No school soccer convention matches the Large Ten’s traditional assortment of applications, manufacturers and stadiums. With June being usually quiet by way of 2025 season preparation, now could be the proper time to guage that whole off-the-field panorama.
To take action, earlier this month, we re-ranked the Large Ten’s 18 soccer stadiums after the 2024 season, in addition to the convention’s uniform mixtures, its traditional assortment of helmets and its memorable battle songs. An unsurprising theme persevered: the convention’s storied applications tended to rank properly in each measure. A kind of applications, in fact, is Wisconsin. The Badgers boast our fifth-best stadium, third-best uniform, eighth-best helmet and second-best battle music. Whereas this system has struggled on the sphere as of late, it’s nonetheless among the many Large Ten’s most historic and recognizable.
Now, simply as we did with the convention’s 18 basketball arenas, it is time to consider the Large Ten’s hardest soccer stadiums to go to, which groups are elevated by a top-tier home-stadium atmosphere and the way a soccer recreation environment correlates with a stadium’s general rating.
The solutions to these questions and extra may be present in our energy rating of the Large Ten’s 18 soccer stadium atmospheres.
Capability: 12,023
Stadium Rank: 13
I am a giant fan of Northwestern’s non permanent setup on Lake Michigan. It is distinctive, which is an efficient factor within the school soccer world. That stated, the stadium lacks by way of in-game environment. Probably the most notable a part of the spectator expertise is the view of the lake.
17. Rose Bowl Stadium (UCLA Bruins)
Capability: 89,702
Stadium Rank: 1
The Rose Bowl is the very best venue in school soccer. That’s, when the Rose Bowl Recreation is taken into account. UCLA house video games depart so much to be desired relating to in-game environment. A part of that might be the 40-minute drive between the campus and the stadium.
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Capability: 52,454
Stadium Rank: 18
A few of these stadiums are usually deprived by a subpar on-field product. That would’ve been stated about Rutgers earlier than 2020. However since Greg Schiano’s return, this system has made three bowl video games in 4 non-COVID seasons and has completed with a profitable report in two of them. Nonetheless, probably the most difficult half about visiting SHI Stadium is the cross-country journey to New Jersey.
15. SECU Stadium (Maryland Terrapins)
Capability: 51,802
Stadium Rank: 17
Maryland’s house crowd has tried to will their Terrapins to a marquee house win. That consequence simply hasn’t adopted. This system has not defeated a ranked convention opponent at house since 2010 — when it was nonetheless within the ACC. That streak contains 15 straight losses at house to ranked Large Ten opponents. Once more, that is not a fault of the fanbase or the atmosphere it creates.
14. Memorial Stadium (Indiana Hoosiers)
Capability: 52,626
Stadium Rank: 12
This stadium may proceed to rocket up our rankings if Curt Cignetti continues his profitable methods. The Hoosiers went undefeated at house in 2024. By the top of their profitable streak, Memorial Stadium had the very best environment in its lengthy historical past.
13. L.A Memorial Coliseum (USC Trojans)
Capability: 77,500
Stadium Rank: 10
Just like the Rose Bowl, this constructing is among the many most historic in all of sports activities, not to mention simply school soccer. Nevertheless, it leaves so much to be desired relating to the in-game atmosphere. USC might be a nationwide contender, and there would nonetheless be higher issues to do in Los Angeles.
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Capability: 60,670
Stadium Rank: 14
Like Indiana’s house venue, Illinois’ Memorial Stadium is trending positively after the Preventing Illini delivered a program-best season in 2024. The stadium’s environment rating may proceed its ahead momentum if Bret Bielema and his group ship on sky-high expectations in 2025.
11. Ross-Ade Stadium (Purdue Boilermakers)
Capability: 57,236
Stadium Rank: 16
The Ryan Walters period should not make followers overlook about night time video games at Ross-Ade Stadium throughout the Jeff Brohm period from 2017-22. The Boilermakers knocked off No. 2 Ohio State and No. 19 Iowa at house in 2018, plus No. 5 Michigan State in 2021. Whereas the stadium itself is not extremely ranked, its atmosphere is constantly spectacular.
10. Huntington Financial institution Stadium (Minnesota Golden Gophers)
Capability: 50,805
Stadium Rank: 15
Minnesota has change into a sneaky-tough place to play for Large Ten groups. Do not imagine that? Go ask the then-No. 11 USC Trojans, who fell 24-17 to the Gophers in a real ‘welcome to the Large Ten’ second final season. Huntington Financial institution Stadium generates a powerful in-game atmosphere, particularly when there’s climate.
9. Michigan Stadium (Michigan Wolverines)
Capability: 107,601
Stadium Rank: 9
As we have outlined in every of our stadium rankings, Michigan Stadium is among the many most overrated within the sport. That does not imply it is a dangerous venue or that it generates a poor environment. It simply is not corresponding to the highest venues within the convention. Its seating build-out makes what’s the largest stadium in America quieter than a few of its Large Ten counterparts.
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8. Memorial Stadium (Nebraska Cornhuskers)
Capability: 85,458
Stadium Rank: 8
Nebraska’s in-game atmosphere has fallen in recent times, partially as a result of program’s on-field struggles. However the stadium nonetheless has its fastball. That was seen throughout Nebraska’s massive house win over Colorado final season. The group starting to win constantly would elevate this venue’s environment as one of many sport’s greatest.
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7. Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin Badgers)
Capability: 80,321
Stadium Rank: 5
Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium delivers one of many extra constant in-game atmospheres within the convention. All that is lacking are marquee house wins — one thing Luke Fickell’s Badgers received near twice final season (vs. Oregon and Penn State). Fickell turning the Badgers round could lead on this rating to rise within the coming years.
6. Husky Stadium (Washington Huskies)
Capability: 70,138
Stadium Rank: 6
Husky Stadium is a notable new entry to this record as of final season. It’s one in every of school soccer’s most stunning stadiums, with an environment to match. It will constantly be one of many more durable locations for Midwest groups to journey for convention matchups.
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5. Autzen Stadium (Oregon Geese)
Capability: 54,000
Stadium Rank: 4
Autzen Stadium is just like Husky Stadium, only a bit smaller. It’s precisely half the scale of Michigan Stadium, which makes its decibel degree and in-game environment much more spectacular. Oregon being among the many high applications within the sport aids that atmosphere.
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4. Spartan Stadium (Michigan State Spartans)
Capability: 75,005
Stadium Rank: 11
This rating considers Spartan Stadium when Michigan State is at its peak, prefer it was for 13 years underneath Mark Dantonio. This is among the hardest locations within the Large Ten to play when the Spartans are good. The fanbase simply wants Jonathan Smith to convey this system again to its typical standing.
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3. Kinnick Stadium (Iowa Hawkeyes)
Capability: 69,250
Stadium Rank: 7
Stadium atmospheres are ranked favorably after they match the soccer group’s identification. With that, there’s one thing about Kinnick Stadium and Iowa’s stout protection that lends to a implausible gameday atmosphere. Iowa and its followers are very happy to win 15-6.
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2. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State Buckeyes)
Capability: 102,780
Stadium Rank: 2
Ohio Stadium is perhaps one of many three hardest locations to play within the sport. A part of that is because of a Buckeyes program that’s among the many nation’s greatest, although half can be because of a implausible in-game atmosphere. The one problem is that Michigan has received two straight within the constructing.
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1. Beaver Stadium (Penn State Nittany Lions)
Capability: 106,572
Stadium Rank: 3
Not a lot must be written concerning the Beaver Stadium environment. Penn State is sort of unbeatable at house general, not to mention throughout night time video games. The highlights of its School Soccer Playoff win over SMU ought to inform an correct story.
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