2020 Patriot League men's soccer season

The 2020 Patriot League men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was slated to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was postponed to begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 17, 2021.

2020 Patriot League men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	Fall season: September 17 – October 30, 2020 Spring season: February 3 – April 17, 2021
Number of teams	8
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Regular Season
Tournament

2020 Patriot League men's soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North
Lafayette	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Holy Cross	2	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Boston University	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	2	–	1
Colgate	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	3	–	1
Army	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	3	–	1
South
Loyola (MD)	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
American ‡	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	2	–	3
Navy	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Bucknell	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	4	–	1
Lehigh	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
As of May 28, 2021

Despite the delay, Army and Navy will be playing competitive fixtures during the fall season.

Fall 2020 season

Fall matches

The two service academies in the conference, Army and Navy, played competitive matches during the fall.

Index to colors and formatting
PL member won
PL member lost
PL member tied
SoCon teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Army	Merchant Marine	Brooks Stadium • Kings Point, NY	W 1–0	275
October 3	7:00 p.m.	Merchant Marine	Army	James Clinton Field • West Point, NY	W 4–0	324
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Navy	NC State	Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC	W 2–1	70

Rankings

United Soccer Coaches

During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 5 poll for the programs playing in fall.

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 5
NV		No votes received

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Army	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Navy	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV

TopDrawerSoccer.com

During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 10 poll for the programs playing in fall.

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV		No votes received

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Army	NV
Navy	NV

Awards and honors

Date	Player	Position	School	Honor	Ref.

Spring 2021 season

The Spring season will begin on February 27, 2021 and conclude on April 10, 2021. Teams will be divided into the North and South Division for the season to minimize travel due to the pandemic.

Preseason poll

The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.

	Team Ranking	Points	First Place Votes
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Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were originally to be released in July and August 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll for 2020.

	United Soccer	CSN	Soccer America	Top Drawer Soccer
American	—	—	—	—
Army	—	—	—	—
Boston U	—	—	—	—
Bucknell	—	—	—	—
Colgate	—	—	—	—
Holy Cross	—	—	—	—
Lafayette	—	—	—	—
Lehigh	—	—	—	—
Navy	—	—	—	—

Early season tournaments

Early season tournaments will be announced in late Fall 2020 and winter 2021.

Team	Tournament	Finish

Results

Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon member tied
SoCon teams in bold

All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

Rankings

National rankings

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV		No votes received

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
American	USC														None released
	TDS
Army	USC														None released
	TDS
Boston U	USC														None released
	TDS
Bucknell	USC														None released
	TDS
Colgate	USC														None released
	TDS
Holy Cross	USC														None released
	TDS
Lafayette	USC														None released
	TDS
Lehigh	USC														None released
	TDS
Navy	USC														None released
	TDS

Regional rankings - South Region

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV		No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' south region ranks teams among the ACC, Atlantic Sun, and SoCon.

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
American
Army
Boston U
Bucknell
Colgate
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh
Navy

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Ref.
	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team

MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website. No players from the Patriot League were selected in the draft.