2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

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2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams9
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickChris Odoi-Atsem, Maryland
Picked byD.C. United, 12th overall
Regular season
Season championsMaryland
  Runners-upIndiana
Season MVPFW: Gordon Wild
MF: Tanner Thompson
DF: Alex Crognale
GK: Cody Niedermeier
Top scorerGordon Wild (17)
Tournament
ChampionsMaryland
  Runners-upWisconsin
Big Ten Conference men's soccer seasons
2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Maryland ‡ 7 – 0 – 1 18 – 1 – 2
No. 9 Indiana + 3 – 0 – 5 12 – 2 – 7
Wisconsin 4 – 2 – 2 11 – 4 – 4
No. 25 Michigan State + 4 – 3 – 1 13 – 5 – 2
Penn State 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 8 – 2
Ohio State 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 13 – 1
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 11 – 1
Michigan 1 – 6 – 1 4 – 11 – 4
Rutgers 0 – 6 – 2 1 – 14 – 2
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Maryland Terrapins are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason poll[edit]

The preseason poll was released on August 17.[1]

Team Ranking
1. Maryland
2. Indiana
3. Ohio State
4. Rutgers
5. Michigan
6. Michigan State
7. Wisconsin
8. Penn State
9. Northwestern

Teams[edit]

Stadia and locations[edit]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana Armstrong Stadium 6,000
Maryland Terrapins College Park, Maryland Ludwig Field 7,500
Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium 2,200
Michigan State Spartans East Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex 2,500
Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, Illinois Lakeside Field 900
Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio Owens Memorial Stadium 10,000
Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field 5,000
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Piscataway, New Jersey Yurcak Field 5,000
Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin McClimon Stadium 2,000
  • Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel[edit]

Team Head Coach Shirt supplier
Indiana United States Todd Yeagley Germany Adidas
Maryland North Macedonia Sasho Cirovski United States Under Armour
Michigan Canada Chaka Daley United States Nike
Michigan State United States Damon Rensing United States Nike
Northwestern United States Tim Lenahan United States Under Armour
Ohio State United States John Bluem United States Nike
Penn State United States Bob Warming United States Nike
Rutgers United States Dan Donigan Germany Adidas
Wisconsin United States John Trask United States Under Armour

Regular season[edit]

Results[edit]

Team/opponent IND UMD MCH MSU NWU OSU PSU RUT WIS
Indiana 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0
Maryland 1–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–2
Michigan 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2
Michigan State 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–1
Northwestern 0–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2
Ohio State 2–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–4 3–1 1–2
Penn State 0–1 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 4–2 3–2 2–1
Rutgers 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–3 2–3 0–1
Wisconsin 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0

Rankings[edit]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[2] Wk
1[3] 		Wk
2[4] 		Wk
3[5] 		Wk
4[6] 		Wk
5[7] 		Wk
6[8] 		Wk
7[9] 		Wk
8[10] 		Wk
9[11] 		Wk
10[12] 		Wk
11[13] 		Wk
12[14] 		Final[15]
Indiana C 15 5 4 3 4 6 6 9 7 10 8 7 6 9
Maryland C 4 7 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Michigan C
Michigan State C 22 25 21 19 20 13 15 12 13 25
Northwestern C
Ohio State C 18 RV NR
Penn State C RV RV NR
Rutgers C 25 RV NR
Wisconsin C RV NR RV 24 20 18 25 RV

Postseason[edit]

Big Ten tournament[edit]

Main article: 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 Maryland 2
4 Michigan State 1
1 Maryland 2
3 Wisconsin 1
2 Indiana  1 (3) 
3 Wisconsin (pen.)  1 (4) 

NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round
1 1 Maryland BYE L, 4–5 vs. Providence – (College Park)
7 4 Indiana BYE W 1–0 vs. Akron – (Bloomington) L, 1–2 (OT) vs. Virginia Tech – (Bloomington)
— 4 Michigan State T, 1–1 L, 8–9 pen. vs. SIUE – (Lansing)

All-Big Ten awards and teams[edit]

2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Individual Awards[16]
Award Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year Sasho Cirovski, Maryland
Offensive Player of the Year Gordon Wild, Maryland
Defensive Player of the Year Alex Crognale, Maryland
Midfielder of the Year Tanner Thompson, Indiana
Goalkeeper of the Year Cody Niedermeier, Maryland
Freshman of the Year Giuseppe Barone, Michigan State
2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[16]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

Gordon Wild, FW, Maryland
Francis Atuahene, FW, Michigan
Ryan Sierakowski, FW, Michigan State
Chris Mueller, FW, Wisconsin
Tanner Thompson, MF, Indiana
Amar Sejdic, MF, Maryland
Connor Maloney, MF, Penn State
Grant Lillard, DF, Indiana
Alex Crognale, DF, Maryland
Chris Odoi-Atsem, DF, Maryland
Cody Niedermeier, GK, Maryland

Richard Ballard, FW, Indiana
Nate Kohl, FW, Ohio State
Eryk Williamson, MF, Maryland
Ken Krolicki, MF, Michigan State
Abdi Mohamed, MF, Ohio State
Michael Catalano, MF, Wisconsin
Mark Segbers, MF, Wisconsin
Andrew Gutman, DF, Indiana
Suli Dainkeh, DF, Maryland
Lars Eckenrode, DF, Michigan
Jimmy Fiscus, DF, Michigan State
Robby Sagel, DF, Penn State
Sam Brotherton, DF, Wisconsin
Jimmy Hague, GK, Michigan State

Jack Hallahan, FW, Michigan
Giuseppe Barone, MF, Michigan State
Noah Leibold, MF, Wisconsin
Tim McQuaid, MF, Rutgers
Michael Pimlott, MF, Michigan State
Pierre Reedy, MF, Penn State
Mattias Tomasino, MF, Northwestern
Elan Koenig, DF, Wisconsin
Donovan Pines, DF, Maryland
Michael Wetungu, DF, Michigan State
Parker Siegfried, GK, Ohio State

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Men's Soccer Coaches Poll". Big Ten. August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  8. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "2016 Men's Soccer All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Honors" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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