2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season

2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
Duration August 24, 2018 – November 9, 2018
Number of teams 12
2019 MLS SuperDraft
Regular Season
2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#15 Air Force 5 –1 –0  12 –2 –0
Utah Valley 5 –1 –0  8 –5 –0
Seattle 4 –2 –0  10 –4 –0
UTRGV 4 –2 –0  9 –4 –0
San Jose State 3 –2 –1  5 –6 –2
Grand Canyon 3 –3 –0  6 –7 –0
UNLV 2 –3 –1  7 –7 –1
Houston Baptist 2 –3 –1  4 –5 –3
Cal St. Bakersfield 2 –3 –1  4 –8 –1
Cal Baptist # 2 –4 –0  6 –7 –1
UMKC 1 –5 –0  2 –10 –0
Incarnate Word 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –1
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season is the 23rd consecutive competition of men's college soccer in the Western Athletic Conference under the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.[1] The season will feature twelve teams, where five are affiliate members of the conference. Air Force, San Jose State, and UNLV will compete from the Mountain West Conference, while Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word come from the Southland Conference. Colleges in the WAC 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 in Seattle, Washington at the Championship Field, where the winner is guaranteed to represent the WAC in the NCAA Division I Tournament. The California Baptist Lancers are ineligible for postseason as they are in transition to the NCAA Division I level. Chicago State and New Mexico State have defunct programs in this season.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Team Player Position Year
Hermann Trophy[2]Air ForceTucker BoneForwardSenior
SeattleNathan AuneDefenderSenior

Media poll

Team

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Seattle119 (9)
2UNLV105
3Air Force104 (3)
4San Jose State84
5Utah Valley79
6Grand Canyon75
7CSU Bakersfield55
8UTRGV49
9UMKC38
10California Baptist30
11Houston Baptist28
12Incarnate Word26

Individual

Letterman Year Position Team
Tucker BoneSeniorForwardAir Force
Austin DewingSeniorForwardAir Force
Marco GonzalezSophomoreForwardUNLV
Josh DrackSophomoreMidfielderGrand Canyon
Timo MehlichJuniorMidfielderUNLV
Sergio RivasSeniorMidfielderSeattle
Nathan AuneSeniorDefenderSeattle
Anthony AyalaSeniorDefenderSeattle
Adam MusovskiSeniorDefenderUNLV
Andy RiosSeniorDefenderSan Jose State
Josh AdachiSeniorGoalkeeperSeattle

[3]

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
 PreWk
1		Wk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Final
Air Force RV NR RV
California Baptist NR NR NR
CSU Bakersfield NR NR NR
Grand Canyon RV RV 24
Houston Baptist NR NR NR
Incarnate Word NR NR NR
San Jose State NR NR NR
Seattle 22 NR NR
UMKC NR NR NR
UNLV NR NR RV
UTRGV NR NR NR
Utah Valley NR NR 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

[4]

Records against other conferences

Conference Record
America East0–0
American0–0
Atlantic 100–0
ACC0–0
Atlantic Sun0–0
Big East0–0
Big South0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C–USA0–0
Horizon0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC0–0
Missouri Valley0–0
Northeast0–0
Pac–120–0
Patriot0–0
Southern0–0
Summit0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WCC0–0

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Men's Soccer Records Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "SU's Aune, AF's Bone Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Seattle U Favorite to Win 2018 WAC Men's Soccer Title". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Men's Soccer Schedule (2018)". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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