Previous season The previous season was the 29th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The 2019 Big Ten regular season began on August 30, 2019 concluded on November 3, 2019. The season culminated 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.
Indiana went on to win both the regular season and the tournament, winning seven of their eight of their Big Ten Conference games. They defeated
Penn State in the Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship Game. With the Big Ten title, Indiana earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Tournament, where Maryland, Michigan, and Penn State joined as at-large berths. Maryland and Penn State were eliminated in the Second Round, while Michigan and Indiana were eliminated in the Third Round. In the
2020 MLS SuperDraft,
Jack Maher was selected second-overall in the draft, being selected by expansion team,
Nashville SC. Nine total Big Ten players were selected in the draft; tied for the second most of all conferences.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Like most Big Ten sports, men's soccer played a conference-only schedule for the 2020–21 academic year. Additionally, like many fall sports, the season was postponed to the spring. == Head coaches ==