| 2024 Big Ten Conference men' soccer season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Soccer |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| Duration: | August 22 - December 16, 2024 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Tv: | Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BTN) |
| Draft: | 2025 MLS SuperDraft |
| Draft Link: | 2025 MLS SuperDraft |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Season Champs: | Indiana, Ohio State |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2024 Big Ten men's soccer tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Ohio State |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Michigan |
| Finals Mvp: | Parker Grinstead |
| Seasonslistnames: | Men's Soccer |
| Prevseason Year: | 2023 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2025 |
The 2024 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season will be the 33rd season of 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]
See main article: 2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. 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 | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
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| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| United Soccer | CSN | Top Drawer Soccer | |||
| style= width=75 | Indiana | ||||
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| style= width=75 | Maryland | ||||
| style= width=75 | Michigan | ||||
| style= width=75 | Michigan State | ||||
| style= width=75 | Northwestern | ||||
| style= width=75 | Ohio State | ||||
| style= width=75 | Penn State | ||||
| style= width=75 | Rutgers | ||||
| style= width=75 | UCLA | ||||
| style= width=75 | Washington | ||||
| style= width=75 | Wisconsin |
Away team listed first, home team listed second. Teams in bold represent Big Ten teams.
See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.
| 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 | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | None released | |||||||||||||||||
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 | |
| NV | No votes received | |
Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the players of the week.
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 | ||||||