Indiana Claims Big Ten Men’s Soccer Crown
No. 4 Hoosiers secure top seed in Big Ten Tournament
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Indiana University scored a 3-2 victory over No. 16 Michigan State in Wednesday’s regular season finale to clinch the 2026 Big Ten men’s soccer championship. With the victory, the Hoosiers also claim the top seed in the upcoming Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament.
With tonight’s win, the No. 4-ranked Hoosiers improved to 14-1-3 overall and 7-1-2 to secure their league-leading 19th Big Ten title. Easton Bogard put Indiana ahead midway through the first half, netting a pair of goals in less than three minutes to send the Hoosiers into the halftime break with a 2-0 lead. The Spartans got on the board in the 47th minute, but Charlie Heuer responded two minutes later to rebuild the two-goal cushion.
With the conclusions of all regular season matches, the field for the 2026 Big Ten Men’s soccer Tournament is now set. The six-team tournament is set to begin with a pair of quarterfinal matches on Sunday.
Washington (6-2-2 Big Ten) secured the number two seed and will join Indiana as hosts of quarterfinal and semifinal matches. The championship match will take place on the home field of the highest remaining seed.
Sunday’s first quarterfinal will pit No. 4 seed Michigan State (5-3-2) against No. 5 seed Maryland (5-4-1). Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET in Bloomington, Ind. The action will turn to Seattle at 3 p.m. ET, as No. 3 seed Rutgers (6-3-1) faces No. 6 seed UCLA (4-3-3).
The tournament’s top two seeds will join Sunday’s winners in the semifinal round, set for Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET. Wednesday’s winners will meet in the championship match, scheduled for Sunday, No. 15 at 3 p.m., with the champion earning the Big Ten’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Sunday’s quarterfinal will air on B1G+, while both semifinals and the championship match will be televised live on the Big Ten Network and can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the FOX One App.
For more information on the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament, please visit BigTen.org/MSOCTournament.
Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament Bracket
Quarterfinals – Sunday, Nov. 8
Match #1: No. 4 seed Michigan State vs. No. 5 seed Maryland, 1 p.m.
Match #2: No. 3 seed Rutgers vs. No. 6 seed UCLA, 3 p.m.
Semifinals – Wednesday, Nov. 11
Match #3: No. 1 seed Maryland vs. Match #1 winner, 6 p.m.
Match #4: No. 2 seed Washington vs. Match #2 winner 9 p.m.
Championship – Sunday, Nov. 15
Match #5: Match #3 Winner vs. Match #4 Winner, 3 p.m.