2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
The 2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Maryland Terrapins are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The preseason poll was released on August 17.Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Indiana Hoosiers | Bloomington, Indiana | Armstrong Stadium | |
| Maryland Terrapins | College Park, Maryland | Ludwig Field | |
| Michigan Wolverines | Ann Arbor, Michigan | U-M Soccer Stadium | |
| Michigan State Spartans | East Lansing, Michigan | DeMartin Soccer Complex | |
| Northwestern Wildcats | Evanston, Illinois | Lakeside Field | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Columbus, Ohio | Owens Memorial Stadium | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | State College, Pennsylvania | Jeffrey Field | |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Piscataway, New Jersey | Yurcak Field | |
| Wisconsin Badgers | Madison, Wisconsin | McClimon Stadium |
- Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue do not sponsor men's soccer
Personnel
| Team | Head Coach | Shirt supplier |
| Indiana |  Todd Yeagley |  Adidas |
| Maryland |  Sasho Cirovski | Under Armour |
| Michigan |  Chaka Daley | Nike |
| Michigan State | Damon Rensing | Nike |
| Northwestern | Tim Lenahan | Under Armour |
| Ohio State | John Bluem | Nike |
| Penn State | Bob Warming | Nike |
| Rutgers | Dan Donigan | Adidas |
| Wisconsin | John Trask | Under Armour |
Regular season
Results
| Team/Opponent | IND | UMD | MCH | MSU | NWU | OSU | PSU | RUT | WIS |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Maryland | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 3-2 | |
| Michigan | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | |
| Michigan State | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | |
| Ohio State | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 1-2 | |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 2-1 | |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
Rankings
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament
NCAA Tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round |
| 1 | 1 | Maryland | BYE | L, 4–5 vs. Providence – | |
| 7 | 4 | Indiana | BYE | W 1–0 vs. Akron – | L, 1–2 vs. Virginia Tech – |
| 4 | Michigan State | T, 1–1 L, 8–9 pen. vs. SIUE – |