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. Indiana won the NCAA Tournament, winning their eighth title.
Preseason Northwestern and eventual national champions Indiana were picked to tie as the conference regular season champions.
Preseason poll ProjectedRank School 2011Finish 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
Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana Armstrong Stadium Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium Michigan State Spartans East Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, Illinois Lakeside Field Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio Owens Memorial Stadium Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin McClimon Stadium
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer
Personnel
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 Results
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 16 1 Indiana 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
See also
Big Ten Conference 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2012 in American soccer
References