2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season
The 2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the seventh season for the realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 24th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 2.
Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, while Creighton were the defending conference regular season champions. Georgetown successfully defended their Big East Tournament title, and also won the regular season.
Four Big East teams earned berths into the NCAA Tournament, where Georgetown won the NCAA Tournament Championship in penalty kicks against Virginia. This was Georgetown's first national championship in men's soccer, and their first College Cup appearance since 2012. Elsewhere, St. John's and Providence reached the Sweet Sixteen, losing to Virginia and Clemson, respectively, while Butler was eliminated in the first round by West Virginia.
Background
Previous season
Coaching changes
Ahead of the 2019 season, Creighton head coach Elmar Bolowich was hired by professional soccer club, Jacksonville Armada FC. Johnny Torres was hired to replace Bolowich.| School | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Creighton |  Elmar Bolowich | Resigned | Preseason |  Johnny Torres |
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big East record | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA College Cups | NCAA Titles | Ref. |
| Butler | Michigan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Creighton | Creighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DePaul | Colgate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Georgetown | Notre Dame | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Marquette | Milwaukee | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Providence | Franklin Pierce | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Seton Hall | LIU Post | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| St. John's | Montclair State | 29 | 20 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Villanova | Villanova | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Xavier | Northwestern | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Preseason
Preseason poll
The preseason poll was released on August 21, 2019.Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019.| United Soccer | CSN | Soccer America | Top Drawer Soccer | |
| Butler | — | — | — | — |
| Creighton | RV | RV | — | — |
| DePaul | — | — | — | — |
| Georgetown | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Marquette | — | — | — | — |
| Providence | — | — | — | — |
| Seton Hall | — | — | — | — |
| St. John's | — | — | — | — |
| Villanova | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier | — | — | — | TBD |
Preseason All-Conference Teams
All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll.| Award | Recipient |
| Preseason Offensive Player of the Year | Derek Dodson, Georgetown |
| Preseason Defensive Player of the Year | Dylan Nealis, Georgetown |
| Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Kruse, Creighton |
| Preseason All-Big East | Derek Dodson, Georgetown |
| Preseason All-Big East | Ifunanyachi Achara, Georgetown |
| Preseason All-Big East | C.J. Tibbling, Seton Hall |
| Preseason All-Big East | Samson Sergi, Xavier |
| Preseason All-Big East | Luka Prpa, Marquette |
| Preseason All-Big East | Skage Simonsen, St. John's |
| Preseason All-Big East | Tiago Mendonca, Providence |
| Preseason All-Big East | Jared Timmer, Butler |
| Preseason All-Big East | Dylan Nealis, Georgetown |
| Preseason All-Big East | Patrick Seagrist, Marquette |
| Preseason All-Big East | Max de Bruijne, DePaul |
| Preseason All-Big East | Paul Kruse, Creighton |
Regular season
Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.Postseason
Big East Tournament
The 2019 Big East Tournament was held from November 9–17, 2019. Georgetown won the championship against Providence.NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019.| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 3 | 3 | Georgetown | BYE | W 5–0 vs. Pitt – | W 5–1 vs. Louisville – | W 2–1 vs. #4 Washington – | W 2–0 vs. #7 Stanford – | T 3–3 vs. Virginia – |
| 16 | 1 | St. John's | BYE | W 2–0 vs. Syracuse – | L 0–3 vs. #1 Virginia – | |||
| 4 | Providence | W 2–0 vs. NJIT – | W 3–2 vs. #15 Penn State – | L 1–2 vs. #2 Clemson – | ||||
| 3 | Butler | L 1–5 vs. West Virginia – |
Rankings
National rankings
Regional rankings - USC East Region
| Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | |
| Butler | 10 | 9 | 8 | NV | NV | NV | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Creighton | NV | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| DePaul | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Georgetown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marquette | NV | NV | 10 | RV | 9 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Providence | NV | NV | NV | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Seton Hall | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| St. John's | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Villanova | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | NV | 9 | 10 | 9 | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Xavier | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Postseason honors
All-Americans
| Consensus All-Americans |
| Dylan Nealis – Georgetown |
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.
2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 9, 2020.| Player | Team | School | |||
| 1 | 3 | MF | Inter Miami | Georgetown | |
| 1 | 10 | DF | New York Red Bulls | Marquette | |
| 1 | 25 | FW | Toronto FC | Georgetown | |
| 2 | 34 | FW | Houston Dynamo | Marquette | |
| 2 | 44 | FW | Orlando City | Providence | |
| 2 | 49 | MF | Columbus Crew | Providence | |
| 4 | 80 | MF | Nashville SC | Creighton | |
| 4 | 93 | MF | New York Red Bulls | St. John's | |
| 4 | 102 | DF | Los Angeles FC | Creighton |
Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
No players in the Big East Conference signed homegrown contracts.