2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

The 2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 21st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Northwestern won both the regular season and the Big Ten Tournament.[3][4]

Big Ten Conference
Season2011
ChampionsNorthwestern
PremiersNorthwestern
NCAA TournamentIndiana
Northwestern
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern† 4 –0 –211 –5 –5
Ohio State 4 –2 –010 –7 –2
Wisconsin 4 –2 –010 –8 –2
No. 9 Indiana 3 –1 –213 –4 –5
Michigan State 2 –2 –27 –8 –4
Michigan 1 –5 –05 –14 –1
Penn State 0 –6 –09 –9 –4
As of October 11, 2011
Rankings from NSCAA[1][2]

Preseason

Indiana was picked to be the winner of the regular season.[5]

Preseason poll
Projected
Rank		 School 2010
Finish
1 Indiana 1st
2 Ohio State T-2nd
3 Penn State T-4th
4 Michigan T-2nd
5 Michigan State 6th
6 Northwestern T-4th
7 Wisconsin 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 United States Todd Yeagley Germany Adidas
Michigan United States Steve Burns Germany Adidas
Michigan State United States Damon Rensing United States Nike
Northwestern United States Tim Lenahan United States Under Armour
Ohio State United States John Bluem United States Nike
Penn State United States Bob Warming United States Nike
Wisconsin United States John Trask Germany Adidas

Regular season

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

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament
Main article: 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Championship
      
1 Northwestern 1(3)
4 Indiana 1(2)
1 Northwestern 2
7 Penn State 1
7 Penn State 1
3 Wisconsin 0

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round
16 1 Indiana BYE W 3–0 vs. Old Dominion – (Bloomington) L, 0–1 vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill)
— 3 Northwestern L, 1–3 vs. Akron – (Akron)

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. NCAA.com. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. "2011 Big Ten Men's Soccer Standings". Big Ten. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. "Northwestern Clinches Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship". Big Ten. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. "Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Central". Big Ten. November 13, 2011. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  5. "Indiana Tops Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big Ten. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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