The road to crowning an NCAA men’s soccer national champion will soon be set.
A season that began back in August for hundreds of teams across the country will soon be down to its final 48 hopefuls, who will see their names unveiled and hear their schools called on Monday, Nov. 16.
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After a week of conference tournaments, 23 teams will have punched their tickets to the tournament, with the other 25 spots being made up of at-large inclusions.
Will programs such as Georgetown, SMU, Clemson and Indiana be able to follow up on spectacular regular seasons with a championship or, at the very least, a run to the College Cup? Will Washington be able to successfully defend its national championship? Come Monday, what teams will see their dreams remain alive? And which ones will see their seasons come to a crushing end?
Here’s a look at USA TODAY Sports’ projection for the 2026 NCAA men’s soccer tournament:
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NCAA men’s soccer tournament live bracket projection
Georgetown Region
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No. 1 Georgetown vs. Xavier/Syracuse winner
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No. 16 Cornell vs. Marshall/Lehigh winner
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No. 8 North Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington/Sacred Heart winner
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No. 9 Pitt vs. Vermont/Fairleigh Dickinson winner
SMU Region
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No. 2 SMU vs. Portland/Tulsa winner
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No. 15 Michigan State vs. Wisconsin/Cleveland State winner
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No. 7 South Carolina vs. Oregon State/Omaha winner
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No. 10 Kansas City vs. Missouri State/Bowling Green winner
Indiana Region
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No. 3 Indiana vs. Bryant/Saint Louis winner
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No. 14 Creighton vs. Stanford/Houston Christian winner
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No. 6 Maryland vs. Wake Forest/North Florida winner
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No. 11 Rutgers vs. Washington/Liberty winner
Clemson Region
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No. 4 Clemson vs. San Diego/Cal State Bakersfield winner
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No. 13 Louisville vs. Charlotte/Longwood winner
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No. 5 Akron vs. NC State/Charleston winner
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No. 12 West Virginia vs. UCLA/Grand Canyon winner
NCAA men’s soccer bracket live updates
This section will be updated.
NCAA men’s soccer top 16 seed projections
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Georgetown (15-1-2, 7-0-1 Big East)
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SMU (14-0-3, 8-0-3 ACC)
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Indiana (15-1-3, 7-1-2 Big Ten)
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Clemson (13-3-2, 6-1-1 ACC)
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Akron (12-1-4, 4-1-3 Big East)
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Maryland (12-5-1, 8-1-1 Big Ten)
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South Carolina (12-5-2, 3-4-2 Sun Belt)
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North Carolina (10-2-6, 3-1-4 ACC)
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Pitt (9-4-4, 4-2-2 ACC)
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Kansas City (11-3-3, 4-1 Summit League)
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Rutgers (9-6-3, 6-3-1 Big Ten)
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West Virginia (12-2-4, 6-1-2 Sun Belt)
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Louisville (12-3-3, 4-2-2 ACC)
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Creighton (12-2-5, 4-1-3 Big East)
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Michigan State (10-5-3, 5-3-2 Big Ten)
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Cornell (12-3-1, 6-0-1 Ivy League)
NCAA men’s soccer scores
All times Eastern
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ACC: SMU vs. North Carolina | 4 p.m.
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Big East: Akron vs. Georgetown | 2 p.m.
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Big Ten: Washington vs. Indiana | 3 p.m.
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Ivy League: Cornell vs. Penn | 1 p.m.
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Northeast: LIU vs. FDU | 1 p.m.
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Sun Belt: South Carolina vs. West Virginia | Noon
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NCAA men’s soccer rankings
For the latest look at the NCAA men’s soccer rankings — including the United Soccer Coaches Poll, RPI and the D1 committee’s top 16, click here.
When is NCAA men’s selection show?
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Date: Monday, Nov. 15
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Time: 1 p.m. ET
The NCAA men’s selection show for soccer will air at 1 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.
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NCAA men’s soccer tournament dates
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Selection show: 1 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 16 on NCAA.com
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First round: Thursday, Nov. 19
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Second round: Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 22
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Third round: Saturday, Nov. 28 or Sunday, Nov. 29
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Quarterfinals: Friday, Dec. 4 or Saturday, Dec. 5
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Men’s College Cup: Friday, Dec. 11-14
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Men’s national championship: Monday, Dec. 14
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NCAA men’s soccer bracket projections, final field prediction for selection show
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