2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

August 2023 NCAA Division I 2012 Indiana 12: Tulsa 7–5 OaklandSept. 16, 2012Second Half Outburst Leads No. 23 Tulsa Past Oakland, 7-5 http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/091612aaa.html July 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307071429/http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/091612aaa.html March 7, 2016 live 2011 2013 The 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 54th season of NCAA men's college soccer in the United States. The defending champions were the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels, who defeated sister school, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers in the previous College Cup championship. Indiana defeated Georgetown, 1–0, in championship to win the title. Changes from 2011 Coaching changes CollegeOutgoing coachManner of departureIncoming coachFormer positionRef.MichiganUSA Steve BurnsResignedCAN Chaka DaleyProvidence head coachDaley Tabbed to Lead Wolverine Men's Soccer Program http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/122311aaa.html University of Michigan Athletics MGoBlue.com February 27, 2012 December 23, 2011ProvidenceCAN Chaka DaleyTook Michigan jobENG Craig StewartFranklin Pierce head coachhttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/stewart_craig00.html Player Bio: Craig Stewart - Providence College Official Athletics Site www.friars.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120208162431/http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/stewart_craig00.html 2012-02-08StanfordUSA Bret SimonResignedENG Jeremy GunnCharlotte head coachMeet Jeremy Gunn http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/012012aac.html Stanford Athletics GoStanford.com February 27, 2012 January 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820010754/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/012012aac.html August 20, 2012 dead Season overview Pre-season polls Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2012. NSCAANSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men's – National – Preseason Ranking http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/1043/NCAADivisionI/men/National/PreseasonPoll?preview=5ebeb6065f64f2346dbb00ab789cf001 NSCAA NSCAA December 4, 2012RankingTeam1 North Carolina2 UCLA3 Creighton4 Connecticut5 South Florida6 New Mexico7 Louisville8 Charlotte9 Maryland10 Akron11 UC Santa Barbara12 Indiana13 UC Irvine14 Boston College15 St. John's16 SMU17 Coastal Carolina18 Saint Mary's19 James Madison20 Northwestern21 UAB22 Brown23 Old Dominion24 Furman25 Bradley Soccer AmericaSoccer America Men's Preseason Top 25 https://www.socceramerica.com/article/47880/soccer-america-mens-preseason-top-25.html Soccer America SoccerAmerica.com December 4, 2012RankingTeam1 Connecticut2 Akron3 Maryland4 UC Santa Barbara5 Charlotte6 North Carolina7 New Mexico8 UCLA9 Indiana10 South Florida11 Boston College12 Old Dominion13 St. John's14 Coastal Carolina15 Creighton16 Louisville17 Northwestern18 Notre Dame19 Wake Forest20 Furman21 Duke22 Xavier23 West Virginia24 SMU25 UC Irvine Fox Soccer/SBI2012 SBI COLLEGE SOCCER SEASON PREVIEW http://www.soccerbyives.net/2012/08/2012-college-soccer-season-kicks-off-tonight.html SoccerByIves SoccerByIves.net December 4, 2012RankingTeam1 Akron2 Connecticut3 North Carolina4 Maryland5 UC Santa Barbara6 Indiana7 UCLA8 Duke9 West Virginia10 Boston College11 South Florida12 St. John's13 Louisville14 Virginia15 Xavier16 New Mexico17 Coastal Carolina18 Creighton19 SMU20 Charlotte21 CSU Bakersfield22 Wake Forest23 UC Irvine24 Notre Dame25 Georgetown College Soccer News2012 Pre-Season Top 30 Poll http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/Page424.htm College Soccer News CollegeSoccerNews.com August 17, 2012RankingTeam1 North Carolina2 New Mexico3 Charlotte4 Connecticut5 Maryland6 Akron7 UCLA8 South Florida9 UC Santa Barbara10 Coastal Carolina11 Indiana12 Boston College13 Old Dominion14 Creighton15 UC Irvine16 Northwestern17 St. John's18 Louisville19 Wake Forest20 UAB21 SMU22 Brown23 Furman24 Saint Mary's25 Xavier Regular season Standings Conference regular season and tournament winners ConferenceRegular Season WinnerConference TournamentTournament Venue (City)Tournament WinnerAmerica East Vermont 2012 America East Men's Soccer Tournament Nickerson Field(Boston, Massachusetts) UMBCAtlantic Coast Maryland 2012 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Maryland SoccerPlex(Boyds, MD) MarylandAtlantic 10 Charlotte 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament Transamerica Field(Charlotte, NC) Saint LouisAtlantic Sun FGCU 2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament Summers-Taylor Stadium(Johnson City, Tennessee) FGCUBig East Red: LouisvilleBlue: Connecticut 2012 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament Red Bull Arena(Harrison, NJ) Notre DameBig South Coastal Carolina 2012 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Bryan Park(Greensboro, NC) WinthropBig Ten Penn State 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Lakeside Field(Evanston, IL) Michigan StateBig West North: UC DavisSouth: Cal State Northridge 2012 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Aggies Soccer FieldDavis, CA Cal State NorthridgeColonial Drexel 2012 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament Vidas Athletic Center(Philadelphia, PA) NortheasternConference USA SMU 2012 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament West Campus Field(Birmingham, AL) TulsaHorizon Detroit 2012 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Titan Field(Detroit, MI Cleveland StateIvy Cornell No tournamentMetro Atlantic Loyola Maryland 2012 MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament Tenney Stadium(Poughkeepsie, NY) NiagaraMid-American Akron 2012 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament FirstEnergy Stadium(Akron, Ohio) AkronMissouri Valley Creighton Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament Shea Stadium(Peoria, Illinois) CreightonMountain Pacific New Mexico 2012 MPSF Men's Soccer Tournament CIBER Field(Denver, Colorado) Air ForceNortheast Quinnipiac 2012 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament The Great Lawn(West Long Branch, New Jersey) Fairleigh DickinsonPac-12 UCLA No tournamentPatriot American 2012 Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament Riggs Field(Washington, D.C.) LafayetteSouthern Elon 2012 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament WakeMed Soccer Park(Cary, NC) ElonSummit Oakland 2012 The Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament John MacKenzie Alumni Field(Macomb, IL) Western IllinoisWest Coast San Diego No tournament Statistics Regular season statistics only. See 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship#Statistical leaders for the tournament statistics. Overall width:47% Top scorers RankScorerCollegeGoalsTotal Goals https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/573 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com November 13, 2011 1USA Chris ThomasElon23 2USA Ryan FinleyNotre Dame20 3CAN Daniel HaberCornell18 4SLV Eriq ZavaletaIndiana16 5JAM Ashton BennettCoastal Carolina15USA Erik HurtadoUC Santa Barbara15USA Gyasi ZardesCSU Bakersfield158USA Don AndingNortheastern14USA Pete CaringiUMBC14USA Billy SchulerNorth Carolina14USA Steven EvansPortland14ISR Sagi Lev-AriCSU Northridge14USA Devon SandovalNew Mexico14 Last updated on November 13, 2012. Source: NCAA.com – Total Goals width:48% Most assists RankScorerCollegeAssistsTotal Assists https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/568 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com November 13, 2012 1USA Mitchell CardenasCampbell14 2USA Kyle BethelOakland13CAN Milo KaporUMBC13USA Blake SmithNew Mexico13 5USA Chris GriebschHofstra11USA Steve NeumannGeorgetown11 7MEX Carlos BenavidesCSU Northridge10USA Zach BoldenDenver10USA Scott CaldwellAkron10USA Jared MartinelliTemple10URU Alex MartinezN.C. State10BRA Pedro RibeiroCoastal Carolina10BRA Shawn SloanHigh Point10USA Vaughn SpurrierTemple10 Last updated on November 13, 2012. Source: NCAA.com – Total Assists NCAA tournament 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship College Cup – Regions Park, Hoover, Alabama National SemifinalsDecember 7 National ChampionshipDecember 9 16 Indiana 1 12 Creighton 0 3 Georgetown 4(4) 2 Maryland 4(3) 16 Indiana 1 3 Georgetown 0 See also College soccer 2012 in American soccer 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship References 2012 Category:2012 in American men's soccer leagues