2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season

2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 1, 2017
Number of teams10
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickEric Dick, Butler
Picked bySporting Kansas City, 13th overall
Regular Season
Season championsButler
  Runners-upGeorgetown
Season MVP
Tournament
ChampionsGeorgetown
  Runners-upXavier
Big East men's soccer seasons
2018 →
2017 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Butler + 8 1 0 14 5 2
No. 16 Georgetown 6 2 1 14 4 2
Saint John's 5 2 2 9 7 3
Xavier 5 4 0 11 6 3
Providence 2 2 5 5 8 5
Creighton 3 4 2 9 7 2
Marquette 3 5 1 3 11 2
Seton Hall 3 6 0 6 10 1
DePaul 2 6 1 5 11 2
Villanova 2 7 0 7 11 0
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the fifth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 22nd season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 1, 2017. Butler won the regular season title. The 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to decide the Big East champion, and the conference's automatic berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship began on November 4, 2017 and concluded with the championship match on November 12, 2017.[1] Georgetown defeated Xavier in the championship game, 2–1, on a golden goal by Declan McCabe.[2]

Butler and Georgetown both qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Georgetown entered as an automatic berth, while Butler had an at-large berth. Georgetown was eliminated in the first round by SMU,[3] while Butler reached the round of 16 before losing to Wake Forest.[4][5]

  1. ^ "2017-18 Championship Central: Men's Soccer". Big East Conference. bigeast.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Goff, Steven (November 12, 2017). "Georgetown's golden goal caps thrilling — albeit controversial — win in Big East final". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Goff, Steven (November 19, 2017). "Heartbreak for Hoyas as own goal bounces them from NCAA tournament". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Butler vs. #1 Wake Forest (Third Round) (NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship)". ESPN.
  5. ^ Johnston, Kevin (November 23, 2017). "NCAA men's soccer: Butler hopes to keep pulling off surprises in Sweet 16 vs. top-ranked Wake Forest". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. Retrieved May 17, 2018.