| Big East Conference men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
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| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Maryland SoccerPlex |
| Current location | Boyds, Maryland |
| Played | 1982–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | Georgetown (7th. title) |
| Most championships | St. John's (9 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | BETV, FS2, FS1 |
| Official website | bigeast.com/msoc |
The Big East Conference men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big East Conference. The single-elimination tournament has been held every year since the Big East Conference realignment in 2013. In 2023, the tournament expanded from six to eight teams, coinciding with the Big East adding Akron as a single-sport member and increasing its men's soccer lineup to 12 teams.
The conference has split into East and Midwest divisions for scheduling purposes, although it will maintain a single league table. Seeding for the tournament is based on regular season conference records. The team with the best overall conference record will earn the top seed; the second seed will be the team from the opposite division with the best conference record.
All remaining seeds will be based on the overall conference table. With the expansion to an eight-team bracket, byes have been eliminated; instead, the top four seeds will host quarterfinal matches, with the survivors advancing to a predetermined site for the semifinals and final.[1] The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.
With nine titles, St. John's has the most Big East tournament championship in the current iteration of the Big East Conference.
Champions
The following is a list of Big East Conference Tournament winners:
Finals
- Key
- (1) – Title number
- a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
- p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- N – North division
- S – South division
- B – Blue division
- R – Red division
- – Winning team won regular season
- – Winning team won National Championship
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Stadium | City | Att. | Season Champion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Syracuse (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Boston College | n/a | |||
| 2 | 1983 | Connecticut (1) | 5–1 | Syracuse | n/a | |||
| 3 | 1984 | Connecticut (21) | 1–0 | Providence | n/a | |||
| 4 | 1985 | Syracuse (2) | 1–0 | Connecticut | n/a | Connecticut (N), Pittsburgh (S) | ||
| 5 | 1986 | Seton Hall (1) | 3–2 | Syracuse | n/a | Syracuse (N), Seaton Hall (S) | ||
| 6 | 1987 | Seton Hall (2) | 2–1 | Connecticut | n/a | Connecticut (N), Seaton Hall (S) | ||
| 7 | 1988 | Seton Hall (3) | 4–2 | Connecticut | n/a | Connecticut (N), Seaton Hall (S) | ||
| 8 | 1989 | Connecticut (3) | 3–1 | Seton Hall | n/a | Connecticut (N), Seaton Hall (S) | ||
| 9 | 1990 | Boston College (1) | 2–1 | Seton Hall | n/a | Seaton Hall | ||
| 10 | 1991 | Seton Hall (4) | 1–0 | St. John's | n/a | Seaton Hall | ||
| 11 | 1992 | St. John’s (1) | 2–1 | Seton Hall | n/a | St. John's | ||
| 12 | 1993 | St. John’s (2) | 2–0 | Boston College | n/a | St. John's | ||
| 13 | 1994 | St. John’s (3) | 1–0 | Georgetown | n/a | Georgetown | ||
| 14 | 1995 | St. John’s (4) | 2–0 | Pittsburgh | n/a | Boston College | ||
| 15 | 1996 | Notre Dame' (1) | 1–0 | Rutgers | n/a | St. John's | ||
| 16 | 1997 | Rutgers (1) | 2–1 | St. John's | n/a | St. John's | ||
| 17 | 1998 | St. John's (5) | 4–1 | Georgestown | n/a | Connecticut | ||
| 18 | 1999 | Connecticut (4) | 2–0 | Georgestown | n/a | Rutgers | ||
| 19 | 2000 | Boston College (2) | 2–1 | Seton Hall | n/a | Connecticut | ||
| 20 | 2001 | St. John's (6) | 1–0 | Connecticut | n/a | Connecticut | ||
| 21 | 2002 | Boston College (3) | 3–2 | Connecticut | n/a | Boston College | ||
| 22 | 2003 | Notre Dame (2) | 2–0 | St. John's | n/a | St. John's | ||
| 23 | 2004 | Connecticut (5) | 0–0 | Seton Hall | n/a | Notre Dame | ||
| 24 | 2005 | Connecticut (6) | 1–0 | USF | n/a | Connecticut (B), USF (R) | ||
| 25 | 2006 | St. John's (7) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | West Virginia | n/a | West Virginia (B), Cincinnati (R) | ||
| 26 | 2007 | Connecticut (7) | 2–0 | Notre Dame | n/a | Connecticut (B), DePaul (R) | ||
| 27 | 2008 | USF (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | St. John's | n/a | Notre Dame (B), St. John's (R) | ||
| 28 | 2009 | St. John's (8) | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Notre Dame | n/a | Connecticut (B), Louisville (R) | ||
| 29 | 2010 | Louisville (1) | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Providence | n/a | Georgetown (B), Louisville (R) | ||
| 30 | 2011 | St. John's (9) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Connecticut | n/a | Marquette (B), USF (R) | ||
| 31 | 2012 | Notre Dame (3) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Georgetown | n/a | Connecticut (B), Louisville (R) | ||
| 32 | 2013 | Marquette (1) | 3–2 | Providence | PPL Park | Chester, PA | 506 | Georgetown |
| 33 | 2014 | Providence (1) | 2–1 | Xavier | PPL Park | Chester, PA | 383 | Creighton |
| 34 | 2015 | Georgetown (1) | 2–1 | Creighton | Shaw Field | Washington DC | 1,541 | Georgetown |
| 35 | 2016 | Butler (1) | 2–1 | Creighton | Butler Bowl | Indianapolis, IN | 1,443 | Providence |
| 36 | 2017 | Georgetown (2) | 2–1 | Xavier | Shaw Field | Washington DC | n/a | Butler |
| 37 | 2018 | Georgetown (3) | 2–0 | Marquette | Shaw Field | Washington, DC | 1,641 | Creighton |
| 38 | 2019 | Georgetown (4) | 3–1 | Providence | Shaw Field | Washington DC | 1,031 | Georgetown |
| 39 | 2020 | Seton Hall (5) | 2–1 | Georgetown | Shaw Field | Washington DC | 0 [n 1] | Georgetown |
| 40 | 2021 | Georgetown (5) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Providence | Shaw Field | Washington DC | 1,567 | Georgetown |
| 41 | 2022 | Creighton (1) | 3–0 | Georgetown | SoccerPlex | Boyds, MD | 3,530 | Georgetown |
| 42 | 2023 | Xavier (1) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Georgetown | SoccerPlex | Boyds, MD | 4,405 | Georgetown |
| 43 | 2024 | Georgetown (6) | 2–1 | Providence | SoccerPlex | Boyds, MD | 5,556 | Akron |
| 44 | 2025 | Georgetown (7) | 3–1 | UConn | SoccerPlex | Boyds, MD | 927 | Georgetown |
- Notes
- No attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
By school
- As of 2025 tournament
| School | Titles | Title Years | App. | Last | W | L | T | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 0 | — | 2 | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Boston College | 3 | 1990, 2000, 2002 | ||||||
| Butler | 1 | 2016 | 6 | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .650 |
| Creighton | 1 | 2022 | 10 | 2024 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 1983, 1984, 1989, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007 | 30 | 2024 | 33 | 21 | 3 | .605 |
| DePaul | 0 | — | 9 | 2024 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .346 |
| Georgetown | 7 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025 | 30 | 2024 | 25 | 21 | 7 | .538 |
| Marquette | 1 | 2013 | 9 | 2020 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .357 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 1996, 2003, 2012 | ||||||
| Providence | 1 | 2014 | 22 | 2024 | 20 | 20 | 6 | .500 |
| St. John's | 9 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011 | 30 | 2024 | 36 | 20 | 4 | .633 |
| Seton Hall | 5 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 2001, 2020 | 24 | 2024 | 15 | 17 | 6 | .474 |
| Villanova | 0 | — | 14 | 2016 | 3 | 13 | 3 | .237 |
| Xavier | 1 | 2023 | 8 | 2023 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .464 |
- Titles listed are only from the 2013 season onward. Team records include all years as noted in the Big East Conference Record Book.[4]
References
- "BIG EAST Releases 2023-24 Olympic Sports Championship and Fall Television Schedule" (Press release). Big East Conference. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- "BIG EAST MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY" – 2022 men’s soccer record book (p. 18) at bigeast.com
- USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) by Dave Litterer at the RSSSF
- "2022 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. p. 18. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
