The 2020 Southern Conference men's soccer season is the 25th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was originally slated to begin on August 28 and conclude on November 4, 2020, culminating with the 2020 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
On August 13, 2020, the NCAA suspended all fall championships, which coincided with the Southern Conference suspending all fall sports through the end of the calendar year. On September 16, 2020 the NCAA voted on men's soccer resuming play for the 2020–21 academic year on February 3, 2021 as the earliest date to schedule fixtures and April 17, 2021 as the latest date to schedule fixtures.
Despite the delay, teams on an individual basis can schedule competitive fixtures during the Fall 2020 semester. Thus far, Mercer is the only SoCon team that has opted to play games in the fall.
Background
Previous season
The 2019 season saw Furman win the SoCon regular season championship, posting a 5–1–0 SoCon record and a 11–7–1 season record. Mercer successfully three-peated in the SoCon Tournament, winning their third consecutive SoCon Tournament championship.
In the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, Mercer lost in the opening round to Charlotte.
Coaching changes
The 2019–20 offseason saw Charlie Hubbard depart VMI as a head coach. On March 5, 2020, Hubbard resigned to take an assistant coach position with James Madison University. Hubbard coached VMI for one season and finished with an overall record of 1–16–0. On March 23, 2020, VMI assistant coach, Max Watson, was promoted to head coach.
Head coaches
Fall 2020 season
Fall matches
Mercer University played competitive matches during the fall.
All times Eastern time.
Rankings
United Soccer Coaches
During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 5 poll for the programs playing in fall.
TopDrawerSoccer.com
During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 10 poll for the programs playing in fall.
Awards and honors
Spring 2021 season
Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.
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.
Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.
Results
All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game
Rankings
National rankings
Regional rankings - South Region
The United Soccer Coaches' south region ranks teams among the ACC, Atlantic Sun, and SoCon.
Players of the Week
Postseason
Awards and honors
SoCon Tournament
NCAA tournament
2021 MLS Draft
The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. No players from the SoCon were selected in the draft.