The 2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 27th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 5, 2017. The season culminated with the 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 25, 2017 – November 5, 2017 |
Number of teams | 9 |
2018 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Francis Atuahene, Michigan |
Picked by | FC Dallas, 4th overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Michigan |
Runners-up | Indiana |
Season MVP | FW: Chris Mueller, Wisconsin MF: Eryk Williamson, Maryland DF: Grant Lillard, Indiana GK: Jimmy Hague, Michigan State |
Top scorer | Tom Barlow (10)[1] |
Tournament | |
Champions | Wisconsin |
Runners-up | Indiana |
Finals MVP | Tom Barlow |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Michigan + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Indiana + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Michigan State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Wisconsin ‡ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The Maryland Terrapins entered the 2017 season as both the Big Ten regular season and tournament defending champions. Maryland was unable to defend either title, heavily due to a late season slump in form, that culminated with a double overtime loss to Michigan.[2][3] Wisconsin won their first Big Ten Tournament since 1995,[4] defeating Indiana in the championship in penalties.[5] The Michigan Wolverines posted a 6–1–1 Big Ten record, giving the Wolverines their first ever Big Ten regular season title, besting Indiana on points.[6][7][8]
The Big Ten sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament, three being seeded (Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State), and three unseeded (Maryland and Wisconsin). Indiana advanced the furthest of all the Big Ten teams, reaching the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game, before losing in overtime to Stanford.[9][10][11]
Background
editHead coaches
editTeam | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school[12] | Big Ten record[12] | NCAA Tournaments[13] |
NCAA College Cups[13] |
NCAA Titles[13] |
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Indiana | Todd Yeagley | Wisconsin | 8 | 91–49–29 (.624) | 84–40–27 (.646) | 22–14–12 (.583) | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Maryland | Sasho Cirovski | Hartford | 25 | 387–160–52 (.689) | 361–148–46 (.692) | 15–4–5 (.729) | 23 | 8 | 2 |
Michigan | Chaka Daley | Providence | 6 | 127–138–42 (.482) | 37–43–15 (.468) | 13–17–6 (.444) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Michigan State | Damon Rensing | Michigan State (assistant) | 9 | 90–58–22 (.594) | 90–58–22 (.594) | 22–24–8 (.481) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Northwestern | Tim Lenahan | Lafayette | 17 | 282–188–67 (.588) | 156–119–46 (.558) | 35–48–17 (.435) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio State | John Bluem | Fresno State | 21 | 284–181–69 (.596) | 198–151–57 (.558) | 60–49–13 (.545) | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Penn State | Bob Warming | Creighton | 8 | 448–222–78 (.651) | 65–42–14 (.595) | 17–18–6 (.488) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers | Dan Donigan | Saint Louis | 8 | 165–111–36 (.587) | 47–69–14 (.415) | 5–16–3 (.271) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wisconsin | John Trask | UIC | 8 | 107–85–48 (.546) | 53–61–22 (.471) | 16–23–9 (.427) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Preseason
editRecruiting
editTeam | CSN[14] | TDS[15] | Total Signees |
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Indiana | 4 | 4 | |
Maryland | 12 | 10 | |
Michigan | 9 | 11 | |
Michigan State | NR | NR | |
Northwestern | NR | NR | |
Ohio State | 7 | 13 | |
Penn State | NR | NR | |
Rutgers | NR | 35 | |
Wisconsin | NR | NR |
Preseason poll
editThe preseason poll was released on August 16.[16]
Team Ranking | |
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1. | Maryland |
2. | Indiana |
3. | Wisconsin |
4. | Michigan State |
5. | Michigan |
6. | Penn State |
7. | Ohio State |
8. | Northwestern |
9. | Rutgers |
Regular season
editResults
editTeam/Opponent | IND | UMD | MCH | MSU | NWU | OSU | PSU | RUT | WIS |
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Indiana Hoosiers | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
Maryland Terrapins | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–4 | |
Michigan Wolverines | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
Michigan State Spartans | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Northwestern Wildcats | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2, | 3–0, 3–2 | 1–3 | |
Ohio State Buckeyes | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
Penn State Nittany Lions | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 0–1 | |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3, 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–3 | |
Wisconsin Badgers | 1–2 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
Rankings
editUnited Soccer Coaches National
editIncrease in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre[17] | Wk 1[18] |
Wk 2[19] |
Wk 3[20] |
Wk 4[21] |
Wk 5[22] |
Wk 6[23] |
Wk 7[24] |
Wk 8[25] |
Wk 9[26] |
Wk 10[27] |
Wk 11[28] |
Wk 12[29] |
Final | ||
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Indiana | C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Maryland | C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | RV | RV | |
Michigan | C | RV | 18 | 22 | 20 | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 11 | ||
Michigan State | C | 22 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 6 |
Northwestern | C | ||||||||||||||
Ohio State | C | RV | 25 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
Penn State | C | ||||||||||||||
Rutgers | C | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | C | RV | RV | 20 | 10 |
United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional
editIncrease in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Wk 1[30] |
Wk 2[31] |
Wk 3[32] |
Wk 4[33] |
Wk 5[34] |
Wk 6[35] |
Wk 7[36] |
Wk 8[37] |
Wk 9[38] |
Wk 10[39] |
Wk 11[40] |
Wk 12[41] | ||
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Indiana | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maryland | C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Michigan | C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Michigan State | C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Northwestern | C | ||||||||||||
Ohio State | C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
Penn State | C | ||||||||||||
Rutgers | C | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Postseason
editBig Ten Tournament
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Michigan | 0 | |||||||
5 | Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||
5 | Wisconsin (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||
2 | Indiana | 0 (2) | |||||||
6 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||
2 | Indiana | 4 |
NCAA Tournament
editSeed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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2 | 4 | Indiana | BYE | W 3–0 vs. Old Dominion – (Bloomington) | W 2–1 vs. New Hampshire – (Bloomington) | T, 1–1 W, 3–2 pen. vs. Michigan State – (Bloomington) | W 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chester) | L 0–1 OT vs. Stanford – (Chester) |
7 | 4 | Michigan State | BYE | W 3–0 vs. Virginia Tech – (East Lansing) | W 3–2 vs. Western Michigan – (East Lansing) | T, 1–1 L, 2–3 pen. vs. Indiana – (Bloomington) | ||
13 | 2 | Michigan | BYE | L 2–3 vs. Colgate – (Ann Arbor) | ||||
— | 2 | Wisconsin | W 4–1 vs. UIC – (Madison) | W 1–0 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) | L 2–3OT vs. Akron – (Akron) | |||
— | 4 | Maryland | T, 0–0 L, 4–5 pen. vs. Albany – (College Park) |
Awards
edit2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer Individual Awards[42] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Player of the Year | Chris Mueller, Wisconsin | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Grant Lillard, Indiana | |||||
Midfielder of the Year | Eryk Williamson, Maryland | |||||
Goalkeeper of the Year | Jimmy Hague, Michigan State | |||||
Coach of the Year | Chaka Daley, Michigan | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Mason Toye, Indiana |
2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[42] | ||||||
First Team Honorees | Second Team Honorees | All-Freshman Team Honorees | Sportsmanship Award Honorees | |||
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Forwards: Midfield: Defense: Goalkeeper: |
Forwards: Midfield: Defense: Goalkeeper: |
Mohammed Zakyi, Michigan |
Jack Griffith, Sr., Indiana |
MLS SuperDraft
editTotal picks by school
editTeam | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
Maryland | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 |
Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
List of selections
editRound | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | FC Dallas | Francis Atuahene | FW | Michigan | Generation adidas |
1 | 6 | Orlando City | Chris Mueller | FW | Wisconsin | |
1 | 7 | Minnesota United | Mason Toye | FW | Indiana | |
1 | 9 | New England Revolution | Mark Segbers | DF | Wisconsin | |
2 | 37 | Atlanta United | Gordon Wild | FW | Maryland | Generation adidas |
2 | 39 | New York Red Bulls | Tommy Barlow | FW | Wisconsin | |
2 | 44 | Columbus Crew | Jake Rozhansky | Midfielder | Maryland | |
3 | 53 | Montreal Impact | Ken Krolicki | Midfielder | Michigan State | |
3 | 54 | Philadelphia Union | Mike Catalano | Midfielder | Wisconsin |
Homegrown contracts
editOriginal MLS team | Player | Position | College | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Fire | Grant Lillard | Defender | Indiana | 2017 Big Ten Defender of the Year | [43] |
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