The 2020 Northeast Conference men's soccer season will be the 40th 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, and is set to begin in Spring of 2021.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityBryant BulldogsSmithfield, Rhode IslandBulldog StadiumCentral Connecticut Blue DevilsNew Britain, ConnecticutCCSU Soccer Field1000Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsFlorham Park, New JerseyFDU Stadium500LIU SharksBrookville, New YorkLIU Soccer Park160MerrimackNorth Andover, MassachusettsMartone-Mejail FieldMount St. Mary'sEmmitsburg, MarylandWaldron Family StadiumRobert Morris ColonialsMoon Township, PennsylvaniaNorth Athletic Complex800Sacred Heart PioneersFairfield, ConnecticutCampus FieldSt. Francis Brooklyn TerriersBrooklyn, New YorkBrooklyn Bridge Park300Saint Francis Red FlashLoretto, PennsylvaniaStokes Soccerplex500
Spring 2021 season The season will start on February 22 and end on April 8, with each team playing 8 conference matches. The 2020 NEC Championship match will be contested the week of April 12–18 with the No. 1 seed hosting the No. 2 seed to determine the conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.
Preseason poll The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021. Team rankingPointsFirst place votes1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.
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. UnitedSoccerCSNSoccerAmericaTop DrawerSoccerBryant————Central Connecticut————Fairleigh Dickinson————LIU————Merrimach————Mount St. Mary's————Robert Morris————Sacred Heart————St. Francis Brooklyn————Saint Francis————
Early season tournaments Early season tournaments will be announced in late Fall 2020 and winter 2021.
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