2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 26th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Maryland entered the tournament as the defending champions.

2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
SiteGrand Park
Westfield, Indiana
ChampionsMaryland (3rd title)
Winning coachSasho Cirovski (3rd title)
BroadcastBTN
Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
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2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#7 Maryland ‡ 7 –0 –1  18 –1 –2
#9 Indiana + 3 –0 –5  12 –2 –7
Wisconsin 4 –2 –2  11 –4 –4
#25 Michigan State + 4 –3 –1  13 –5 –2
Penn State 4 –4 –0  8 –8 –2
Ohio State 3 –4 –1  5 –13 –1
Northwestern 3 –4 –1  6 –11 –1
Michigan 1 –6 –1  4 –11 –4
Rutgers 0 –6 –2  1 –14 –2
  • ‡-Tournament champion
    +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins won the Big Ten title for a third consecutive year, defeating the third-seed, Wisconsin in the championship match, 2–1. Maryland's D. J. Reeves opened the scoring 90 seconds into the match, while Wisconsin's Tom Barlow tied the game in the 12th minute. Shortly before halftime, Maryland's Sebastian Elney headed in a Jorge Calix cross to give Maryland the 2–1 lead, which would prove to be the final scoreline. It was the first time since Indiana accomplished the feat in 1996, that a team won three consecutive Big Ten tournaments.

The tournament for the first time in its history was not hosted by a university in the conference. Instead, the quarterfinal matches were played at the campus sites of the higher seed, while the semifinal and championship fixtures were played at the Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield, Indiana, about 10 miles north of downtown Indianapolis.

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Big Ten Conference season.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Maryland 7–0–1
2 Indiana 3–0–5
3 Wisconsin 4–2–2
4 Michigan State 4–3–1
5 Penn State 4–4
6 Ohio State 3–4–1 OSU 1–0[2]
7 Northwestern 3–4–1 NWU 0–1
8 Michigan 1–6–1
9 Rutgers 0–6–2

Bracket
  First Round
Nov. 5		 Quarterfinals
Nov. 6		 Semifinals
Nov. 11		 Final
Nov. 13
                                     
8 Michigan 2  
9 Rutgers 1     1 Maryland (2OT) 3  
        8 Michigan 2    
      1 Maryland 2  
      4 Michigan State 1  
        4 Michigan State 2    
        5 Penn State 1  
    1 Maryland 2
  3 Wisconsin 1
    3 Wisconsin 3  
    6 Ohio State 0    
      3 Wisconsin (pen.) 1 (4)
      2 Indiana 1 (3)  
    2 Indiana (a.e.t.) 1    
    7 Northwestern 0  

Results

First round
November 4 #8 Michigan2–1#9 RutgersCollege Park, Maryland
1:00 PM EDT Atuahene  32'
Cerda  63'		 Report Perez  56' Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 139
Referee: Jorge Cuate

Quarterfinals
November 6 #3 Wisconsin3–0 (a.e.t.)#6 Ohio StateMadison, Wisconsin
1:00 PM EDT Barlow  53'
Koenig  57'
Mueller  80'		 Report Stadium: McClimon Field
Attendance: 788
Referee: Keith Angel
November 6 #4 Michigan State2–1#5 Penn StateEast Lansing, Michigan
1:00 PM EDT Barone  19'
Fiscus  75'		 Report Maloney  41' Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex
Attendance: 786
Referee: Gregory Dopka
November 6 #1 Maryland3–2 (a.e.t.)#8 MichiganCollege Park, Maryland
1:00 PM EDT Eckenrode  30' (o.g.)
Reeves  44'
Campbell  102' 		Report Anderson  42'
Atuahene  51'		 Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
November 6 #2 Indiana1–0 (a.e.t.)#7 NorthwesternBloomington, Indiana
1:05 PM EDT Swartz  91' Report Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Semifinals
November 11 #1 Maryland2–1#4 Michigan StateWestfield, Indiana
12:00 PM EDT Wild  17'
Sejdic  61'		 Report Niedermeier  86' (o.g.) Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Peter Dhima
November 11 #2 Indiana1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		#3 WisconsinWestfield, Indiana
2:30 PM EDT Hyacenth  79' Report Mueller  56' Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
Fives
Thompson
Moore
Panchot
Hyacenth 		Brotherton
Barlow
Schilling
Radonic
Mueller

Final
November 11 #1 Maryland2–1#3 WisconsinWestfield, Indiana
12:00 PM EDT Reeves  2'
Elney  43'		 Report Barlow  12' Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Dhima
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See also

References
  1. "2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". Big Ten Conference. BigTen.org. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. "Ohio State Shuts Out Northwestern, 1-0, in B1G Opener". Ohio State Buckeyes. The Ohio State University. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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