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Sports season
2020 Southern Conference men's soccer season League NCAA Division I Sport Soccer Duration February 3 – April 17, 2021 Number of teams 6 Season MVP Offensive: Defensive: Goalkeeper: 2021 →
The 2020 Southern Conference men's soccer season is the 25th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was originally slated to begin on August 28 and conclude on November 4, 2020, culminating with the 2020 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament .
On August 13, 2020, the NCAA suspended all fall championships, which coincided with the Southern Conference suspending all fall sports through the end of the calendar year. On September 16, 2020 the NCAA voted on men's soccer resuming play for the 2020–21 academic year on February 3, 2021 as the earliest date to schedule fixtures and April 17, 2021 as the latest date to schedule fixtures.
Despite the delay, teams on an individual basis can schedule competitive fixtures during the Fall 2020 semester. Thus far, Mercer is the only SoCon team that has opted to play games in the fall.
Background
Previous season
The 2019 season saw Furman win the SoCon regular season championship, posting a 5–1–0 SoCon record and a 11–7–1 season record.[ 1] Mercer successfully three-peated in the SoCon Tournament, winning their third consecutive SoCon Tournament championship.
In the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament , Mercer lost in the opening round to Charlotte .[ 2]
Coaching changes
The 2019–20 offseason saw Charlie Hubbard depart VMI as a head coach. On March 5, 2020, Hubbard resigned to take an assistant coach position with James Madison University .[citation needed ] Hubbard coached VMI for one season and finished with an overall record of 1–16–0. On March 23, 2020, VMI assistant coach, Max Watson, was promoted to head coach.[ 3]
School
Outgoing coach
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Position in table
Incoming coach
Date of appointment
VMI
Charlie Hubbard
Hired by James Madison (asst.)
March 5, 2020
Preseason
Max Watson
March 23, 2020
Head coaches
As of the 2019 season
Fall 2020 season
Fall matches
Mercer University played competitive matches during the fall.
Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon member tied
SoCon teams in bold
All times Eastern time.
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
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Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
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Mercer
NV
NV
NV
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
Mercer
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Awards and honors
Spring 2021 season
Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.
Team Ranking
Points
First Place Votes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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.
Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.
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
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
Belmont
None released
East Tennessee State
None released
Furman
None released
Mercer
None released
UNC Greensboro
None released
VMI
None released
Wofford
None released
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.
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Belmont
East Tennessee State
Furman
Mercer
UNC Greensboro
VMI
Wofford
Players of the Week
Postseason
Awards and honors
2020 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award
Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
2020 SoCon Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team
Second Team
Newcomer Team
SoCon Tournament
Semifinals
Championship
1
4
2
3
NCAA tournament
Seed
Region
School
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
TBD
2021 MLS Draft
The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. No players from the SoCon were selected in the draft.[ 13]
References
^ "Furman earns No. 1 seed for SoCon Tournament" . soconsports.com . November 2, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Charlotte men's soccer scores 3-1 win in NCAA first round" . WBTV . November 22, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "VMI promotes Watson to men's soccer coach" . Roanoke News. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ a b c "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association . ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019 .
^ "David Coast - Belmont Soccer" . belmontbruins.com . Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "David Casper | Men's Soccer Coaches" . ETSUBucs.com . Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Doug Allison - Head Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches" . Furman University . Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Brad Ruzzo - Men's Soccer Coach" . Mercer University Athletics . Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Chris Rich named UNCG men's soccer head coach" . newsandfeatures.uncg.edu . July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Max Watson - Head Men's Soccer Coach - Staff Director" . vmikeydets.com . Virginia Military Institute Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2020 .
^ "Joel Tyson - Men's Soccer Coach" . Wofford College Athletics . Retrieved August 3, 2019 .
^ "Men's Team of the Week: September 22" . Top Drawer Soccer . September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020 .
^ "2021 SuperDraft Tracker" . MLSSoccer.com . Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021 .
External links
Teams Championships & awards Seasons
Regular Season Tournaments National Tournaments Rankings & awards
International
Club competitions