The 2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Maryland Terrapins are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.

The preseason poll was released on August 17.

[1] Gordon Wild, FW, Maryland Francis Atuahene, FW, Michigan Ryan Sierakowski, FW, Michigan State Chris Mueller, FW, Wisconsin Tanner Thompson, MF, Indiana Amar Sejdic, MF, Maryland Connor Maloney, MF, Penn State Grant Lillard, DF, Indiana Alex Crognale, DF, Maryland Chris Odoi-Atsem, DF, Maryland Cody Niedermeier, GK, Maryland Richard Ballard, FW, Indiana Nate Kohl, FW, Ohio State Eryk Williamson, MF, Maryland Ken Krolicki, MF, Michigan State Abdi Mohamed, MF, Ohio State Michael Catalano, MF, Wisconsin Mark Segbers, MF, Wisconsin Andrew Gutman, DF, Indiana Suli Dainkeh, DF, Maryland Lars Eckenrode, DF, Michigan Jimmy Fiscus, DF, Michigan State Robby Sagel, DF, Penn State Sam Brotherton, DF, Wisconsin Jimmy Hague, GK, Michigan State Jack Hallahan, FW, Michigan Giuseppe Barone, MF, Michigan State Noah Leibold, MF, Wisconsin Tim McQuaid, MF, Rutgers Michael Pimlott, MF, Michigan State Pierre Reedy, MF, Penn State Mattias Tomasino, MF, Northwestern Elan Koenig, DF, Wisconsin Donovan Pines, DF, Maryland Michael Wetungu, DF, Michigan State Parker Siegfried, GK, Ohio State