# 2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season

The 2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the tenth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 27th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

## Coaching changes

There were two head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Longtime UConn head coach, Ray Reid retired after coaching the program for 24 years. Former Northeastern head coach, Chris Gbandi, was hired to replace the outgoing Reid. After 12 seasons, Xavier head coach, Andy Fleming agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the university. Fleming was replaced by John Higgins, who had previously coached at the University of Indianapolis.

### Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big East record |
| Butler | Paul Snape | Michigan (asst.) | 12 | 92–79–31 (.532) | 92–79–31 (.532) | 41–34–5 (.544) |
| Creighton | Johnny Torres | Creighton (asst.) | 5 | 34–25–7 (.568) | 34–25–7 (.568) | 21–12–3 (.625) |
| DePaul | Mark Plotkin | Colgate | 5 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Georgetown | Brian Wiese | Notre Dame (asst.) | 17 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Marquette | Louis Bennett | Milwaukee | 17 | 241–201–57 (.540) | 106–137–40 (.445) | 52–77–21 (.417) |
| Providence | Craig Stewart | Franklin Pierce | 11 | 153–74–29 (.654) | 102–66–24 (.594) | 0–0–0 (–) |
| St. John's | David Masur | Montclair State | 32 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Seton Hall | Andreas Lindberg | LIU | 5 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |
| UConn | Chris Gbandi | Northeastern | 1 | 32–52–10 (.394) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Villanova | Tom Carlin | Villanova (asst.) | 15 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Xavier | John Higgins | UIndy | 1 | 150–56–29 (.700) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) |

## Preseason
### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
* Team
* Butler
* Creighton
* DePaul
* Georgetown
* Marquette
* Providence
* St. John's
* Seton Hall
* UConn
* Villanova
* Xavier

### Preseason Coaches polls

The preseason polls was released on August 17, 2022. Providence was picked to win the Big East.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Providence | 94 (4) |
| 2 | Georgetown | 93 (7) |
| 3 | St. John's | 79 |
| 4 | Creighton | 71 |
| 5 | Butler | 60 |
| 6 | Villanova | 59 |
| 7 | Marquette | 49 |
| 8 | UConn | 38 |
| 9 | DePaul | 23 |
| 10 | Seton Hall | 22 |
| 11 | Xavier | 17 |

### Preseason awards
#### Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy Watchlist will be announced on August 25, 2022.

#### Preseason All Big East

First Team :
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| FW | Wilmer Cabrera Jr. | SR | Butler |
| FW | Lukas Sunesson | SR | Marquette |
| FW | Gevork Diarbian | JR | Providence |
| FW | Lyam MacKinnon | SR | Villanova |
| MF | Mateo Leveque | SO | UConn |
| MF | Charles Auguste | SR | Creighton |
| MF | Luis Garcia | SR | Providence |
| DF | Daniel Wu | SR | Georgetown |
| DF | Ramzi Qawasmy | GR | Providence |
| DF | Brandon Knapp | GR | St. John's |
| GK | Paul Kruse | GR | Creighton |

#### Preseason Players of the Year

2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Preseason Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Wilmer Cabrera Jr., Butler |
| Co-Defensive Players of the Year | Daniel Wu, Georgetown Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Kruse, Creighton |

## Rankings
### National rankings

| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |
| NV | No votes received |
| | | Pre | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 |
| Butler | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Butler | TDS | NV | | | | |
| Butler | CSN | NV | | | | |
| Creighton | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Creighton | TDS | NV | | | | |
| Creighton | CSN | NV | | | | |
| DePaul | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| DePaul | TDS | NV | | | | |
| DePaul | CSN | NV | | | | |
| Georgetown | USC | 2 | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Georgetown | TDS | 2 | | | | |
| Georgetown | CSN | 3 | | | | |
| Marquette | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Marquette | TDS | NV | | | | |
| Marquette | CSN | NV | | | | |
| Providence | USC | 16 | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Providence | TDS | 6 | | | | |
| Providence | CSN | 14 | | | | |
| St. John's | USC | RV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| St. John's | TDS | 25 | | | | |
| St. John's | CSN | 30 | | | | |
| Seton Hall | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Seton Hall | TDS | NV | | | | |
| Seton Hall | CSN | NV | | | | |
| UConn | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| UConn | TDS | NV | | | | |
| UConn | CSN | NV | | | | |
| Villanova | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Villanova | TDS | NV | | | | |
| Villanova | CSN | NV | | | | |
| Xavier | USC | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Xavier | TDS | NV | | | | |
| Xavier | CSN | NV | | | | |

### Regional rankings - USC Midwest Region

| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 |
| NV | No votes received |
The United Soccer Coaches' Midwest region ranks teams across the Big East , Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences.
* Butler
* Creighton
* DePaul
* Georgetown
* Marquette
* Providence
* St. John's
* Seton Hall
* UConn
* Villanova
* Xavier

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

Following each week's games, Big East conference officials select the player of the week.
* Week
* Sep. 6
* Sep. 13
* Sep. 20
* Sep. 27
* Oct. 4
* Oct. 11
* Oct. 18
* Oct. 25
* Nov. 1
* Nov. 8
* Nov. 15

### Postseason honors

2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards :
* Award
* Player of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Freshman of the Year
2022 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams :
| First Team Honorees | Second Team Honorees | Third Team Honorees |
| USC 1st Team | USC 2nd Team | TDS 1st Team | TDS 2nd Team | CSN 1st Team | CSN 2nd Team |