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
Teams11
TV partner(s) Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BTN)
2026 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
Champions Maryland
Season MVP FW: Palmer Ault
MF: Richie Aman
DF: Lasse Kelp
GK: Laurin Mack
Top scorerPalmer Ault (16)
Tournament
Champions UCLA
  Runners-up Michigan
Finals MVPSergi Solans Ormo
Men's Soccer seasons
  2024
2026  
2025 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Maryland  y802 .9001213 .844
No. 23 Washington  y730 .7001062 .611
No. 16 Michigan  y623 .6821234 .737
UCLA  y532 .600864 .556
No. 24 Indiana  y550 .5001251 .694
Wisconsin  460 .400880 .500
Northwestern  352 .400863 .559
Rutgers  352 .400863 .559
Ohio State  370 .3006100 .375
Michigan State  253 .350583 .406
Penn State  163 .250584 .412
Conference champion
2025 B1G tournament champion
y Invited to the 2025 NCAA Tournament
As of November 16, 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 FieldUniversity Park, PA B1G+ W 2–0  622
August 217:00 p.m. UC Riverside Michigan State DeMartin StadiumEast Lansing, MI B1G+W 2–0  4,025
August 217:00 p.m.No. 9  Clemson No. 11  Indiana Bill Armstrong StadiumBloomington, IN FS2 T 2–2  6,395
August 217:00 p.m. Providence Rutgers Yurcak FieldPiscataway, NJ B1G+W 1–0  737
August 217:00 p.m. Notre Dame Michigan U-M Soccer StadiumAnn Arbor, MI B1G+T 1–1  1,400
August 217:15 p.m.No. 3  Ohio State Virginia Tech Thompson FieldBlacksburg, VA ACCN L 0–1  1,532
August 218:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois Northwestern Martin StadiumEvanston, IL W 2–0  268
August 218:00 p.m. Maryland No. 6  Wake Forest Spry StadiumWinston-Salem, NC ESPNU  1–0 [a]   
August 218:30 p.m. North Florida Wisconsin McClimon Memorial StadiumMadison, WI L 0–1  635
August 219:00 p.m. Washington No. 4  Denver CIBER FieldDenver, CO L 0–2  579
August 2110:00 p.m. UCLA UC Irvine Anteater StadiumIrvine, CA L 0–2  1,734
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  298
August 242:00 p.m. Bradley WisconsinMcClimon Memorial Stadium • Madison, WIB1G+W 4–1  526
August 246:00 p.m.Penn State Army Malek StadiumWest 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 FieldSouth Orange, NJ BEDN T 2–2  967
August 2410:30 p.m. California UCLA Wallis Annenberg StadiumLos Angeles, CA FS2L 0–1  1,206
August 2410:30 p.m.WashingtonNo. 14  Oregon State Paul Lorenz FieldCorvallis, OR P12N L 1–2  494
August 257:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 7  Pitt Ambrose Urbanic FieldPittsburgh, PA ACCNX L 2–3  986
August 257:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 25  Georgetown Shaw FieldWashington, DC BEDNW 1–0  1,863
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2 (Aug. 26 – Sep. 1)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 287:00 p.m.Penn State Syracuse SU Soccer StadiumSyracuse, NY ACCNXT 1–1  1,716
August 287:00 p.m. Oakland No. 17 Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial StadiumColumbus, OH (Wolstein Classic)B1G+W 1–0  1,054
August 288:00 p.m. Green Bay No. 7 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN (adidas/IU Credit Union Classic)B1G+W 2–1  2,438
August 2810:00 p.m. Cal State Fullerton UCLAWallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CAB1G+T 1–1  578
August 2810:30 p.m. UC Davis Washington Husky Soccer StadiumSeattle, WA B1G+T 1–1  1,703
August 297:00 p.m.Rutgers James Madison Sentara ParkHarrisonburg, VA ESPN+W 4–1  382
August 297:00 p.m. Western Michigan WisconsinMcClimon Memorial Stadium • Madison, WIB1G+W 1–0  460
August 297:00 p.m. Creighton MichiganU-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIB1G+W 3–1  1,482
August 297:30 p.m. Bucknell Maryland Ludwig FieldCollege Park, MD B1G+T 2–2  5,085
August 297:30 p.m. Loyola Chicago NorthwesternMartin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+T 1–1  438
August 317:00 p.m. Temple No. 17 Ohio StateJesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH (Wolstein Classic)B1G+W 2–1  1,763
August 318:00 p.m.No. 14  Oregon State No. 7 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN (adidas/IU Credit Union Classic)BTNW 2–0  3,516
August 3110:30 p.m. UNLV WashingtonHusky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WAB1G+W 4–0  1,042
September 11:00 p.m.UCLANo. 18  Kentucky Bell Soccer ComplexLexington, KY SECN+/ESPN+ T 0–0  1,894
September 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green MichiganU-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIB1G+W 1–0  1,795
September 12:00 p.m. Detroit Mercy Michigan StateDeMartin Stadium • East Lansing, MIB1G+W 1–0  2,395
September 14:00 p.m.No. 23  Missouri State Penn StateJeffrey Field • University Park, PAB1G+L 1–3  1,510
September 16:00 p.m.Rutgers William & Mary Albert–Daly FieldWilliamsburg, VA FloSports W 4–1  378
September 17:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) MarylandLudwig Field • College Park, MDB1G+W 6–0  2,245
September 17:30 p.m. UIC NorthwesternMartin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+L 2–3  424
September 18:00 p.m.No. 24  Portland WisconsinMcClimon Memorial Stadium • Madison, WIB1G+L 0–1  456
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3 (Sep. 2 – Sep. 8)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 38:00 p.m.No. 15  Saint Louis No. 4 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INB1G+W 1–0  2,746
September 410:30 p.m.Washington Loyola Marymount Sullivan Field • Los Angeles, CAESPN+T 2–2  488
September 57:00 p.m.MichiganOakland Oakland Soccer FieldRochester Hills, MI ESPN+T 2–2  1,139
September 57:00 p.m.Michigan StateBowling Green Mickey Cochrane StadiumBowling Green, OH MACDN L 0–1  963
September 57:00 p.m.No. 16 Ohio StateNo. 11  Akron FirstEnergy StadiumAkron, OH ESPN+L 0–2  2,477
September 57:00 p.m. Mercyhurst Penn StateJeffrey Field • University Park, PAB1G+W 5–0  952
September 57:00 p.m.Rutgers Princeton Roberts StadiumPrinceton, NJ (Rivalry)ESPN+L 1–3  1,036
September 612:00 p.m. Pacific MarylandLudwig Field • College Park, MDB1G+W 4–0  1,013
September 67:30 p.m.Northwestern Xavier Corcoran FieldCincinnati, OH ESPN+W 1–0  217
September 68:00 p.m.Wisconsin Marquette Valley FieldsMilwaukee, WI (I–94 derby)ESPN+ Canceled  
September 77:00 p.m.UCLALoyola MarymountSullivan Field • Los Angeles, CAESPN+L 1–2  642
September 77:30 p.m.No. 4 Indiana Notre Dame Alumni StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Rivalry)ACCNW 1–0  1,883
September 87:00 p.m.OaklandMichigan StateDeMartin Stadium • East Lansing, MIB1G+W 3–2  1,023
September 810:30 p.m.Washington Seattle U Championship Field • Seattle, WA (Fewing Cup)ESPN+W 7–2  1,348
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4 (Sep. 9 – Sep. 15)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 97:00 p.m.No. 6  Louisville Ohio StateJesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OHB1G+L 0–1  940
September 127:00 p.m.No. 20 MarylandWisconsinDon McClimon Stadium • Madison, WIB1G+ UMD 3–1  677
September 127:00 p.m.Penn StateRutgersYurcak Field • Piscataway, NJB1G+ RUT 1–0  782
September 1210:00 p.m.NorthwesternUCLAWallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CAB1G+ UCLA 1–0  574
September 1210:30 p.m.Michigan StateWashingtonHusky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WAB1G+ UW 2–1  1,958
September 137:00 p.m.Ohio State Butler Sellick BowlIndianpolis, IN (Crossroads Derby)W 4–0  1,167
September 138:00 p.m.No. 25 MichiganNo. 1 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INB1G+ UM 3–2  4,562
September 152:00 p.m.NorthwesternUC Riverside UC Riverside Soccer StadiumRiverside, CA ESPN+W 3–2  101
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5 (Sep. 16 – Sep. 22)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 1610:00 p.m. Gonzaga WashingtonHusky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA (Rivalry)B1G+W 6–0  1,631
September 197:00 p.m.IndianaPenn StateJeffrey Field • University Park, PAB1G+ IU 4–1  1,577
September 197:00 p.m.PittsburghMarylandLudwig Field • College Park, MDBTNW 2–1  2,754
September 197:00 p.m.Ohio StateMichigan StateDeMartin Stadium • East Lansing, MIB1G+ OSU 3–2  2,218
September 197:30 p.m.RutgersNorthwesternMartin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ NU 2–1  1,027
September 1910:00 p.m.WisconsinUCLAWallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CABTN UCLA 3–1  1,259
September 2010:00 p.m.MichiganWashingtonHusky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WAB1G+ UM 1–0  2,781
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6 (Sep. 23 – Sep. 29)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 236:00 p.m.No. 3 IndianaMichigan StateBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Derby)BTN MSU 1–0  1,030
September 237:00 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson RutgersYurcak Field • Piscataway, NJB1G+W 3–2  483
September 238:00 p.m.No. 23 MarylandPenn StateJeffrey Field • University Park, PABTNT 2–2  744
September 266:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 5 MichiganU-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Big Bear Trophy)BTN MSU 2–1  2,341
September 267:00 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 23 MarylandLudwig Field • College Park, MDB1G+ UMD 4–1  3,017
September 267:00 p.m.Ohio StateRutgersYurcak Field • Piscataway, NJB1G+ RUT 2–0  854
September 267:30 p.m.UCLANo. 3 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INBTN IU 4–2  3,377
September 268:00 p.m.WashingtonWisconsinDon McClimon Stadium • Madison, WIB1G+ UW 2–0  464
September 296:00 p.m.UCLAOhio StateJesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OHBTN OSU 2–1  1,165
September 297:30 p.m.WashingtonNorthwesternMartin Stadium • Evanston, ILBTN UW 1–0  458
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7 (Sep. 30 – Oct. 6)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 307:00 p.m. Monmouth RutgersYurcak Field • Piscataway, NJB1G+W 2–0  404
September 307:00 p.m. Robert Morris Penn StateJeffrey Field • University Park, PAB1G+W 2–0  475
October 17:00 p.m. Chicago State No. 11 MichiganU-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIB1G+W 6–0  382
October 35:00 p.m.Penn StateMichigan StateDeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MIB1G+ PSU 2–1  4,861
October 37:00 p.m.WisconsinOhio StateJesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OHB1G+ WIS 1–0  1,771
October 310:00 p.m.No. 12 IndianaWashingtonHusky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WABTN UW 3–0  2,805
October 310:00 p.m.No. 18 MarylandUCLAWallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CABTNT 0–0  1,021
October 52:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 11 MichiganU-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIB1G+T 0–0  1,921
October 53:00 p.m. King's (PA) Penn StateJeffrey Field • University Park, PAB1G+W 7–1  834
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8 (Oct. 7 – Oct. 13)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 77:30 p.m. Evansville NorthwesternMartin Field • Evanston, ILB1G+W 1–0  211
October 78:00 p.m. Milwaukee WisconsinDan McClimon Stadium • Madison, WI (Governor's Cup)B1G+W 2–1  408
October 107:00 p.m.WisconsinNo. 18 RutgersYurcak Field • Piscataway, NJB1G+ RUT 4–2  521
October 107:30 p.m.Ohio StateNo. 20 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INB1G+ IU 4–2  2,672
October 107:30 p.m.No. 13 MichiganNo. 15 MarylandLudwig Field • College Park, MDB1G+ UMD 2–0  4,107
October 1010:00 p.m.Penn StateUCLAWallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CAB1G+ UCLA 2–0  1,049
October 117:30 p.m.Michigan StateNorthwesternMartin Stadium • Evanston, ILB1G+ T 0–0  732
#Rankings from U. Soccer Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

National rankings

Legend
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Final
IndianaUSC1174 (2)1 (8)5 (1)3122014141725т24Not released
TDS181042951325212123
CSN1295234511131213191716
MarylandUSCRVRVRV2318158421 (8)1 (8)Not released
TDS252417191241117
CSNRV25201712969874214
MichiganUSCRVRV25RV8511131613121016Not released
TDS8412171716119816
CSNRVRVRVRV2071014171817131619
Michigan StateUSCNot released
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NorthwesternUSCNot released
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Ohio StateUSC3RVNot released
TDS41716
CSN9131625
Penn StateUSCNot released
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RutgersUSC1813Not released
TDS1816
CSNRVRV2124
UCLAUSCRVNot released
TDS14
CSN24RVRV
WashingtonUSCRV222117141523Not released
TDS21202014162124
CSN25RVRV2520141621RV
WisconsinUSCNot released
TDS
CSN

Regional rankings - USC North Region

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The United Soccer Coaches' North region ranks teams across the Big Ten, Horizon, and Ohio Valley Conferences.

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Indiana111222322342
Maryland42331111111
Michigan223113243433
Michigan State5588
Northwestern477759976767
Ohio State69
Penn State
Rutgers335566635556
UCLA5
Washington687454224
Wisconsin910

Postseason

B1G Tournament

Semifinals
November 12
Championship
November 16
      
2 Washington 0
3 Michigan 2
3 Michigan 0
4 UCLA5
1 Maryland 0
4 UCLA 2

All-Tournament team

Source: [14]

PlayerTeam
Tristen Rose Maryland
Chris Steinleitner Maryland
Nicholas Cassiday Michigan
Matthew Fisher Michigan
Mitar Mitrovich Michigan
Konstantinos Georgallides UCLA
Ander Marticorena UCLA
Shakir Nixon UCLA
Sergi Solans Ormo (MOP) UCLA
Joe Dale Washington
Connor Lofy Washington

NCAA Tournament

In addition to Big Ten tournament champions, UCLA, four other Big Ten teams received at-large berths into the NCAA tournament. Regular season champions, Maryland, and Indiana received byes to the second round.

SeedRegionSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
4Maryland Maryland BYEvs. North Carolina(College Park)
6Princeton Indiana BYEvs. Saint Louis(Bloomington)
Vermont UCLA L 0–1 vs. Grand Canyon(Los Angeles)
Maryland Washington W 3–2 at Oregon State(Corvallis)at SMU(Dallas)
Princeton Michigan L 0–1 vs. Notre Dame(Ann Arbor)
W–L–D (%):1–2–0 (.333)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 November 18, 2025 [15]

Goals

RankPlayerCollegeGoals
1 Flag of the United States.svg Palmer Ault Indiana 16
Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Solans UCLA
3 Flag of Uganda.svg Sadam Masereka Maryland 9
4 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kosakoff Washington 8
5 Flag of France.svg Stephane Njike Maryland 7
Flag of Germany.svg Joschi Schelb Rutgers
7 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Ramsey Washington 6
Flag of the United States.svg Grayson Elmquist Michigan

Assists

RankPlayerCollegeAssists
1 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Aman Washington 11
Flag of Denmark.svg Philip Naef UCLA
3 Flag of the United States.svg Palmer Ault Indiana 10
4 Flag of the United States.svg Albi Ndrenika Maryland 8
5 Flag of France.svg Stephane Njike Maryland 7
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Hall Washington
Flag of Italy.svg Joseph Picotto Maryland
8 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Solans UCLA 6
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Ramsey Washington
Flag of Ghana.svg Collins Oduro Indiana
Flag of New Zealand.svg Thomas Raimbault Wisconsin
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Santamaria Northwestern
Flag of Spain.svg Ander Marticorena UCLA

Points

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

RankPlayerCollegePoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Palmer Ault Indiana 42
2 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Solans UCLA 38
3 Flag of France.svg Stephane Njike Maryland 21
Flag of Uganda.svg Sadam Masereka Maryland
5 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kosakoff Washington 20
6 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Ramsey Washington 18
Flag of Germany.svg Joschi Schelb Rutgers
8 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Aman Washington 17
9 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Ramirez Michigan 15
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Hall 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) [16] Jacopo Fedrizzi Indiana Fritz Volmar Northwestern Laurin Mack Maryland Aaron O'Reilly Northwestern
Week 2 (Sep. 2) [17] Palmer Ault Indiana Nick McHenry Ohio State Holden Brown Indiana Luke Spadafora Michigan State
Joschi Schelb Rutgers
Week 3 (Sep. 9) [18] Collins Oduro Indiana Breckin Minzey Indiana Holden Brown Indiana Rocket Ritarita Maryland
Week 4 (Sep. 16) [19] Charlie Kosakoff Washington Nick McHenry Ohio State Ciaran Dalton Rutgers Kyle Pierson Michigan
Week 4 (Sep. 23) [20] Palmer Ault Indiana Josh Maher Indiana Isaiah Goldson Michigan Aaron Hurge Ohio State
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 [21]
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the YearPalmer Ault, Indiana
Midfielder of the YearRichie Aman, Washington
Defensive Player of the YearLasse Kelp, Maryland
Goalkeeper of the YearLaurin Mack, Maryland
Coach of the Year Sasho Cirovski, Maryland
Freshman of the YearPeter Soudan, Michigan State
2025 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [21]
First Team HonoreesSecond Team HonoreesAll-Freshman Team HonoreesSportsmanship Team Honorees

Palmer Ault, F, Indiana
Luca Costabile, D, Maryland
Lasse Kelp, D, Maryland
Leon Koehl, M, Maryland
Laurin Mack, GK, Maryland
Sadam Masereka, F, Maryland
Stephane Njike, F, Maryland
Sergi Solans Ormo, F, UCLA
Richie Aman, M, Washington
Harrison Bertos, D, Washington
Alex Hall, M, Washington
Zach Ramsey, M, Washington

Collins Oduro, M, Indiana
Albi Ndrenika, F, Maryland
William Baker, D, Michigan
Matthew Fisher, D, Michigan
Nolan Miller, D, Michigan
Shuma Sasaki, F, Michigan
Zac Kelly, GK, Michigan State
Joe Suchecki, M, Northwestern
Joschi Schleb, M, Rutgers
Jadon Bowton, GK, Washington
Charlie Kosakoff, F, Washington

Colton Swan, F, Indiana
Rocket Ritarita, F, Maryland
Farouk Cisse, D, Maryland
Peter Soudan, M, Michigan State
Luke Spadafora, M, Michigan State
Aaron O'Reilly, F, Northwestern
Aaron Hurge, M, Ohio State
Jonathan Evans, GK, Penn State
Braxton Montgomery, D, Rutgers
Ander Marticorena, M, UCLA
Asher Hestad, D, Washington
Isaac Brown-Samper, D, Wisconsin

Alex Barger, Jr., Indiana
Luca Costabile, Sr., Maryland
Nicholas Cassiday, Sr., Michigan
Zac Kelly, Sr., Michigan State
Jayvin Van Deventer, Sr., Northwestern
Luciano Pechota, Sr., Ohio State
Van Danielson, Sr., Penn State
Nestor Cabrera, Sr., Rutgers
Tre Wright, Jr., UCLA
Conner Leber, Sr., Washington
Thomas Raimbault, Sr., Wisconsin

Notes

  1. The Maryland–Wake Forest match was cancelled at halftime due to lightning. Maryland was leading, 1–0, at the end of the half. [13]

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