The 2020 Patriot League men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was slated to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was postponed to begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 17, 2021.
Despite the delay, Army and Navy will be playing competitive fixtures during the fall season.
Fall 2020 season Fall matches The two service academies in the conference, Army and Navy, played competitive matches during the fall.
Index to colors and formattingPL member wonPL member lostPL member tiedSoCon teams in bold All times Eastern time.
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. Army Merchant Marine Brooks StadiumKings Point, NY W 1–0 275 7:00 p.m. Merchant Marine Army James Clinton FieldWest Point, NY W 4–0 324 7:00 p.m. Navy NC State Dail Soccer FieldRaleigh, NC W 2–1 70
Rankings United Soccer Coaches During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 5 poll for the programs playing in fall.
Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 5NVNo votes received Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12ArmyNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNavyNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
TopDrawerSoccer.com During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 10 poll for the programs playing in fall.
Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12ArmyNVNavyNV
Awards and honors
Date Player Position School Honor Ref.
Spring 2021 season The Spring season will begin on February 27, 2021 and conclude on April 10, 2021. Teams will be divided into the North and South Division for the season to minimize travel due to the pandemic.
Preseason poll The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021. Team ranking PointsFirst place votes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Preseason national polls The preseason national polls were originally to be released in July and August 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll for 2020. UnitedSoccer CSN SoccerAmerica Top DrawerSoccerAmerican — — — —Army — — — —Boston U — — — —Bucknell — — — —Colgate — — — —Holy Cross — — — —Lafayette — — — —Lehigh — — — —Navy — — — —
Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Fall 2020 and winter 2021.
Team Tournament Finish
Results Index to colors and formattingSoCon member wonSoCon member lostSoCon member tiedSoCon teams in bold
All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game
Rankings National rankings Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25NVNo votes received Pre Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 FinalAmerican None released Army None released Boston U None released Bucknell None released Colgate None released Holy Cross None released Lafayette None released Lehigh None released Navy None released
Regional rankings - South Region Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received The United Soccer Coaches' south region ranks teams among the ACC, Atlantic Sun, and SoCon. Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12AmericanArmyBoston UBucknellColgateHoly CrossLafayetteLehighNavy
Players of the Week Week Offensive DefensiveRef. Player Position Team Player Position Team
MLS SuperDraft
The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website. No players from the Patriot League were selected in the draft.
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