2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season explained

2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Color:	1B3A68
Color Text:	FFFFFF
League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Soccer
Pixels:	150px
No Of Teams:	11
Tv:	Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BEDN)
Draft:	2023 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:	2023 MLS SuperDraft
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Champions
Season Champs:	Georgetown
Mvp:	Duncan McGuire, Creighton
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2022 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:	Creighton
Finals Runner-Up:	Georgetown
Finals Mvp:	Offensive: Duncan McGuire, Creighton Defensive: Paul Kruse, Creighton
Seasonslistnames:	Men's Soccer
Prevseason Year:	2021
Nextseason Year:	2023

The 2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the tenth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 27th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

Coaching changes

There were two head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Longtime UConn head coach, Ray Reid retired after coaching the program for 24 years.^{[1] [2]} Former Northeastern head coach, Chris Gbandi, was hired to replace the outgoing Reid.^[3] After 12 seasons, Xavier head coach, Andy Fleming agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the university.^{[4] [5]} Fleming was replaced by John Higgins, who had previously coached at the University of Indianapolis.^[6]

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	Big East record
Butler		Michigan (asst.)	12
Creighton		Creighton (asst.)	5
DePaul		Colgate	5
Georgetown		Notre Dame (asst.)	17
Marquette		Milwaukee	17
Providence		Franklin Pierce	11
St. John's		Montclair State	32
Seton Hall		LIU	5
UConn		Northeastern	1
Villanova		Villanova (asst.)	15
Xavier		UIndy	1

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings! Team! ! !Signees

Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
UConn
Villanova
Xavier

Preseason Coaches polls

The preseason polls was released on August 17, 2022. Providence was picked to win the Big East.^[7]

1	Providence	94 (4)
2	Georgetown	93 (7)
3	St. John's	79
4	Creighton	71
5	Butler	60
6	Villanova	59
7	Marquette	49
8	UConn	38
9	DePaul	23
10	Seton Hall	22
11	Xavier	17

Preseason awards

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy Watchlist will be announced on August 25, 2022.

Preseason All Big East

First Team ! Position! Player! Class! Team

FW		SR	Butler
FW		SR	Marquette
FW		JR	Providence
FW		SR	Villanova
MF		SO	UConn
MF		SR	Creighton
MF		SR	Providence
DF		SR	Georgetown
DF		GR	Providence
DF		GR	St. John's
GK		GR	Creighton

Preseason Players of the Year

2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Preseason Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year	Wilmer Cabrera Jr., Butler
Co-Defensive Players of the Year	Daniel Wu, Georgetown Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence
Goalkeeper of the Year	Paul Kruse, Creighton

Rankings

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

National rankings

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV		No votes received

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
Butler		NV													None released
	NV
	NV
Creighton		NV													None released
	NV
	NV
DePaul		NV													None released
	NV
	NV
Georgetown		2													None released
	2
	3
Marquette		NV													None released
	NV
	NV
Providence		16													None released
	6
	14
St. John's		RV													None released
	25
	30
Seton Hall		NV													None released
	NV
	NV
UConn		NV													None released
	NV
	NV
Villanova		NV													None released
	NV
	NV
Xavier		NV													None released
	NV
	NV

Regional rankings - USC Midwest Region

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV		No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' Midwest region ranks teams across the Big East, Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences.

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Following each week's games, Big East conference officials select the player of the week.

Postseason honors

2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Freshman of the Year

See also

• 2022 Big East Conference women's soccer season

External links

• Big Ten Men's Soccer

Notes and References

1. Web site: UConn Huskies men's soccer coach Ray Reid retires after 33-year career . . July 11, 2022 . December 2, 2021.
2. Web site: Amore . Dom . Longtime UConn men’s soccer coach Ray Reid retiring . . . July 11, 2022 . December 2, 2021.
3. Web site: Serritella . Rick . Chris Gbandi Named UConn Head Men's Soccer Coach . . July 11, 2022 . December 17, 2021.
4. Web site: Xavier men’s soccer head coach Andy Fleming departs after 12 seasons . soccerwire.com . July 12, 2022 . February 18, 2022.
5. Web site: Hemingway . Greg . Farewell letter from Xavier men's soccer coach Andy Fleming . . July 12, 2022 . March 11, 2022.
6. Web site: Lautzenheiser . Greg . John Higgins Named Xavier Men’s Soccer Head Coach . goxavier.com . Xavier University Athletics . July 11, 2022 . March 28, 2022.
7. Web site: Providence Favored In BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Preseason Poll . 2022-08-21 . www.bigeast.com . en.