2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

The 2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 27th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 5, 2017. The season culminated with the 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 5, 2017
Number of teams9
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickFrancis Atuahene, Michigan
Picked byFC Dallas, 4th overall
Regular Season
Season championsMichigan
Runners-upIndiana
Season MVPFW: Chris Mueller, Wisconsin
MF: Eryk Williamson, Maryland
DF: Grant Lillard, Indiana
GK: Jimmy Hague, Michigan State
Top scorerTom Barlow (10)[1]
Tournament
ChampionsWisconsin
  Runners-upIndiana
Finals MVPTom Barlow
2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Michigan + 6 –1 –1  12 –6 –2
No. 2 Indiana + 5 –0 –3  18 –1 –6
No. 6 Michigan State + 5 –0 –3  13 –3 –4
Maryland + 5 –1 –2  10 –5 –4
No. 10 Wisconsin ‡ 4 –3 –1  12 –5 –5
Ohio State 3 –5 –0  8 –10 –1
Penn State 2 –6 –0  5 –10 –2
Northwestern 1 –7 –0  7 –12 –0
Rutgers 0 –8 –0  4 –13 –1
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The Maryland Terrapins entered the 2017 season as both the Big Ten regular season and tournament defending champions. Maryland was unable to defend either title, heavily due to a late season slump in form, that culminated with a double overtime loss to Michigan.[2][3] Wisconsin won their first Big Ten Tournament since 1995,[4] defeating Indiana in the championship in penalties.[5] The Michigan Wolverines posted a 6–1–1 Big Ten record, giving the Wolverines their first ever Big Ten regular season title, besting Indiana on points.[6][7][8]

The Big Ten sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament, three being seeded (Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State), and three unseeded (Maryland and Wisconsin). Indiana advanced the furthest of all the Big Ten teams, reaching the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game, before losing in overtime to Stanford.[9][10][11]

Background

Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school[12] Big Ten record[12] NCAA
Tournaments[13]		 NCAA
College Cups[13]		 NCAA
Titles[13]
Indiana Todd Yeagley Wisconsin 8 91–49–29 (.624) 84–40–27 (.646) 22–14–12 (.583) 7 1 1
Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 25 387–160–52 (.689) 361–148–46 (.692) 15–4–5 (.729) 23 8 2
Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 6 127–138–42 (.482) 37–43–15 (.468) 13–17–6 (.444) 1 0 0
Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (assistant) 9 90–58–22 (.594) 90–58–22 (.594) 22–24–8 (.481) 6 0 0
Northwestern Tim Lenahan Lafayette 17 282–188–67 (.588) 156–119–46 (.558) 35–48–17 (.435) 9 0 0
Ohio State John Bluem Fresno State 21 284–181–69 (.596) 198–151–57 (.558) 60–49–13 (.545) 9 1 0
Penn State Bob Warming Creighton 8 448–222–78 (.651) 65–42–14 (.595) 17–18–6 (.488) 2 0 0
Rutgers Dan Donigan Saint Louis 8 165–111–36 (.587) 47–69–14 (.415) 5–16–3 (.271) 2 0 0
Wisconsin John Trask UIC 8 107–85–48 (.546) 53–61–22 (.471) 16–23–9 (.427) 1 0 0

Preseason

Recruiting
National Rankings
Team CSN[14] TDS[15] Total Signees
Indiana44
Maryland1210
Michigan911
Michigan StateNRNR
NorthwesternNRNR
Ohio State713
Penn StateNRNR
RutgersNR35
WisconsinNRNR

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 16.[16]

Team Ranking
1. Maryland
2. Indiana
3. Wisconsin
4. Michigan State
5. Michigan
6. Penn State
7. Ohio State
8. Northwestern
9. Rutgers

Regular season

Results


Team/OpponentINDUMDMCHMSUNWUOSUPSURUTWIS
Indiana Hoosiers 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–1
Maryland Terrapins 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–4
Michigan Wolverines 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–1
Michigan State Spartans 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Northwestern Wildcats 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–2, 3–0, 3–2 1–3
Ohio State Buckeyes 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–5 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–2
Penn State Nittany Lions 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 6–2 0–1
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 0–5 0–3 1–3 1–2 0–3, 2–3 0–1 2–6 2–3
Wisconsin Badgers 1–2 4–5 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–2

United Soccer Coaches National
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[17] Wk
1[18]		 Wk
2[19]		 Wk
3[20]		 Wk
4[21]		 Wk
5[22]		 Wk
6[23]		 Wk
7[24]		 Wk
8[25]		 Wk
9[26]		 Wk
10[27]		 Wk
11[28]		 Wk
12[29]		 Final
Indiana C 7 7 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Maryland C 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 24 RV RV
Michigan C RV 18 22 20 RV 24 23 19 12 10 16 11
Michigan State C 22 13 13 6 6 4 6 6 9 7 8 14 15 6
Northwestern C
Ohio State C RV 25 16 RV RV RV
Penn State C
Rutgers C
Wisconsin C RV RV 20 10

United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Wk
1[30]		 Wk
2[31]		 Wk
3[32]		 Wk
4[33]		 Wk
5[34]		 Wk
6[35]		 Wk
7[36]		 Wk
8[37]		 Wk
9[38]		 Wk
10[39]		 Wk
11[40]		 Wk
12[41]
Indiana C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Maryland C 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 9 9
Michigan C 6 5 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 2 2 3
Michigan State C 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4
Northwestern C
Ohio State C 7 5 5 5 7 8
Penn State C
Rutgers C
Wisconsin C 10 10 10 8 6 5 8 7 5 2

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament
Main article: 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 Michigan 0
5 Wisconsin 4
5 Wisconsin (pen.) 0 (4)
2 Indiana 0 (2)
6 Ohio State 0
2 Indiana 4

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
2 4 Indiana BYE W 3–0 vs. Old Dominion – (Bloomington) W 2–1 vs. New Hampshire – (Bloomington) T, 1–1 W, 3–2 pen. vs. Michigan State – (Bloomington) W 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chester) L 0–1 OT vs. Stanford – (Chester)
7 4 Michigan State BYE W 3–0 vs. Virginia Tech – (East Lansing) W 3–2 vs. Western Michigan – (East Lansing) T, 1–1 L, 2–3 pen. vs. Indiana – (Bloomington)
13 2 Michigan BYE L 2–3 vs. Colgate – (Ann Arbor)
N/A 2 Wisconsin W 4–1 vs. UIC – (Madison) W 1–0 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame) L 2–3OT vs. Akron – (Akron)
N/A 4 Maryland T, 0–0 L, 4–5 pen. vs. Albany – (College Park)

Awards
2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer Individual Awards[42]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Chris Mueller, Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year Grant Lillard, Indiana
Midfielder of the Year Eryk Williamson, Maryland
Goalkeeper of the Year Jimmy Hague, Michigan State
Coach of the Year Chaka Daley, Michigan
Freshman of the Year Mason Toye, Indiana
2017 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[42]
First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees All-Freshman Team Honorees Sportsmanship Award Honorees

Forwards:
Chris Mueller, Sr., Wisconsin
Mason Toye, Fr., Indiana
Jack Hallahan, So., Michigan

Midfield:
Eryk Williamson, Jr., Maryland
Ken Krolicki, Sr., Michigan State
Jake Rozhansky, Sr., Maryland
Francesco Moore, Jr., Indiana

Defense:
Grant Lillard, Sr., Indiana
Jimmy Fiscus, Sr., Michigan State
Andrew Gutman,Jr., Indiana

Goalkeeper:
Jimmy Hague, Jr., Michigan State

Forwards:
Griffin Dorsey, Fr., Indiana
Francis Atuahene, Jr., Michigan
DeJuan Jones, Jr., Michigan State
Ryan Sierakowski, Jr., Michigan State

Midfield:
Abdi Mohamed, Jr., Ohio State
Charles Mertz, Jr., Michigan
Mark Segbers, Sr., Wisconsin

Defense:
Donovan Pines, So., Maryland
Timmy Mehl, Jr., Indiana
Marcello Borges, Jr., Michigan

Goalkeeper:
Trey Muse, Fr., Indiana

Mohammed Zakyi, Michigan
Marc Ybarra, Michigan
Umar Farouk Osman, Michigan
Garrett Opperman, Northwestern
Ethan Beckford, Penn State
Mason Toye, Indiana
Griffin Dorsey, Indiana
Trey Muse, Indiana
Tommy Katsyiannis, Northwestern
Vincent Borden, Rutgers
Bryce Washington, Rutgers

Jack Griffith, Sr., Indiana
Andrew Samuels, Jr., Maryland
Tristan Jacob, Sr., Michigan
Brad Centala, Sr., Michigan State
Francisco Tomasino, Sr., Northwestern
Hunter Robertson, Sr., Ohio State
Dani Marks, Jr., Penn State
Erik Sa, Sr., Rutgers
Isaac Schenkler, Jr., Wisconsin

MLS SuperDraft
Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Indiana 1 0 0 – 1
Maryland 0 2 0 – 2
Michigan 1 0 0 – 1
Michigan State 0 0 1 – 1
Northwestern 0 0 0 – 0
Ohio State 0 0 0 – 0
Penn State 0 0 0 – 0
Rutgers 0 0 0 – 0
Wisconsin 2 1 1 – 4

List of selections
RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther
1 4 FC Dallas Francis Atuahene FW Michigan Generation adidas
1 6 Orlando City Chris Mueller FW Wisconsin
1 7 Minnesota United Mason Toye FW Indiana
1 9 New England Revolution Mark Segbers DF Wisconsin
2 37 Atlanta United Gordon Wild FW Maryland Generation adidas
2 39 New York Red Bulls Tommy Barlow FW Wisconsin
2 44 Columbus Crew Jake Rozhansky Midfielder Maryland
3 53 Montreal Impact Ken Krolicki Midfielder Michigan State
3 54 Philadelphia Union Mike Catalano Midfielder Wisconsin

Homegrown contracts
Main article: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)
Original MLS team Player Position College Notes Ref.
Chicago Fire Grant Lillard Defender Indiana 2017 Big Ten Defender of the Year [43]

See also

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