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2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationFebruary 3 – April 11, 2021
Number of teams13
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickJonas Fjeldberg, 54th overall
Picked byFC Cincinnati
Regular Season
Season championsDayton
  Runners-upSaint Louis
Season MVPOff.: Jonas Fjeldberg
Def.: Jørgen Oland
Mid.: Kingsford Adjei
Tournament
ChampionsFordham
  Runners-upGeorge Washington
Finals MVPMatt Sloan
Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer seasons
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2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central
George Washington 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
VCU 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Davidson 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
George Mason 0 – 3 – 3 0 – 6 – 3
North
No. 22 Fordham ‡ 3 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2
UMass + 3 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
La Salle 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Saint Joseph's 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
West
Dayton 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 5 – 0
Duquesne 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
St. Bonaventure 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 34th season of men's college soccer in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The season was scheduled to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 6, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season is scheduled to begin on February 3, 2021 and conclude on April 11, 2021.

Rhode Island entered the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions, but failed to defend both titles. Dayton won the regular season, while Fordham won the A10 Tournament.

Background

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Previous season

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Main article: 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

Rhode Island won the college soccer double by winning the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament. The Rams finished the season with a record of 14–4–3, 7–1–0 in Atlantic 10 play. In the NCAA Tournament Rhode Island lost 3–4 to UConn in the opening round.

Dayton's Jonas Fjeldberg won the Offensive Player of the Year. Fordham's Jørgen Oland won the Defensive Player of the Year. Dayton's Kingsford Adjei won the Midfielder of the Year. Rhode Island head coach, Gareth Elliott, won the Coach of the Year Award. Finally, Dayton's Toluwalase Oladeinbo won the Freshman of the Year Award. Rhode Island's Peder Kristiansen won third-team All-American honors by TopDrawer Soccer and Soccer America. VCU's Ryo Shimazaki was the first Atlantic 10 player selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, drafted in the third round with the 59th pick by Columbus Crew.

Stadiums and locations

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Club City Home Ground Capacity
Davidson Wildcats Davidson, North Carolina Alumni Soccer Stadium 2,000
Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio Baujan Field 3,000
Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rooney Field 2,200
Fordham Rams Bronx, New York Coffey Field 7,000
George Mason Patriots Fairfax, Virginia George Mason Stadium 5,000
George Washington Colonials Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Athletic Field 800
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McCarthy Stadium 7,500
Rhode Island Rams Kingston, Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex 2,000
St. Bonaventure Bonnies Allegany, New York Marra Athletics Complex 200
St. Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sweeney Field 3,000
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis, Missouri Hermann Stadium 6,050
UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts Rudd Field 800
VCU Rams Richmond, Virginia Sports Backers Stadium 3,250

Coaching changes

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Long-time George Mason head coach, Greg Andrulis, resigned at the end of the 2019 season, coaching the program for 15 seasons.[1] Andrulis was replaced by former North Carolina and Creighton coach, Elmar Bolowich, who was hired on January 13, 2020.[2]

School Outgoing coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
George Mason Greg Andrulis United States Resigned November 13, 2019 Preseason Elmar Bolowich Germany January 13, 2020

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

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Further information: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football

Teams were divided into pods for the season:

  • West: Dayton, Duquesne, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure
  • North: Fordham La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph's, UMass
  • Central: Davidson, George Mason, George Washington, VCU

Head coaches

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As of December 31, 2020
Team Head coach Previous job Years at
school 		Overall record Record at
school 		Atlantic 10
record[3] 		NCAA
Tournaments[4] 		NCAA
College Cups[4] 		NCAA
Titles[4] 		Ref.
Davidson Mike Babst UChicago 2 90–34–14 (.703) 3–11–2 (.250) 3–5–0 (.375) 5 0 0 [5]
Dayton Dennis Currier Incarnate Word 15 340–147–55 (.678) 152–98–43 (.592) 6–2–0 (.750) 9 0 0 [6]
Duquesne Chase Brooks Niagara 8 64–57–22 (.524) 42–51–13 (.458) 18–24–6 (.438) 1 0 0 [7]
Fordham Carlo Acquista Adelphi 2 145–137–32 (.513) 7–10–3 (.425) 5–2–1 (.688) 9 0 0 [8]
George Mason Elmar Bolowich Creighton 1 395–184–55 (.666) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 21 6 0 [9]
George Washington Craig Jones George Washington (asst.) 9 53–72–15 (.432) 53–72–15 (.432) 25–32–8 (.446) 0 0 0 [10]
La Salle Rob Irvine Kean 4 55–59–7 (.483) 29–45–6 (.400) 12–17–3 (.422) 0 0 0 [11]
UMass Fran O'Leary Bowdoin 5 275–179–56 (.594) 41–44–10 (.484) 20–16–4 (.550) 7 2 0 [12]
Rhode Island Gareth Elliott Siena 8 114–93–14 (.548) 72–53–3 (.574) 31–23–2 (.571) 2 0 0 [13]
St. Bonaventure Kwame Oduro Canisius (asst.) 5 26–57–6 (.326) 26–57–6 (.326) 12–27–1 (.313) 0 0 0 [14]
Saint Joseph's Don D'Ambra Philadelphia Kixx 10 170–225–23 (.434) 47–109–23 (.327) 16–57–11 (.256) 0 0 0 [15]
Saint Louis Kevin Kalish SIU Edwardsville 3 65–57–21 (.528) 16–11–7 (.574) 9–3–4 (.688) 0 0 0 [16]
VCU Dave Giffard Akron (asst.) 10 93–72–31 (.554) 93–72–31 (.554) 51–20–12 (.687) 3 0 0 [17]

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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The preseason poll was announced on February 2, 2021.[18]

Team Ranking Points (First)
1. Saint Louis 145
2. Dayton 143
2. VCU 143
4. Rhode Island 135
5. Fordham 115
6. George Mason 86
7. Davidson 76
8. La Salle 75
8. UMass 75
10. Duquesne 63
11. George Washington 60
12. Saint Joseph's 36
13. St. Bonaventure 31

Preseason awards

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To be announced.

Preseason fixtures

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Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won A10 member lost A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
January 26 4:00 p.m. VCU Charlotte Transamerica Field • Charlotte, NC Cancelled[19]
January 28 7:00 p.m. Belmont Abbey Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC W 3–0 0
January 29 2:30 p.m. VCU Temple Owls Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA W 2–1 0
January 31 2:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Temple Owls Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA T 1–1 0
February 2 5:00 p.m. Charlotte Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC Cancelled[a]
February 6 1:00 p.m. Fordham UConn Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT T 0–0 0
February 10 2:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Villanova Campolo Field • Philadelphia, PA Cancelled
February 12 2:00 p.m. Dayton Akron FirstEnergy Stadium • Akron, OH W 2–1 0

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won A10 member lost A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
February 3 5:00 p.m. VCU Marshall Veterans Soccer Complex • Huntington, WV Postponed[b]
February 3 6:00 p.m. Kansas City Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO W 3–0 50
February 6 2:00 p.m. Old Dominion VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA Postponed[c]
February 7 12:00 p.m. Mercer Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC Postponed[d]
February 7 3:45 p.m. McKendree Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO W 2–1 0

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
February 10 2:00 p.m. Sacred Heart UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA Cancelled[e]
February 10 7:00 p.m. Liberty Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC L 0–1 0
February 10 7:00 p.m. Georgetown VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA T 1–1 0
February 13 4:00 p.m. Saint Louis Marquette Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI L 0–1 0
February 13 5:00 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson Fordham Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY W 2–0 0
February 13 6:00 p.m. VCU UNCW UNCW Soccer Stadium • Wilmington, NC Postponed[f]
February 14 6:00 p.m. Davidson UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC Postponed[g]

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
February 15 5:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's St. John's Belson Stadium • New York City, NY L 0–1 0
February 17 6:00 p.m. VCU Longwood Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA Postponed[h]
February 17 7:00 p.m. SIU Edwardsville Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO Postponed[i]
February 17 TBA Fordham St. John's Belson Stadium • Queens, NY Postponed
February 18 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC Postponed[j]
February 19 5:00 p.m. Virginia Tech VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA Canceled[k]
February 19 6:00 p.m. Bowling Green Dayton Wall2Wall Indoor Soccer Field • Mason, OH L 2–3 5
February 20 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook Fordham Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY Postponed
February 20 2:00 p.m. George Mason Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA Cancelled[l]
February 21 1:00 p.m. Saint Louis Butler Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN W 2–0 108

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
February 24 6:00 p.m. UMass Northeastern Parsons Field • Boston, MA W 2–0 0
February 24 6:00 p.m. NC State VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA L 0–1 103
February 24 7:00 p.m. Fordham Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ Postponed
February 25 7:00 p.m. Davidson High Point Vert Stadium • High Point, NC Postponed
February 26 TBA Saint Louis Xavier Grand Park • Indianapolis, IN W 3–1 270
February 27 2:00 p.m. James Madison George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA L 0–3 147
February 27 7:00 p.m. Cedarville Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH W 6–2 25
February 27 7:00 p.m. Duquesne No. 1 Pitt Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA L 0–1 0
February 27 7:00 p.m. Drexel Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA W 2–0 0
February 27 7:00 p.m. VCU ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN T 0–0 2OT 201
February 27 TBA UMass Vermont Virtue Field • Burlington, VT Canceled
February 28 TBA Davidson Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 0–1 0

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
March 2 1:00 p.m. George Mason Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 0–3 37
March 2 6:00 p.m. Columbia (MO) No. 17 Saint Louis Grand Park • Indianapolis, IN L 0–1 0
March 3 5:30 p.m. Hofstra UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 2–0 0
March 3 6:00 p.m. VCU Coastal Carolina CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC Canceled
March 3 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Drexel Vidas Field • Philadelphia, PA L 0–4 0
March 6 2:00 p.m. Fordham Hofstra Hofstra Soccer Stadium • Hempstead, NY Postponed
March 6 2:00 p.m. William & Mary George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA L 1–2 OT 145
March 6 6:00 p.m. Wofford Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC W 3–2 0
March 7 4:00 p.m. Albany UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 3–0 0
March 7 6:00 p.m. Lipscomb No. 17 Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO W 2–0 0
March 7 6:00 p.m. VCU Elon Rudd Field • Elon, NC W 3–2 33

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
March 10 7:00 p.m. Bellarmine Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
March 10 7:00 p.m. Delaware Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
March 13 4:00 p.m. Fordham UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
March 13 6:00 p.m. Dayton Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
March 13 7:00 p.m. George Washington VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
March 13 TBA Duquesne St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY
March 13 TBA Rhode Island La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA
March 14 11:00 a.m. George Mason Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC

Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
March 16 7:00 p.m. Fordham Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
March 17 4:00 p.m. Saint Louis St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY
March 17 7:00 p.m. VCU Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
March 17 7:00 p.m. George Washington George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
March 17 7:00 p.m. La Salle UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
March 17 TBA Dayton Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 20 2:00 p.m. George Mason VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
March 20 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) Fordham Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
March 20 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
March 20 TBA Saint Louis Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 20 TBA Davidson George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC
March 20 TBA UMass Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI
March 21 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA

Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
March 27 1:00 p.m. VCU George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC
March 27 3:00 p.m. Rhode Island Fordham Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
March 27 5:00 p.m. UMass Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
March 27 TBA St. Bonaventure Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 27 TBA Davidson George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
March 28 TBA Saint Louis Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH

Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
March 30 7:00 p.m. Fordham La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA
March 31 5:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI
April 3 1:00 p.n. George Mason George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC
April 3 6:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
April 3 7:00 p.m. UMass Fordham Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
April 3 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Delaware Grant Stadium • Newark, DE
April 3 7:00 p.m. Davidson VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
April 3 TBA Duquesne Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
April 3 TBA La Salle Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI

Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance
April 6 7:00 p.m. Fordham NJIT J. Malcolm Simon Stadium • Newark, NJ
April 7 7:00 p.m. La Salle Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
April 10 2:00 p.m. VCU George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
April 10 4:00 p.m. George Washington Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
April 10 6:00 p.m. Duquesne Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
April 10 TBA Dayton St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY
April 10 TBA Rhode Island UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
April 11 5:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Fordham Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY

Postseason

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A-10 Tournament

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Main article: 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic 10 Tournament only had four teams participate.

Semifinals
April 15 		Final
April 17
      
1 Dayton 0
4 George Washington 1
4 George Washington 0
3 Fordham 2
2 Saint Louis 1
3 Fordham 2

NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The NCAA Tournament was reduced from 48 to 36 teams due to the pandemic.

Seed School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
— Fordham BYE L 1–2 (OT) vs. Marshall – (Wilson, NC)
— UMass BYE L 1–4 vs. Penn State – (Greensboro, NC)
W–L (%): 0–0–0 (–) 0–2–0 (.000) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) Total: 0–2–0 (.000)

Rankings

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Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings

National

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    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		 Final
Davidson USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Dayton USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Duquesne USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Fordham USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
George Mason USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
George Washington USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
La Salle USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Rhode Island USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
St. Bonaventure USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Saint Joseph's USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Saint Louis USC — None released 17 RV RV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV 18 NV NV NV NV NV NV
UMass USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
VCU USC — None released NV NV NV NV NV NV
TDS — NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Regional – Southeast Regional

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    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' Southeast Regional compared Atlantic 10 teams to teams in the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA.

  Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8
Davidson NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Dayton NV NV NV NV NV NV 9
Duquesne NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Fordham 10 NV NV NV 6 6 6
George Mason NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
George Washington NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
La Salle NV NV NV 10 NV NV NV
Rhode Island NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
St. Bonaventure NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Saint Joseph's NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Saint Louis 3 4 5 7 10 10 8
UMass NV 6 7 6 8 8 NV
VCU NV 8 9 9 NV NV NV

2021 MLS Draft

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Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. One players from the conference was drafted.

Total picks by school

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Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Davidson 0 0 0 0 0
Dayton 0 1 0 0 1
Duquesne 0 0 0 0 0
Fordham 0 0 0 0 0
George Mason 0 0 0 0 0
George Washington 0 0 0 0 0
La Salle 0 0 0 0 0
UMass 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0
St. Bonaventure 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Joseph's 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis 0 0 0 0 0
VCU 0 0 0 0 0

List of selections

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Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Team School Ref.
2 54 Jonas Fjeldberg MF FC Cincinnati Dayton (Sr.) [32]

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Week Offensive Defensive Rookie Ref.
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Feb. 16 Omari Cotterell Forward La Salle Brett Warner Goalkeeper La Salle Mason Leeth Midfielder Saint Louis [33]
Feb. 22 Luca Nicastro Midfielder St. Bonaventure Justin Grady Goalkeeper George Washington Tim Neumann Midfielder George Washington [34]
Mar. 1 Simon Becher Forward Saint Louis Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper Saint Louis Junior Nare Midfielder La Salle [35]
Mar. 8 Celio Pompeu Midfielder VCU Marvyn Dorchin Goalkeeper UMass Junior Nare Forward La Salle [36]
Mar. 16 Kent Harrison Forward George Mason Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper Saint Louis Adam Luckhurst Forward Davidson [37]
Mar. 22 Alec Hughes Defender UMass Justin Grady Goalkeeper George Washington Maxi Hopfer Midfielder Duquesne [38]
Mar. 29 Luke McNamara Midfielder Fordham Giacomo Piccardo Goalkeeper Davidson Alec Hughes Defender UMass [39]
Apr. 5 Jonas Fjeldberg Forward Dayton Josh Levin Goalkeeper Fordham Nemo Philipp Midfielder Saint Joseph's [40]
Apr. 12 Ethan Manheim Midfielder VCU Josh Levin Goalkeeper Fordham Alec Hughes Defender UMass [41]

Player of the Year

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2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards[42]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Jonas Fjeldberg – Dayton
Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Schulte – Saint Louis
Midfielder of the Year Kingsford Adjei – Dayton
Coach of the Year Dennis Currier – Dayton
Freshman of the Year Alec Hughes – UMass
2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees All-Freshman Team Honorees Academic Award Honorees

Jonas Fjeldberg, Dayton
Alec Hughes, Massachusetts
Oscar Haynes Brown, George Washington
Simon Becher, Saint Louis
Kingsford Adjei, Dayton
Yosuke Hanya, Massachusetts
Christian Buendia, Saint Louis
Luke McNamara, Fordham
Graham Brenner, Massachusetts
Mujeeb Murana, Saint Louis
Patrick Schulte, Saint Louis

Lucas Hauth, Davidson
Toluwalase Oladeinbo, Dayton
Omari Cotterell, La Salle
John Klein, Saint Louis
Ben Shepherd, Massachusetts
Mason Leeth, Saint Louis
Celio Pompeu, VCU
Elias Harryson, Dayton
Kipp Keller, Saint Louis
Ulrik Edvarsen, VCU
Justin Grady, George Washington

Trey Gardiner, Davidson
Adam Luckhurst, Davidson
Marc Kouadio, Dayton
Maxi Hopfer, Duquesne
Scott Beeks, La Salle
Junior Nare, La Salle
Alec Hughes, Massachusetts
Kevin Castaneda, Rhode Island
Christian Buendia, Saint Louis
Mason Leeth, Saint Louis
Jonathan Kanagwa, VCU

Lucas Hauth, Davidson
Jacob Bohm, Fordham
Tom Cooklin, George Washington
Sandro Weber, George Washington
Hugo Guerra, Rhode Island
Shea Currey, St. Bonaventure
David Grana, Saint Joseph's
Alan Kahlenbeck, Saint Joseph's
Keaton Schieffer, Saint Louis
Toranosuke Abe, VCU
Simon Fitch, VCU

National honors

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To be announced.

Regional honors

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To be announced.

Notes

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  1. ^ The Davidson v Charlotte friendly was cancelled due to the January 31 – February 3, 2021 nor'easter.[20]
  2. ^ The Marshall v VCU match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Marshall program.[21]
  3. ^ The VCU v Old Dominion match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Old Dominion program.[22]
  4. ^ The Davidson v Mercer match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Mercer program.[23]
  5. ^ UMass' matches against Sacred Heart and Northeastern were cancelled due to a pause in athletic events due to COVID-19 from February 7–21, 2021.[24]
  6. ^ The UNCW v VCU match was postponed due to the February 11–14, 2021 North American storm complex.[25]
  7. ^ The UNCG v Davidson match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the UNCG program.[26]
  8. ^ The VCU v Longwood match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Longwood program.[27]
  9. ^ The Saint Louis v SIUE match was postponed due to inclement weather caused by the February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm.[28]
  10. ^ The Davidson v Presbyterian was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.[29]
  11. ^ The VCU v Virginia Tech match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Virginia Tech program.[30]
  12. ^ The George Mason v Old Dominion match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Old Dominion program.[31]

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