# 2020 Big East Conference men's soccer 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.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fall season was postponed to the spring.
Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, as well as the defending conference regular season champions.

## Changes from previous season

| School | Previous Conference | New Conference |
| UConn | American Athletic Conference | Big East Conference |

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Butler Bulldogs | Indianapolis, Indiana | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | 7,500 |
| Creighton Bluejays | Omaha, Nebraska | Morrison Stadium | 6,000 |
| DePaul Blue Demons | Chicago, Illinois | Wish Field | 1,200 |
| Georgetown Hoyas | Washington, D.C. | Shaw Field | 1,625 |
| Marquette Golden Eagles | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Valley Fields | 1,600 |
| Providence Friars | Providence, Rhode Island | Anderson Stadium | 3,000 |
| Seton Hall Pirates | South Orange, New Jersey | Owen T. Carroll Field | 1,800 |
| St. John's Red Storm | New York City, New York | Belson Stadium | 2,168 |
| UConn Huskies | Storrs, Connecticut | Morrone Stadium | 5,100 |
| Villanova Wildcats | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Higgins Soccer Complex | 1,000 |
| Xavier Musketeers | Cincinnati, Ohio | Corcoran Field | 1,600 |

## Spring 2021 season

The earliest that the season can start is February 3, 2021. The latest possible date is April 17.

### 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 | — | — | — | — |
| Creighton | — | — | — | — |
| DePaul | — | — | — | — |
| Georgetown | — | — | — | — |
| Marquette | — | — | — | — |
| Providence | — | — | — | — |
| Seton Hall | — | — | — | — |
| St. John's | — | — | — | — |
| UConn | — | — | — | — |
| Villanova | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier | — | — | — | — |

## MLS SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website. A total of five players from the Big East Conference were selected in the Draft. A record four Georgetown players were drafted.

### Total picks by school

| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Comp. | Total |
| 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 |
| 1 | 8 | Orlando City | Derek Dodson | FW | Georgetown |
| 1 | 19 | Orlando City | Rio Hope-Gund | DF | Georgetown |
| 2 | 38 | Minnesota United | Sean O'Hearn | DF | Georgetown |
| 3 | 64 | Toronto FC | Paul Rothrock | MF | Georgetown |
| 3 | 70 | Portland Timbers | Diego Gutierrez | FW | Creighton |