2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
2024 Big Ten Conference men' soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 22 - December 16, 2024 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BTN) |
2025 MLS SuperDraft | |
Regular season | |
Tournament | |
Finals MVP | Offensive: Defensive: |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 B1G tournament champion y – Invited to the 2024 NCAA Tournament As of August 6, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big Ten |
The 2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season will be the 33rd season fo 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.[1][2]
The Maryland Terrapins are the defending champions.[3]
Previous season
[edit]Rutgers won the Big Ten men's soccer tournament for the first time in program history,[4] and won their first conference tournament championship since 1997.[5] Maryland won their first Big Ten Conference regular season championship since 2016. MD Myers of Rutgers won bother the regular season and tournament Player of the Year award.[6]
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.[7] Maryland and Ohio State reached the second round of the tournament before being eliminated, while Rutgers was eliminated in the first round.[8] Indiana reached their NCAA-record 17th NCAA National Championship game, but lost in penalty kicks to Syracuse in the final.[9]
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.[10]
Teams
[edit]Stadiums and locations
[edit]Head coaches
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Recruiting classes
[edit]Team | Rivals[11] | Scout & 24/7[12] | On3 Recruits[13] | Signees |
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Indiana | 64 | 65 | 63 | 17 |
Maryland | 32 | 38 | 44 | 24 |
Michigan | 13 | 16 | 15 | 26 |
Michigan State | 44 | 42 | 43 | 20 |
Northwestern | 81 | 80 | 74 | 17 |
Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
Penn State | 17 | 15 | 16 | 25 |
Rutgers | 35 | 35 | 40 | 26 |
UCLA | 85 | 90 | 69 | 11 |
Washington | 56 | 47 | 49 | 16 |
Wisconsin | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Preseason poll
[edit]Big Ten preseason poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team |
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Preseason national polls
[edit]United Soccer |
CSN | Top Drawer Soccer | |
Indiana | |||
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Maryland | |||
Michigan | |||
Michigan State | |||
Northwestern | |||
Ohio State | |||
Penn State | |||
Rutgers | |||
UCLA | |||
Washington | |||
Wisconsin |
Preseason awards
[edit]Preseason results
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Away team listed first, home team listed second. Teams in bold represent Big Ten teams.
Week 1 (Aug. 22 – Aug. 25)
[edit]Week 2 (Aug. 26 – Sep. 1)
[edit]Week 3 (Sep. 2 – Sep. 8)
[edit]Week 4 (Sep. 9 – Sep. 15)
[edit]Week 5 (Sep. 16 – Sep. 22)
[edit]Week 6 (Sep. 23 – Sep. 29)
[edit]Week 7 (Sep. 30 – Oct. 6)
[edit]Week 8 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13)
[edit]Week 9 (Oct. 14 – Oct. 20)
[edit]Week 10 (Oct. 21 – Oct. 27)
[edit]Week 11 (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3)
[edit]Postseason
[edit]B1G Tournament
[edit]All-Tournament team
[edit]Player | Team |
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NCAA Tournament
[edit]Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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TBD | ||||||||
W–L–D (%): | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) Total: 1–0–0 (1.000) |
Rankings
[edit]National rankings
[edit]Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received |
Pre | Wk 1 |
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Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
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Wk 15 |
Final | ||
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Indiana | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
TDS | ||||||||||||||||||
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Maryland | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Michigan | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Michigan State | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Northwestern | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Ohio State | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Penn State | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Rutgers | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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UCLA | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Washington | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
TDS | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wisconsin | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
TDS | ||||||||||||||||||
CSN |
Regional rankings - USC North Region
[edit]Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 | |
NV | No votes received |
The United Soccer Coaches' North region ranks teams across the Big Ten, Horizon, and Ohio Valley Conferences.
Wk 1 |
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Wisconsin |
Awards and honors
[edit]Player of the week honors
[edit]Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the players of the week.
Week | Offensive | Defensive | ||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team |
Postseason honors
[edit]Unanimous selections in bold.
2024 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Player of the Year | ||||||
Midfielder of the Year | ||||||
Defensive Player of the Year | ||||||
Goalkeeper of the Year | ||||||
Coach of the Year | ||||||
Freshman of the Year |
2024 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | |||
First Team Honorees | Second Team Honorees | All-Freshman Team Honorees | Sportsmanship Team Honorees |
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References
[edit]- ^ Adelson, Andrea; Bonagura, Kyle; Rittenberg, Adam (July 11, 2022). "Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten — and the chaos that followed". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon, Washington Officially Set to Join Big Ten Following Unanimous Vote". Sports Illustrated. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Maryland Clinches Men's Soccer Championship". Big Ten. October 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Rutgers Men's Soccer Claims First Big Ten Championship in Program History". scarletknights.com. November 13, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Fonseca, Brian (November 13, 2022). "Rutgers men's soccer wins historic Big Ten Tournament title over Indiana". NJ.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference. November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NCAA division I men's soccer championship bracket announced". NCAA.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Lim, Esther (November 18, 2022). "Penn men's soccer advances in NCAA tournament with thrilling 3-0 triumph over Rutgers". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Lentz, Zach (December 13, 2022). "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "New England Revolution select Joshua Bolma after MLS SuperDraft trade with San Jose Earthquakes". MLSSoccer.com. December 21, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "2024 All Teams Football Recruiting Team Rankings". Rivals.com. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247Sports.com. April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.