2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

2024 Big Ten Conference men' soccer season
2024 Big Ten Conference men' soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August 22 - December 16, 2024
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BTN)
2025 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
Tournament
Finals MVP	Offensive: ; Defensive:
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The 2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season will be the 33rd season fo college soccer play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. This is Big Ten's first season with UCLA and Washington as conference members.^[1]^[2]

2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 16 Indiana ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	2	.778	8	–	3	–	5	.656
No. 1 Ohio State ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	1	.813	11	–	1	–	2	.857
No. 10 Maryland ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	2	.750	8	–	2	–	5	.700
Michigan State ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	1	.563	5	–	6	–	3	.464
Washington ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	3	.500	7	–	4	–	5	.594
No. 25 UCLA ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	3	.500	6	–	4	–	5	.567
Michigan ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	4	.444	7	–	3	–	5	.633
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2	.333	7	–	5	–	2	.571
Penn State ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2	.333	5	–	8	–	2	.400
Northwestern ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	1	.313	8	–	6	–	1	.567
Rutgers ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	1	.188	4	–	9	–	2	.333


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 B1G tournament champion y – Invited to the 2024 NCAA Tournament As of October 29, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big Ten

The Maryland Terrapins are the defending champions.^[3]

Previous season

Rutgers won the Big Ten men's soccer tournament for the first time in program history,^[4] and won their first conference tournament championship since 1997.^[5] Maryland won their first Big Ten Conference regular season championship since 2016. MD Myers of Rutgers won bother the regular season and tournament Player of the Year award.^[6]

In the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, four Big Ten teams received bids into the tournament. Rutgers earned the automatic bid, while Maryland, Ohio State, and Indiana received at-large bids.^[7] Maryland and Ohio State reached the second round of the tournament before being eliminated, while Rutgers was eliminated in the first round.^[8] Indiana reached their NCAA-record 17th NCAA National Championship game, but lost in penalty kicks to Syracuse in the final.^[9]

In the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Maryland sophomore, Joshua Bolma, was the first Big Ten player to be drafted, selected fourth overall by the New England Revolution.^[10]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Indiana	Bloomington, Indiana	Bill Armstrong Stadium	6,500
Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Ludwig Field	7,000
Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	U-M Soccer Stadium	2,200
Michigan State	Lansing, Michigan	DeMartin Soccer Complex	2,500
Northwestern	Evanston, Illinois	Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium	3,000
Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio	Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium	10,000
Penn State	State College, Pennsylvania	Jeffrey Field	5,000
Rutgers	Piscataway, New Jersey	Yurcak Field	5,000
UCLA	Los Angeles, California	Wallis Annenberg Stadium	2,145
Washington	Seattle, Washington	Husky Soccer Stadium	3,250
Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	Don McClimon Stadium	2,000

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team	Rivals^[11]	Scout & 24/7^[12]	On3 Recruits^[13]	Signees
Indiana	64	65	63	17
Maryland	32	38	44	24
Michigan	13	16	15	26
Michigan State	44	42	43	20
Northwestern	81	80	74	17
Ohio State	4	5	3	22
Penn State	17	15	16	25
Rutgers	35	35	40	26
UCLA	85	90	69	11
Washington	56	47	49	16
Wisconsin	19	23	22	22

Preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team
Big Ten preseason poll

Preseason national polls

Indiana
	United Soccer	CSN	Top Drawer Soccer
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
UCLA
Washington
Wisconsin

Preseason awards

Preseason results

Regular season

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Away team listed first, home team listed second. Teams in bold represent Big Ten teams.

Week 1 (Aug. 22 – Aug. 25)

Week 2 (Aug. 26 – Sep. 1)

Week 3 (Sep. 2 – Sep. 8)

Week 4 (Sep. 9 – Sep. 15)

Week 5 (Sep. 16 – Sep. 22)

Week 6 (Sep. 23 – Sep. 29)

Week 7 (Sep. 30 – Oct. 6)

Week 8 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13)

Week 9 (Oct. 14 – Oct. 20)

Week 10 (Oct. 21 – Oct. 27)

Week 11 (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3)

Postseason

B1G Tournament

All-Tournament team

Player	Team

NCAA Tournament

Seed	Region	School	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
	TBD
W–L–D (%):			0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–) Total: 1–0–0 (1.000)

Rankings

National rankings

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

		Wk 12
Indiana	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Maryland	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Michigan	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Michigan State	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Northwestern	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Ohio State	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Penn State	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Rutgers	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
UCLA	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Washington	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN
Wisconsin	USC	None released
	TDS
	CSN

Regional rankings - USC North 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' North region ranks teams across the Big Ten, Horizon, and Ohio Valley Conferences.

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
UCLA
Washington
Wisconsin

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the players of the week.

Week	Offensive			Defensive
Week	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team

Postseason honors

Unanimous selections in bold.

Award	Recipient(s)
2024 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
Freshman of the Year

First Team Honorees	Second Team Honorees	All-Freshman Team Honorees	Sportsmanship Team Honorees
2024 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams

References

^ Adelson, Andrea; Bonagura, Kyle; Rittenberg, Adam (July 11, 2022). "Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten — and the chaos that followed". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "Oregon, Washington Officially Set to Join Big Ten Following Unanimous Vote". Sports Illustrated. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "Maryland Clinches Men's Soccer Championship". Big Ten. October 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "Rutgers Men's Soccer Claims First Big Ten Championship in Program History". scarletknights.com. November 13, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ Fonseca, Brian (November 13, 2022). "Rutgers men's soccer wins historic Big Ten Tournament title over Indiana". NJ.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference. November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "2022 NCAA division I men's soccer championship bracket announced". NCAA.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ Lim, Esther (November 18, 2022). "Penn men's soccer advances in NCAA tournament with thrilling 3-0 triumph over Rutgers". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ Lentz, Zach (December 13, 2022). "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "New England Revolution select Joshua Bolma after MLS SuperDraft trade with San Jose Earthquakes". MLSSoccer.com. December 21, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "2024 All Teams Football Recruiting Team Rankings". Rivals.com. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247Sports.com. April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "2024 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

External links

Big Ten Men's Soccer

[1] Adelson, Andrea; Bonagura, Kyle; Rittenberg, Adam (July 11, 2022). "Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten — and the chaos that followed". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[2] "Oregon, Washington Officially Set to Join Big Ten Following Unanimous Vote". Sports Illustrated. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[3] "Maryland Clinches Men's Soccer Championship". Big Ten. October 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[4] "Rutgers Men's Soccer Claims First Big Ten Championship in Program History". scarletknights.com. November 13, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[5] Fonseca, Brian (November 13, 2022). "Rutgers men's soccer wins historic Big Ten Tournament title over Indiana". NJ.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[6] "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference. November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[7] "2022 NCAA division I men's soccer championship bracket announced". NCAA.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[8] Lim, Esther (November 18, 2022). "Penn men's soccer advances in NCAA tournament with thrilling 3-0 triumph over Rutgers". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[9] Lentz, Zach (December 13, 2022). "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[10] "New England Revolution select Joshua Bolma after MLS SuperDraft trade with San Jose Earthquakes". MLSSoccer.com. December 21, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[11] "2024 All Teams Football Recruiting Team Rankings". Rivals.com. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[12] "2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings". 247Sports.com. April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[13] "2024 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings". On3.com. April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

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