The Nittany Lions earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer tournament.

Besides Penn State, Big Ten runners-up and third place finishers, Maryland and Indiana, respectively, earned at-large berths into the NCAA tournament.

Indiana reached the third round (Sweet Sixteen) before losing to eventual national runners-up, Washington.

Maryland's Ben Bender, was selected by expansion club, Charlotte FC with the first overall draft pick.

Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.