2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season explained

2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Soccer
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Duration:August 26, 2021 – October 31, 2021
No Of Teams:9
Season:Regular Season
Draft:2022 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:2021 MLS SuperDraft
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament
Seasonslistnames:Big Ten Conference men's soccer
Prevseason Link:2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:2020
Nextseason Link:2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:2022

The 2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began in August 2021 and concluded in November 2021.

The season will culminate with the 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

Background

Previous season

See main article: 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. The previous season was the 30th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Big Ten regular season was postponed and began on February 3, 2021 and concluded on April 17, 2021. The season culminated with the 2020 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Indiana defeated Penn State in the Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship Game.

With the Big Ten title, Indiana earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Tournament, where Maryland, and Penn State joined as at-large berths. Maryland was eliminated in the Second Round, while Penn State were eliminated in the Third Round, and Indiana lost in the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game.

Head coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at school[1] Big Ten recordNCAA
Tournaments[2]
NCAA
College Cups
NCAA
Titles
IndianaTodd YeagleyWisconsin10[3] 1031
MarylandSasho CirovskiHartford27[4] 2593
MichiganChaka DaleyProvidence8[5] [6] 300
Michigan StateDamon RensingMichigan State (asst.)11[7] 810
NorthwesternTim LenahanLafayette19900
Ohio StateBrian MaisonneuveIndiana (asst.)3000
Penn StateJeff CookBethlehem Steel (asst.)3900
RutgersJim McElderryFordham2300
WisconsinJohn TraskUIC11200

Preseason

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 23, 2021. Indiana was selected unanimously as the favorite to win the Big Ten.[8]

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

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were released in August 2021.

United
Soccer
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CSNTop Drawer
Soccer
style= width=75Indiana 2 2 2
style= width=75Maryland 28
style= width=75Michigan
style= width=75Michigan State
style= width=75Northwestern
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style= width=75Penn State 11 12 10
style= width=75Rutgers
style= width=75Wisconsin

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament

See main article: 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament.

The Big Ten Tournament was held from November 7–14, 2021.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Men's Soccer Record Book. Big Ten Conference. July 18, 2017. December 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221090825/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/MSOCRecordBook.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. July 17, 2017.
  3. Web site: Todd Yeagley. iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. April 18, 2019.
  4. Web site: Sasho Cirovski. umterps.com. University of Maryland. April 18, 2019.
  5. Web site: Michigan Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results. mgoblue. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. November 11, 2018.
  6. Web site: 2018 Men's Soccer Record Book. issuu.com. Issuu Inc.. April 18, 2019.
  7. Web site: Damon Rensing. msuspartans.com. Michigan State Spartans Athletics. November 11, 2018.
  8. Web site: Indiana Tops 2021 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823192656/https://bigten.org/news/2021/8/23/indiana-tops-2021-big-ten-mens-soccer-preseason-poll.aspx . dead . August 23, 2021 . . August 23, 2021 . November 8, 2021.
  9. Web site: United Soccer Coaches Releases Pre-Season Rankings for NCAA and Junior College, Sponsored by Verizon. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 4, 2021. November 8, 2021.