top scorer of the 2023 season, with 15 goals, securing him the title of Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year.[1] Additionally, Farrington was the first Pac-12 player drafted in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, being drafted by FC Dallas with the third overall pick.[2]

The 2023 season was the final season in the Pac-12 for California,[3] Stanford,[4] UCLA,[5] and Washington.[6] The two former schools departied 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.

The remaining Pac-12 men's soccer schools were Oregon State and San Diego State. Oregon State joined the West Coast Conference, while San Diego State joined the Western Athletic Conference as affiliate members.[7] [8]

Teams

Stadiums and Locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
California Golden BearsBerkeley, CaliforniaEdwards Stadium
Witter Rugby Field
Oregon State BeaversCorvallis, OregonLorenz Field
San Diego State AztecsSan Diego, CaliforniaSDSU Sports Deck
Stanford CardinalStanford, CaliforniaCagan Stadium
UCLA BruinsLos Angeles, CaliforniaWallis Annenberg Stadium
Washington HuskiesSeattle, WashingtonHusky Soccer Stadium

Head coaches

Coaching changes

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.

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2022 season

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolPac–12 record
CaliforniaLeonard Griffin2
Oregon StateGreg Dalby1
San Diego StateRyan Hopkins 4
StanfordJeremy Gunn12
UCLARyan Jorden5
WashingtonJamie Clark13

Preseason

Preseason Coaches polls

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.[9]

1Washington23 (4)
2Stanford21 (1)
3UCLA17 (1)
4Oregon State15
5California8
6San Diego State6

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost
Pac-12 member tied
Pac-12 teams in bold
All times Pacific time.

Conference results

Each team plays every other conference team twice; once home and once away.

Positions by round

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

National rankings

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RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
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CaliforniaNVRVNVNVNVNone released
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NVNV29RVNV
Oregon StateRVNVRVNVNVNone released
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San Diego StateNVNVRV1821None released
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Stanford74118None released
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Washington62225RV20None released
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Regional rankings - USC Far West Region

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RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NVNo votes received
The United Soccer Coaches' Far West region ranks teams across the Pac-12, Big West, and West Coast Conferences.
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California2749
Oregon State4371
San Diego State7222
Stanford1113
UCLA3867
Washington6435

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the player of the week.

WeekPlayerSchoolPos.Ref.
Aug. 28Zach Bohane Stanford MF [10]
Sep. 4Washington GK [11]
Sep. 11San Diego State FW [12]
Sep. 18Oregon State FW [13]
Sep. 25Richie Aman Washington MF [14]
Oct. 2Ryan Becher UCLA MF [15]
Oct. 9Jack Sarkos UCLA FW [16]
Oct. 16Tristan Viviani San Diego State D [17]
Oct. 23Shane de Flores Stanford MF [18]
Oct. 30Zach Bohane Stanford MF [19]
Nov. 6Jose Contell UCLA FW [20]
Nov. 13Mark Fisher Stanford MF [21]

Postseason honors

Conference honors

2023 Pac-12 Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearLogan Farrington – Oregon State
Defensive Player of the YearWyatt Meyer – California
Coach of the YearLeonard Griffin – California
Freshman of the YearReid Fisher – San Diego State
2023 Pac-12 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team HonoreesSecond Team HonoreesHonorable Mention
Javier Armas – Oregon State
Fletcher Bank – Stanford
Zach Bohane – Stanford
Kevin Carmichael – California
Luis Castillo – Oregon State
Evan Davila – California
Logan Farrington – Oregon State
Nate Jones – Washington
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi – Washington
Tucker Lepley – UCLA
Wyatt Meyer – California
Nonso Adimabua – California
Noah Adnan – Stanford
Jose Contell – UCLA
Shane de Flores – Stanford
Logan Erb – San Diego State
Mark Fisher – Stanford
Chris Meyers – Washington
Jack Sarkos – UCLA
Tommy Silva – UCLA
Christian Soto – Washington
Ellis Spikner – Oregon State
Richie Aman – Washington
Khai Brisco – Washington
Arnau Farnos – Oregon State
Reid Fisher – San Diego State
Bryan Iliohan – Washington
Rommee Jaridly – San Diego State
Sean Karani – UCLA
Connor Lambe – California
Andre Ochoa – UCLA
Reid Sproat – San Diego State
Dante Williams – Oregon State

National honors

See main article: 2023 NCAA Men's Soccer All-Americans.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farrington Named Pac-12 Player of the Year . osubeavers.com.
  2. Web site: Nudelstejer . Abraham . FC Dallas takes Logan Farrington as the third overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft . . June 23, 2024 . December 19, 2024.
  3. Web site: Dubow . Josh . Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival . . September 17, 2023 . September 1, 2023.
  4. Web site: Dodd . Dennis . Stanford, Cal, SMU join ACC: Conference membership growing to 18 schools as latest realignment domino falls . . September 16, 2023 . September 1, 2023.
  5. Web site: Adelson . Andrea . Bonagura . Kyle . Rittenberg . Adam . Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten -- and the chaos that followed . . September 17, 2023 . July 11, 2022.
  6. Web site: University of Oregon and University of Washington to Join Big Ten Conference in 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804223113/https://bigten.org/news/2023/8/4/general-big-ten.aspx . dead . August 4, 2023 . . September 17, 2023 . August 4, 2023.
  7. Web site: West Coast Conference Adds Oregon State and Washington State as Affiliate Members . wccsports.com . December 22, 2023.
  8. Web site: SDSU Men's Soccer to Join WAC as Affiliate member . goaztecs.com . June 23, 2024 . February 9, 2024.
  9. Web site: Washington voted 2023 Pac-12 Men’s Soccer favorite . pac-12.com . September 17, 2023 . August 21, 2023.
  10. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Aug. 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523173619/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/08/28/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-aug-28-2023 . dead . May 23, 2024 . pac-12.com . September 18, 2023 . August 28, 2023.
  11. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906202718/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/09/04/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-sept-4-2023 . dead . September 6, 2023 . pac-12.com . September 18, 2023 . September 4, 2023.
  12. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 11, 2023 . pac-12.com . September 17, 2023 . September 11, 2023.
  13. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 18, 2023 . pac-12.com . September 22, 2023 . September 18, 2023.
  14. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Sept. 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063221/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/09/25/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-sept-25-2023 . dead . December 3, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . September 25, 2023.
  15. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063219/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/10/02/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-oct-2-2023 . dead . December 3, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . October 2, 2023.
  16. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063221/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/10/09/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-oct-9-2023 . dead . December 3, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . October 9, 2023.
  17. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 16, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . October 16, 2023.
  18. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063218/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/10/23/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-oct-23-2023 . dead . December 3, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . October 23, 2023.
  19. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Oct. 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063220/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/10/30/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-oct-30-2023 . dead . December 3, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . September 25, 2023.
  20. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Nov. 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063218/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/11/06/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-nov-6-2023 . dead . December 3, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . November 6, 2023.
  21. Web site: Pac-12 Men's Soccer Player of the Week - Nov. 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063223/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/11/13/pac-12-mens-soccer-player-week-nov-13-2023 . dead . December 3, 2023 . pac-12.com . December 2, 2023 . November 13, 2023.