The 2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the eighth season for the realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 25th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fall season was postponed to the spring.
Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, as well as the defending conference regular season champions.
Changes from previous season SchoolPrevious ConferenceNew ConferenceUConnAmerican Athletic ConferenceBig East Conference
Teams TeamCityStadiumCapacityButler Bulldogs Indianapolis, IndianaBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl7,500Creighton BluejaysOmaha, NebraskaMorrison Stadium6,000DePaul Blue Demons Chicago, IllinoisWish Field1,200Georgetown HoyasWashington, D.C.Shaw Field1,625Marquette Golden EaglesMilwaukee, WisconsinValley Fields1,600Providence FriarsProvidence, Rhode IslandAnderson Stadium3,000Seton Hall PiratesSouth Orange, New JerseyOwen T. Carroll Field1,800St. John's Red StormNew York City, New YorkBelson Stadium2,168UConn HuskiesStorrs, ConnecticutMorrone Stadium5,100Villanova WildcatsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHiggins Soccer Complex1,000Xavier MusketeersCincinnati, OhioCorcoran Field1,600
Spring 2021 season The earliest that the season can start is February 3, 2021. The latest possible date is April 17.
Preseason poll The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021. Team rankingPointsFirst place votes1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.
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. UnitedSoccerCSNSoccerAmericaTop DrawerSoccerButler————Creighton————DePaul————Georgetown————Marquette————Providence————Seton Hall————St. John's————UConn————Villanova————Xavier————
MLS SuperDraft
The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website. A total of five players from the Big East Conference were selected in the Draft. A record four Georgetown players were drafted.
Total picks by school
TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Comp.TotalButler 0 0 0 0 0Creighton 0 0 1 0 1DePaul 0 0 0 0 0Georgetown 2 1 1 0 4Marquette 0 0 0 0 0Providence 0 0 0 0 0Seton Hall 0 0 0 0 0St. John's 0 0 0 0 0UConn 0 0 0 0 0Villanova 0 0 0 0 0Xavier 0 0 0 0 0
List of selections
Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Ref 1 8 Orlando City Georgetown 1 19 Orlando City Georgetown 2 38 Minnesota United Georgetown 3 64 Toronto FC Georgetown 3 70 Portland Timbers Creighton
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