This is a list of seasons played by the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team 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 RecordConferenceTourn. Pos.Overall RecordHonoursTop pointsIn NCAA scoring, goals count as 2 points while assists count as one point.Top scorerGoals in all competitions (regular season, conference, and NCAA tournament) are counted.ConferencePld.WLDPos.Pld.WLDNatl.Rank1983UCSB joined the Big West Conference to compete in a conference for the first time in their history.Big West3201191333None1984Big West321020974None1985Big West6321218121None1986Big West5140228113None1987Big West1044222994None1988Big West10730181350None1989Big West1064018891None1990Big West10730181170None1991Big West10361194132None1992Big West8080173140None1993Big West7160176110None1994From 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.MPSF7421209101None1995MPSF7430191261None1996MPSF5140184122None1997MPSF5140194141None1998MPSF9081202171None1999MPSF7430201370None2000MPSF7241198101NoneThiago Martins14Thiago MartinsJaime Ambriz62001The Big West Conference resumed Men's Soccer and UCSB rejoined the conference.Big West107211st191153Big West ChampionRob Friend27Rob Friend112002Big West109011st22183121Big West Champion, NCAA 2nd RoundRob Friend44Rob Friend202003Big West107302nd221651NCAA 3rd RoundDrew McAthyNeil JonesMemo Arzate30Drew McAthy142004Big West108201st252131Big West Champion, NCAA FinalistsDrew McAthy43Drew McAthy182005Big West107122nd21135323NCAA 2nd RoundIvan Becerra26Ivan Becerra122006Big West107301st2517711Big West Champion, NCAA ChampionEric Avila21Eric Avila82007Big West129121st2113448Big West Champion, NCAA 3rd RoundCiaran O'Brien25Chris Pontius11Beginning 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 West105232ndFinals22107522NCAA 2nd RoundChris Pontius32Chris Pontius142009Big West108111stFinals24175210Big West Champion, NCAA 3rd RoundDavid Walker24David Walker102010Big West107212ndChampion22145319NCAA 2nd RoundSam Garza24Sam Garza92011Big West106402ndFinals23157112NCAA 3rd RoundLuis Silva44Luis Silva17Beginning 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 Ryan82013Big West107031stSemifinals21126320Big West Champion, NCAA 2nd RoundGoffin Boyoko19Goffin Boyoko82014Big West106221stSemifinals201073Big West ChampionNick DePuy21Nick DePuy102015Big West107211stFinals23147215Big West Champion, NCAA 3rd RoundNick DePuy31Nick DePuy152016Big West106131stSemifinals201073Big West ChampionKevin Feucht24Kevin Feucht112017Big West104332ndFirst Round19685Rodney Michael20Rodney Michael8Beginning with the 2018 season, the Big West Conference reverted back to a single table format, moving away from the North and South divisions within regular season play.2018Big West74213rdFirst Round181062Rodney Michael17Rodney Michael72019Big West74212ndFinals2315448NCAA QuarterfinalsWill Baynham28Will Baynham102020Cancelled by the Big West Conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2021Big West96121stChampion211254Big West Champion, NCAA 1st RoundFinn Ballard McBride25Finn Ballard McBride92022Big West94142ndFinals201046Finn Ballard McBride27Finn Ballard McBride132023Big West94323rdSemifinals201082Lucas Gonzalez15Lucas GonzalezNemo Philipp52024Big West94232ndFinals221255NCAA 2nd RoundAlexis Ledoux33Alexis Ledoux14
See also UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer, the main page to the college soccer team at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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