2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

Big Ten Conference
Season	2012
Champions	Michigan State
Premiers	Penn State
NCAA Tournament	Indiana; Michigan; Michigan State; Northwestern
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2012 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	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

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]

Preseason

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

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

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.

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)

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Indiana Claims Record Eighth National Title". Big Ten. December 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
^ "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.