Northridge's convincing victory kept the Big West unbeaten in meetings with Pac-10 schools. Indeed, the Big West's overall record in non-conference games is the best of the four Far West Division I men's conferences.
As teams from all four conferences move into conference play this week, Big West teams Cal Poly and UC Davis, in its first year as a full-time member, have the best records of Far West teams in non-conference play. All seven Big West teams are above .500, including defending national champion UC Santa Barbara.
The Big West (.673 winning percentage in non-conference play) leads the Pac-10 (.560), WCC (.532) and MPSF (.479).
Only five of the 26 Far West D1 men's teams have losing records in non-conference play. The WCC's Loyola Marymount is 2-4-1, but its two wins have come against Top 25 teams New Mexico and Harvard.
Each of the four conferences has one team in this week's Soccer America Top 25: #7 Santa Clara (WCC), #12 UC Santa Barbara (Big West), #18 UCLA (Pac-10) and #22 New Mexico (MPSF).
Only one Far West D1 men's team is not affiliated this season with a conference: first-year D1 program Cal State Bakersfield.
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
Big West vs. Pac-10: Big West leads 3-0-2
Big West vs. WCC: Big West leads 2-0-1
Big West vs. MPSF: Tied 4-4-1
Pac-10 vs. WCC: Big West leads 4-3-2
Pac-10 vs. MPSF: Tied 1-1-0
WCC vs. MPSF: WCC leads 7-1-0
BIG WEST (29-12-8, .673)
Cal Poly 5-1-0
UC Davis 5-1-1
UC Irvine 5-1-2
Cal State Northridge 4-2-1
Cal State Fullerton 4-3-0
UC Santa Barbara 3-2-2
UC Riverside 3-2-2
PAC-10 (24-18-8, .560)
California 5-2-1
San Diego State 4-2-2
Washington 5-3-1
Stanford 3-2-3
UCLA 4-4-1
Oregon State 3-5-0
WCC (23-20-4, .532)
Gonzaga 5-2-0
Santa Clara 5-1-2
St. Mary's 4-2-0
San Francisco 4-3-0
Portland 3-3-1
San Diego 3-5-0
Loyola Marymount 2-4-1
MPSF (21-23-4, .479)
New Mexico 5-3-0
Denver 4-3-0
San Jose State 5-4-0
UNLV 4-3-2
Air Force 2-5-2
Sacramento State 1-4-0
(Records through Tuesday's games.)
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