2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

The 2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Penn State and Northwestern tied for first in the regular season, while Michigan State won the Big Ten Tournament.[1][2] Indiana won the NCAA Tournament, winning their eighth title.[3]

Big Ten Conference
Season2012
ChampionsMichigan State
PremiersPenn State
NCAA TournamentIndiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern
2011
2013
2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn State 3 1 2 9 5 3
No. 18 Northwestern 3 1 2 13 6 4
Michigan 3 2 1 11 10 1
No. 1 Indiana 3 2 1 16 5 3
Michigan State 3 3 0 11 10 1
Wisconsin 1 3 2 6 8 5
Ohio State 0 4 2 6 10 3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA

Preseason

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Northwestern and eventual national champions Indiana were picked to tie as the conference regular season champions.[4]

Preseason poll

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Projected
Rank
School 2011
Finish
T-1 Northwestern 1st
T-1 Indiana 4th
3 Michigan State 5th
4 Ohio State T-2nd
5 Penn State 7th
6 Wisconsin T-2nd
7 Michigan 6th

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana Armstrong Stadium 6,000
Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium 2,200
Michigan State Spartans East Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex 2,500
Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, Illinois Lakeside Field 900
Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio Owens Memorial Stadium 10,000
Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field 5,000
Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin McClimon Stadium 2,000
  • Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel

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Team Head Coach Shirt supplier
Indiana   Todd Yeagley   Adidas
Michigan   Chaka Daley   Adidas
Michigan State   Damon Rensing   Nike
Northwestern   Tim Lenahan   Under Armour
Ohio State   John Bluem   Nike
Penn State   Bob Warming   Nike
Wisconsin   John Trask   Adidas

Regular season

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Results

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Home \ Away IND MIC MSU NOR OSU PSU WIS
Indiana 1–2 1–1 2–0
Michigan 1–0 3–2 1–1
Michigan State 3–1 1–2 2–0
Northwestern 2–0 1–0 0–1
Ohio State 0–2 1–2 0–0
Penn State 0–1 2–1 4–4
Wisconsin 2–1 0–0 0–1
Source: Team Statistics
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Postseason

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Big Ten Tournament

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Semifinal Final
      
1 Penn State 1
5 Michigan State 3
5 Michigan State (OT) 2
3 Michigan 1
2 Northwestern 0
3 Michigan 3

NCAA Tournament

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Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
16 1 Indiana BYE W 4–1 vs. Xavier(Bloomington) W, 2–1 vs. Notre Dame(Notre Dame) W, 1–0 vs. North Carolina(Chapel Hill) W, 1–0 vs. Creighton(Hoover) W, 1–0 vs. Georgetown(Hoover)
1 Michigan State W, 2–1 vs. Cleveland State(East Lansing) L, 0–3 vs. Notre Dame(Notre Dame)
2 Michigan W, 3–1 vs. Niagara(Ann Arbor) L, 1–2 vs. Akron(Akron)
4 Northwestern W 1–0 vs. Western Illinois(Evanston) W, 1–0 vs. Marquette(Milwaukee) L, 1–2 vs. Louisville(Louisville)

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Northwestern and Penn State Share Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship". Big Ten. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Michigan State Claims Men's Soccer Big Ten Tournament Crown". Big Ten. November 9, 2012. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Indiana Claims Record Eighth National Title". Big Ten. December 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Indiana and Northwestern Top Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big Ten. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.