2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

The 2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 27th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 5, 2017. The season culminated with the 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

The Maryland Terrapins entered the 2017 season as both the Big Ten regular season and tournament defending champions. Maryland was unable to defend either title, heavily due to a late season slump in form, that culminated with a double overtime loss to Michigan. Wisconsin won their first Big Ten Tournament since 1995, defeating Indiana in the championship in penalties. The Michigan Wolverines posted a 6–1–1 Big Ten record, giving the Wolverines their first ever Big Ten regular season title, besting Indiana on points.

The Big Ten sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament, three being seeded (Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State), and three unseeded (Maryland and Wisconsin). Indiana advanced the furthest of all the Big Ten teams, reaching the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game, before losing in overtime to Stanford.

Background

Head coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school Big Ten record NCAATournaments NCAACollege Cups NCAATitlesIndiana Todd Yeagley Wisconsin 8 7 1 1Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 25 23 8 2Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 6 1 0 0Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (assistant) 9 6 0 0Northwestern Tim Lenahan Lafayette 17 9 0 0Ohio State John Bluem Fresno State 21 9 1 0Penn State Bob Warming Creighton 8 2 0 0Rutgers Dan Donigan Saint Louis 8 2 0 0Wisconsin John Trask UIC 8 1 0 0

Preseason Recruiting + National Rankings Team CSN TDS Total SigneesIndiana 4 4 Maryland 12 10 Michigan 9 11 Michigan State NR NR Northwestern NR NR Ohio State 7 13 Penn State NR NR Rutgers NR 35 Wisconsin NR NR

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 16.

Team ranking 1. Maryland 2. Indiana 3. Wisconsin 4. Michigan State 5. Michigan 6. Penn State 7. Ohio State 8. Northwestern 9. Rutgers

Regular season

Results

Team/Opponent INDUMDMCHMSUNWUOSUPSURUTWIS Indiana Hoosiers 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 Maryland Terrapins 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–4 Michigan Wolverines 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 Michigan State Spartans 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 Northwestern Wildcats 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–2, 3–0, 3–2 1–3 Ohio State Buckeyes 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–5 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 Penn State Nittany Lions 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 6–2 0–1 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 0–5 0–3 1–3 1–2 0–3, 2–3 0–1 2–6 2–3 Wisconsin Badgers 1–2 4–5 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–2

Rankings

United Soccer Coaches National + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week

Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final Indiana C 7 7 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2Maryland C 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 24 RV RV Michigan C RV 18 22 20 RV 24 23 19 12 10 16 11Michigan State C 22 13 13 6 6 4 6 6 9 7 8 14 15 6Northwestern C Ohio State C RV 25 16 RV RV RV Penn State C Rutgers C Wisconsin C RV RV 20 10

United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional

+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Indiana C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Maryland C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 9 9Michigan C 6 5 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 2 2 3Michigan State C 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4Northwestern C Ohio State C 7 5 5 5 7 8 Penn State C Rutgers C Wisconsin C 10 10 10 8 6 5 8 7 5 2

Postseason Big Ten Tournament

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 2 4 Indiana W 3–0 vs. Old Dominion – (Bloomington) W 2–1 vs. New Hampshire – (Bloomington) T, 1–1 W, 3–2 pen. vs. Michigan State – (Bloomington) W 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chester) L 0–1 OT vs. Stanford – (Chester) 7 4 Michigan State W 3–0 vs. Virginia Tech – (East Lansing) W 3–2 vs. Western Michigan – (East Lansing) T, 1–1 L, 2–3 pen. vs. Indiana – (Bloomington) 13 2 Michigan L 2–3 vs. Colgate – (Ann Arbor) 2 Wisconsin W 4–1 vs. UIC – (Madison) W 1–0 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) L 2–3OT vs. Akron – (Akron) 4 Maryland T, 0–0 L, 4–5 pen. vs. Albany – (College Park)

Awards 2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearChris Mueller, WisconsinDefensive Player of the YearGrant Lillard, IndianaMidfielder of the YearEryk Williamson, MarylandGoalkeeper of the YearJimmy Hague, Michigan StateCoach of the YearChaka Daley, MichiganFreshman of the YearMason Toye, Indiana

2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees All-Freshman Team Honorees Sportsmanship Award HonoreesForwards: Chris Mueller, Sr., Wisconsin Mason Toye, Fr., Indiana Jack Hallahan, So., Michigan

Midfield: Eryk Williamson, Jr., Maryland Ken Krolicki, Sr., Michigan State Jake Rozhansky, Sr., Maryland Francesco Moore, Jr., Indiana

Defense: Grant Lillard, Sr., Indiana Jimmy Fiscus, Sr., Michigan State Andrew Gutman Jr., Indiana

Goalkeeper: Jimmy Hague, Jr., Michigan StateForwards: Griffin Dorsey, Fr., Indiana Francis Atuahene, Jr., Michigan DeJuan Jones, Jr., Michigan State Ryan Sierakowski, Jr., Michigan State

Midfield: Abdi Mohamed, Jr., Ohio State Charles Mertz, Jr., Michigan Mark Segbers, Sr., Wisconsin

Defense: Donovan Pines, So., Maryland Timmy Mehl, Jr., Indiana Marcello Borges, Jr., Michigan

Goalkeeper: Trey Muse, Fr., IndianaMohammed Zakyi, Michigan Marc Ybarra, Michigan Umar Farouk Osman, Michigan Garrett Opperman, Northwestern Ethan Beckford, Penn State Mason Toye, Indiana Griffin Dorsey, Indiana Trey Muse, Indiana Tommy Katsyiannis, Northwestern Vincent Borden, Rutgers Bryce Washington, RutgersJack Griffith, Sr., Indiana Andrew Samuels, Jr., Maryland Tristan Jacob, Sr., Michigan Brad Centala, Sr., Michigan State Francisco Tomasino, Sr., Northwestern Hunter Robertson, Sr., Ohio State Dani Marks, Jr., Penn State Erik Sa, Sr., Rutgers Isaac Schenkler, Jr., Wisconsin

MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalIndiana 1 0 0– 1 Maryland 0 2 0– 2Michigan 1 0 0– 1Michigan State 0 0 1– 1Northwestern 0 0 0– 0Ohio State 0 0 0– 0Penn State 0 0 0– 0Rutgers 0 0 0– 0Wisconsin 2 1 1– 4

List of selections

Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Other 1 4 FC Dallas Francis Atuahene FW Michigan Generation adidas 1 6 Orlando City Chris Mueller FW Wisconsin 1 7 Minnesota United Mason Toye FW Indiana 1 9 New England Revolution Mark Segbers DF Wisconsin 2 37 Atlanta United Gordon Wild FW Maryland Generation adidas 2 39 New York Red Bulls Tommy Barlow FW Wisconsin 2 44 Columbus Crew Jake Rozhansky Midfielder Maryland 3 53 Montreal Impact Ken Krolicki Midfielder Michigan State 3 54 Philadelphia Union Mike Catalano Midfielder Wisconsin

Homegrown contracts

Original MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeNotes Ref.Chicago FireDefenderIndiana2017 Big Ten Defender of the Year

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