2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season explained

2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:2019
Prevseason Link:2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Seasonslistnames:Big East Conference men's soccer
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Soccer
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No Of Teams:11
Season:Regular Season

The 2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season will be the eighth season for the realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this will be the 25th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fall season was postponed to the spring.[1]

Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, as well as the defending conference regular season champions.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Indianapolis, IndianaBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl7,500
Creighton BluejaysOmaha, NebraskaMorrison Stadium6,000
Chicago, IllinoisWish Field1,200
Georgetown HoyasWashington, D.C.Shaw Field1,625
Marquette Golden EaglesMilwaukee, WisconsinValley Fields1,600
Providence FriarsProvidence, Rhode IslandAnderson Stadium3,000
Seton Hall PiratesSouth Orange, New JerseyOwen T. Carroll Field1,800
St. John's Red StormNew York City, New YorkBelson Stadium2,168
UConn HuskiesStorrs, ConnecticutMorrone Stadium5,100
Villanova WildcatsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHiggins Soccer Complex1,000
Xavier MusketeersCincinnati, OhioCorcoran Field1,600

Spring 2021 season

The earliest that the season can start is February 3, 2021. The latest possible date is April 17.

Preseason poll

The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were originally to be released in July and August 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll for 2020.

MLS SuperDraft

See main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website.[3] A total of five players from the Big East Conference were selected in the Draft.[4] A record four Georgetown players were drafted.[5]

Total picks by school

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Creighton 00101
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Georgetown21104
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List of selections

Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Ref
18Orlando CityGeorgetown[6]
119Orlando CityGeorgetown[7]
238Minnesota UnitedGeorgetown[8]
364Toronto FCGeorgetown[9]
370Portland TimbersCreighton[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA DI Council approves moving fall championships to the spring NCAA.com. 2021-01-07. www.ncaa.com. en.
  2. Web site: 2020-07-01. Huskies back home: UConn officially in Big East. 2021-01-07. ESPN.com. en.
  3. Web site: 2021 SuperDraft Tracker . MLSSoccer.com . January 23, 2021 . January 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108122902/https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2021/tracker . dead .
  4. Web site: Robinson . Anthony . Diego Gutierrez Selected By Portland Timbers During 2021 MLS SuperDraft . Creighton University Athletics . January 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
  5. Web site: Four Georgetown players selected in MLS SuperDraft, including two first rounders . Soccerwire . January 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
  6. Web site: Poe . Julia . Orlando City trades up, picks Derek Dodson at No. 8 in MLS SuperDraft . . January 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
  7. Web site: Rollins . Sean . 2021 MLS SuperDraft: Orlando City Selects Georgetown Defender Rio Hope-Gund and Penn State Defender Brandon Hackenberg at No. 19 and No. 22 . The Maneland . SB Nation . January 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
  8. Web site: McMaster, Kibunguchy and O'Hearn Selected in 2021 SuperDraft . Minnesota United FC . January 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
  9. Web site: Toronto FC select Di Rosa, Crofts, Rothrock and Maples in the 2021 MLS Superdraft . torontofc.ca . January 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
  10. Web site: Mickanen . Dylan . Portland Timbers select Creighton's Diego Gutierrez to close 2021 MLS Superdraft . . . January 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.