2023 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

The 2023 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 32nd season of college soccer play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. This was the Big Ten's eleventh season with eight men's soccer teams, as in 2024, UCLA and Washington will join the conference.

The Maryland Terrapins were the defending champions, and Indiana were the regular season and tournament champions. Indiana was the only NCAA berth into the tournament, making it the first time since the conference began sponsoring men's soccer that the Big Ten did not receive an at-large berth.

Kimani Stewart-Baynes of Maryland was the first Big Ten player selected in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, selected fourth overall by the Colorado Rapids.

Previous season

Rutgers won the Big Ten men's soccer tournament for the first time in program history, and won their first conference tournament championship since 1997. Maryland won their first Big Ten Conference regular season championship since 2016. MD Myers of Rutgers won both the regular season and tournament Player of the Year award.

In the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, four Big Ten teams received bids into the tournament. Rutgers earned the automatic bid, while Maryland, Ohio State, and Indiana received at-large bids. Maryland and Ohio State reached the second round of the tournament before being eliminated, while Rutgers was eliminated in the first round. Indiana reached their NCAA-record 17th NCAA National Championship game, but lost in penalty kicks to Syracuse in the final.

In the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Maryland sophomore, Joshua Bolma, was the first Big Ten player to be drafted, selected fourth overall by the New England Revolution.

Coaching changes There were no coaching changes during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's soccer offseason.

Coaches Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2022 season

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G recordRef.Indiana Todd Yeagley Wisconsin 12 Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 29 Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 10 Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (asst.) 13 Northwestern Russell Payne Army 3 Ohio State Brian Maisonneuve Indiana (asst.) 5 Penn State Jeff Cook Philadelphia Union II (asst.) 5 Rutgers Jim McElderry Fordham 4 Wisconsin Neil Jones Loyola 2

Preseason Preseason poll The preseason poll will be released on August 21, 2023. Maryland was voted to win the conference.

Big Ten preseason poll 1 Maryland 2 Indiana 3 Ohio State 4 Rutgers 5 Penn State 6 Wisconsin 7 Michigan State 8 Northwestern 9 Michigan

Preseason national polls The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2023.

UnitedSoccer CSN Top DrawerSoccerIndiana 2 2 2Maryland 14 11 17 Michigan — — — Michigan State — — — Northwestern — — — Ohio State RV — — Penn State — — — Rutgers RV — — Wisconsin — — —

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

USC 1st TeamUSC 2nd TeamTDS 1st Team TDS 2nd TeamCSN 1st Team CSN 2nd Team Preseason All Big Ten Big Ten Players to Watch: Indiana: Patrick McDonald, Collins Oduro, Samuel Sarver Maryland: Stefan Copetti, Alex Nitzl, Bjarne Thiesen Michigan: Bryce Blevins, Jason Bucknor, Louis Rogers Michigan State: Greyson Mercer, Jake Spadafora, Jonathan Stout Northwestern: Ugo Achara, Jason Gajadhar, Justin Weiss Ohio State: Anthony Samways, Deylen Vellios, Laurence Wootton Penn State: Femi Awodesu, Peter Mangione, Kris Shakes Rutgers: Matthew Acosta, Jason Bouregy, Joey Zalinsky Wisconsin: Tim Bielic, Nate Crockford, Maxwell Keenan

Regular season

Week 1 (Aug. 22 – Aug. 28) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 24 5:00 p.m. St. Thomas (MN) Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL W 2–1 103 7:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ T 1–1 504 Loyola Chicago Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ No contest CSUN Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH T 1–1 1,419 Penn State No. 5 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry) ACCNX T 1–1 2,000 Rutgers Delaware Stuart and Grant Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN+ L 2–3 370 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Indiana No. 18 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) ACCNX T 1–1 2,092Purdue Fort Wayne Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI W 1–0 309 8:15 p.m. No. 25 Missouri State No. 14 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ L 0–1 1,823 August 27 1:00 p.m. Cal Baptist Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ W 2–0773 2:00 p.m. Drake Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI B1G+ W 2–0 757 2:30 p.m. NJIT Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ W 1–0476 4:00 p.m. Le Moyne Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA W 4–0 1,288 7:00 p.m. No. 10 UNCG No. 14 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ W 2–0 2,229 UC Davis Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH L 1–22,000 August 28 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ W 3–0 2,098 7:30 p.m. St. John's Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ B1G+ T 2–2 1,337

Week 2 (Aug. 29 – Sep. 4) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 29 8:00 p.m. DePaul No. 10 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ W 2–0 2,104 September 1 4:00 p.m. Ohio State Seton Hall Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 0–1 300 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Syracuse No. 21 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA FS2 T 1–1 2,684 7:00 p.m. No. 9 Akron Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ T 1–1 1,973 Michigan State Army Malek Stadium • West Point, NY ESPN+ W 2–1 1,250 Rutgers Princeton Roberts Stadium • Princeton, NJ (rivalry) WPVI L 1–2 1,202 7:30 p.m. No. 18 Wake Forest No. 20 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ T 0–0 4,644 8:00 p.m. No. 9 Washington No. 10 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 0–1 3,408 Northwestern Milwaukee Engelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, WIESPN+ W 2–1 1,012No. 2 KentuckyWisconsinMcClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WIB1G+W 1–0827September 411:00 a.m. Michigan State Villanova Higgins Soccer Complex • Philadelphia, PA BEDN T 1–1 841 3:00 p.m. Michigan Bowling Green Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 1–22,012 Northwestern DePaul Wish Field • Chicago, ILFloSports T 1–1672 5:00 p.m. St. John's No. 21 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA W 2–01,135 7:00 p.m. No. 20 Maryland No. 15 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry) ACCNX L 1–22,139 No. 9 Washington Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH T 1–1 1,062Saint Peter'sRutgersYurcak Field • Piscataway, NJW 2–0743 8:00 p.m. Seton Hall Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ W 1–02,480WisconsinUICFlames Field • Chicago, ILESPN+L 0–2964

Week 3 (Sep. 5 – Sep. 11) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 7 7:00 p.m. Dayton Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ W 1–01,611 September 8 7:00 p.m. No. 15 Indiana South Florida Corbett Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL L 0–1 1,022 Georgetown Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD WMUC Canceled Penn No. 14 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA L 0–31,605 8:00 p.m. Michigan Creighton Morrison Stadium • Omaha, NE FloSports L 1–34,092 Northern Illinois Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ W 2–1324 Mercer No. 21 Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI T 0–0553 September 9 7:00 p.m. Ohio State Butler Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN W 1–0 1,081 Rutgers UCLA Wallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12NLA L 0–4626 September 11 8:00 p.m. UIC Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ W 4–1252 No. 21 Wisconsin No. 13 Marquette Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI BEDN L 1–3610

Week 4 (Sep. 12 – Sep. 18) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 12 8:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 10 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN ACCN W 1–0 532 September 13 7:00 p.m. Columbia Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ B1G+ W 2–0 437 September 14 7:00 p.m.Michigan Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ T 2–2 2,637 September 15 7:00 p.m. Penn State Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH PSU 3–0 1,739 7:30 p.m.Wisconsin No. 23 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ T 0–0 3,053 8:00 p.m. UC Riverside No. 19 Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ W 2–0 802 September 17 2:00 p.m. Michigan State Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ T 1–1 633

Week 5 (Sep. 19 – Sep. 25) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 19 7:00 p.m. Maryland Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA BTN PSU 1–0 951 Michigan Oakland Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester Hills, MI ESPN+ L 1–2 724 No. 24 Kentucky Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH B1G+ W 3–0 747 7:30 p.m. Butler No. 25 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ W 1–0 2,072 8:00 p.m. No. 12 Northwestern Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WIBTN T 2–2 482 September 22 7:00 p.m. Rutgers Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI MICH 3–21,213 Indiana No. 22 Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ MSU 2–12,979 September 23 7:00 p.m. Penn State UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 2–0342 September 24 1:00 p.m. Maryland Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI B1G+ WIS 1–0541 2:00 p.m. Ohio State No. 12 Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, ILBTN NW 4–2711

Week 6 (Sep. 26 – Oct. 2) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 26 7:00 p.m. Oakland No. 13 Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ T 2–2 2,122 7:30 p.m. Michigan Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN FS2 T 0–0 2,066 September 27 7:00 p.m. Howard No. 25 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA W 3–1 630 September 29 7:00 p.m. No. 16 Northwestern Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MDB1G+ NW 2–03,473 Ohio State Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ OSU 2–0137 October 1 3:00 p.m. Wisconsin Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN T 1–11,083 No. 25 Penn State No. 13 Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ T 0–03,274

Week 7 (Oct. 3 – Oct. 9) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 3 7:00 p.m. Indiana Kentucky Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY (rivalry) October 3 7:00 p.m. Rutgers Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD October 3 7:00 p.m. Xavier Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH October 3 8:00 p.m. Green Bay Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ October 6 7:00 p.m. Michigan Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry) October 68:00 p.m.Michigan StateWisconsinMcClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI October 7 12:00 p.m. Indiana Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA October 7 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD October 8 2:00 p.m. Rutgers Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ October 9 7:00 p.m. Bradley Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI Week 8 (Oct. 10 – Oct. 16) Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 10 7:00 p.m. Villanova Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD Michigan State Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) Ohio State Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY October 11 7:00 p.m. Evansville Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN October 13 6:00 p.m. Northwestern Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PAB1G+ 7:00 p.m. Wisconsin Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ October 15 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN 2:00 p.m. Maryland Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI Week 9 (Oct. 17 – Oct. 23)