2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

Big Ten Conference

Season	2011
Champions	Northwestern
Premiers	Northwestern
NCAA Tournament	Indiana Northwestern
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2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northwestern†	4	–	0	–	2			11	–	5	–	5
Ohio State	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	7	–	2
Wisconsin	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	8	–	2
No. 9 Indiana	3	–	1	–	2			13	–	4	–	5
Michigan State	2	–	2	–	2			7	–	8	–	4
Michigan	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	14	–	1
Penn State	0	–	6	–	0			9	–	9	–	4
As of October 11, 2011 Rankings from NSCAA [1] [2]

The 2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 21st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Northwestern won both the regular season and the Big Ten Tournament. ^{[3] [4]}

Preseason

Indiana was picked to be the winner of the regular season. ^[5]

Preseason poll

Projected Rank	School	2010 Finish
1	Indiana	1st
2	Ohio State	T-2nd
3	Penn State	T-4th
4	Michigan	T-2nd
5	Michigan State	6th
6	Northwestern	T-4th
7	Wisconsin	7th

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Indiana Hoosiers	Bloomington, Indiana	Armstrong Stadium	6,000
Michigan Wolverines	Ann Arbor, Michigan	U-M Soccer Stadium	2,200
Michigan State Spartans	East Lansing, Michigan	DeMartin Soccer Complex	2,500
Northwestern Wildcats	Evanston, Illinois	Lakeside Field	900
Ohio State Buckeyes	Columbus, Ohio	Owens Memorial Stadium	10,000
Penn State Nittany Lions	State College, Pennsylvania	Jeffrey Field	5,000
Wisconsin Badgers	Madison, Wisconsin	McClimon Stadium	2,000

• Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel

Team	Head Coach	Shirt supplier
Indiana	Todd Yeagley	Adidas
Michigan	Steve Burns	Adidas
Michigan State	Damon Rensing	Nike
Northwestern	Tim Lenahan	Under Armour
Ohio State	John Bluem	Nike
Penn State	Bob Warming	Nike
Wisconsin	John Trask	Adidas

Regular season

Results

Home \ Away	IND	MIC	MSU	NOR	OSU	PSU	WIS
Indiana	—	—	2–2	—	1–0	1–0	—
Michigan	1–4	—	—	0–1	—	—	1–2
Michigan State	—	1–0	—	—	1–2	1–0	—
Northwestern	2–2	—	1–1	—	—	—	1–0
Ohio State	—	3–2	—	2–3	—	1–0	—
Penn State	—	1–2	—	0–1	—	—	0–1
Wisconsin	2–0	—	1–0	—	0–2	—	—

Source: Team Statistics
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Northwestern	1(3)
						4	Indiana	1(2)
	4	Indiana	2
	5	Michigan State	1
											1	Northwestern	2
											7	Penn State	1
	2	Ohio State	0
	7	Penn State	2
						7	Penn State	1
						3	Wisconsin	0
	3	Wisconsin	2
	6	Michigan	0

^[6]

Quarterfinals

Michigan State v Indiana

November 9QF	Michigan State	1–2	Indiana	Ann Arbor, Michigan
1:00 pm ET		report		Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Penn State v Ohio State

November 9QF	Penn State	2–0	Ohio State	Ann Arbor, Michigan
3:45 pm ET		report		Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Wisconsin v Michigan

QF	Wisconsin	2–0	Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan
6:30 pm ET		report		Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Semifinals

Indiana v Northwestern

November 11SF	Indiana	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Northwestern	Ann Arbor, Michigan
1:00 pm ET		report		Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Penn State v Wisconsin

November 11SF	Penn State	1–0	Wisconsin	Ann Arbor, Michigan
3:30 pm ET		report		Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Final

Penn State v Northwestern

November 13F	Penn State	1–2	Northwestern	Ann Arbor, Michigan
12:00 pm ET		report		Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Seed	Region	School	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round
16	1	Indiana	BYE	W 3–0 vs. Old Dominion – (Bloomington)	L, 0–1 vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill)
—	3	Northwestern	L, 1–3 vs. Akron – (Akron)

See also

• Big Ten Conference
• 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2011 in American soccer

References

1. "NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. NCAA.com. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
2. "2011 Big Ten Men's Soccer Standings". Big Ten. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
3. "Northwestern Clinches Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship". Big Ten. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
4. "Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Central". Big Ten. November 13, 2011. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
5. "Indiana Tops Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big Ten. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
6. "2011 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament". GoBlue.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.