The 2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began in August 2021 and concluded in November 2021.
The season will culminate with the 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
Background Previous season
The previous season was the 30th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Big Ten regular season was postponed and began on February 3, 2021 and concluded on April 17, 2021. The season culminated with the 2020 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Indiana defeated Penn State in the Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship Game.
With the Big Ten title, Indiana earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Tournament, where Maryland, and Penn State joined as at-large berths. Maryland was eliminated in the Second Round, while Penn State were eliminated in the Third Round, and Indiana lost in the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game.
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 10 10 3 1Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 27 25 9 3Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 8 3 0 0Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (asst.) 11 8 1 0Northwestern Tim Lenahan Lafayette 19 9 0 0Ohio State Brian Maisonneuve Indiana (asst.) 3 0 0 0Penn State Jeff Cook Bethlehem Steel (asst.) 3 9 0 0Rutgers Jim McElderry Fordham 2 3 0 0Wisconsin John Trask UIC 11 2 0 0
Preseason Preseason poll The preseason poll was released on August 23, 2021. Indiana was selected unanimously as the favorite to win the Big Ten. Team ranking 1. Indiana 2. Penn State 3. Michigan 4. Maryland 5. Michigan State 6. Rutgers 7. Ohio State 8. Northwestern 9. Wisconsin
Preseason national polls The preseason national polls were released in August 2021. UnitedSoccer CSN Top DrawerSoccerIndiana 2 2 2Maryland — 28 — Michigan — — — Michigan State — — —Northwestern — — —Ohio State — — —Penn State 11 12 10Rutgers — — —Wisconsin — — —
Postseason Big Ten Tournament
The Big Ten Tournament was held from November 7–14, 2021.
NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 12 2 L 2–8 vs. Hofstra – (State College) — — — — 15 4 W 2–0 vs. Bowling Green – (Bloomington) L 2–3 at Washington – (Seattle) — — — 4 L 0–1 vs. Penn – (College Park) — — — — —W–L–D (%): Total:
MLS SuperDraft
Total picks by school
TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Total Indiana 1 – – 1 Maryland 1 1 – 2 Michigan – – – 0 Michigan State 1 – – 1 Northwestern – – – 0 Ohio State – – – 0 Penn State – – 2 2 Rutgers – – – 0 Wisconsin – – – 0 Total 3 1 2 6
List of selections
Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College 1 1 Charlotte FC MF Maryland 2 FC Cincinnati GK Indiana 21 LA Galaxy FW Michigan State 2 50 Sporting Kansas City DF Maryland 3 73 New York Red Bulls MF Penn State 75 Atlanta United FC FW Penn State
References
External links Big Ten Men's Soccer