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{{Infobox sports season | title = 2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season | color = #0088CE | color text = #FFFFFF | league = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] | sport = [[College soccer|Soccer]] | logo = Big Ten Conference logo (2012).svg | pixels = 175px | caption = | duration = August 30, 2019 – November 2, 2019 | no_of_teams = 9 | season = Regular Season | season_champs = | season_champ_name = | second_place = | minor_premiers = | draft = 2020 MLS SuperDraft | draft_link = 2020 MLS SuperDraft | top_pick =  | picked_by =  | MVP = | MVP_link = | top_scorer = | top_scorer_link = | finals = Tournament | finals_link = 2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament | finals_champ = | finals_runner-up = | finals_MVP = | finals_MVP_link = | seasonslistnames = Big Ten Conference men's soccer | prevseason_link = 2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season | prevseason_year = 2018 | nextseason_link = 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season | nextseason_year = 2020 }} {{2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings}} The '''2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season''' will be the 29th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season will begin on August 30, 2018 conclude on November 2, 2018. The season will culminate with the [[2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament]] to determine the conference's automatic berth into the [[2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament]]. [[2019 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team|Indiana]] enters the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions. [[2019 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team|Maryland]] enters the season as the defending NCAA Tournament champions. == Background == === Previous season === {{main|2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season}} The previous season was the 28th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The 2018 Big Ten regular season began on August 24, 2018 concluded on October 28, 2018. The season culminated with the [[2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament]] to determine the conference's automatic berth into the [[2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament]]. [[2018 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team|Indiana]] went on to win both the regular season and the tournament, winning all eight of their Big Ten Conference games. They defeated [[2018 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team|Michigan]] in the Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship Game. With the Big Ten title, Indiana earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Tournament, where Maryland, Michigan, and Michigan State joined as at-large berths. The conference had the strongest showing in the NCAA Tournament, where three of their four berths reached the College Cup (Final Four) of the tournament. Big Ten side, Maryland, would defeat [[2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team|Akron]] in the [[2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game|National Championship Game]] to win their fourth NCAA title, and their first since [[2008 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team|2008]]. Concluding the tournament, Indiana senior and captain, [[Andrew Gutman]], won the [[TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award]] as well as the [[Missouri Athletic Club]]'s [[Hermann Trophy]]. Gutman would forgo an opportunity to sign a homegrown contract with the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] and signed with [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in [[Scotland]]. Indiana sophomore forward, Griffin Dorsey was the highest Big Ten player selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, being drafted by Toronto FC ninth overall. Eleven other Big Ten players were selected in the MLS SuperDraft, the most of any collegiate conference, and an additional four signed homegrown player contracts with their parent MLS clubs. === Coaching changes === [[Dan Donigan]], the former head coach of Rutgers was fired following the 2018 season and was replaced by Fordham head coach, [[Jim McElderry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rutgers Names Jim McElderry As Head of Men’s Soccer Program |url=https://scarletknights.com/news/2018/12/8/rutgers-names-jim-mcelderry-as-head-of-mens-soccer-program.aspx |accessdate=February 26, 2019 |date=December 8, 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !School !Outgoing coach !Manner of departure !Date of vacancy !Position in table !Incoming coach !Date of appointment |- | [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer|Rutgers]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Donigan]] || Fired || {{dts|November 16, 2018}} || ''Preseason'' || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McElderry]] || {{dts|December 8, 2018}} |- |} == Head coaches == {{updated|the 2018 season}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" |- ! width="110" | Team ! Head coach ! Previous job ! Years at school ! Overall record ! Record at school<ref name="record book">{{cite web|title=Big Ten Men's Soccer Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/MSOCRecordBook.pdf|website=[[Big Ten Conference]]|publisher=bigten.org|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}</ref> ! Big Ten record<ref name="record book"/> ! NCAA Tournaments<ref name="ncaa brackets">{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/D1Brackets.pdf|website=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|publisher=ncaa.org|accessdate=July 17, 2017}}</ref> ! NCAA College Cups<ref name="ncaa brackets"/> ! NCAA Titles<ref name="ncaa brackets"/> |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Indiana Hoosiers}}"|Indiana | [[Todd Yeagley]] | [[Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer|Wisconsin]] | 9 | {{Winning percentage|129|54|36|record=y}}<ref name="Yeagley">{{cite web|url=https://iuhoosiers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1768|title=Todd Yeagley|website=iuhoosiers.com|publisher=Indiana University|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}</ref> | {{Winning percentage|122|45|34|record=y}}<ref name="Yeagley"/> | {{Winning percentage|35|15|18|record=y}}<ref name="Yeagley"/> | 10 | 3 | 1 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}"|Maryland | [[Sasho Cirovski]] | [[Hartford Hawks men's soccer|Hartford]] | 26 | {{Winning percentage|412|156|60|record=y}}<ref name="Cirovski">{{cite web|url=https://umterps.com/coaches.aspx?rc=504|title=Sasho Cirovski|website=umterps.com|publisher=University of Maryland|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}</ref> | {{Winning percentage|386|143|53|record=y}}<ref name="Cirovski"/> | {{Winning percentage|24|9|7|record=y}}<ref name="Cirovski"/> | 25 | 9 | 3 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines}}"|Michigan | [[Chaka Daley]] | [[Providence Friars men's soccer|Providence]] | 7 | {{Winning percentage|151|165|48|record=y}}<ref name="chakamich">{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2008/12/1/michigan_men_s_soccer_year_by_year_results.aspx|title=Michigan Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results|website=mgoblue|publisher=Board of Regents of the University of Michigan|accessdate=November 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="chakaprov">{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/pflenke/docs/2018_msocrecords|title=2018 Men's Soccer Record Book|website=issuu.com|publisher=Issuu Inc.|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}</ref> | {{Winning percentage|61|54|21|record=y}}<ref name="chakamich"/><ref name="chakaprov"/> | {{Winning percentage|23|20|9|record=y}}<ref name="chakamich"/><ref name="chakaprov"/> | 3 | 0 | 0 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}}"|Michigan State | [[Damon Rensing|Damon Rensing]] | [[Michigan State Spartans men's soccer|Michigan State]] (asst.) | 10 | {{Winning percentage|117|66|30|record=y}}<ref name="rensing">{{cite web|url=https://msuspartans.com/coaches.aspx?rc=255|title=Damon Rensing|website=msuspartans.com|publisher=Michigan State Spartans Athletics|accessdate=November 11, 2018}}</ref> | {{Winning percentage|117|66|30|record=y}}<ref name="rensing"/> | {{Winning percentage|31|26|13|record=y}}<ref name="rensing"/> | 8 | 1 | 0 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}}"|Northwestern | [[Tim Lenahan]] | [[Lafayette Leopards men's soccer|Lafayette]] | 18 | {{Winning percentage|295|209|72|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|169|140|51|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|36|60|20|record=y}} | 4 | 0 | 0 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}"|Ohio State | [[Brian Maisonneuve]] | [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana]] (asst.) | 2 | {{Winning percentage|1|15|2|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|1|15|2|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|0|7|1|record=y}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}};"|Penn State | [[Jeff Cook (soccer coach)|Jeff Cook]] | [[Bethlehem Steel FC|Bethlehem Steel]] (asst.) | 2 | {{Winning percentage|127|104|36|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|6|9|2|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|3|3|2|record=y}} | 9 | 0 | 0 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}"|Rutgers | [[Jim McElderry]] | [[Fordham Rams men's soccer|Fordham]] | 1 | {{Winning percentage|127|125|37|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|0|0|0|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|0|0|0|record=y}} | 3 | 0 | 0 |- !style="{{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin Badgers}}"|Wisconsin | [[John Trask (soccer)|John Trask]] | [[UIC Flames men's soccer|UIC]] | 10 | {{Winning percentage|129|96|55|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|75|72|29|record=y}} | {{Winning percentage|26|28|10|record=y}} | 2 | 0 | 0 |} == Preseason == === Preseason poll === The preseason poll will be released in August 2019. {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |! colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;"| !Team Ranking |- ! 1. | |- ! 2. | |- ! 3. | |- ! 4. | |- ! 5. | |- ! 6. | |- ! 7. | |- ! 8. | |- ! 9. | |} === Preseason national polls === The preseason national polls will be released in July and August 2019. {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;"| | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"| [[United Soccer Coaches|United Soccer]] | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"| CSN | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"| ''Hero Sports'' | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"| ''[[Soccer America|Soccer America]]'' | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"| [[TopDrawerSoccer.com|Top Drawer Soccer]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Indiana Hoosiers}} width=75|Indiana || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}} width=75|Maryland || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines}} width=75|Michigan || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}} width=75|Michigan State || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}} width=75|Northwestern || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}} width=75|Ohio State || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}} width=75|Penn State || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}} width=75|Rutgers || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |- style="text-align:center;" ! style={{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin Badgers}} width=75|Wisconsin || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD |} == Regular season == === Early season tournaments === Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019. {| class="wikitable" ! Team ! Tournament ! Finish |- |} == Postseason == === Big Ten Tournament === {{main|2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament}} Details on the Big Ten Tournament will be announced in July 2019. {{4TeamBracket | RD1 = | RD2 = | group1 = | group2 = | seed-width = | team-width = | score-width = | RD1-seed1 = | RD1-team1 = | RD1-score1 = | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2 = | RD1-seed3 = | RD1-team3 = | RD1-score3 = | RD1-seed4 = | RD1-team4 = | RD1-score4 = | RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = | RD2-score1 = | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 = | RD2-score2 = }} === NCAA Tournament === {{main|2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament}} The NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019. {| class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |- ! Seed ! Region ! School ! 1st Round ! 2nd Round ! 3rd Round ! Quarterfinals ! Semifinals ! Championship |- |} == Rankings == === National rankings === {| align="right" style="font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; white-space:nowrap; background:#eeeeee;" | style="background:#d8ffeb; width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;" | | rowspan="5" | |Improvement in ranking |- | style="background:#ffe6e6; width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;" | |Drop in ranking |- | align="center" style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" |RV |Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |- | align="center" style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" |NV |No votes received |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" | !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 !! Wk 16 !! Final |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Indiana Hoosiers}}|Indiana ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}|Maryland ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines}}|Michigan ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}}|Michigan State ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}}|Northwestern ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}|Ohio State ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}}|Penn State ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}|Rutgers ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin Badgers}}|Wisconsin ! {{tooltip | USC |United Soccer Coaches poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | colspan="4" style="background:#DDD;" |None released | style="background:#FFF;" | |- ! {{tooltip | TDS |TopDrawer Soccer poll}} | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | | style="background:#FFF;" | |} === Regional rankings === {| align="right" style="font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; white-space:nowrap; background:#eeeeee;" | style="background:#d8ffeb; width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;" | | rowspan="5" | |Improvement in ranking |- | style="background:#ffe6e6; width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;" | |Drop in ranking |- | align="center" style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" |RV |Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 |- | align="center" style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" |NV |No votes received |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%;text-align:center;" ! 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Wk 1 !! Wk 2 !! Wk 3 !! Wk 4 !! Wk 5 !! Wk 6 !! Wk 7 !! Wk 8 !! Wk 9 !! Wk 10 !! Wk 11 !! 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Player ! Position ! Team ! Player ! Position ! Team |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 1 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 2 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 3 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 4 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 5 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 6 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 7 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 8 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 9 | | | | | | |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Week 10 | | | | | | |} === Postseason honors === {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| '''2019 Big Ten Men's Soccer Individual Awards''' |- ! style="text-align:right;"| Award ! style="text-align:left;" | Recipient(s) |- | style="text-align:right;"|Offensive Player of the Year | style="text-align:left;" | |- | style="text-align:right;"|Defensive Player of the Year | style="text-align:left;" | |- | style="text-align:right;"|Midfielder of the Year | style="text-align:left;" | |- | style="text-align:right;"|Goalkeeper of the Year | style="text-align:left;" | |- | style="text-align:right;"|Coach of the Year | style="text-align:left;" | |- | style="text-align:right;"|Freshman of the Year | style="text-align:left;" | |} {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| '''2019 Big Ten Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams''' |- ! First Team Honorees ! Second Team Honorees ! All-Freshman Team Honorees ! Sportsmanship Award Honorees |- | | | | |} === National awards === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Winner ! School ! Ref. |} ==2020 MLS Draft== {{Main|2020 MLS SuperDraft}} The [[2020 MLS SuperDraft]] will be held in January 2020. {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left" |- !scope="col"| {{tooltip|Rnd.|Draft round}} !scope="col"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}} !scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col"| Team !scope="col"| School  |} == Homegrown players == {{see|Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)}} The Homegrown Player Rule is a [[Major League Soccer]] program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2013-01-16/mls-draft-2013-fc-dallas-new-england-revolution-la-galaxy-schellas-hyndman-gyasi|work=Sporting News|title=MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines}}</ref> every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the [[MLS SuperDraft]]. To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/2012-mls-roster-rules |title=MLS 2012 Roster Rules |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220005943/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2012-mls-roster-rules |archivedate=2012-02-20 |df= }}</ref> Players can play [[college soccer]] and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract. {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left" |- !scope="col"| Original MLS team !scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col"| School ! class=unsortable|Ref. |-  |} == References == {{reflist|30em}} == External links == * [https://bigten.org/index.aspx?path=msoc Big Ten Men's Soccer] {{Big Ten Conference men's soccer seasons navbox}} {{2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season}} {{2019 in American soccer}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Big Ten Conference Mens Soccer Season 2018}} [[Category:2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season|*]] [[Category:2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season]]