2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
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 .
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
Head coaches
Preseason
Recruiting
National Rankings
Team
CSN[ 14]
TDS[ 15]
Total Signees
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
The preseason poll was released on August 16.[ 16]
Team Ranking
1.
Maryland
2.
Indiana
3.
Wisconsin
4.
Michigan State
5.
Michigan
6.
Penn State
7.
Ohio State
8.
Northwestern
9.
Rutgers
Regular season
Results
Rankings
Legend
Increase 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
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
Legend
Increase 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]
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
Big Ten Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Awards
2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [ 42]
First Team Honorees
Second Team Honorees
All-Freshman Team Honorees
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Forwards:
Chris Mueller , Sr., Wisconsin
Mason Toye , Fr., Indiana
Jack Hallahan, So., Michigan
Midfield:
Eryk Williamson , Jr., Maryland
Ken Krolicki, Sr., Michigan State
Jake Rozhansky , Sr., Maryland
Francesco Moore, Jr., Indiana
Defense:
Grant Lillard , Sr., Indiana
Jimmy Fiscus, Sr., Michigan State
Andrew Gutman ,Jr., Indiana
Goalkeeper:
Jimmy Hague, Jr., Michigan State
Forwards:
Griffin Dorsey , Fr., Indiana
Francis Atuahene , Jr., Michigan
DeJuan Jones, Jr., Michigan State
Ryan Sierakowski , Jr., Michigan State
Midfield:
Abdi Mohamed, Jr., Ohio State
Charles Mertz, Jr., Michigan
Mark Segbers, Sr., Wisconsin
Defense:
Donovan Pines , So., Maryland
Timmy Mehl , Jr., Indiana
Marcello Borges , Jr., Michigan
Goalkeeper:
Trey Muse , Fr., Indiana
Mohammed Zakyi, Michigan
Marc Ybarra , Michigan
Umar Farouk Osman , Michigan
Garrett Opperman, Northwestern
Ethan Beckford, Penn State
Mason Toye , Indiana
Griffin Dorsey, Indiana
Trey Muse , Indiana
Tommy Katsyiannis, Northwestern
Vincent Borden, Rutgers
Bryce Washington , Rutgers
Jack Griffith, Sr., Indiana
Andrew Samuels, Jr., Maryland
Tristan Jacob, Sr., Michigan
Brad Centala, Sr., Michigan State
Francisco Tomasino, Sr., Northwestern
Hunter Robertson, Sr., Ohio State
Dani Marks, Jr., Penn State
Erik Sa, Sr., Rutgers
Isaac Schenkler, Jr., Wisconsin
MLS SuperDraft
Total picks by school
Team
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
Homegrown contracts
See also
References
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