The 2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the tenth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 27th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

Coaching changes There were two head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Longtime UConn head coach, Ray Reid retired after coaching the program for 24 years. Former Northeastern head coach, Chris Gbandi, was hired to replace the outgoing Reid. After 12 seasons, Xavier head coach, Andy Fleming agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the university. Fleming was replaced by John Higgins, who had previously coached at the University of Indianapolis.

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 Big East recordButler Michigan (asst.) 12 Creighton Creighton (asst.) 5 DePaul Colgate 5 Georgetown Notre Dame (asst.) 17 Marquette Milwaukee 17 Providence Franklin Pierce 11 St. John's Montclair State 32 Seton Hall LIU 5 UConn Northeastern 1 Villanova Villanova (asst.) 15 Xavier UIndy 1

Preseason

Recruiting classes + Rankings Team SigneesButler Creighton DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence St. John's Seton Hall UConn Villanova Xavier

Preseason Coaches polls The preseason polls was released on August 17, 2022. Providence was picked to win the Big East.

1 Providence 94 (4) 2 Georgetown 93 (7) 3 St. John's 79 4 Creighton 71 5 Butler 60 6 Villanova 59 7 Marquette 49 8 UConn 38 9 DePaul 23 10 Seton Hall 22 11 Xavier 17

Preseason awards

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy Watchlist will be announced on August 25, 2022.

Preseason All Big East + First Team Position Player Class TeamFWSRButlerFWSRMarquette FWJRProvidenceFWSRVillanova MF SOUConnMFSRCreighton MFSRProvidenceDFSRGeorgetownDFGRProvidenceDFGRSt. John'sGKGRCreighton

Preseason Players of the Year 2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Preseason Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearWilmer Cabrera Jr., ButlerCo-Defensive Players of the YearDaniel Wu, GeorgetownRamzi Qawasmy, ProvidenceGoalkeeper of the Year Paul Kruse, Creighton

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 FinalButler NVNone released NV NVCreighton NVNone released NV NVDePaul NVNone released NV NVGeorgetown 2None released 2 3Marquette NVNone released NV NVProvidence 16None released 6 14St. John's RVNone released 25 30Seton Hall NVNone released NV NVUConn NVNone released NV NVVillanova NVNone released NV NVXavier 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 East, Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences.   Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12ButlerCreightonDePaulGeorgetownMarquetteProvidenceSt. John'sSeton HallUConnVillanovaXavier

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors Following each week's games, Big East conference officials select the player of the week. Week Player School Pos.Ref. Sep. 6 Sep. 13 Sep. 20 Sep. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15

Postseason honors 2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearDuncan McGuire, CreightonMidfielder of the YearAidan Rocha, GeorgetownDefensive Player of the YearDaniel Wu, GeorgetownGoalkeeper of the YearCole Jensen, XavierFreshman of the YearPalmer Ault, ButlerCoaching Staff of the YearGeorgetown

2022 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees Third Team HonoreesPalmer Ault, ButlerWilmer Cabrera, ButlerMateo Leveque, UConnCharles Auguste, CreightonDuncan McGuire, CreightonOwen O’Malley, CreightonAidan Rocha, GeorgetownDaniel Wu, GeorgetownLuca Dahn, Seton HallQuenzi Huerman, Seton HallCole Jensen, XavierJack Haywood, ButlerJackson Castro, CreightonRyan Schewe, GeorgetownMarlon Tabora, GeorgetownEdrey Caceres, MarquetteGevork Diarbian, ProvidenceRamzi Qawasmy, ProvidenceBrandon Knapp, St. John'sAntek Sienkiel, St. John'sLyam MacKinnon, VillanovaMakel Rasheed, XavierJayden Reid, UConnPaul Kruse, CreightonGiorgio Probo, CreightonCallum Watson, CreightonJake Fuderer, DePaulKenny Nielsen, GeorgetownJack Panayotou, GeorgetownKieran Sargeant, GeorgetownLukas Sunesson, MarquetteChris Roman, ProvidenceJohannes Pex, Seton HallDylan Kropp, Xavier

MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Total Butler – – 1 1 Creighton 2 – – 2 DePaul – – – 0 Georgetown – 1 1 2 Marquette – – – 0 Providence – – – 0 St. John's – – – 0 Seton Hall – – – 0 UConn – – 1 1 Villanova – – 1 1 Xavier 1 – 1 2 Total 3 1 5 9

List of selections

Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College 1 6 Orlando City SC FW Creighton 9 St. Louis City SC MF Creighton 18 Inter Miami CF GK Xavier 2 57 Philadelphia Union FW Georgetown 3 60 D.C. United MF Georgetown 63 Houston Dynamo FC FW UConn 65 Nashville SC DF Xavier 76 Chicago Fire FC FW Butler 84 Nashville SC FW Villanova

See also 2022 Big East Conference women's soccer season

References

External links Big Ten Men's Soccer