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Pac-12 Men's Soccer Weekly Rundown - Oct. 18, 2023

by Pac-12 Conference
Oct 18, 2023
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Week 9 Fixtures

  • The homestretch of the Pac-12 Men's Soccer regular season begins as all six sides return to Conference action and round the midpoint of league play this week.
  • With the bottom three teams in the league standings (California - 4 pts., Stanford - 3, San Diego State - 2) all on the road to the top half (Oregon State - 9 pts., UCLA - 8, Washington - 7), this week's slate could bring separation at the top, or set the stage for a jumbled and chaotic final three weeks of matches.
  • Three of this week's matches will be televised by Pac-12 Networks, while all five will be available on Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.

Thursday, Oct. 19
California at Washington - 7:00 p.m. PT - Pac-12 Network
#17 Stanford at Oregon State - 7:00 p.m. PT - Pac-12 Bay Area/Oregon

Friday, Oct. 20
San Diego State at UCLA - 7:00 p.m. PT - Pac-12 Now

Sunday, Oct. 22
California at Oregon State - 1:00 p.m. PT - Pac-12 Now
#17 Stanford at Washington - 3:00 p.m. PT - Pac-12 Network

Week 8 Results

  • The Pac-12 stumbled in its final non-conference matches, going a combined 1-3-2 against WCC opponents last week.
  • California (5-4-3) emerged as the only victorious side, blanking Pacific on the road, 2-0.
    • It marked the Golden Bears' third road win and fifth road result this season - their most since a 2019 campaign when they earned an NCAA Tournament at-large berth.
  • Washington (5-4-4) traveled to Gonzaga and managed a 1-1 draw, as did San Diego State (6-2-4) in its city rivalry clash against San Diego.
    • The 1-1 draw with the Toreros completed an undefeated non-conference run (6-0-2) for the Aztecs, who also accomplished the feat in 2021 (also 6-0-2).
  • Stanford (6-2-3) saw its 18-match non-conference unbeaten streak (15-0-3) end, surrendering two goals inside the final 5:18 in a 2-1 loss to San Francisco.
    • The Cardinal were down usual starters Jackson Kiil and Mark Fisher in the match.
  • Oregon State's (5-4-3) leading assist producer Fran Cortijo (6a) missed his second consecutive match in the Beavers' 2-1 loss at No. 17 Portland.
  • UCLA (5-3-3) dropped a 1-0 decision despite a 12-8 shot advantage against LMU, which capped a 5-1-4 non-conference run for the Lions.

Week 8 Top Performers

  • San Diego State's Tristan Viviani talled his first goal of the season in the 1-1 draw with San Diego en route to earning Pac-12 Player of the Week honors.
  • California'a Adrian Guzman and Wisdom Onuoma scored their first goals of the season, and first of his career in the case of Onuoma, in the 2-0 win at Pacific.
    • Sophomore goalkeeper Marco Brougher made three saves in 80 minutes of action to collect his first win and first shutout for Cal.
  • Oregon State's Logan Farrington continued his torrid goal-scoring pace, tallying the Beavers' lone goal in a 2-1 loss at No. 17 Portland. Farrington leads the Pac-12 with 10 goals and 24 points on the season.
    • Farrington, who has recorded a point in four consecutive and 10 of his last 11 matches, already ranks top-10 all-time in OSU history in single-season goals (T-8th) with his 10 tallies.

RPI Update & Non-Conference Wrap

  • The Pac-12 has all six of its teams inside the top 43 of the latest NCAA RPI, a total matched only by the 12-team ACC (eight teams): No. 19 Stanford, No. 29 Washington, No. 32 Oregon State, No. 36 UCLA, No. 39 California, No. 43 San Diego State.
  • Despite the setbacks of last week, the Pac-12 continues to rate as the nation's top league in the NCAA Non-Conference RPI Ranking report and is second in the Conference RPI Ranking report behind only the ACC.
  • The six-team Pac-12 concluded non-conference play with a collective 25-12-8 record (.644), currently the second-best among NCAA Division I leagues.

Top Conferences by Non-Conference Win% (thru 10/17)
1. ACC - 51-14-17 (.726)
2. Pac-12 - 25-12-8 (.644)
3. Sun Belt - 36-17-17 (.636)
4. Big Ten - 29-15-18 (.613)
5. America East - 37-24-9 (.593)

Postseason Prognosticating

  • College Soccer News unveiled its initial postseason bracketology for the 2023 NCAA Tournament, with five Pac-12 programs projected to make the 48-team field - California (At-Large), Oregon State (Auto Bid), Stanford (AL), UCLA (AL), Washington (AL).
  • Five selections would equal the 2014 campaign for the most in Pac-12 Men's Soccer history. 

Poll Positions

  • Stanford fell to No. 17 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25, halting a streak of 20 consecutive polls inside the top 10 for the Cardinal.
  • Oregon State is also receiving votes.

National Honors

NCAA.com National Team of the Week              
Aug. 28 - Stanford           
Sept. 19 - Oregon State

United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week              
Aug. 30 - Zach Bohane, Stanford          
Sept. 20 - Logan Farrington, Oregon State

College Soccer News National Team of the Week               
Aug. 28 - Zach Bohane, Stanford; Kevin Carmichael, California             
Sept. 4 - Evan Davila, California; Sam Fowler, Washington            
Sept. 11 - Austin Brummett, San Diego State           
Sept. 18 - Logan Farrington, Oregon State (POTW)       
Oct. 2 - Nicklas Lund, Oregon State

Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week              
Aug. 28 - Zach Bohane, Stanford (POTW)             
Sept. 5 - Reid Sproat, San Diego State           
Sept. 19 - Logan Farrington, Oregon State

MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List              
Aug. 24 - Christian Soto, Washington; Sam Fowler, Washington

Notes & Nuggets

  • The Pac-12 has rated as NCAA Division I's top RPI conference each of the past two seasons (2021, 2022).
  • In 2022, the Pac-12 had three top-10 seeds (#2 Washington, #5 Stanford, #8 Oregon State) among its four teams in the NCAA Tournament, just the second time in league history with a trio of single-digit seeds (2013).
  • In 2021, the Pac-12 had the nation’s top two teams in the RPI (#1 Washington, #2 Oregon State) and the top two seeds in the NCAA Tournament (#1 Oregon State, #2 Washington).
    • Was the second time in Conference history with the NCAA Tournament's top two overall national seeds along with 2013 (#1 UCLA, #2 California).
    • The Pac-12 and ACC (nine times since seeding began in 1994) are the only leagues to have the top two overall national seeds.
  • The Pac-12 has advanced at least half its six teams to the postseason for seven consecutive years and nine times in the past decade.
  • Over the past 10 years, Pac-12 men's soccer has earned 35 out of a possible 60 NCAA Tournament bids across its six members, a 58 percent success rate bettered only by the 12-team ACC (65%, 78-120).
  • The six-team Pac-12 has had a College Cup representative in six of the last nine seasons (UCLA 2014; Stanford 2015-17, 2019; Washington 2021). Only the 12-team ACC has had more total College Cup appearances (14) than the Pac-12's six over that span.
  • Pac-12 programs have combined for 23 College Cup appearances (national semifinals) all-time, including 11 since the formal creation of the league in 2000.
  • Pac-12 programs have combined for seven NCAA Men's Soccer national championships, and four since sport sponsorship began in 2000.
  • The Pac-12 boasts two of the top five (#4 Jeremy Gunn, #5 Jamie Clark) winningest active coaches by percentage in NCAA Division I.
  • Pac-12 student-athletes have won three of the last nine MAC Hermann Trophy awards – Oregon State’s Gloire Amanda (2020), Stanford’s Jordan Morris (2015) and UCLA’s Leo Stolz (2014) – and four in total (UCLA’s Brad Friedel, 1992).
  • The Pac-12 has produced 22 First Team All-Americans in the past decade after amassing only 15 from 2000-2012.
  • Since expanding beyond two rounds in 2014, 76 Pac-12 student-athletes have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft, including four years of double-digit selections (2014, 2015, 2019, 2022).

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