2017 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season
The 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season was the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
Stanford, who entered the season as the three-time defending Pac-12 champions, successfully defended their title for the fourth consecutive season, by winning the regular season. The Cardinal were also the two-time defending NCAA champions, and successfully defended their title. California and Washington earned at-large berths into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, but were both eliminated in the first round.
Stanford's Foster Langsdorf, won the Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| California Golden Bears | Berkeley, California | Edwards Stadium | |
| Oregon State Beavers | Corvallis, Oregon | Lorenz Field | |
| San Diego State Aztecs | San Diego, California | SDSU Sports Deck | |
| Stanford Cardinal | Stanford, California | Cagan Stadium | |
| UCLA Bruins | Los Angeles, California | Drake Stadium | |
| Washington Huskies | Seattle, Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium |
- Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, USC, Utah and Washington State do not sponsor men's soccer. San Diego State is an associated member.
Preseason
Recruiting
Preseason poll
The preseason poll was released on August 15, 2017.Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | P12 record | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA College Cups | NCAA Titles |
| California | Kevin Grimes | SMU | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon State | Steve Simmons | Northern Illinois | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Diego State | Lev Kirshner | San Diego State | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stanford | Jeremy Gunn | Charlotte | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
| UCLA | Jorge Salcedo | UCLA | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Washington | Jamie Clark | Creighton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season
All times Pacific time.Week 1 (Aug 21-27)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 25 | 4:30 p.m. | West Virginia | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | L 0–1 | 0 | |
| August 25 | 5:00 p.m. | #1 Stanford | San Jose State | Spartan Soccer Field • San Jose, CA Rivalry | W 4–0 | 1,028 | |
| August 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Fairfield | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | L 1–2 | 394 | |
| August 25 | 8:00 p.m. | New Mexico | #11 Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | W 2–1 | 710 |
| August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | #22 UCLA | San Francisco | Negoesco Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 5–3 | 1,338 | |
| August 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Loyola Marymount | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | W 2–0 | 477 |
Players of the Week
Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 3)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 1:00 p.m. | UNLV | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | P12N | W 1-0 | 147 |
| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | American | Oregon State | Gonzaga Soccer Field • Spokane, WA Gonzaga Tournament | L 0-1 | 200 | |
| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | #15 UCLA | #6 Maryland | Ludwig Field • College Park, MD | BTN | L 2-3 | 7,532 |
| September 1 | 4:30 p.m. | Northeastern | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 1-0 | 155 | |
| September 1 | 4:30 p.m. | #10 Washington | #24 Akron | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, OH | ESPN3 | L 0-2 | 1,987 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | #23 Creighton | #1 Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | W 3-0 | 1,916 |
| September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | UC Riverside | Oregon State | Gonzaga Soccer Field • Spokane, WA Gonzaga Tournament | W 3-2 | 107 | |
| September 3 | 4:30 p.m. | #23 Creighton | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | L 0-3 | 310 |
| September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | Northeastern | #1 Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 1-0 | 613 |
Players of the Week
Week 3 (Sep 4-10)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 9:00 a.m. | UCLA | Georgetown | Shaw Field • Washington, DC | FSGO | ||
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Washington | Gonzaga | Gonzaga Soccer Field • Spokane, WA | |||
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | SMU | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | ||
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Colgate | Beyer-Small '76 Field • Hamilton, NY | L 0–1 | 725 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | California | Portland | Merlo Field • Portland, OR | W 2–1 | 1,743 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Mercer | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA |
Players of the Week
Week 4 (Sep 11-17)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | UCLA | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | ||
| September 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon State | #7 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | ESPN3 | L 2–3 | 1,422 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Drexel | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | |||
| September 15 | 4:30 p.m. | Yale | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | W 1–0 | 368 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | San Francisco | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | |||
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Yale | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | ||
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Santa Clara | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | |||
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | California | San Francisco | Negoesco Stadium • San Francisco, CA | P12N | W 3–2 | 539 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | #23 Portland | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | L 0–1 | 374 |
Players of the Week
Week 5 (Sep 18-24)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | |||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah Valley | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | |||
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | Santa Clara | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 3–2 | 300 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | #17 Pacific | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | W 2–0 | 418 | |
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Stanford | Saint Louis | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | |||
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal State Northridge | UCLA | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | |||
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington | Seattle U | Championship Field Stadium • Seattle, WA Seattle Derby |
Players of the Week
Week 6 (Sep 25-Oct 1)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | TBD | Stanford | San Diego State | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA | |||
| September 28 | 8:00 p.m. | California | UCLA | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Cal Week | P12N | CAL 2–0 | 3,285 |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | California | San Diego State | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA | CAL 1–0 | 406 | |
| October 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Oregon State | #17 Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA The Cascade Clash | P12N | UW 2–1 | 990 |
| October 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Stanford | UCLA | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | P12N |
Players of the Week
Week 7 (Oct 2-8)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | P12N | ||
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | ||
| October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | San Diego State | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | P12N | ||
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Stanford | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA Big Game | P12N | STAN 3–0 | 1,166 |
| October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N |
Players of the Week
Week 8 (Oct 9-15)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon State | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | CAL 1–0 | 189 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | ||
| October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Oregon State | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | ||
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Washington | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | CAL 2–1 | 605 |
| October 15 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego State | UCLA | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | P12N |
Players of the Week
Week 9 (Oct 16-22)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | UCLA | New Mexico | UNM Soccer Complex • Albuquerque, NM | |||
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | California | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | P12N | OSU 2–1 | 101 |
| October 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Stanford | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | ||
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Stanford | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR | |||
| October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | California | Washington | Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | UW 3–0 | 570 |
| October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA | San Diego | Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA |
Players of the Week
Week 10 (Oct 23-29)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 26 | TBD | Washington | San Diego State | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA | |||
| October 26 | 4:30 p.m. | Oregon State | UCLA | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | ||
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon State | San Diego State | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA | |||
| October 29 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington | UCLA | Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | P12N |
Players of the Week
Week 11 (Oct 30-Nov 5)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | San Diego State | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | CAL 1–0 | 160 |
| November 2 | 5:30 p.m. | UCLA | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | ||
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | UCLA | California | Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA Rivalry | P12N | CAL 3–2 | 746 |
| November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N |
Players of the Week
Week 12 (Nov 6-Nov 12)
Schedule and Results| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington | Oregon State | Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR The Cascade Clash | P12N | ||
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | California | Stanford | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA Big Game | P12N | STAN 1–0 | 1,474 |
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | UCLA | San Diego State | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA |
Players of the Week
Rankings
[United Soccer Coaches] National
United Soccer Coaches Far West Regional
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 9 | 1 | Stanford | BYE | T, 0–0 W, 10–9 PK vs. Pacific – | W, 2–0 vs. Coastal Carolina – | W, 2–0 vs. #1 Wake Forest – | W, 2–0 vs. #5 Akron – | W, 1–0 vs. #5 Indiana – |
| 2 | California | L, 1–2 vs. San Francisco – | ||||||
| 2 | Washington | L, 2–3 OT vs. Seattle U – |
All-Pac-12 awards and teams
MLS SuperDraft
Draft picks
A total of seven players were drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Other |
| 1 | 2 | LA Galaxy | Tomas Hilliard-Arce | DF | Stanford | |
| 1 | 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Justin Fiddes | DF | Washington | |
| 2 | 40 | LA Galaxy | Drew Skundrich | MF | Stanford | |
| 3 | 47 | Los Angeles FC | Jordan Jones | FW | Oregon State | |
| 3 | 63 | Portland Timbers | Timmy Mueller | FW | Oregon State | |
| 4 | 72 | Colorado Rapids | Brian Iloski | MF | UCLA | |
| 4 | 84 | Chicago Fire | Josh Morton | DF | California |
Homegrown contracts
| Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| Real Salt Lake | FW | Stanford | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | FW | Washington | 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year | |
| Portland Timbers | FW | Stanford | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MF | Oregon State |