2020_Big_East_Conference_men's_soccer_season
2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
The 2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season will be the eighth season for the realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this will be the 25th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.
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| 2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Regular Season | |
| Big East Conference men's soccer seasons | |
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| No. 5 Georgetown + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Seton Hall ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Marquette + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fall season was postponed to the spring.[1]
Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, as well as the defending conference regular season champions.
| School | Previous Conference | New Conference |
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| UConn[2] | American Athletic Conference | Big East Conference |
The earliest that the season can start is February 3, 2021. The latest possible date is April 17.[1]
Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.
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Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were originally to be released in July and August 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll for 2020.
| UnitedSoccer | CSN | SoccerAmerica | Top DrawerSoccer | |
| Butler | — | — | — | — |
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| Creighton | — | — | — | — |
| DePaul | — | — | — | — |
| Georgetown | — | — | — | — |
| Marquette | — | — | — | — |
| Providence | — | — | — | — |
| Seton Hall | — | — | — | — |
| St. John's | — | — | — | — |
| UConn | — | — | — | — |
| Villanova | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier | — | — | — | — |
The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website.[3] A total of five players from the Big East Conference were selected in the Draft.[4] A record four Georgetown players were drafted.[5]
Total picks by school
| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Comp. | Total |
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| Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creighton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DePaul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgetown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Marquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Providence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seton Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. John's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UConn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villanova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List of selections
| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Ref |
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| 1 | 8 | Orlando City | Derek Dodson | FW | Georgetown | [6] |
| 1 | 19 | Orlando City | Rio Hope-Gund | DF | Georgetown | [7] |
| 2 | 38 | Minnesota United | Sean O'Hearn | DF | Georgetown | [8] |
| 3 | 64 | Toronto FC | Paul Rothrock | MF | Georgetown | [9] |
| 3 | 70 | Portland Timbers | Diego Gutierrez | FW | Creighton | [10] |
- "NCAA DI Council approves moving fall championships to the spring | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- "Huskies back home: UConn officially in Big East". ESPN.com. July 1, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- "2021 SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Robinson, Anthony (January 21, 2021). "Diego Gutierrez Selected By Portland Timbers During 2021 MLS SuperDraft". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- "Four Georgetown players selected in MLS SuperDraft, including two first rounders". Soccerwire. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Poe, Julia (January 21, 2021). "Orlando City trades up, picks Derek Dodson at No. 8 in MLS SuperDraft". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Rollins, Sean (January 21, 2021). "2021 MLS SuperDraft: Orlando City Selects Georgetown Defender Rio Hope-Gund and Penn State Defender Brandon Hackenberg at No. 19 and No. 22". The Maneland. SB Nation. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- "McMaster, Kibunguchy and O'Hearn Selected in 2021 SuperDraft". Minnesota United FC. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- "Toronto FC select Di Rosa, Crofts, Rothrock and Maples in the 2021 MLS Superdraft". torontofc.ca. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Mickanen, Dylan (January 21, 2021). "Portland Timbers select Creighton's Diego Gutierrez to close 2021 MLS Superdraft". NBC Sports Northwest. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2021.