| Competition: | Big Ten Conference |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Premiers: | Penn State |
| Winners: | Indiana |
| Continentalcup1: | NCAA Tournament |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Indiana Michigan State Penn State Wisconsin |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The defending regular season champions, Penn State Nittany Lions successfully defended their title. The Indiana Hoosiers won the 2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
No new teams joined the conference in 2013; however, 2013 was the final season with seven schools competing, as Rutgers and Maryland joined in 2014.[1]
Defending national champion Indiana was picked to win the conference ahead of Michigan State.[2]
| Projected Rank | School | 2012 Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | T-3rd |
| 2 | Michigan State | 5th |
| 3 | Northwestern | T-1st |
| 4 | Michigan | T-3rd |
| 5 | Penn State | T-1st |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 6th |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7th |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Hoosiers | Bloomington, Indiana | Armstrong Stadium | |
| Michigan Wolverines | Ann Arbor, Michigan | U-M Soccer Stadium | |
| Michigan State Spartans | East Lansing, Michigan | DeMartin Soccer Complex | |
| Northwestern Wildcats | Evanston, Illinois | Lakeside Field | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Columbus, Ohio | Owens Memorial Stadium | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | State College, Pennsylvania | Jeffrey Field | |
| Wisconsin Badgers | Madison, Wisconsin | McClimon Stadium | |
| Team | Head Coach | Shirt supplier |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana |  Todd Yeagley | Adidas |
| Michigan |  Chaka Daley | Adidas |
| Michigan State | Damon Rensing | Nike |
| Northwestern | Tim Lenahan | Under Armour |
| Ohio State | John Bluem | Nike |
| Penn State | Bob Warming | Nike |
| Wisconsin | John Trask | Adidas |
See main article: 2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
See main article: 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | Michigan State | bgcolor=#ddd | W 1–0 vs. Louisville – (East Lansing) | W, 2–2 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.) | L, 1–2 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) | |
| 1 | Indiana | L, 2–3 vs. Akron – (Akron) | |||||
| 2 | Northwestern | L, 2–3 vs. Bradley – (Evanston) | |||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | W 1–0 vs. Milwaukee – (Madison) | L, 0–4 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) | ||||