2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

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2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern† 4 – 0 – 2 11 – 5 – 5
Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 7 – 2
Wisconsin 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 8 – 2
No. 9 Indiana 3 – 1 – 2 13 – 4 – 5
Michigan State 2 – 2 – 2 7 – 8 – 4
Michigan 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 14 – 1
Penn State 0 – 6 – 0 9 – 9 – 4
As of October 11, 2011
Rankings from NSCAA[1][2]

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]

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 2,000
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 Steve Burns 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 — — 2–2 — 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

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 Northwestern 1(3)
4 Indiana 1(2)
4 Indiana 2
5 Michigan State 1
1 Northwestern 2
7 Penn State 1
2 Ohio State 0
7 Penn State 2
7 Penn State 1
3 Wisconsin 0
3 Wisconsin 2
6 Michigan 0

[6]

Quarterfinals

November 9 QF Michigan State 1–2 Indiana Ann Arbor, Michigan
1:00 pm ET report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
November 9 QF Penn State 2–0 Ohio State Ann Arbor, Michigan
3:45 pm ET report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
QF Wisconsin 2–0 Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
6:30 pm ET report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Semifinals

November 11 SF Indiana 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Northwestern Ann Arbor, Michigan
1:00 pm ET report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
November 11 SF Penn State 1–0 Wisconsin Ann Arbor, Michigan
3:30 pm ET report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Final

November 13 F Penn State 1–2 Northwestern Ann Arbor, Michigan
12:00 pm ET report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

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)

Statistics

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.
  6. ^ "2011 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament". GoBlue.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
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