2026 SSC Men's Soccer Championship Field Set; Florida Tech Earns Top Seed
ORLANDO, Fla. – The field is set for the 2026 Sunshine State Conference Men's Soccer Championship, with eight teams competing for the conference tournament title beginning Monday, November 2. Florida Tech enters the postseason as the No. 1 seed after capturing the outright SSC regular-season championship.
The tournament features four quarterfinal matches on Monday, November 2, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 5, and the championship match on Sunday, November 8. All matches will be hosted by the higher-seeded team.
Florida Tech (7-1-2 SSC, 23 points) earned the top seed after finishing atop the conference standings. The Panthers will host eighth-seeded Rollins in the opening round.
Embry-Riddle (5-1-4 SSC, 19 points) secured the No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded Tampa, while No. 3 Florida Southern (5-2-3 SSC, 18 points) welcomes sixth-seeded Palm Beach Atlantic.
Fourth-seeded Barry (5-4-1 SSC, 16 points) rounds out the quarterfinal hosts and will face fifth-seeded Lynn.
The quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals on November 5, with the Florida Tech/Rollins winner meeting the Lynn/Barry winner. On the opposite side of the bracket, the Florida
Southern/Palm Beach Atlantic winner will face the Tampa/Embry-Riddle winner.
The two semifinal winners will meet on Sunday, November 8, to determine the 2026 SSC Men's Soccer Tournament Champion.
2026 SSC Men's Soccer Championship Schedule
Quarterfinals – Monday, November 2
Match 1 – 4:30 p.m. ET
No. 8 Rollins at No. 1 Florida Tech
Match 2 – 7 p.m. ET
No. 5 Lynn at No. 4 Barry
Match 3 – 6 p.m. ET
No. 6 Palm Beach Atlantic at No. 3 Florida Southern
Match 4 – 6 p.m. ET
No. 7 Tampa at No. 2 Embry-Riddle
Semifinals – Thursday, November 5
Match 5 – Time TBA
Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2
Match 6 – Time TBA
Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4
Both semifinal matches will be hosted by the higher-seeded team.
Championship – Sunday, November 8
Match 7 – Time TBA
Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6
Hosted by the higher-seeded team.
Championship Information
The SSC Men's Soccer Championship features the conference's top eight teams, with the higher seed hosting each round of the tournament.
All seven tournament matches will be streamed live on the SSC Network at
SunshineStateConference.tv.
Fans can follow the tournament through the Sunshine State Conference website for updated brackets, scores and championship information.
About the SSC
Founded in 1975, the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and sponsors 21 NCAA Division II sports. SSC member institutions have won
144 NCAA national championships across 15 sports and boast a
Division II-leading 89% Academic Success Rate. In 2025-26, the SSC set an NCAA Division II record with
nine national team championships.