2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

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

Big Ten Conference
Season2013
ChampionsIndiana
PremiersPenn State
NCAA TournamentIndiana
Michigan State
Penn State
Wisconsin
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Penn State 5 –1 –0  13 –6 –2
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 –2 –0  13 –5 –2
No. 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 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 was the final season with seven schools competing, as Rutgers and Maryland joined in 2014.[1]

Preseason

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

Preseason poll
Projected
Rank		 School 2012
Finish
1 Indiana T-3rd
2 Michigan State 5th
3 Northwestern T-1st
4 Michigan T-3rd
5 Penn State T-1st
6 Wisconsin 6th
7 Ohio State 7th

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
  • Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel
Team Head Coach Shirt supplier
Indiana Todd Yeagley Adidas
Michigan Chaka Daley Adidas
Michigan State Damon Rensing Nike
Northwestern Tim Lenahan Under Armour
Ohio State John Bluem Nike
Penn State Bob Warming Nike
Wisconsin John Trask Adidas

Regular season

Results
Home \ Away IND MIC MSU NOR OSU PSU WIS
Indiana — — 2–3 — 2–0 0–2 —
Michigan 2–1 — — 0–2 — — 2–1
Michigan State — 2–0 — — 1–1 1–2 —
Northwestern 0–3 — 2–3 — — — 0–1
Ohio State — 0–1 — 0–0 — 1–0 —
Penn State — 3–1 — 2–1 — — 3–1
Wisconsin 4–3 — 1–0 — 2–0 — —
Source: Team Statistics
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament
Semifinal Final
      
1 Penn State 0(3)
5 Indiana 0(5)
5 Indiana 1
3 Michigan State 0
7 Northwestern 0
3 Michigan State 1

NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals
11 3 Michigan State BYE W 1–0 vs. Louisville – (East Lansing) W, 2–2 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.) L, 1–2 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame)
N/A 1 Indiana L, 2–3 vs. Akron – (Akron)
N/A 2 Northwestern L, 2–3 vs. Bradley – (Evanston)
N/A 3 Wisconsin W 1–0 vs. Milwaukee – (Madison) L, 0–4 vs. Notre Dame – (Notre Dame)

Statistics
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See also

References
  1. Brett McMurphy and Dana O'Neil (November 20, 2012). "Maryland accepts Big Ten invite". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. "Indiana Tops Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big Ten. August 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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