MELBOURNE, Fla. - [
MSOC Tournament Page] - Eight teams will compete for the 2025 Sunshine State Conference Men's Soccer Tournament title beginning Monday, November 10th. Palm Beach Atlantic, the 2025 regular-season champion, earned the tournament's top seed. Higher seeds will host throughout the tournament. The 2025 SSC Soccer Tournaments are presented by Pollo Campero.
The Sailfish took the title with 26 points in the league table following an 8-0-2 record against SSC opponents. It is PBA’s fourth regular-season trophy and the first since 2021. Florida Southern (3-6-1, 10 points) earns the No. 8 seed and will travel to West Palm Beach on Monday. The Sailfish bested the Moccasins, 2-0, in WPB on October 4th. The two squads have only met once in the SSC tournament, when #3 PBA defeated #6 FSC, 3-0, in the 2019 quarterfinals.
No. 2 Lynn (7-2-1, 22 points) will host No. 7 Saint Leo (3-4-3, 12 points) on Monday evening. In the regular season, the Fighting Knights defeated the Lions 2-0 at Saint Leo on October 11th. Lynn holds a 2-1-0 advantage over SLU in the tournament, with wins in 2003 and 2004. The Lions won the last meeting, however, 2-1 in the 2015 semifinals.
No. 3 Florida Tech (5-2-3, 18 points) will host No. 6 Barry (4-4-2, 14 points) in a rematch of the regular-season finale. The Panthers and Buccaneers drew even, 1-1, on November 6th in Miami Shores. Monday marks the fourth straight SSC postseason tournament in which Barry and Florida Tech have faced off, sixth overall. The Buccaneers have a 4-1-0 advantage, including the 2023 final and 2024 quarterfinals. FT’s lone win against Barry came in the 2022 final.
No. 4 Rollins (5-2-3, 18 points) will host No. 5 Nova Southeastern (5-3-2, 17 points). The Sharks defeated the Tars, 2-1, on October 11th in Fort Lauderdale. NSU is unbeaten against Rollins in the conference postseason tournament with quarterfinal wins in 2019 and 2022. The Sharks also advanced in the 2014 quarterfinals following penalty kicks.
The SSC semifinals will be at the highest advancing seeds on Thursday, November 13th. The highest remaining seed will host the 2025 championship final on Sunday, November 16th. Watch all the games live on the SSC Digital Network or follow the action on the
SSC Live Scoreboard.
NCAA Postseason: The winner of the men's tournament will receive automatic qualification to the 2025 NCAA Division II Soccer Championships. The first two rounds of the NCAA Division II Championship are scheduled for Friday, November 21st - Sunday, November 23rd, at non-predetermined sites. The third round will be played on Sunday, November 30th, and the quarterfinals will be played on Saturday, December 6th. The semifinals and final will be played Friday, December 12th - Sunday, December 14th at Switchbacks FC Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The NCAA will announce championship selections and seeding on Sunday, November 16th.