2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season

The 2023 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference, and the last before Pac-12 men's soccer went on a two-season hiatus. Part of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, the Pac-12 began play in August 2023 and concluded in November 2023.

The champions for the 2023 season were UCLA, winning its 31st overall conference championship, and its 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. Additionally, Farrington was the first Pac-12 player drafted in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, being drafted by FC Dallas with the third overall pick.

The 2023 season was the final season in the Pac-12 for California, Stanford, UCLA, and Washington. 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.

Pac-12 men's soccer will resume in 2026, with legacy full member Oregon State, plus incoming full members Gonzaga and San Diego State, joined by four new affiliates from the Big West Conference.

Teams

Stadiums and Locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacityCalifornia Golden BearsBerkeley, CaliforniaEdwards StadiumWitter Rugby FieldOregon State BeaversCorvallis, OregonLorenz FieldSan Diego State AztecsSan Diego, CaliforniaSDSU Sports DeckStanford CardinalStanford, CaliforniaCagan StadiumUCLA BruinsLos Angeles, CaliforniaWallis Annenberg StadiumWashington 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

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school Pac–12 recordCalifornia Leonard Griffin 2 Oregon State Greg Dalby 1 San Diego State Ryan Hopkins 4 Stanford Jeremy Gunn 12 UCLA Ryan Jorden 5 Washington Jamie Clark 13

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.

1 Washington 23 (4) 2 Stanford 21 (1) 3 UCLA 17 (1) 4 Oregon State 15 5 California 8 6 San Diego State 6

Regular season Index to colors and formattingPac-12 member wonPac-12 member lostPac-12 member tiedPac-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

National rankings   Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25NVNo votes received   Pre Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 FinalCalifornia NVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV NVNV29RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNVOregon State RVNVRVNVNVNVRVNVRVNVNVNVNone released4 NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV15434 NVNVNVNVRVNVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNone released4San Diego State NVNVRV18211722NVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNV25211421NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV NVNVNV2824212228RVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNVStanford 74118610917151922None released5 82116467141621NVNV12355 952164581112131920None released7UCLA RVRVRVRVNVNVNVRVNVRVNV21None released21 NVNVNVNVNVNV2524NVNVNV211220202020 27RVRVRVRVNVNVRVNVRV301717None released26Washington 62225RV2022RVRVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV 394147112025NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV 51311231624RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV

Regional rankings - USC Far West Region   Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received The United Soccer Coaches' Far West region ranks teams across the Pac-12, Big West, and West Coast Conferences.   Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12California2749Oregon State4371San Diego State7222Stanford1113UCLA3867Washington6435

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the player of the week. Week Player School Pos.Ref. Aug. 28 Zach Bohane Stanford MF Sep. 4 Sam Fowler Washington GK Sep. 11 Austin Brummett San Diego State FW Sep. 18 Logan Farrington Oregon State FW Sep. 25 Richie Aman Washington MF Oct. 2 Ryan Becher UCLA MF Oct. 9 Jack Sarkos UCLA FW Oct. 16 Tristan Viviani San Diego State D Oct. 23 Shane de Flores Stanford MF Oct. 30 Zach Bohane Stanford MF Nov. 6 Jose Contell UCLA FW Nov. 13 Mark Fisher Stanford MF

Postseason honors Conference honors 2023 Pac-12 Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearLogan Farrington – Oregon StateDefensive Player of the YearWyatt Meyer – California Coach of the YearLeonard Griffin – CaliforniaFreshman of the YearReid Fisher – San Diego State

2023 Pac-12 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees Honorable MentionJavier 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 – CaliforniaNonso 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 StateRichie 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

USC 1st TeamUSC 2nd TeamTDS 1st Team TDS 2nd TeamCSN 1st Team CSN 2nd Team

MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Total California 1 1 – 2 Oregon State 1 2 – 3 San Diego State – – – 0 Stanford – – 3 3 UCLA 1 – 1 2 Washington 2 – – 2 Total 5 3 4 12

List of selections

Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College 1 3 FC Dallas FW Oregon State 5 Austin FC DF Washington 10 CF Montreal DF UCLA 11 Nashville SC DF California 23 Seattle Sounders FC DF Washington 2 44 FC Dallas DF Oregon State 48 Atlanta United FC DF Oregon State 50 Nashville SC DF California 3 62 LA Galaxy MF UCLA 63 Philadelphia Union FW Stanford 72 Chicago Fire FC MF Stanford 85 Toronto FC MF Stanford

Notes

References

External links Pac-12 Men's Soccer