# 2020 Patriot League men's soccer season

The 2020 Patriot League men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was slated to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was postponed to begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 17, 2021.
Despite the delay, Army and Navy will be playing competitive fixtures during the fall season.

## Fall 2020 season
### Fall matches

The two service academies in the conference, Army and Navy, played competitive matches during the fall.
* Index to colors and formatting
* PL member won
* PL member lost
* PL member tied
* SoCon teams in bold
All times Eastern time.
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Army | Merchant Marine | Brooks Stadium • Kings Point, NY | W 1–0 | 275 |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Merchant Marine | Army | James Clinton Field • West Point, NY | W 4–0 | 324 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | 70 |

### Rankings
#### United Soccer Coaches

During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 5 poll for the programs playing in fall.
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 5 |
| NV | No votes received |
| | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 |
| Army | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | | | |
| Navy | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | | | |

#### TopDrawerSoccer.com

During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 10 poll for the programs playing in fall.
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 |
| NV | No votes received |
| | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 |
| Army | NV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | NV | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Awards and honors

| Date | Player | Position | School | Honor | Ref. |

## Spring 2021 season

The Spring season will begin on February 27, 2021 and conclude on April 10, 2021. Teams will be divided into the North and South Division for the season to minimize travel due to the pandemic.

### 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.
| | United Soccer | CSN | Soccer America | Top Drawer Soccer |
| American | — | — | — | — |
| Army | — | — | — | — |
| Boston U | — | — | — | — |
| Bucknell | — | — | — | — |
| Colgate | — | — | — | — |
| Holy Cross | — | — | — | — |
| Lafayette | — | — | — | — |
| Lehigh | — | — | — | — |
| Navy | — | — | — | — |

### Early season tournaments

Early season tournaments will be announced in late Fall 2020 and winter 2021.
| Team | Tournament | Finish |

### Results

* Index to colors and formatting
* SoCon member won
* SoCon member lost
* SoCon member tied
* SoCon teams in bold
All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

### Rankings
#### National rankings

| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |
| NV | No votes received |
| | | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 |
| American | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| American | TDS | | | | |
| Army | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Army | TDS | | | | |
| Boston U | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Boston U | TDS | | | | |
| Bucknell | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Bucknell | TDS | | | | |
| Colgate | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Colgate | TDS | | | | |
| Holy Cross | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Holy Cross | TDS | | | | |
| Lafayette | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Lafayette | TDS | | | | |
| Lehigh | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Lehigh | TDS | | | | |
| Navy | USC | None released | None released | None released | None released |
| Navy | TDS | | | | |

#### Regional rankings - South 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' south region ranks teams among the ACC, Atlantic Sun, and SoCon.
* American
* Army
* Boston U
* Bucknell
* Colgate
* Holy Cross
* Lafayette
* Lehigh
* Navy

### Players of the Week

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Ref. |
| Week | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Ref. |

## MLS SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website. No players from the Patriot League were selected in the draft.