INDIANAPOLIS – The 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship field was announced on Monday evening and both Francis Marion University and Lees-McRae College earned bids.
2026 Conference Carolinas champion, Francis Marion, is the fifth seed and will travel to Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee for a second round contest on Sunday, November 15. The Patriots are 16-4-2 overall while Trevecca Nazarene is 14-2-2 and finished runner-up in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) Championship. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. (ET).
Flager College is the top seed and will face the winner of eighth seed Auburn University Montgomery and ninth seed Lynn University. The winner between those three will face the winner of Francis Marion and Trevecca Nazarene.
NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
2026 Conference Carolinas runner-up, Lees-McRae earned the sixth seed and will travel to third seed Emory & Henry University in Emory, Virginia for a second round contest on Sunday, November 15. The Bobcats are 15-2-3 on the season while Emory & Henry owns a record of 11-1-6 following their South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Championship title. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. (ET).
Catawba College is the second seed and will face the winner of seventh seed University of North Georgia and 10th seed University of West Alabama. The winner of those three will then face the winner between Emory & Henry and Lees-McRae.
The third round and quarterfinals will be played at the highest seed remaining on November 20 and 22 before the semifinals and final at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on December 3 and 5.