The 2020 Patriot League men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was slated to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was postponed to begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 17, 2021.
Despite the delay, Army and Navy will be playing competitive fixtures during the fall season.
Fall 2020 season
Fall matches
The two service academies in the conference, Army and Navy, played competitive matches during the fall.
During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 5 poll for the programs playing in fall.
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 5
NV
No votes received
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Army
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Navy
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
TopDrawerSoccer.com
During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 10 poll for the programs playing in fall.
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV
No votes received
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Army
NV
Navy
NV
Awards and honors
Date
Player
Position
School
Honor
Ref.
Spring 2021 season
The Spring season will begin on February 27, 2021 and conclude on April 10, 2021. Teams will be divided into the North and South Division for the season to minimize travel due to the pandemic.
Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.
Team Ranking
Points
First Place Votes
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Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were originally to be released in July and August 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll for 2020.
The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website.[1] No players from the Patriot League were selected in the draft.
