The 2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The defending regular season champions, Penn State Nittany Lions, successfully defended their title. The Indiana Hoosiers won the 2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
Changes from 2012 No new teams joined the conference in 2013; however, 2013 was the final season with seven schools competing, as Rutgers and Maryland joined in 2014.
Preseason Defending national champion Indiana was picked to win the conference ahead of Michigan State.
Preseason poll ProjectedRank School 2012Finish 1 Indiana T-3rd 2 Michigan State 5th 3 Northwestern T-1st 4 Michigan T-3rd 5 Penn State T-1st 6 Wisconsin 6th 7 Ohio State 7th
Teams
Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana Armstrong Stadium Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium Michigan State Spartans East Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, Illinois Lakeside Field Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio Owens Memorial Stadium Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin McClimon Stadium
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer
Personnel
Team Head coach Shirt supplier Indiana Todd Yeagley Adidas Michigan Chaka Daley Adidas Michigan State Damon Rensing Nike Northwestern Tim Lenahan Under Armour Ohio State John Bluem Nike Penn State Bob Warming Nike Wisconsin John Trask Adidas
Regular season Results
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals 11 3 Michigan State W 1–0 vs. Louisville – (East Lansing) W, 2–2 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.)L, 1–2 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) 1 IndianaL, 2–3 vs. Akron – (Akron) 2 NorthwesternL, 2–3 vs. Bradley – (Evanston) 3 Wisconsin W 1–0 vs. Milwaukee – (Madison)L, 0–4 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame)
See also
Big Ten Conference 2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2013 in American soccer
References