2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 26, 2021 – October 31, 2021
Number of teams9
2022 MLS SuperDraft
Regular Season
Tournament
Big Ten Conference men's soccer seasons
2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 24 Penn State ‡ 6 – 2 – 0 13 – 7 – 1
No. 23 Maryland + 5 – 2 – 1 12 – 4 – 2
No. 14 Indiana + 5 – 3 – 0 15 – 6 – 1
Michigan 4 – 3 – 1 8 – 7 – 3
Rutgers 3 – 4 – 1 9 – 6 – 2
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 7 – 7 – 3
Northwestern 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 8 – 2
Michigan State 2 – 4 – 2 6 – 8 – 2
Ohio State 2 – 6 – 0 6 – 9 – 1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

The 2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began in August 2021 and concluded in November 2021.

The season will culminate with the 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

Background

Previous season

Main article: 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

The previous season was the 30th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Big Ten regular season was postponed and began on February 3, 2021 and concluded on April 17, 2021. The season culminated with the 2020 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Indiana defeated Penn State in the Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship Game.

With the Big Ten title, Indiana earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Tournament, where Maryland, and Penn State joined as at-large berths. Maryland was eliminated in the Second Round, while Penn State were eliminated in the Third Round, and Indiana lost in the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game.

Head coaches

As of the 2021 season
Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school[1] Big Ten record[1] NCAA
Tournaments[2] 		NCAA
College Cups[2] 		NCAA
Titles[2]
Indiana Todd Yeagley Wisconsin 10 129–54–36 (.671)[3] 122–45–34 (.692)[3] 35–15–18 (.647)[3] 10 3 1
Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 27 412–156–60 (.704)[4] 386–143–53 (.709)[4] 24–9–7 (.688)[4] 25 9 3
Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 8 151–165–48 (.481)[5][6] 61–54–21 (.526)[5][6] 23–20–9 (.529)[5][6] 3 0 0
Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (asst.) 11 117–66–30 (.620)[7] 117–66–30 (.620)[7] 31–26–13 (.536)[7] 8 1 0
Northwestern Tim Lenahan Lafayette 19 305–209–72 (.582) 169–140–51 (.540) 36–60–20 (.397) 9 0 0
Ohio State Brian Maisonneuve Indiana (asst.) 3 1–15–2 (.111) 1–15–2 (.111) 0–7–1 (.063) 0 0 0
Penn State Jeff Cook Bethlehem Steel (asst.) 3 127–104–36 (.543) 6–9–2 (.412) 3–3–2 (.500) 9 0 0
Rutgers Jim McElderry Fordham 2 127–125–37 (.503) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 3 0 0
Wisconsin John Trask UIC 11 129–96–55 (.559) 75–72–29 (.509) 26–28–10 (.484) 2 0 0

Preseason

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 23, 2021. Indiana was selected unanimously as the favorite to win the Big Ten.[8]

Team Ranking
1. Indiana
2. Penn State
3. Michigan
4. Maryland
5. Michigan State
6. Rutgers
7. Ohio State
8. Northwestern
9. Wisconsin

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were released in August 2021.

United
Soccer[9] 		CSN Top Drawer
Soccer
Indiana 2 2 2
Maryland — 28 —
Michigan — — —
Michigan State — — —
Northwestern — — —
Ohio State — — —
Penn State 11 12 10
Rutgers — — —
Wisconsin — — —

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament

Main article: 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament

The Big Ten Tournament was held from November 7–14, 2021.

Quarterfinals
November 7[10] 		Semifinals
November 10 		Championship
November 14
         
1 Penn State 2
8 Michigan State 0
1 Penn State 2
4 Michigan 0
4 Michigan 2
5 Wisconsin 1
1 Penn State 3
3 Indiana 0
3 Indiana 1
6 Rutgers 0
3 Indiana (a.e.t.) 1
7 Northwestern 0
2 Maryland 0 (2)
7 Northwestern (pen.) 0 (3)

References

  1. ^ a b "Big Ten Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Todd Yeagley". iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Sasho Cirovski". umterps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Michigan Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results". mgoblue. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "2018 Men's Soccer Record Book". issuu.com. Issuu Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Damon Rensing". msuspartans.com. Michigan State Spartans Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Indiana Tops 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. August 23, 2021. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Releases Pre-Season Rankings for NCAA and Junior College, Sponsored by Verizon". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 4, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.