2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
The 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 54th season of NCAA men's college soccer in the United States. The defending champions were the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels, who defeated sister school, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers in the previous College Cup championship.
Indiana defeated Georgetown, 1-0, in championship to win the title.
Changes from 2011
Coaching changes
| College | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Incoming coach | Former position | Ref. |
| Michigan |  Steve Burns | Resigned |  Chaka Daley | Providence head coach | |
| Providence | Chaka Daley | Took Michigan job |  Craig Stewart | Franklin Pierce head coach | |
| Stanford | Bret Simon | Resigned | Jeremy Gunn | Charlotte head coach |
Season overview
Pre-season polls
Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2012.Regular season
Standings
Conference regular season and tournament winners
Statistics
Overall
;Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | College | Goals |
| 1 | Chris Thomas | Elon | 23 |
| 2 | Ryan Finley | Notre Dame | 20 |
| 3 | Daniel Haber | Cornell | 18 |
| 4 | Eriq Zavaleta | Indiana | 16 |
| 5 |  Ashton Bennett | Coastal Carolina | 15 |
| 5 | Erik Hurtado | UC Santa Barbara | 15 |
| 5 | Gyasi Zardes | CSU Bakersfield | 15 |
| 8 | Don Anding | Northeastern | 14 |
| 8 | Pete Caringi | UMBC | 14 |
| 8 | Billy Schuler | North Carolina | 14 |
| 8 | Steven Evans | Portland | 14 |
| 8 |  Sagi Lev-Ari | CSU Northridge | 14 |
| 8 | Devon Sandoval | New Mexico | 14 |
Last updated on November 13, 2012. Source:
;Most assists
| Rank | Scorer | College | Assists |
| 1 | Mitchell Cardenas | Campbell | 14 |
| 2 | Kyle Bethel | Oakland | 13 |
| 2 | Milo Kapor | UMBC | 13 |
| 2 | Blake Smith | New Mexico | 13 |
| 5 | Chris Griebsch | Hofstra | 11 |
| 5 | Steve Neumann | Georgetown | 11 |
| 7 |  Carlos Benavides | CSU Northridge | 10 |
| 7 | Zach Bolden | Denver | 10 |
| 7 | Scott Caldwell | Akron | 10 |
| 7 | Jared Martinelli | Temple | 10 |
| 7 | Alex Martinez | N.C. State | 10 |
| 7 |  Pedro Ribeiro | Coastal Carolina | 10 |
| 7 | Shawn Sloan | High Point | 10 |
| 7 | Vaughn Spurrier | Temple | 10 |
Last updated on November 13, 2012. Source: