List of UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by the University of California, Santa Barbara Gauchos in Conference and regular season/NCAA Tournament soccer play, from 1983 (when UCSB first took part in Conference play) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in Conference, competitive out of Conference, and NCAA Tournament games as well as the top point men and goal scorers for each season.

SeasonConference RecordConference
Tourn. Pos.
Overall RecordHonoursTop points[1] Top scorer[2]
ConferencePld.WLDPos.Pld.WLDNatl.
Rank
1983[3] Big West3201191333None
1984Big West321020974None
1985Big West6321218121None
1986Big West5140228113None
1987Big West1044222994None
1988Big West10730181350None
1989Big West1064018891None
1990Big West10730181170None
1991Big West10361194132None
1992Big West8080173140None
1993Big West7160176110None
1994[4] MPSF7421209101None
1995MPSF7430191261None
1996MPSF5140184122None
1997MPSF5140194141None
1998MPSF9081202171None
1999MPSF7430201370None
2000MPSF7241198101NoneThiago Martins14Thiago Martins
Jaime Ambriz
6
2001[5] Big West107211st191153Big West ChampionRob Friend27Rob Friend11
2002Big West109011st22183121[6] Big West Champion, NCAA 2nd RoundRob Friend44Rob Friend20
2003Big West107302nd221651NCAA 3rd RoundDrew McAthy
Neil Jones
Memo Arzate
30Drew McAthy14
2004Big West108201st252131Big West Champion, NCAA FinalistsDrew McAthy43Drew McAthy18
2005Big West107122nd21135323[7] NCAA 2nd RoundIvan Becerra26Ivan Becerra12
2006Big West107301st2517711[8] Big West Champion, NCAA ChampionEric Avila21Eric Avila8
2007Big West129121st2113448[9] Big West Champion, NCAA 3rd RoundCiaran O'Brien25Chris Pontius11
Beginning with the 2008 season, the Big West Conference instituted a conference tournament to determine the winner of the NCAA automatic bid instead of awarding it to the regular season winner.
2008Big West105232ndFinals22107522[10] NCAA 2nd RoundChris Pontius32Chris Pontius14
2009Big West108111stFinals24175210[11] Big West Champion, NCAA 3rd RoundDavid Walker24David Walker10
2010Big West107212ndChampion22145319[12] NCAA 2nd RoundSam Garza24Sam Garza9
2011Big West106402ndFinals23157112[13] NCAA 3rd RoundLuis Silva44Luis Silva17
Beginning with the 2012 season, the Big West Conference instituted two divisions within regular season play, moving away from a single table format. UCSB's conference position will now be represented as the standing in the "North Division".
2012Big West104514th191063Nic Ryan19Nic Ryan8
2013Big West107031stSemifinals21126320[14] Big West Champion, NCAA 2nd RoundGoffin Boyoko19Goffin Boyoko8
2014Big West106221stSemifinals201073Big West ChampionNick DePuy21Nick DePuy10
2015Big West107211stFinals23147215[15] Big West Champion, NCAA 3rd RoundNick DePuy31Nick DePuy15
2016Big West106131stSemifinals201073Big West ChampionKevin Feucht24Kevin Feucht11
2017Big West104332ndFirst Round19685Rodney Michael20Rodney Michael8
Beginning with the 2018 season, the Big West Conference reverved back to a single table format, moving away from the North and South divisions within regular season play.
2018Big West74213rdFirst Round181062Rodney Michael17Rodney Michael7
2019Big West74212ndFinals231544NCAA QuarterfinalsWill Baynham28Will Baynham10
2020Cancelled by the Big West Conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021Big West96121stChampion211254Big West Champion, NCAA 1st RoundFinn Ballard McBride25Finn Ballard McBride9
2022Big West94142ndFinals201046Finn Ballard McBride27Finn Ballard McBride13

See also

Notes and References

  1. In NCAA scoring, goals count as 2 points while assists count as one point.
  2. Goals in all competitions (regular season, Conference, and NCAA Tournament) are counted.
  3. UCSB joined the Big West Conference to compete in a conference for the first time in their history.
  4. From 1994 to 2000 UCSB competed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for Men's Soccer along with teams from the Western Athletic Conference and the Pacific-10 Conference.
  5. The Big West Conference resumed Men's Soccer and UCSB rejoined the conference.
  6. Web site: National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2002 NCAA Division I Men Final Ranking . December 16, 2002 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908043520/https://www.nscaa.com/user_images/rankings/Division1Men2002.pdf . September 8, 2015 . November 11, 2021.
  7. Web site: National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2005 NCAA Division I Men Final Ranking . . December 13, 2005 . August 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212710/https://www.nscaa.com/user_images/rankings/Division1Men2005.pdf . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2006 NCAA Division I Men Final Ranking . . December 5, 2006 . August 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204220/https://www.nscaa.com/user_images/rankings/Division1Men2006.pdf . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2007 NCAA Division I Men Final Ranking . . December 19, 2007 . August 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205655/https://www.nscaa.com/user_images/rankings/Division1Men2007.pdf . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2008 NCAA Division I Men Final Ranking . . December 16, 2008 . August 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211000/https://www.nscaa.com/user_images/rankings/Division1Men2008.pdf . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2009 NCAA Division I Men Final Ranking . . December 15, 2009 . August 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204612/https://www.nscaa.com/user_images/rankings/Division1Men2009.pdf . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2010 NCAA Division I Men Final Ranking . . November 9, 2010 . August 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212528/https://www.nscaa.com/user_images/rankings/Division1Men2010.pdf . August 12, 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's - National - Final Post-Season Ranking - December 13, 2011 . December 13, 2011 . . April 6, 2016.
  14. Web site: NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's - National - Final Post-Season Ranking - December 17, 2013 . December 17, 2013 . . April 6, 2016.
  15. Web site: NSCAA NCAA Division I Men - National - Final Postseason Ranking - December 15, 2015 . December 15, 2015 . . April 6, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151218054747/http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/5056/NCAADivisionI/men/Poll13 . December 18, 2015 . dead .