2024 Big Ten Conference men' soccer season | |
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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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No. 7 Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 B1G tournament champion y – Invited to the 2024 NCAA Tournament As of August 6, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big Ten |
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]
The Maryland Terrapins are the defending champions. [3]
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]
Team | Rivals [11] | Scout & 24/7 [12] | On3 Recruits [13] | Signees |
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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 |
Big Ten preseason poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | |
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United Soccer | CSN | Top Drawer Soccer | |
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UCLA | |||
Washington | |||
Wisconsin |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Away team listed first, home team listed second. Teams in bold represent Big Ten teams.
Player | Team |
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Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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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) |
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received | |
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final | ||
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Indiana | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Northwestern | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Ohio State | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Penn State | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Rutgers | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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UCLA | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Washington | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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Wisconsin | USC | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the players of the week.
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |
Unanimous selections in bold.
2024 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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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 |
2024 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | |||
First Team Honorees | Second Team Honorees | All-Freshman Team Honorees | Sportsmanship Team Honorees |
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