2018 Big West Conference men's soccer season

2018 Big West Conference men's soccer season
2018 Big West Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August 24, 2018 – November 9, 2018
Number of teams	8
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2018 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
UC Irvine +	5	–	1	–	1	11	–	6	–	4
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	2	–	1	10	–	6	–	2
UC Riverside ‡	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	10	–	3
UC Davis	3	–	3	–	1	11	–	4	–	5
CSU Northridge	3	–	3	–	1	9	–	8	–	1
CSU Fullerton	2	–	3	–	2	7	–	6	–	8
Sacramento State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	11	–	2
Cal Poly	1	–	5	–	1	5	–	9	–	2


‡ – 2018 Big West Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 29, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 Big West Conference men's soccer season is the 36th consecutive season of men's college soccer in the Big West Conference under the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.^[1] The season will feature eight teams, where one is an affiliate member of the conference. Sacramento State will compete from the Big Sky Conference. Colleges in the Big West will begin competition on August 24, 2018, and conclude on November 9, 2018 after the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Prior to the NCAA Division I Tournament Championship, there will be a postseason conference tournament held at the university with the highest seed in the postseason conference tournament, where the winner is guaranteed to represent the Big West in the NCAA Division I Tournament. Hawaii and Long Beach State have defunct programs in this season.

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		Selected for NCAA Tournament
Key: No. – Ranking, RV – Received votes, NR – Not ranked

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2
Cal Poly	NR	NR	NR
CSU Fullerton	RV	NR	NR
CSU Northridge	NR	NR	RV
Sacramento State	NR	NR	NR
UC Davis	NR	NR	17
UC Irvine	NR	RV	RV
UC Riverside	NR	NR	NR
UC Santa Barbara	NR	RV	NR

Matches

Note: Results updated after the last game of each day in WAC competition, and games are added/updated weekly after each rankings release
Rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll

Non–conference

Week One – August 24, 2018 to August 30, 2018

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	UC Davis	0–0	Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska
4:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Caniglia Field

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	Sacramento State	0–0	Portland	Portland, Oregon
5:30 p.m. PST				Stadium: Merlo Field

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	CSU Northridge	0–0	San Francisco	San Francisco, California
7:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Negoesco Stadium

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	Fresno Pacific	0–0	Cal Poly	San Luis Obispo, California
7:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Janssen Field

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	UC Riverside	0–0	Loyola Marymount	Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Sullivan Field

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	UC Irvine	0–0	San Diego	San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Torero Stadium

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	St. John's	0–0	UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California
7:30 p.m. PST				Stadium: Harder Stadium

26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)	CSU Northridge	0–0	San Jose State	San Jose, California
4:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Spartan Soccer Complex

26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)	UC Davis	0–0	Creighton	Omaha, Nebraska
5:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Morrison Stadium

26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)	UC Riverside	0–0	UC Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California
7:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Harder Stadium

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)	UC Irvine	0–0	UCF	Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: UCF Soccer Stadium

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)	CSU Fullerton	0–0	Missouri State	Springfield, Missouri
				Stadium: Allison Stadium

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)	Sacramento State	0–0	Oregon State	Corvallis, Oregon
6:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Valley Stadium

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)	Cal Poly	0–0	Gonzaga	Spokane, Washington
7:00 p.m. PST				Stadium: Gonzaga Soccer Field

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Records against other conferences

Note: Conferences eligible for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship only

Conference	Record
America East	0–0
American	0–0
Atlantic 10	0–0
ACC	0–0
Atlantic Sun	0–0
Big East	0–0
Big South	0–0
Big Ten	0–0
Big West	0–0
CAA	0–0
C–USA	0–0
Horizon	0–0
Ivy League	0–0
MAAC	0–0
MAC	0–0
Missouri Valley	0–0
Northeast	0–0
Pac–12	0–0
Patriot	0–0
Southern	0–0
Summit	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0
WCC	0–0
WAC	0–0

References

^ "Big West Conference Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Big West Conference. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
^ "Men's Soccer Schedule (2018)". Big West Conference. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

[1] "Big West Conference Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Big West Conference. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

[2] "Men's Soccer Schedule (2018)". Big West Conference. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

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v t e Big West Conference men's soccer
Teams	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Sacramento State Hornets UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC San Diego Tritons UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Tournament
Seasons	2018

v t e 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final Spring Men's College Program
Rankings & awards	United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll All-Americans