The 2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 31st season of college soccer play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. This was the Big Ten's tenth season with 14 teams. The Maryland Terrapins were the Big Ten Champions.
Previous season
Penn State were the Big Ten regular season champions, earning their first Big Ten regular season title since 2013. The Nittany Lions also completed the double by winning the 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer tournament, making it their first tournament title since 2005. The Nittany Lions earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer tournament.
Besides Penn State, Big Ten runners-up and third place finishers, Maryland and Indiana, respectively, earned at-large berths into the NCAA tournament. Penn State and Indiana earned national seeds, with Penn State earning the 12th overall seed, while Indiana earned the 15th overall seed. Maryland was eliminated in the opening round by LIU. Indiana reached the third round (Sweet Sixteen) before losing to eventual national runners-up, Washington. Penn State was eliminated by Hofstra by a record 2–8 scoreline.
Two Big Ten players were selected with the first two picks of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Maryland's Ben Bender, was selected by expansion club, Charlotte FC with the first overall draft pick. Indiana goalkeeper, Roman Celentano, was selected second overall by FC Cincinnati. Additionally, Farai Mutatu, Brett St. Martin, and Daniel Bloyou were drafted.
Coaching changes There was one head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Wisconsin head coach, John Trask was relieved of his duties following the 2021 season. Wisconsin hired Loyola Chicago head coach, Neil Jones.
Coaches Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season
Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G recordIndiana Todd Yeagley Wisconsin 11 Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 28 Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 9 Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (asst.) 12 Northwestern Tim Lenahan Lafayette 20 Ohio State Brian Maisonneuve Indiana (asst.) 4 Penn State Jeff Cook Bethlehem Steel (asst.) 4 Rutgers Jim McElderry Fordham 3 Wisconsin Neil Jones Loyola 1
Preseason
Recruiting classes + Rankings Team SigneesIndiana 7Maryland 8Michigan 8Michigan State 9Northwestern 6Ohio State 6Penn State 7Rutgers 8Wisconsin 9 Preseason Coaches polls The preseason polls will be released in August 2022. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Preseason awards
All−American Teams
USC 1st TeamUSC 2nd TeamTDS 1st Team TDS 2nd TeamCSN 1st Team CSN 2nd Team Preseason All Big Ten
First Team
Second Team
All Big Ten Honorable Mention (received votes from four or more members of the media): Indiana: Maryland: Michigan: Michigan State: Northwestern: Ohio State: Penn State: Rutgers: Wisconsin:
Postseason NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 13 2 W 1–0 vs. Saint Louis – (Bloomington) W 1–0 vs. Marshall – (Bloomington) W 2–0 at UNC Greensboro – (Greensboro) W 2–0 vs. Pittsburgh – (Cary) T 2–2 (L 6–7 p) vs. Syracuse – (Cary) 3 L 0–3 at Penn – (Philadelphia) — — — — —W–L–D (%): Total:
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 FinalIndiana 1321RV1516RVNVRVRVNVRVRVNone released2 8101181619181618212415842 5Maryland 20914898878876None released17 171219756566885818192021 20Michigan NVNone released NV NVMichigan State NVNone released NV NVNorthwestern NVNone released NV NVOhio State NV221311171513131816None released NV241317171719182424 NVPenn State 21NV20NVNone released 1419162218132425 22Rutgers NVNone released NV18 NVWisconsin NVNone released NV NV
Regional rankings - USC Midwest Region Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received The United Soccer Coaches' Midwest region ranks teams across the Big Ten, Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences. Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12IndianaMarylandMichiganMichigan StateNorthwesternOhio StatePenn StateRutgersWisconsin
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the player of the week. Week Player School Pos.Ref. Aug. 30 Laurence Wootton Ohio State M William Kulvik Maryland D Sep. 6 Peter Mangione Penn State F Keagan McLaughlin Ohio State GK Sep. 13 Malcolm Johnston Maryland M Marko Borkovic Ohio State M Niklas Neumann Maryland GK Keagan McLaughlin Ohio State GK Sep. 20 Xavier Green Ohio State M Jackson Temple Rutgers F Chris Rindov Maryland D Sep. 27 Tyger Evans Penn State M Nick Richardson Maryland D Oct. 4 Herbert Endeley Indiana F Owen Finnerty Michigan State GK Oct. 11 Liam Butts Penn State F Nick Richardson Maryland D Oct. 18 Ryan Wittenbrink Indiana F Carter Abbott Wisconsin GK Oct. 25 MD Myers Rutgers F William Kulvik Maryland D Nov. 1 Stefan Copetti Maryland F Chris Rindov Maryland D
Postseason honors Unanimous selections in bold. 2022 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearMD Myers, RutgersMidfielder of the YearLaurence Wootton, Ohio StateDefensive Player of the YearDaniel Munie, IndianaGoalkeeper of the YearKeagan McLaughlin, Ohio StateCoach of the YearSasho Cirovski, MarylandCo-Freshman of the YearCole Cruthers, RutgersJonathan Stout, Michigan State
2022 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees All-Freshman Team HonoreesForwardJack Wagoner, IndianaJoshua Bolma, So., MarylandTommy Mihalic, So., IndianaLuca Costabile, MarylandPeter Mangione, Jr., Penn StateLiam Butts, Sr., Penn StateNick Kaloukian, MichiganMD Myers, Sr., RutgersMax Keenan, Jr., WisconsinNolan Miller, MichiganMidfieldJake Spadafora, Michigan StateRyan Wittenbrink, Sr., IndianaHerbert Endeley, Sr., IndianaJonathan Stout, Michigan StateMalcolm Johnston, Sr., MarylandXavier Green, Sr., Ohio StateJason Gajadhar, NorthwesternLaurence Wootton, Jr., Ohio StateJason Bouregy, Jr., RutgersTanner Creech, Ohio StateSeth Kuhn, Gr., Penn StateTim Bielic, Sr., WisconsinLuciano Pechota, Ohio StateDefenseMatthew Henderson, Penn StateDaniel Munie, Sr., IndianaAnthony Samways, So., Ohio StateBen Liscum, Penn StateNick Richardson, Sr., MarylandObafemi Awodesu, Jr., Penn StateIan Abbey, RutgersChris Rindov, Sr., MarylandHugo Le Guennec, Sr., RutgersCole Cruthers, RutgersGoalkeeperCiran Dalton, RutgersKeagan McLaughlin, Sr., Ohio StateOwen Finnerty, Sr., Michigan State
MLS SuperDraft
Total picks by school
TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Total Indiana 2 1 – 3 Maryland 2 1 1 4 Michigan – – – 0 Michigan State – – – 0 Northwestern – – – 0 Ohio State – – – 0 Penn State – 2 1 3 Rutgers – – 1 1 Wisconsin – – – 0 Total 4 4 3 11
List of selections
Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College 1 4 New England Revolution MF Maryland 10 San Jose Earthquakes DF Indiana 24 FC Dallas FW Indiana 26 New York City FC MF Maryland 2 32 Toronto FC DF Penn State 33 San Jose Earthquakes FW Penn State 37 Sporting Kansas City DF Maryland 53 FC Dallas FW Indiana 3 62 San Jose Earthquakes FW Maryland 66 New York City FC FW Rutgers 69 Charlotte FC MF Penn State
See also 2022 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season
References
External links Big Ten Men's Soccer