2025 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

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2025 Big Ten Conference men' soccer season
Big Ten Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 21 - December 15, 2025
Number of teams11
TV partner(s) Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BTN)
2026 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
Tournament
Men's Soccer seasons
←  2024
2026  →
2025 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –2–0–0 1.000
Michigan State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–0–0 1.000
No. 7 Indiana  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–0–1 .750
Michigan  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–0–1 .750
Rutgers  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–0–1 .750
Penn State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–1–0 .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –1–1–0 .500
Maryland  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Ohio State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–1–0 .000
UCLA  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–2–0 .000
Washington  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–2–0 .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 B1G tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2025 NCAA Tournament
As of August 24, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

The 2025 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season is the 34th season of college soccer play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.

Contents

Indiana and Ohio State are the defending regular season co-champions, while Ohio State is the defending Big East Conference men's soccer tournament champion.

Previous season

Rutgers won the Big Ten men's soccer tournament for the first time in program history, [1] and won their first conference tournament championship since 1997. [2] Maryland won their first Big Ten Conference regular season championship since 2016. MD Myers of Rutgers won both the regular season and tournament Player of the Year award. [3]

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. [4] Maryland and Ohio State reached the second round of the tournament before being eliminated, while Rutgers was eliminated in the first round. [5] Indiana reached their NCAA-record 17th NCAA National Championship game, but lost in penalty kicks to Syracuse in the final. [6]

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. [7]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Indiana Bloomington, Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium 6,500
Maryland College Park, Maryland Ludwig Field 7,000
Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium 2,200
Michigan State Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex 2,500
Northwestern Evanston, Illinois Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium 3,000
Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium 10,000
Penn State State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field 5,000
Rutgers Piscataway, New Jersey Yurcak Field 5,000
UCLA Los Angeles, California Wallis Annenberg Stadium 2,145
Washington Seattle, Washington Husky Soccer Stadium 3,250
Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Don McClimon Stadium 2,000

Head coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordBig Ten recordBig Ten titlesBig Ten tournament titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA College CupsNCAA Championships
Indiana Todd Yeagley Wisconsin 16211–79–59 (.689)204–70–57 (.702)551641
Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 32438–179–72 (.688)128–76–36 (.608)332993
Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 14247–228–83 (.517)52–52–28 (.500)10400
Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (Asst.)18148–112–49 (.558)50–49–23 (.504)01810
Northwestern Russell Payne Army 50–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)00000
Ohio State Brian Maisonneuve Indiana (Asst.)80–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)00000
Penn State Jeff Cook Bethlehem Steel 80–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)00000
Rutgers Jim McElderry Fordham 70–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)00000
UCLA Ryan Jorden Pacific 70–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)00000
Washington Jamie Clark Creighton 150–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)00000
Wisconsin Neil Jones Loyola Chicago 40–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)00000

Notes:

Coaching changes

There were no head coaching changes during the 2024–25 offseason.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
TeamTopDrawer Soccer [8] Prep Soccer [9] Signees
Indiana8244
Maryland356
Michigan30168
Michigan State16158
Northwestern46417
Ohio State998
Penn State33356
Rutgers30407
UCLA1217
Washington17217
Wisconsin20179

Note: College Soccer News did not release a recruiting rankings for the 2025 season. [10]

Preseason poll

Big Ten preseason poll [11]
Predicted finishTeam
1Indiana
2Maryland
3Ohio State
4UCLA
5Washington
6Michigan
7Michigan State
8Wisconsin
9Rutgers
10Penn State
11Northwestern

Preseason national polls

United
Soccer 		CSN Top Drawer
Soccer
Indiana111218
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern
Ohio State394
Penn State
Rutgers
UCLA24
Washington25
Wisconsin

Preseason players to watch

Defensive Players to Watch
PlayerNat.PositionClassTeam
Egor AkulovFlag of Russia.svg RUS DFSr. Washington
Drew BrownFlag of the United States.svg USA DFSr. UCLA
Nick CollinsFlag of the United States.svg USA DFJr. Rutgers
Luca CostabileFlag of Denmark.svg DEN DFSr. Maryland
Ciaran DaltonFlag of the United States.svg USA GKSr. Rutgers
Matisse HébertFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN GKSo. Wisconsin
Ellis JonesFlag of the United States.svg USA DFJr. Wisconsin
Zac KellyFlag of the United States.svg USA GKSr. Michigan State
Josh MaherFlag of the United States.svg USA DFSo. Indiana
Nolan MillerFlag of the United States.svg USA DFSr. Michigan
Brandon MunsonFlag of the United States.svg USA DFSo. Michigan State
Nigel PrinceFlag of Jamaica.svg JAM DFSr. Northwestern
Fritz VolmarFlag of the United States.svg USA DFJr. Northwestern
Midfielders to Watch
PlayerNat.ClassTeam
Malick DaoudaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN So.Penn State
Leon KoehlFlag of Germany.svg GER Jr.Maryland
Jason GajadharFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRI Sr.Northwestern
Thomas GilejFlag of Germany.svg GER Jr.Ohio State
Caden GrabfelderFlag of the United States.svg USA Jr.Penn State
Miles MerrittFlag of the United States.svg USA Jr.Michigan State
Collins OduroFlag of Ghana.svg GHA Jr.Indiana
Luciano PechotaFlag of the United States.svg USA Sr.Ohio State
Tamir RatovizFlag of Israel.svg ISR So.UCLA
Joschi SchelbFlag of Germany.svg GER Jr.Rutgers
Matthew ZachemskiFlag of Poland.svg POL So.Wisconsin
Forwards to Watch
PlayerNat.ClassTeam
Richie AmanFlag of the United States.svg USA Sr. Washington
Palmer AultFlag of the United States.svg USA Sr. Indiana
Marko Borkovic Flag of Croatia.svg CRO Sr. Ohio State
Charlie KosakoffFlag of the United States.svg USA Jr. Washington
Sadam MaserekaFlag of Uganda.svg UGA Sr. Maryland
Raymundo MendezFlag of the United States.svg USA Gr. Michigan
Kai PhillipFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRI Gr. Penn State
Shuma SasakiFlag of Japan.svg JPN Gr. Michigan
Sergi Solans OrmoFlag of Spain.svg ESP So. UCLA

Hermann Trophy

The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on August 21, 2025. Three Big Ten players were selected the preseason watchlist. [12]

PlayerClassPositionSchool
Palmer AultSr. FW Indiana
Luciano PechotaSr. MF Ohio State
Sergi Solans OrmoSo. MF UCLA

Regular season

Home team listed second, Big Ten team listed in bold.

Index to colors and formatting
B1G member won
B1G member lost
B1G member tied
B1G teams in bold

Week 1 (Aug. 19 – Aug. 25)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 217:00 p.m. Stetson Penn State Jeffrey Field • University Park, PA B1G+ W 2–0  622
August 217:00 p.m. UC Riverside Michigan State DeMartin Stadium • East Lansing, MI B1G+W 2–0  4,025
August 217:00 p.m.No. 9  Clemson No. 11  Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN FS2 T 2–2  6,395
August 217:00 p.m. Providence Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ B1G+W 1–0  737
August 217:00 p.m. Notre Dame Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+T 1–1  1,400
August 217:15 p.m.No. 3  Ohio State Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA ACCN L 0–1  1,532
August 218:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL W 2–0  
August 218:00 p.m. Maryland No. 6  Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC  Canceled  
August 218:30 p.m. North Florida Wisconsin McClimon Memorial Stadium • Madison, WI L 0–1  
August 219:00 p.m. Washington No. 4  Denver CIBER Field • Denver, CO L 0–2  
August 2110:00 p.m. UCLA UC Irvine Anteater Stadium • Irvine, CA L 0–2  
August 242:00 p.m.UC RiversideMichiganU-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIB1G+W 2–0  582
August 242:00 p.m. Air Force NorthwesternMartin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+W 2–1  
August 242:00 p.m. Bradley WisconsinMcClimon Memorial Stadium • Madison, WIB1G+W 4–1  
August 246:00 p.m.Penn State Army Malek Stadium • West Point, NY ESPN+ L 1–2  1,194
August 247:30 p.m. San Francisco No. 11 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INB1G+W 3–2  2,404
August 247:30 p.m.Rutgers Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ BEDN T 2–2  
August 2410:30 p.m. California UCLA Wallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CA FS2L 0–1  
August 2410:30 p.m.WashingtonNo. 14  Oregon State Paul Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR P12N L 1–2  
August 257:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 7  Pitt Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCNX L 2–3  
August 257:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 25  Georgetown Shaw Field • Washington, DC BEDNW 1–0  1,863
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

B1G Tournament

The Big Ten tournament will be played in November 2025.

NCAA Tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
TBD
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)

Player statistics

As of August 31, 2025 [13]

Goals

RankPlayerCollegeGoals
1 Flag of Germany.svg Joschi Schelb Rutgers 5
2 Flag of the United States.svg Palmer Ault Indiana 4
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Muns Wisconsin 3
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Suchecki Northwestern
Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Fedrizzi Indiana
6 Flag of Germany.svg Dan Karsten Rutgers 2
Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Riesz Northwestern
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luke van Heukelum Maryland
Flag of the United States.svg Caden Grabfelder Penn State
Flag of Japan.svg Shuma Sasaki Michigan
Flag of the United States.svg Quin Rogers Michigan

Assists

RankPlayerCollegeAssists
1 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Santamaria Northwestern 4
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías de Jesús Maryland 3
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rocket Ritarita Maryland 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron O'Reilly Northwestern
Flag of Germany.svg Dan Karsten Rutgers
Flag of New Zealand.svg Thomas Raimbault Wisconsin
Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Fisher Michigan
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Ramsey Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Richie Aman Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Kinsella Indiana
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Skubis Ohio State
Flag of Ghana.svg Collins Oduro Indiana

Points

Two points for a goal, one point for an assist.

RankPlayerCollegePoints
1 Flag of Germany.svg Joschi Schelb Rutgers 11
2 Flag of the United States.svg Palmer Ault Indiana 9
3 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Suchecki Northwestern 7
Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Fedrizzi Indiana
5 Flag of Germany.svg Dan Karsten Rutgers 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Muns Wisconsin
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luke van Heukelum Maryland 5
Flag of Japan.svg Shuma Sasaki Michigan
9 Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron O'Reilly Northwestern 4
Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Riesz Northwestern
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Santamaria Northwestern
Flag of the United States.svg Caden Grabfelder Penn State
Flag of the United States.svg Quin Rogers Michigan
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Ramsey Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Richie Aman Washington

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the players of the week.

WeekOffensiveDefensiveGoalkeeperFreshman
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Week 1 (Aug. 26) [14] Jacopo Fedrizzi Indiana Fritz Volmar Northwestern Laurin Mack Maryland Aaron O'Reilly Northwestern
Week 2 (Sep. 2) [15] Palmer Ault Indiana Nick McHenry Ohio State Holden Brown Indiana Luke Spadafora Michigan State
Joschi Schelb Rutgers
Week 3 (Sep. 9)
Week 4 (Sep. 16)
Week 4 (Sep. 23)
Week 5 (Sep. 30)
Week 6 (Oct. 7)
Week 7 (Oct. 14)
Week 8 (Oct. 21)
Week 9 (Oct. 28)
Week 10 (Nov. 4)
Week 11 (Nov. 11)

Postseason honors

Unanimous selections in bold.

2025 Big Ten Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
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
2025 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team HonoreesSecond Team HonoreesAll-Freshman Team HonoreesSportsmanship Team Honorees

References

  1. ↑ "Rutgers Men's Soccer Claims First Big Ten Championship in Program History". scarletknights.com. November 13, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Fonseca, Brian (November 13, 2022). "Rutgers men's soccer wins historic Big Ten Tournament title over Indiana". NJ.com . Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference . November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2022 NCAA division I men's soccer championship bracket announced". NCAA.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ Lim, Esther (November 18, 2022). "Penn men's soccer advances in NCAA tournament with thrilling 3-0 triumph over Rutgers". The Daily Pennsylvanian . Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ Lentz, Zach (December 13, 2022). "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "New England Revolution select Joshua Bolma after MLS SuperDraft trade with San Jose Earthquakes". MLSSoccer.com. December 21, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ Clark, Travis (June 30, 2025). "2025 Men's DI Recruiting Rankings" . TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Eskilson, JR. "Prep Soccer 2025 Boys Recruiting Class Rankings" . Prep Soccer. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Top Recruiting Classes Archive". collegeosccernews.com.
  11. ↑ "Indiana Selected as Big Ten Men's Soccer Preseason Favorite". Big Ten Conference. August 19, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ Wilburn, Sarah (August 21, 2025). "2025 Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". United Soccer Coaches . Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Stats". bigten.org. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern Score Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". Big Ten Conference. August 26, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Indiana, Rutgers, Ohio State, and Michigan State Net Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". Big Ten Conference. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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