GREENVILLE, S.C. – Young Harris College has earned the top seed in the 2026 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship that begins on Wednesday, October 28.
The Mountain Lions won the Conference Carolinas Southwest Division with a record of 8-0 and finished the regular season with a Conference Carolinas record of 12-1 and overall record of 12-2-3. The 2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Tournament champions earned the top seed with an NPI of 62.3. Northwest division co-champion Lees-McRae College took the second seed with an NPI of 57.9. The Bobcats are 13-1-3 overall and 9-1-3 in conference play.
Converse University, northwest division co-champion, earned the third seed with an NPI of 57.5 after posting a conference record of 8-1-4 and overall record of 10-3-5. The final bye into the quarterfinals goes to Chowan University with an NPI of 55.4. The Hawks finished with a conference record of 8-3 and own an overall record of 9-4-2.
Those four teams have a bye into the quarterfinals that are set for Saturday, October 31.
The final eight teams will all be in action in the first round on Wednesday, October 28 at campus sites. Fifth seed Francis Marion University, sixth seed Emmanuel University, seventh seed North Greenville University, eighth seed Barton College and will all serve as hosts.
Francis Marion finished with an NPI of 55.1, going 12-4-2 overall and 8-3-1 in league play. The Patriots will face 12th seeded King University (2-12-2, 2-9-2) at 6:00 p.m. Emmanuel finished with an overall record of 8-7-1, going 8-5 in conference play and will host 11th-seed Belmont Abbey College (5-9-3, 4-8-1) at 7:00 p.m.
North Greenville (6-8-3, 6-4-3) hosts 10th-seed Southern Wesleyan University (9-8-1, 6-6-1) at 5:00 p.m. Barton (7-6-3, 5-4-3) takes on ninth-seed Ferrum College (6-6-3, 4-6-2) at 6:30 p.m.
Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network powered by Hudl at ConferenceCarolinas.com/watch. Fans can purchase an all-tournament pass for $25 or a daily pass for $10.
Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and the Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park are available at the links below.
CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE | BRACKET | LIVE VIDEO | FINAL SITE TICKETS
2026 Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship
First Round – Wednesday, October 28 (Higher Seed Hosts)
No. 9 Ferrum at No. 8 Barton, 6:30 p.m.
No. 12 King at No. 5 Francis Marion, 6:00 p.m.
No. 11 Belmont Abbey at No. 6 Emmanuel, 7:00 p.m.
No. 10 Southern Wesleyan at No. 7 North Greenville, 5:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Saturday, October 31 (Higher Seed Hosts)
Winner of 8-9 at No. 1 Young Harris, 6:30 p.m.
Winner of 5-12 at No. 4 Chowan, 7:00 p.m.
Winner of 6-11 at No. 3 Converse, 2:00 p.m.
Winner of 7-10 at No. 2 Lees-McRae, 6:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Friday, November 6 (Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park – Browns Summit, N.C.)
Winner of 1-8-9 vs. Winner of 4-5-12, 3:30 p.m.
Winner of 3-6-11 vs. Winner of 2-7-10, 6:30 p.m.
Final – Sunday, November 8 (Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park – Browns Summit, N.C.)
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2, 2:00 p.m.