2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

Big Ten Conference
Season 2013
Champions Indiana
Premiers Penn State
NCAA Tournament Indiana
Michigan State
Penn State
Wisconsin
← 2012
2014
2013 Big Ten men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 Penn State 5 1 0     13 6 2
#19 Wisconsin 4 2 0     13 5 2
#7 Michigan State 3 2 1     14 6 3
Michigan 3 3 0     8 7 3
Indiana 2 4 0     8 12 2
Ohio State 1 3 2     5 8 5
Northwestern 1 4 1     10 8 3
As of December 17, 2013 (UTC); Rankings from NSCAA

The 2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The defending regular season champions, Penn State Nittany Lions successfully defended their title. The Indiana Hoosiers won the 2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

Changes from 2012

No new teams joined the conference in 2013; however, 2013 will be the final season with seven schools competing, as Rutgers and Maryland join in 2014.[1]

Season outlook

Defending national champion Indiana was picked to win the conference ahead of Michigan State.[2]

Projected Rank School 2012 Finish
1 Indiana Hoosiers T-3rd
2 Michigan State Spartans 5th
3 Northwestern Wildcats T-1st
4 Michigan Wolverines T-3rd
5 Penn State Nittany Lions T-1st
6 Wisconsin Badgers 6th
7 Ohio State Buckeyes 7th

Preseason Coaches' Poll 1) Indiana 2) Michigan State

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana Armstrong Stadium 6,000
Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium 2,200
Michigan State Spartans East Lansing, Michigan DeMartin Soccer Complex 2,500
Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, Illinois Lakeside Field 900
Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio Owens Memorial Stadium 10,000
Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Field 5,000
Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin McClimon Stadium 2,000

Personnel

Team Head Coach Shirt supplier
Indiana Hoosiers United States Todd Yeagley Germany Adidas
Michigan Wolverines Canada Chaka Daley Germany Adidas
Michigan State Spartans United States Damon Rensing United States Nike
Northwestern Wildcats United States Tim Lenahan United States Under Armour
Ohio State Buckeyes United States John Bluem United States Nike
Penn State Nittany Lions United States Bob Warming United States Nike
Wisconsin Badgers United States John Trask Germany Adidas

Tournament

Results

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Indiana Hoosiers
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Spartans
Northwestern Wildcats
Ohio State Buckeyes
Penn State Nittany Lions
Wisconsin Badgers

See also

References