The 2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of college soccer play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. This is Big Ten's first season with UCLA and Washington as conference members.
The Maryland Terrapins were the defending champions. Ohio State were the conference champions.
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.
Teams Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Indiana Bloomington, Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium 6,500 Maryland College Park, Maryland Ludwig Field 7,000 Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium 2,200 Michigan State Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex 2,500 Northwestern Evanston, Illinois Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium 3,000 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium 10,000 Penn State State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field 5,000 Rutgers Piscataway, New Jersey Yurcak Field 5,000 UCLA Los Angeles, California Wallis Annenberg Stadium 2,145 Washington Seattle, Washington Husky Soccer Stadium 3,250 Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Don McClimon Stadium 2,000
Head coaches Coaching changes
Preseason Recruiting classes + Rankings Team Rivals Scout & 24/7On3 Recruits SigneesIndiana 64 65 63 17Maryland 32 38 44 24Michigan 13 16 15 26Michigan State 44 42 43 20Northwestern 81 80 74 17Ohio State 4 5 3 22Penn State 17 15 16 25Rutgers 35 35 40 26UCLA 85 90 69 11Washington 56 47 49 16Wisconsin 19 23 22 22
Preseason poll Big Ten preseason poll
Preseason national polls UnitedSoccer CSN Top DrawerSoccerIndiana Maryland Michigan Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Rutgers UCLA Washington Wisconsin
Preseason awards Preseason results
Regular season
Away team listed first, home team listed second. Teams in bold represent Big Ten teams.
Week 1 (Aug. 22 – Aug. 25) Week 2 (Aug. 26 – Sep. 1) Week 3 (Sep. 2 – Sep. 8) Week 4 (Sep. 9 – Sep. 15) Week 5 (Sep. 16 – Sep. 22) Week 6 (Sep. 23 – Sep. 29) Week 7 (Sep. 30 – Oct. 6) Week 8 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13) Week 9 (Oct. 14 – Oct. 20) Week 10 (Oct. 21 – Oct. 27) Week 11 (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3)
Postseason B1G Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1 Ohio State W 2–1 vs. Western Michigan – (Columbus) T 0–0 (W 4–2 p) vs. Stanford – (Columbus) W 3–0 vs. Wake Forest – (Columbus) L 0–1 vs. Marshall – (Cary) — 14 Denver W 2–1 vs. Akron – (Bloomington) L 0–1 at Denver – (Denver) — — — Ohio State L 0–1 vs. UC Santa Barbara – (Los Angeles) — — — — — Ohio State W 5–2 vs. LIU – (College Park) L 1–2 at Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem) — — — — Georgetown W 2–0 vs. Robert Morris – (Ann Arbor) L 0–2 at Dayton – (Dayton) — — — — Georgetown T 0–0 (W 3–0 p) vs. Seattle – (Seattle) L 1–2 at SMU – (Dallas) — — — —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 None released Maryland None released Michigan None released Michigan State None released Northwestern None released Ohio State None released Penn State None released Rutgers None released UCLA None released Washington None released Wisconsin None released
Regional rankings - USC North Region Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received The United Soccer Coaches' North region ranks teams across the Big Ten, Horizon, and Ohio Valley Conferences. Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 IndianaMarylandMichiganMichigan StateNorthwesternOhio StatePenn StateRutgersUCLAWashingtonWisconsin
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the players of the week. Week Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Team 1 (Aug. 27) Dean Boltz FW Wisconsin Joey Zalinsky DF Rutgers Matisse Hébert Wisconsin 2 (Sept. 3) Tommy Mihalic FW Indiana Shakir Nixon DF UCLA Sam Joseph UCLA 3 (Sept. 10) Noah Glorioso MF Wisconsin Chris Meyers MF Washington Matisse Hébert (2) Wisconsin 4 (Sept. 17) Max Rogers FW Maryland Chris Meyers (2) MF Washington Max Trejo Ohio State 5 (Sept. 24) Luciano Pechota MF Ohio State Nick McHenry DF Ohio State Jadon Bowton Washington 6 (Oct. 1) Jonathan Stout MF Michigan State Matthew Henderson DF Penn State Zac Kelly Michigan State 7 (Oct. 8) David Wrona MF Ohio State Siggi Magnusson DF Ohio State Max Trejo (2) Ohio State 8 (Oct. 15) Jose Contell FW UCLA Jansen Miller DF Indiana Wyatt Nelson UCLA 9 (Oct. 22) Justin Weiss FW Indiana Quinton Elliot DF Indiana Wyatt Nelson (2) UCLA 10 (Oct. 29) Michael Adedokun MF Ohio State Ryan Quintos DF Wisconsin JT Harms Indiana 11 (Nov. 5) Tommy Mihalic (2) FW Indiana Alex Barger DF Indiana Jadon Bowton (2) Washington
Postseason honors Unanimous selections in bold. 2024 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearTommy Mihalic, IndianaMidfielder of the YearMichael Adedokun, Ohio StateDefensive Player of the YearWilliam Kulvik, MarylandGoalkeeper of the YearZac Kelly, Michigan StateCoach of the YearBrian Maisonneuve, Ohio StateFreshman of the YearDean Boltz, Wisconsin
2024 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees All-Freshman Team Honorees Sportsmanship Team HonoreesForward Tommy Mihalic, Indiana Samuel Sarver, Indiana Midfield Patrick McDonald, Indiana Leon Koehl, Maryland Michael Adedokun, Ohio State Andre Ochoa, UCLA Defense Quinton Elliot, Indiana William Kulvik, Maryland Siggi Magnusson, Ohio State Deylen Vellios, Ohio State Goalkeeper Zac Kelly, Michigan StateForward Max Rogers, Maryland Colin Griffith, Maryland Marko Borkovic, Ohio State Dean Boltz, Wisconsin Midfield Collin McCamy, Northwestern Luciano Pechota, Ohio State Curt Calov, Rutgers Peter Kingston, Washington Defense Jansen Miller, Indiana Bryce Blevins, Michigan Nigel Prince, Northwestern Nico Cavallo, UCLA Caden Buckley, Washington Goalkeeper JT Harms, IndianaCharlie Heuer, Indiana Josh Maher, Indiana Laurin Mack, Maryland Kamau Brame, Michigan Brandon Munson, Michigan State David Ajagbe, Ohio State Nick McHenry, Ohio State Malick Daouda, Penn State Allan Legaspi, UCLA Zach Ramsey, Washington Dean Boltz, Wisconsin Matthew Zachemski, WisconsinJack Wagoner, Indiana Alex Nitzl, Maryland Ethan Wood, Michigan Jonathan Stout, Michigan State Thaddaeus Dewing, Northwestern Parker Grinstead, Ohio State Ben Liscum, Penn State Aidan Flynn, Rutgers Andre Ochoa, UCLA Chris Peretti, Washington Ryan Keefe, Wisconsin
2025 MLS Draft
The 2025 MLS SuperDraft was held in December 2024. Sixteen Big Ten players were selected in the draft, all in the first three rounds.
Player Team School13FWChicago FireWisconsin (Fr.)18DFSporting Kansas CityIndiana (Sr.)113MFCF MontréalOhio State (Sr.)120DFLA GalaxyMichigan (Sr.)231DFSan Diego FCWashington (So.)234DFSporting Kansas CityOhio State (Sr.)237DFSt. Louis City SCRutgers (Sr.)241FWFC DallasIndiana (Sr.)250FWCF MontréalPenn State (So.)254MFNew York City FCNorthwestern (Sr.)257FWOrlando City SCIndiana (So.)364MFSporting Kansas CityMaryland (So.)371DFFC DallasPenn State (So.)383DFAtlanta United FCMaryland (Sr.)385DFMinnesota United FCRutgers (So.)388DFNew York City FCUCLA (Sr.)
References
External links Big Ten Men's Soccer