2020 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

The 2020 Northeast Conference men's soccer season will be the 40st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was slated to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was postponed, and is set to begin in Spring of 2021.[1]

2020 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationFebruary 22, 2021 – May 17, 2021
Number of teams10
2020 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickTBD
Regular Season
Season championsTBD
Season MVPTBD
Top scorerTBD
NEC Tournament
ChampionsTBD
Finals MVPTBD

Teams

Stadiums and locations

2020 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bryant 0 0 0  0 0 0
Central Connecticut 0 0 0  0 0 0
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 0 0  0 0 0
LIU 0 0 0  0 0 0
Merrimack # 0 0 0  0 0 0
Mount St. Mary's 0 0 0  0 0 0
Sacred Heart 0 0 0  0 0 0
St. Francis Brooklyn 0 0 0  0 0 0
Saint Francis (PA) 0 0 0  0 0 0
As of 10 February 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bryant Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island Bulldog Stadium 5,500
Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field 1000
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey FDU Stadium 500
LIU Sharks Brookville, New York LIU Soccer Park 160
Merrimack North Andover, Massachusetts Martone-Mejail Field 3,000
Mount St. Mary's Emmitsburg, Maryland Waldron Family Stadium 1,000
Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex 800
Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field 3,334
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park 300
Saint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania Stokes Soccerplex 500

Spring 2021 season

The season will start on February 22 and end on April 8, with each team playing 8 conference matches. The 2020 NEC Championship match will be contested the week of April 12-18 with the No. 1 seed hosting the No. 2 seed to determine the conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.[2]

Preseason poll

The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.

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Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were originally to be released in July and August 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll for 2020.

UnitedSoccer CSN SoccerAmerica Top DrawerSoccer
Bryant
Central Connecticut
Fairleigh Dickinson
LIU
Merrimach
Mount St. Mary's
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
St. Francis Brooklyn
Saint Francis

Early season tournaments

Early season tournaments will be announced in late Fall 2020 and winter 2021.

References

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